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Everyone is yelling at me saying "DON'T ASK"...but here goes....lol What elephant, Grow?

I kind of agree.. what is the difference between your house or your car or the shed in the back yard.. all are your property. The person that stole his gun should be charged with several felonies... stupid or not.. leaving your wallet in the car is stupid too... but if someone steals it, it's still a crime... the wallet wouldn't have gotten any press though.

Just bought her first gun. Mossberg 500 deer combo with scope. Got it on sale at Dicks for $299.00 She is also off to the Campsite in Huntington to take her hunting class tonight. I'm proud of her and will be a welcomed addition up at camp opening weekend!

And I personally think that recurves/longbows and compounds offer pretty much the same disadvantages to the hunter pretty much only limited by your own ability. On the other hand, I think the crossbow is a precocked device that removes the need to stand, draw at the right time, and wait at full draw for the right shot.....you pretty much just have to rest it, look through the scope and wait for the right shot, and that's what makes the biggest difference to me. I bet most bow hunters would say that most of their mishaps occurred as they were setting up for the shot as opposed to there ability to connect when they released the arrow.

I have never heard anyone else bring it up so I will: If we designate seperate seasons for muzzleloaders and shotguns/rifles, then why would we have crossbows and vertical bows share the same season? Obviously there are a lot less differences between MLs and shotguns than there are between CBs and VBs. I support allowing CBs in bow season only for those with a permanent, documented disability that does not allow them to shoot a vertical bow. Crossbows require a lot less practice to be proficient with. I enjoy bow season because I can see deer nearly every time I go out and they are doing normal deer things. Gun season is a crapshoot around here- most of the deer I see are ones running from the neighbor's land. Normal deer activity totally shuts down. If crossbows were allowed in bow season there would be a large influx of folks that had never bowhunted before because it was "too much work". I enjoy the solitude of bowhunting and the liklihood of seeing game. I'm sure there are some that would call me selfish or elitist. Bowhunting is not an exclusive club. There's a reason why some trout streams are flyfishing only. If you want to get the first crack at the bucks then put in the time and pay your dues.

I had a scope on my last compound bow and the range I practice at has targets every 10 out to 70 and one target at 90. I watch guys shoot it every night I go with the new modern compounds. I keep hearing crossbows being compared to guns and talk about shooting out to 100 yards. I am going to say something and I will probably get flamed for it but here goes. I bet half the members here and probably less percentage of that in the general hunting public could put 4 out of 5 shots off hand in a 12" circle at 100 yards...pick your gun. so I am not buying the tossing a crossbow in an ARCHERS hands and saying he is good to 100. I am not buying it. better yet. they couldn't make 2 out of 5

I always thought it would be a cool show to have the big name hunters travel around to "normal" hunters lands scout them for a few days then put in a few days hunt to see what they do or do not kill.

Wooly, quick go see if you can fly or swing from a building with a web you might have been bit by the same spider that got spider man!

Was the gun hidden? Sitting on the seat? In the glove compartment? What the hell was someone from the neighborhood doing in his car? If you have someone going through areas of your property that they don't belong.. Whats to keep them from entering your home when you're away? And doing it just to make a point? Gun in the car or not... nothing he did made that person decide to enter his property without permission... he may have made an already criminal act a bit more of a news story... but I'm guessing the criminal tresspass would still have occured anyway... we just wouldn't be hearing about it.

Cheif...might actually notice a bit of a change with a brand new string and then things like peep rotation might need to be tweaked again after around 100 shots. But with your success I wouldn't mess with 3 weeks to go. I would save next June for experiments...lol

Couple of comments: This topic has the same tone of rationalizing why shoot this species... Yes crows are predators, crop pests, urban and suburban nusiances because of noise & droppings, can be a carrier for a variety of diseases. However sport hunting cannot reduce their numbers because of their behavior. Hunting will remove problem crows because due to their intellegence they will leave an area permenantly or otherwise modify their behavior. They somehow communicate with other crows and are able to inform them of dangerous locations thereby preventing other birds from becoming a nuisance in the same area. This works because in the winter they roost in huge flocks so every bird gets the info. Use the population control argument on an informed anti-hunter and they will have a field day with it.... The management of migratory birds is under the jurisdiction in lack of better terms of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Congress entered a treaty in 1918 with Canada and Mexico (the migratory bird treaty act of 1918) under which the three countries work together which makes perfect sense for species which migrate through all three nations. Mexico determined that crows need some protection. All seasons for migratory gamebirds are actually set by the individual states and can be more restrictive than federal guidelines but not less restrictive. The federal guidelines restrict the months which seasons can be open, the maximum bag limits, and also the number of days hunting can be allowed. Only hunting crows on certain days is an effort to extend the season to take advantage of migration and may more effectively pressure nuisance birds. By choosing friday through monday it allows more hunters to hunt weekends. Reference was made to protecting "song birds". You should know that crows ARE a song bird. This is determined by the structure of a species vocal apparatus which gives it the ability to sing complex songs and even mimic other birds. Interestingly doves are called song birds but they are NOT song birds. Crows which sound "nasily" are fish crows which are a little smaller but the best way to tell them apart is by their sound. Crows are edible and likely contain less toxins in their tissues than tuna fish... Most of the toxins are avoided by trimming fat and skin before cooking... I would be more concerned with swallowing a lead pellet, if you are concerned about injesting toxins use non lead ammunition.... Probably more info than bargained for, but anti-hunters are getting more and more informed. Hunters need to keep pace, especially you people in your twenties and thirties because you are going to be the next spokespeople for hunting...

Ill just wear Blaze Orange if Im out that weekend. Not like the deer can see it anyhow.

So whats the compromise the Governors looking for?...if he doesn't sign the youth hunt is on and the Cross bow trial ends next season right so Sweeney 's "Hard line" wins I'm sure for all the letters ...calls and E-mails one side sent...there were just as many from the others side as well...

Two spots that I like are: the intersection of the two "T's" and the two "H's"; the light colored tree almost dead center where the tractor lane (?) crosses the hedgerow. Where do you access the property from and where are the prevailing winds from? That could make a difference too.

and what makes people to be so bold and feel they are doing the right thing by being so fu*king nosy? People need to mind there own business.