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Fo those of you with your panties in a bunch over it being "easier" for anyone that CHOSE to pick up a crossbow and hunt with it and soooo worried that it will mean the collapse of all out bowhunting tradition....what other things are you using that those that came before you didn't have (Not you Doc, We know you were there when the first bow was strung...Just kidding). How about those tree stands? harnesses? plastic vanes? replaceable balde broad heads? Carbon or aluminum arrows? drop away rests? Camo clothing? Gortex boots? So how far is too far when it comes to make hunting "easier" ? Obviously just as far as you have taken advantage of and deemed the correct amount. Huh.

For the life of me i cant figure out who any of us are to say what and when someone else can hunt with any kind of weapon! You dont want to use something! So Dont!

In the Canisteo Valley, Rapala is pronounced ruh-PAH-luh..... I tried pronouncing it properly for a period of time, but I found the fish would not hit RAP-a-las...As soon as I went back to pronouncing it ruh-PAH-luh, the fish started biting them again...<<grin>>....

Who needs guns for self protection? Just call the cops. http://devour.com/video/waiting-on-the-detroit-police/

M buddy pulled my cards and sent these to me. Nothing outrageous but its a start.

Shooting a .22 long at 50 feet using iron sights.

Remember fertilizer numbers represent the % in weight of the total bag. So 10-10-10 in a 50 pound bag has 10% of each, or 5# of each, 15 pounds total fert and the rest is filler. N-P-K Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potassium. Using a combo of 0-20-20 and 46-0-0 is often more economical, depending on your crop and soil test. I think 0-20-20 is around $13 a 50 pound bag, and 46-0-0 is around $15.50 15-15-15 is around $14 to 15 per 50 pounds.

Ive been using a self propelled push mower and my hip waiters.

I have to be honest Grow. I have no intention of ever hunting small game with a compound or a crossbow. I am not throwing those expensive little beauties at small game. I don't mind ruining an arrow on a pass through of a deer but at abouot $25 an arrow I think I will stick to .22lr and shotgun for the small game. (assuming I can find the ammo) Now if it extended my hunting time by using one, I may have to consider it.

i have always disced in 46-0-0 at planting and always got softball size turnips and huge leaves. the only time i have had issues is when i overseeded.

Yeah, and drop down those bi-pod legs and settle into your prone position and settle those crosshairs on that scope on exactly the hair that you want to hit and wait as long as it takes for Mr. Deer to get into exactly the right range and position. Your only risk of exposure through movement is the squeeze of the trigger. What is clear is that when it comes to accuracy, the target range with the rules and regulations and equipment restrictions is not an apples-to-apples comparison to the hunting realm is it?

don't overseed and they need nitrogen.

The ONLY people that will see any advantage to a crossbow as far as range is concerned, are newbies and shooters that have a problem drawing a vertical bow. A proficient compound shooter has the capacity to outshoot a crossbow in the accuracy department and shoot at the same ranges. Accuracy comparison is well documented in the competition realm, and the ability to effectively kill game at the same ranges is documented in hunting accounts, and on video. The bottom line is, you still have to get within a similar effective range with either weapon and make the shot to be successful. If you really think typical gun season tactics are going to work any better with a crossbow than they would with a compound, youre delusional.

My thoughts if you want to allow the handicapped more opportunity by allowing use of what a few consider non archery equipment, why not allow them to use other non archery tools such as guns? Either they are archery or not.

right, but I'm assuming the anti crossbow people feel that if DEC is given the regulatory authority to govern the use of crossbows in any season, their ultimate intention is to put them in archery season, thus getting their foot in the door to push it into archery season.

I dont need that to tell me Im a Redneck, I live upstate, so its already a given.....

Ah yes .... I'm always looking for that silver lining ... lol. You can look at it all as a good once-in-a-lifetime test of the drainage of your new place. It is a thorough look at a real stress test, and you will have an opportunity to fix drainage problems forever. That's about all the good news I can squeeze out of all this .... lol.

I do crap like that all the time. On time I was sure that someone stole my bow out of the truck when I was getting ready to meet my buddy to hunt his property. I call him , at zero dark hundred , all pissed off and telling him I couldn't make it because my bow was stolen. Then he tells me " you left it here last night so you wouldn't forget it in the morning......MORON!!.....(OH YEAH)

Me too . I thought maybe the site was getting out of hand !

Here is your Brain Fart

Good news........the hunt is over. Bad news.........they were in my basement right where I put them 7 months ago. The bottom line; too much stuff and CRS is starting to set in. Yahoo, I'm back in the trail cam business but now I'll have to wait a bit to make the 90 minute drive back to the 'tier. Sorry for the drama.............(not really)

Dropped my grandson off in Irondequoit after he spent a couple days with us . Saw these guys on List Street . The doe came right into the road . I parked the car and took these pics .

20ga bantam model mossberg 500. Not a big fan of mossberg but i bought one for my girlfriend who recently got her license, (shes 105 pounds) and she says its like shooting a BB gun. Easy to clean and the safety is, well safe. He'll grow out of it relatively quickley but for a gun to make him not shy away and flinch at recoil, its the way to go.

Well, I bought the bow! Shipped today so should be ready to start shooting by next weekend. Only 12 weeks till the opener! Thanks for the feedback. Once I get the bow, check it's condition, I'll post how my experience went with Ye Olde Archery Shoppe.

It seems to me that those that are concerned with the handicapped and aged and infirm would have made that their first priority and crafted their first round of legal incursions into bow seasons limited to taking care of that problem by itself. I won't predict how NYB would have reacted to that kind of bill, but I will say that nearly all of the opposition from rank and file bowhunters would have disappeared had the bill simply been written in that fashion alone. But I think that crossbow proponents use the handicapped issue only as "sympathy" side issue to push their real agenda. Frankly, if someone had posed a bill that allowed the handicapped and aged to use crossbows in bow season, I would not have written even one letter opposing it. I suspect that most bowhunters are of the same opinion.

It is so very pathetic....and the crossbow would be the only provision viable for some hunters with certain forms of disabilities...for some that means not being able to archery hunt again this year, myself included.

If you are FOR crossbows Go here & let your reps know: [email protected] or nycrossbowcoalition.com Let them know!

Also shoot a Martin Moab, it's the single cam version on the fire cat. Had it for 4 yrs and it is at the shop for a new string right now. Just upgraded the rest to the QAD and put the new Truglo microbright on it. Great bows.

Ain't happen'n

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Take care Dave

Lord knows how many archers have and still do suffer from "TP". I have in the past, and am hopefully in "remission" now. What helped me, as some of the guys have stated is blank bale shooting. It works... what the eyes don't see, doesn't translate into brain/finger panic. I might also add that shortening one's release so that the trigger finger (if using a trigger release), is pointed 90 degrees down to the ground, with the trigger in the 2nd index finger joint...not the tip of the finger, might also be advantageous. Here's the most important tip... don't pull the trigger, rather compress your back muscles, which in turn will shift the release arm rearward, and in doing so release an arrow. Bare in mind that the bow hand, MUST remain loose,quiet, no flinching, no dropping, no torqueing. Practice this on a blank bale, eyes closed. It will help your TP and your overall accuracy. Be safe.