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So my mom turns 88 today and my soon to be 90 year old dad (both in great health and have wits about them) got up at o'dark thirty to go get breakfast for her. Then he preceded to go to the store and gather things to load a surprise picnic basket with. Cake included. They drove to Niagara on the lake for a birthday picnic. They just called, they were releasing helium birthday balloons over the lake. Rain held off for them. Just had to share as I'm blessed to still have them around.

I was just noticing how many people on this thread had parental guidance into hunting.... or uncles or parents of friends or grandparents. The percentage is huge. It just points up the importance of taking kids (or others) out hunting if you intend the sport to grow or maintain. There are very few self motivated or self taught people here. They all had somebody that gave them the idea and helped them get started.

I'd score that rabbit higher

I know Canadian's like their beer, but $1700 sounds steep for a few cases of Molson. -sorry - couldn't resist. Don't you just love auto-correct?

I am sure they have the same people updating this that are building the database for ammo background checks. Expect that one to be ready right after November 4th

I noticed the dmp selection for my area had a med for 1st choice this year, its usually none. I won't go for that and kind of wish it was still none. But I have been seeing a few more slicks around.

I've had my trailcam out now for months capturing what I'd never see even sitting in a tree as quiet as can be.. The 120 bucks for a trialcam and Sd card have been the best investment for me. I have 100's of videos of wildlife surrounding my cabin in the catskills and Its nice to finally see some of them.. even if it is on camera. I've cropped some of the best videos together

He'd score high enough that nobody on here would pass on him. Simply a guess/ 130ish-140ish

You are comparing something that is legal to something that is not. How can there possibly be a discussion. The powers to be say that it is legal to hunt near a food source produced by nature, but not legal to pour stuff on the ground. And you complain about people who are doing it legally but not illegally. Your logic fails me and I am sure most.

Statered when I was 9-10 my cousin took me Turkey hunting , then it grew to deer hunting , then he got into bow hunting when I was 14 , his brother my other cousin took me along coyote hunting with our uncle then eventually that stuck and me and my uncle do every thing toegther now , salmon fish , steelhead ,walleye, ice fish, run coyotes with dogs ,deer hunt, ill be 20 in March and wouldn't be the Hunter I am or person I am today if it wasn't for those 3 people , now I intend to pass it on the same to other youths, Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

It's due for a replant by the end of the month - yeaup. Long gone to seed head but they are still visiting remnants. Some go by the labor day deadline but in the Tug about a week before seems to pay off. Following that plan last year I had deer in the plot when the Rye was about 6"+ish from time to time. This seems like one of those deals where I'm not sure why they are still hitting it but ok.

The following news article appeared in our local paper the other night: In order to vote in the September primaries you must register by August 15. To be registered, New York residents must deliver or mail their registration form at least 25 days before the election in which they want to vote. In order to vote in the September 9 state and local primary elections, applications must be postmarked no later than August 15 and received by a board of elections no later than August 20. In order to vote in the November 4 General Election, applications must be post marked no later than October 10 and received by a board of elections no later than October 15. Registered voters without a party affiliation may only vote in general and special elections. This election has special significance for gun owners. If you are not registered to vote this would be the year when your vote may make a difference. If you know others that are not registered, try to get them registered. Do not procrastinate. How to register: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting/Register.shtml Where to register: http://www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html NYS Board of Elections: http://www.elections.ny.gov/ For further info check out the following thread: http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/17272-lest-we-forget/

All on the hitlist lol

Had this last week. Wild turkey( the monarch bird I've been hunting for years) rubbed with Bearman dry rub, was marinated in oj and Italian dressing then wrapped in bacon over pecan chips on the smoker. Nice Belgian beer to go with it

Playing the wind is always best

Why don't the guys who don't like politics start threads about what they want to discuss instead ... sounds simple...

Happy Birthday to your mom! Your father seems like a great guy.

Not a thing. just put my orange coat and hat on , hop on my atv and go to the spot I am going to hunt. Back 40 years ago a group of us that would hunt together all smoked, we drove up in a suv with our hunting clothes in the back ( red or orange). we slept in the atv , got dressed in the morning, cooked brekfast on the camp stove and went to our hunting spots. Maby we were lucky or knew how to play the wind but we got our bucks and doe if we had a permit every year.

