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Hypocrite,lol

That's me Paula. I take my nephew hunting and fishing, amongst other things. Hid dad is a piece of chit, to put it kindly.

Not my dog but it was my bird. A friend took the picture a few years ago IIRC........................(check out those eyes!)

If you're excited enough to upload a picture, make a post and say "on my hit list" you should be excited enough to know he's running around in the woods where you are hunting. A 10 point deer by any standard is something to be proud of. Who is to say that you will ever get the chance to have a shot or the opportunity to let him walk. I hunted a 10 2 years ago that was always just out of range or at a different trail than I expected. Opening day of gun my friend shot him with his muzzle loader in a field. I shook his hand and said congrats with a bitter taste in my mouth but I was happy for his experience. The concept that he's your deer and you'd be mad if your neighbor shot him for not letting him grow is blasphemous. If your that concerned about letting deer grow sit down with your neighbors and make a plan, then make a hit list.

I came back for this because I noticed it being mentioned in a thread I would rather help those locally and I also like to know where the meat is actually going. I understand that some people find taking anything that might help them as charity and just shy away. Also some just prefer to handle their own deer. So I put a notice up...that I enjoy hunting but can't use all the meat from the many tags I get. I would like to donate a whole deer to someone that wants and can use the meat. This letting them know it would be helping me as well as themselves. Well this is what happened so far : I hope this gives those thinking about it an incentive.I asked him if he wanted me to hold off for cooler weather and he said yes...I will probably skin it for him as well and quarter it if he needs. Hoping for more calls. PS............ checked with the DEC to make sure I know everything that needs to be done for a legal transfer

Doing the right and moral thing, when no one is watching.

WTH is Vaseline going to do for you? I think you mean Vicks Vaporub (sp).

From my first official NY bear hunt... Pretty exciting stuff! I lost the blood trail at a pile of pickles and a sesame seed bun...

A guy my Dad knows got this one near Ellenville.

Got the 2014 Bowhunter Sighting Log in the mail from the DEC today . I have been doing this for several years and have a 5 year and 10 year patch . It's a fun thing to do .

I have a similar plan of just selling or trading hide of next bear to taxidermist for cash or other work

Damn, Johnny Appleseed was a baiter.

Never heard of someone burning down a tree with a stand in it ...... Is this a joke ?

she was about 250#

I'd say it is safe most people don't think of Rages as broadheads. LOL. Slick Trick Standards and Mags in my mind have proven to be the best non-mech head ever made.

great pic

I've seen unlimited funded campaigns run like crap and cause a loss. I've also seen ridiculously funded campaigns win by a land slide. It doesn't matter how Rob Astorino's campaign is being run, because you don't really have a say to change that unless you volunteer. even then you have limited say. bottom line is there's no reason to give up though. they're running his campaign how they're going to run it. it doesn't matter though because you, family, friends, and acquaintances are all the ones who are voting and will decide if he wins or loses. just remember to vote and if someone ignorantly believes a TV ad against him light heartedly ask "do you always believe what you see on TV?" set them straight. another thing don't use niche words like Leftist, right wing, etc. that just alienates yourself and him. he needs votes from all parties and will get them as he did in Westchester.

Just now starting to see early born fawns losing spots. Normal timeframe imo.

That is one helluva hog. great pics everybody

This was yesterday NH archery opener my daughters first real bow hunt & she brought one of my old North American hunting club books how to hunt whitetails sucessfully didn't see anything though This was opening day Spring Turkey season 5 years ago Triple in the first 1/2 hour season done This was my first deer with a Bow about 9 years ago Yes I was aiming for the Lungs was at full draw for a long time shaking got her in the neck I can say she didn't go far

i have done logging roads and log landings. clover/turnips they are effective if you can get enought light to them.. cuttin limbs and trees on southern edge to allow maximum light is big help. roads are usually devoid of topsoil , i was fortunate enough to have piles of it along the road and i put 2 in back in areas i wanted to plant. this is a log landing in turnip and clover, fert with 10-10-10 2x

Most crossbows arent much faster than a compound bow anyway. The only real advantage is not having to draw, but you still have to move to get into position and aim, so you dont gain much. You lose on the ability to take a second shot. Ill wait to buy mine until people start getting disenchanted with them once they figure out they arent like a gun.

Ha-ha .... Would that be called a "Bait Plot"?

Is it really a coincidence that DMP applications fall at the same time that they start charging for that application? The fact that they are surprised is what I find shocking. The government has made an art out of diminishing certain public behaviors via taxation (cigarettes, booze, gas, etc.). So why be surprised that this kind of taxation of DMP applications is having the same result.

hahahahahaha ok, Vicks it is then. Better yet, go for the safer shot placement.

