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Here's my daughters 2013 xbow buck, she has been helping me on and off for the last month or so, she tucked one eye, (I did the 1st one to show her) built up the nose, and did a good amount of the airbrushing. Happy Dad!

Life's to short for nonsense,

My wife gets it. She just doesn't think its for her. But she does support my passions in whatever I do...including hunting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here is a photo of my friends bear.

Depends on what you want. Single shot, revolver, semi? How far you plan to shoot? In a revolver, I would go with a 44 mag, which you could shoot 44 special out of, or load the .44 mag down a little if you are concerned about recoil. I used to use 200 gr bullets which recoiled a little less and still did a fantastic job on whitetails. Or a .45 Long Colt. Very manageable recoil and does a great job. Not a big fan of a .357 for deer. In a single shot like a T/C, the choices are many, 308,7-08, 35 rem, among many. I used to hunt exclusively with handguns years ago.

Here is a novel idea. If you don't own it stay off it. Another novel idea; find out who owns the land, ask permission and offer to pay half the taxes! I post my land but it sure as hell isn't doing me any favors to incur the cost, time, and aggravation. Why should I, or any other landowner feel compelled to post their land as a "favor" for strangers who want to bumble about aimlessly in the woods. I just don't get what's so hard about this. It seems part of the same handout mentality. You got it and I don't, I want it and I'll take it if you won't give it to me and too bad if you don't like it...after all it's your fault because you've got it and I don't. Oh yeh...and I want it for free!

Damn, wooly that was awfully close, Bills got them 23-20......

Holy crap that is the funniest thing posted here in months. Thanks.

Definitely not. My wife was belly crawling next to me in Wyoming when I shot my first antelope. And there always some sort of wild game for dinner. Funny though.

I think you meant, all the yelling you'd end up hearing. lol

My wife buys me hunting gear. Winchester 1300 and Winny ML years back, NWTF membership, snow shoes, and the list goes on. She doesn't hunt but loves the turkey and venison I bring home. Shes gets it, the woods are my happy place and I'm outta her hair.

My buddy has the same gun. Think I'll ask to shoot it a bit. See how I like it and go from there. Leaning towards this one if i like it. $1 a shot isn't much more than shooting .22 rimfire these days

It's more about the fit of the gun than the caliber when it comes to 'felt' recoil in a handgun.

10 rnd mag is perfectly legal. You're only allowed 6 squirrels, so you if you load the magazine with 7 rnds and use one as a sighter you're good to go.

It some areas it could be done by making a list of what rifle rounds are legal and not legalizing high powered rounds. Say .357 Mag, .44 Mag, 454 Casull, etc. The list could be made up by figuring anything similar to the velocity of a shotgun slug or muzzle loader should be legal. If anything, it might sell a few more rifles in NY state. But maybe NY doesn't want that.

Fortunately, The Mermaid is an old farm girl and grew up with the knowledge that meat comes from real live animals. Her dad raised and slaughtered his own cows, pigs and chickens, and he was an avid hunter besides. She prefers venison over beef. She is not interested in killing anything herself, but she enjoys eating the game and fish that I bring home.

Ok. So. No cracks in the limbs. Just some screws and a rivet that popped, and a few scratches. Looks like the string is good. It's going to cost me 100-150. Much better than I expected. I'm praying he doesn't see anything else wrong with it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bills get the Bears tomorrow.... 20-17!

My wife bought a 6' high platform stand with a hub blind for Christmas . I put the platform up over a month ago on the bank of a pond . Went to Geneseo today and installed the Hub Blind . Luckily I had my Thermacell with me . What a pain it was to open the blind up top side . I bough a blade for my weed trimmer and cut down some of the high weeds . They were about 5' high . Drove the ATV around a few times to knock down some of the weeds and then cut them also . I hope it turns out to be worth the effort .

Let's go JETS Sent from my LG-VS980

Wait...you guys have strategies? I just get in my tree/any tree and sit with a HUGE smile on my face that I am back in the woods!!! Maybe that's why I harvest so few deer!

I gotta admit it's comforting in knowing that my wife can rack a shell and light someones world up if they break in our house. We have no kids so I keep 3 guns in my bedroom with loaded tubes & clips. With all the firepower I have, I'll be God damned if someone takes us out in our own home!

I think the politicians felt it was easier to cast a wider net then having to be detailed and specific. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I married a city girl. It was tough at first. She didn’t like guns and couldn't understand that someone would need more than one. Then she didn't see why would someone would want to kill a cute animal. But after the many days I’d get back from hunting she would say "did you get one”, and when I would she would be happy for me and knew the effort I put in. Now 5 years later it’s just a routine. she knows hunting season's coming up. Brags to her family when I harvest something and loves cooking different venison recipes. Just stay passionate Borngeechee, hopefully she'll come around.