That is great - congratulations. You are fortunate to still have your parents, especially in such good health. Cherish the moments.

One can drive him/herself crazy with scent control. No matter what you're doing you could always be doing something more. I would say use common sense and always play the wind. I personally wear my base layer and boots on teh drive and my hunting clothes in a tote with some pine branches in the trunk. Field and Stream did some testing where they showed that "scent killers" were not effective at hiding hunters from bloodhounds, but cover scents were arguably semi-effective. Hence why I use the pine boughs. http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/deer-hunting/finding-deer-hunt/2012/06/cover-scents-work-better-odor-reducing-produ

I generally wear my base layers to the location and put on boots and outer layers when I am ready to dive in. Keep the boots stored in a huge ziplock bag and my outer layers in a large "scent free" duffle. In the end, playing the wind is much more critical than all of the scent free stuff in my opinion.

Read that post on how deer see first...personally I don't worry about the whole scent block clothes thing...I do wash them for no scent ...but I change diet a bit and start bathing in scent eliminating soaps at least a week before season....they work and how I know?...well even a clean person gives of a scent...I get so use to not having one for 3 months...it drives me crazy for a month after I stop using the scent away body wash and go back to my Oil of Olay...

i get more bears than bucks on my cameras in 4r. Not really interested in shooting one this year but im going to take a buddy out and set him up in a good spot and film for him. Have a real good watering hole that they visit every 2 days or so. Just hope one shows up. I saw 3 different bears in one day during turkey season in the same area also. I don't think there will be that many guys out that it will affect bow season too much. John

we process 10-15 deer a year. at $70 each, no way could we have it taken anywhere. And I think our product is better. Give it a shot. watch a few videos and have at it.

Born, back in the old days, it was a little easier to get started because there were far fewer regulations and they were a lot easier to understand. Fish & Wildlife Depts have really complicated a lot of the regs now, in an effort to allow more hunting opportunities. That, plus the fact there are fewer places for a new guy to hunt, probably hurts the sport more than anything else.

no garage, shed or basement? and just don't ask the neighbor to help...lol.

http://www.g5outdoors.com/product_detail/25 I like the fact that they cut on contact. Are stout and can be easily resharpened on a normal flat honing stone.

I think nothing about you. My simple point again is they are entirely different. No where near the same.

I'm tossing a venison roast in the crock pot. Pulled venison sandwiches tonight.

Dumping a bag of sugar beet powder on the ground is in no way the same as taking the time to plant a crop monetarily or any other way. It is the lazy mans way to cheat. There will always be cheaters. When you hunt in primarily agricultural land it is tough not to hunt near a food source. My biggest plot is right next to the area on my land where no one is allowed. A deer sanctuary so to speak. I also plant many acres of alfalfa and clover I bale for my beef cows. Should I not hunt anywhere near those fields? I also supply a food source for the deer for the winter. last winter if they did not have that, I would not be seeing many deer this year. So many more aspects to crop planting that benefit the herd than pouring a bag of minerals on the ground and waiting for the deer to come to it. By your logic most of the state should not be allowed to be hunted. As I have said many times. real hunting is not like it is portrayed on tv. Sit over a bait pile and wait. If you think nature plays no role in if a field of corn a farmer plants, watch what happens when mother nature does not supply the right weather to make it grow. Again your logic here is flawed. I spent close to 400 dollars in clover alfalfa and forager turnip seed this spring. So far so good as far as growing weather. and it looks like it will all prosper this year. If not I am not only out she seed money, but I would be buying hay and feed for the winter for my cattle. Nature can be your best friend or worst enemy as far as crop production goes. She decides whether the filed grows or not, not you.

Started back in 71. Went on many hunts with relatives before that. Your right Doc, what better to learn from through continued generations. Long live hunting! We would harvest over 100 coon a season back then. Some mighty nice pelts. Neighbor ate the meat. Pheasant, squirrel, and rabbit all went on the dinner table. You learned to like the taste or you ate a lot of potato and greens., LOL. Even the left over meat on the bones were enjoyed in some mighty tasty soups. Some mighty nice hunting without the new fangled gagets of today. Those are the most cherished memories, right on top, along with my kids later deer hunting adventures. How I"ll remember them for the rest of my life.