Hunting and Vaseline = weird

The extras are usually available on November first

Yes, but I'm not too sure I should disclose. I try not to give up other people's hunting/fishing spots. I WILL however say it was in WMU 3J.

It just reinforces to my kids that the dog needs to be walked on a leash at night

she's right

+1 on the good job Grow. Each year I try and donate a couple to my buddy's family. Some years it doesn't work out for one reason or another, others things fall into place nicely......like last year! My buddy said that if by chance I could get two, take them. He had a few DMAP tags so I did, three came by and two were reduced to bag. It darn near broke my heart to let them go (give them away) as they were two nice 1.5 year old doe. Good shots and easy to get out.........................oh well, they were tickled to get them!

I cut and package one up each year for a family that has 4 kids, father is disabled and mother works 3 jobs. Nice knowing the meat is going to a good use. Nice job Grow.

Our hunting party does at least 10 deer a year. Can buy a lot of processing equipment for that kind of cash. Turn on a game, have a few beers and laughs and have at it. With 4 of us in a process line it goes pretty quickly now.

so out of all those cases in the DEC chart 355 (that vast majority) are waterfowl and attributed to lead shot, which has been banned for the latter half of the chart data period. We have no idea from this what cases took place pre or post ban. Without that data a person could just as easily assert that the major issue has been dealt with and the other cases are minimal especially bullets.

Saturday my 12 year old took the Hunter Safety Course and is now a certified hunter. He has the lifetime I got him when he was 4 so now I have it in the mail to Albany to get his licenses. Can't just go to licensing agent. Sunday got out back and cleared my trails, checked my ladder stands and resecured them. Got a couple decent bucks on cam. A 9 and an 8 and a few little ones. Nothing real big yet. Need to get down to the hole and check my two stands there and check the cam.

Good point! If anyone has every shot a Xbow out to 40-50yrds, you clearly become aware of the potential of a deer "jumping the string". Of course, you can hit the bull's-eye at those distances! But.... as you pull the trigger, hear the loud thud of the string and watch the arrow/bolt arc through the air to the target, it seems to take an eternity for it to arrive. And this is in addition to the distinct click of the safety before the shot. And..the noise, movement & time required to prepare for any 2nd chances make it almost nonexistent. Anyone that is contemplating buying a Xbow with the falsely advertised perception of doubling their compound bow's range &/or hunting (shooting) like you previously had with a vertical bow - think again!!

No disrespect.. Man up caption lol.

Don't shoot them in the guts....

Westchester , huh ...... I guess you would put a pillow to it's head then place the pistol barrel to the pillow and pull the trigger . That's what they do in the movies .

the Americas Best strings on my PSE Pro Series bows snap the peep right back into place even if you try to twist it. The PSE main line series bows I have had some string rotation and settling but only after a dozen shots. the peep won't be facing you at rest but when you draw back it'll rotate around consistently to the same spot I've found. good strings do help. even with cheaper strings of today I've had them work with a meta-peep style (string split in half).

thats a HUGE hog! lol

I.age with what.moog said close your eyes draw the bow back.open.your eyes if you.cant.see clearly.have the Peep fixed every year when I start practicing with my bow I do.this the first few times a shoot it helps me with my form and any target panic. Good luck

I agree with some of the points that have been made, but everyone needs to cool down. We don't need to sing Kumbaya or anything, but there are ways to make the same point without sounding like a jerk. Personally, I wouldn't shoot that buck because he is young. A neighbor might shoot him and then again maybe he'll make it to next year, that's just the chance I would take.

I'm kinda rooting for your neighbors to tag him. It sounds like they may appreciate that animal for what he already is right now. I hate to see anyone settle for anything less than what they truly want. That's just the way I read a post like this when a guy starts making excuses for killing a buck like this before he even has him in his sights.

It's illegal to shoot turkeys from a tree stand

Welcome aboard! Tags are 1 buck rifle and one of either sex with bow. I believe if you have a tag from another state that is proof you have taken the safety course for bow. The original safety certificate is proof and good for 10 years I believe if you still have that.

Here is my skinner I made it 45 years ago, High carbon tool steel ( light above ) ( glare ) ruined the picture. Did a lot of skinning with it.Wash with soap and water and dry right away. and they will last.

If all you want it for is transportation it will be fine, Get it wit a winch.Yoy will need it at one point in time.