The hit was a little further back then he wanted, The bear was quartering to us. He hit the liver and then went through the stomach. Bear went about 125 yards or so.

you said that the .454 casull had too much kick. you can shoot .45 long colt in that too and like pistolp said a lot less recoil and a very good deer round

Sorry guys I was trying to share the link on taptalk last night from my phone but I could not figure out how to do it. Let me know if you can view video from this link. https://vimeo.com/105452369

You aren't correct on this. If the land is not "legally" posted the only thing you can do is ask them to leave. Then they need to be sent a formal communication like a certified letter stating the land is posted and they have to permission. THEN if they are caught again you can press charges immediately.

I found a local station that has non ethanol gas. It is all Iuse in everything but my truck. A little more expensive, but they start run and no problems.

I havn't watched a hunting show in at least a year and that was the 1st in a long time . Too many commercials selling deer bait , etc .. You watched the kill and the guy has to explain what you just saw . Why ? I saw it ! And ..... of course the hunter continues to whisper after the deer is down . It's a rarity to see a guy shoot a doe on one of these shows . The hunter is tracking the deer he shot and all of a sudden he screams "there he is" but the camera man is on the other side of the deer taping as the hunter makes the find . Give me a break !

if i under stand right u should be good with ten round mags just load up with 7 shoots

My wife grew up on a farm hunting with her father. According to him, she never shot anything because she was too busy reading her book as giant bucks stood there. She's gone out with me a bunch of times, every time she brings a book. I am not sure if she could shoot one, she says she could. She loves to eat venison, helps with the butchering process, and thinks I should kill every deer out there. She is extremely pissed this year because one ate her beans in the garden. She said she's going to shoot that one. I guess we'll see.

I am the one that you are talking about. I filmed my friend shoot the bear. While we never put it on the scale the taxidermist estimated his live weight at approximately 225 pounds. It was a male estimated to be 3 plus years old. The taxidermist said that in another four weeks or so the bear would've put on about another 75 pounds. Believe it or not he measured the skull of this bear and it just missed being Pope & Young by three quarters of an inch I believe. This was the first time I had ever been on a bear hunt and I actually thought the bear was small, But after talking with the taxidermist and seening a few other bears that were brought in my friends bear was not as small as I thought. I will try to see if I can post a link here for the video.

I put it in a tin can that sets next to my drill press to lubricate and help cool the drill bits when drilling metal. Works pretty good.

Actually, if you GOT it registered prior to the deadline which has passed. Can't buy a new one, or register the one you forgot about at this point.

At least the Bills are a New York Team unlike the Jersey Jets and Jersey Giants .................

Seeing stuff like this is why I never draw my bow anymore without an arrow knoked, at least your not Injured! Might be better to get a whole new bow after you figure in the expenses and time to get the parts.

Some questions are answered here... http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8371.html

I beleive the contact info is for those that post property that isn't theirs. I was on public land a few years ago and came across posted signs. After having a DEC officer come out and check it. It turns out it was put up by another hunter trying to keep other hunters away from "his" hunting area.

Fact is no one should have to post their land - if you don't own it or have written permission, you don't go. Period. The paper listed above is opinion written by someone doing research - not part of the NYS penal or environmental codes. Lines like make me wonder who writes such stuff. How can anyone possibly know what months you replace signs?

i put my name and my upstate adress on my signs. Don't want anyone to know owner lives downstate.

I went to maine last week got one does that count?

To activate the charcoal it needs to be heated to 200 * first. I put mine in the oven on low for 10 min and it makes a big difference.

Red dot will work but it's more of a fast shot at closer ranges, sight. With that heavy barreled gun I think I would opt for a shotgun scope. IMHO

That statement could be tested with all the :Throw and Grow: crap. 10-20ft circle around the stand is kinda borderline i would say. But do get your point!

Buy it....................................

You're the shit Davey! Awesome!

Is it true about Texas, everything is bigger and better in Texas ? How about the ladies ?

haha ABSOLUTELY TRUE! Its amazing how the mind can play tricks on you! The heavy brush surrounding the trail you decided to take somehow turns into the perfect bear ambush! Its hard not to turn shadows into drooling blood thirsty beasts lol I love getting into the woods while its still pitch black out just to get situated before daylight starts creeping through the canopy. Its amazing how light can change the forest as the day goes on. While I love my rabid imagination the sight of bear scat is a reminder to respect this wonderful animal in its natural habitat. I have posted tree stands above massive piles of bear scat in Sterling with absolutely no sight of bear all day. They are extremely elusive to encounter in their natural habitat. And I cant even imagine what bagging a massive black bear with a bow would feel like. I am extremely exited to respectively hunt this wonderful animal in the fine state of NY.

I had a Sportsman 335, and it was great for the things you are talking about. It didnt go super fast, but it was a full size frame, never got stuck in the swamps, and hauled just as well as my buddys Sportsman 400. Its an overlooked older model that is right up the alley you are talking about. You can find them well under 2k in perfect shape. That being said, my next one will be a Honda Foreman, as I dont want the IRS or Automatic trans