I'm just ragging on ya. It sounded like you called him a but-ranger. LOL Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

Okay. It's done. Just needs a trip to the range.

Was to young to remember when I started to tag along behind my Father and Brother. Iam 61 now so it has been alot of great fall days in the outdoors. Lots of memories.

The new Google maps shows every square inch of State & County Land in NY.

I've been a licenced hunter for 19 years and a bowhunter for 17. I remember going fox hunting with my dad when I was 8 or 9. Hunting to me is not just a sport or hobby, but more of a family tradition. I have pictures of my great grandfather and my grandma posing with their bucks & bunnies they'd just shot on our family farm where I still hunt with my dad, brother, & cousin to this day Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

Giving your location would help tremendously

I wish I was hunting at an early age. Better late than never though.

Next time my property taxes are due, I'll alert them through social media, then tell them my check book "crashed"...

Too long and not Long enough

I'm a late bloomer too. Although I married into a hunting family and have been in it for nearly 30 years (dated my wife for 8 yrs married for 22) I started hunting in 2007, so it's only been 7 years for me and I started with Turkey. But I just got my 13 yr old son into it so God willing I plan on hunting the next 30 years with him!

61 years ago with a fiberglass bow and arrows a pheasant was my first score.

I was 10 and started going with my day hunting rabbits, then went to deer with both gun and bow. That was 63 years ago and still love the sport. I no longer have dogs so no small game as my legs are bad. But still take and shoot the bow most days for a few arrows and hunt deer with both bow and gun. MY wife says I do this just to get out of the house and take long naps in the woods....

I was 12 and tagged along with my brother and his friend. They hunted out on eastern L.I. for grouse and rabbits. It was great, I was their bird dog! lol Now 39 years later I still hunt out east but most hunting done in the Finger lakes region. Damn I'm getting old……...

First time seeing these two bucks.

Is that a VT pic? They're probably running to NY were the cameras have bait in front of them. Jajaja.

I just hope nobody stating anything mechanical can fail in relation to broad heads, doesn't use a release aid, fall away rest or hell even a compound bow. This isn't 1985 anymore mechs have come along way and so have fixed, any quality head will do the job well, if we all spent less time picking sides and arguing and more time practicing this discussion would be moot. But I suppose debate adds spice so I'll throw my two cents in...have tried both, have had success with both. My advice, don't cheat yourself by being narrow minded, try new things and focus on making good ethical shots.

They need to put them on a plane and send them all back, and at the same time build that fence, put National Guard on border and more Border Patrol agents.

Great question. Is it possible that we might be forced into voting for a candidate that has an even worse attitude on guns than the signers of the Safe Act that we vote out? My answer to that is that it may very well happen. But that then becomes a battle for the following election. Here's the story on my focus on the Safe Act vote. I would like to keep things real simple. And by simple, I mean that my vote is a warning to all those that would propose or support gun-unfriendly legislation. I want it to be understood by all politicians that if they dabble in anti-gun legislative activity, it can be assumed that it will be their last term. Their successor may be worse than the one we replace, but on the day that he is elected, he will have been warned in the strongest of ways that if he tries to put his agenda into legislation, he will be enjoying his last term in that office. It's a hell of a motivator that may actually create some pro-gun converts. If it doesn't then we will have to show him the door during the next election. At some point we have to take a hard, clear stand that cannot be dismissed by politicians. We have emotional momentum with this Safe Act. We have it for just one year. We had better use it wisely and send a message that lasts for decades to come. No need to overthink any of it. Keep it simple for the incensed gun owners and keep it simple for the signers of the Safe Act, and keep it simple for future generations of politicians. Restore the fear of the gun lobby that used to exist before 1968. It's our one chance. You all know what is coming if we fail and these people are emboldened by our failure.

All you have to know about any of these guys is shown here: http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/17272-lest-we-forget/ For me that is the litmus test for my vote this fall. If they voted for the Safe Act, they signed on as an enemy of gun owners. It doesn't get any more simple than that. For me, this years election is all about sending a message that we have enough gun control and anything more will be viewed as an aggressive act that will cause their loss of employment as a state legislator. Other issues will be dealt with in other election years, but this year I am focused, as I hope we will all be.