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I understand that with DEC's 5 year plan , next year they are going to allow 1 Mother-in-Law DMP !

There have been many sightings in the north country, in Bubba's area. Several witnesses report that he is wearing a placard that says " I AM AN INSTRUCTOR."

Most tip very well to get me off the stage

College bills coming up so whatever helps!!

I agree. Like I said though, different blinds, etc. Say you put a 20 foot rule in, and the mentor sits in a blind 18 feet from the youth hunter. They would be legal, but not able to communicate without a radio, making physical control all but impossible. This is all just MY interpretation of why though.

I would say that part is more to drive home the idea that you must be with the youth and not let them hunt on their own, no need for an exact foot away maximum. But then again I don't feel the need to over analyze every thing either.

Making the legislation even less effective to achieve the intended purpose. Me thinks the real goal is to raise revenue through additional sales tax and uncollected bottle fees. Despite Elmo's comment above (which is true), I'll stick to water.

Bubsquatch???

Moog and Culver make fair points. I agree that the law will likely have little to no effect and that there is no way to tackle obesity with legislation alone. But, something needs to be done. The 'soda tax' would have been a good start. I don't think there will ever be meaningful change until people's insurance premiums are tied to the costs related to illnesses that result from their poor habits/decisions.

Nor was he wearing a stitch of B/O. He was carrying a bouquet of flowers though, that had a little card stuck to it which read "Paula, I love you!"

Was there a disclaimer at the bottom of the placard ?

we need some type of computerized blood monitor to add up all of our caloric intake subtract our calories burned in a day and charge us based on the unused calories. ...boy that has a 1984 tone to it...lol

I don't know if that would be a good idea, Greene.. You ever try to CLEAN one ?

I find it hilarious that most of the guys complaining about the youth hunt are basing everything upon what they have heard, and apparently havent done their due dilligence and read the actual regulations.

Important reminder for all right there.

The only time I use a bottle is when I am in a blind . I sure won't pee on the ground inside the blind and I don't want to step outside and get busted . I dump it a few feet from the blind . I plastic coffee container works great . A Maxwell container works best ......"good to the last drop" !

Well .... I was 19 it was closing time and ... Opps wrong forum ...sorry !

Doc, i think that is the funnest thing you have said...lol

Holy crap there is a deer rack in that pic I never noticed it!!!

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.html

I have seen people who could shoot quarter size groups and bitch all day about messing up their arrows, who when it came to shooting deer just lose it. If you aren't prepared mentally and physically for the shot you arent going to make a clean kill no matter how much you practice. I know someone ,who I will not mention, that shoots just fine and pulls 50 lbs. Put a deer in front of him and he can barely pull it back, its the funniest thing you have ever seen!!! Bowhunting is alot more difficult than alot of people who dont bowhunt think. I always like the comments non bowhunters make about how bowhunters kill all the deer before they get a chance at them in gun season. I wish it was that easy.

No freaking Blaze Orange? Probably doesn't call in his Harvest Reports either........................<grin>

This is BS, I used to have the first two weeks of October to hunt turkey, now they go and put bow season into MY time...guess I should be careful because a bowhunter, or worse yet, a youth hunter, may stick an arrow into me...sound familiar?

Only if the temperature is just right

And we're all drinking huge, I mean huge sodas with camo on! I mean real tacky hillbilly hunting camo. LOL!

My slammer! oops.

Phew!.. I was hoping there wasn't any pics yet..LOL

and at the end of the day we are both hunters, (and still hunters at that) lol

I would never insult you Doe.. you're one of my favorite characters here.. you're the Ying to my Yang...LOL

You got off easy...lol. I killed it I cleaned it, Dad killed it I cleaned it. Uncle killed it, I cleaned it

Damn, Drama Queen, get a life you doueshbag....stay at home for 3 days BFD....

Looking really nice. Great looking property!

A lot of that and a lot worse going on. I know of a guy that went to buy a new bow and he held it right handed, then left handed, salesman said what are you doing, guy responds I shoot both ways. Salesman put the bow back in the rack and said buh-bye. I quit bowhunting for exactly the reason you state, I didn't have enough time to practice anymore and wouldn't risk a bad shot. So I sold all my gear.

Dude, you have some freak-nasty-looking-bucks in your area!!! What are you feeding them? Too near a power plant or what?

Food plots look great!!! Lots of hard work, especially this year... good luck!

Great pictures and info on the trees. I did a search and it seems a lot of guys do the same as you. Buy from Walmart, selection and size is real good. Thanks

its like a handle to drag her out with? lol....very odd

Too bad it wasn't a back leg... an extra hind quarter for the freezer!

you would

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...

I don't think I can wait that long.