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Hi Wooly, here is my winning painting of Ruddy Ducks: Larger copy here. The competition is very tough and the other artists that enter this are truly exceptional. It's hard to believe I won! This will be the 2015-2016 stamp. There may be a "home town" event next year after the stamps are issued, in which case I'd be happy to sign them if anyone is into that sort of thing. It is an immense honor!

Mike, that would be me. I'm still in shock and am extremely honored to be part of this program.

And a partridge in a pear tree...

Hope everything works out ok with the knee. You are a valued poster on this site! Not sure what got you upset but don't let a few bad apples ruin it, your experience and depth of knowledge is vast and your impute is highly regarded. This site is made great by people who care, help and give good advice and I consider you one of our top posters. STAY!!! We have many hunters who benefit from your knowledge and experience.

0 but that'll change in November lol

I have eaten enough tags to realize that I sure don't want to let too many go by in bow season. When gun season rolls around, I become a lot more picky. Those of us that hunt heavily used state land without the benefits of agriculture in the area do understand how rare some of these opportunities can be. We understand that opportunities in such areas are not to be squandered ....lol.

Age/Score? I'm guessing 3/4 yrs old, 120ish.

Mossberg 500

Forbid????? Did you use the word "Forbid"?

Send it to my boss if it's full please.

My son shot this bear last week. I got to watch the whole thing from my tree stand. While he was on the ground 20 feet away. I was very proud. He is only 15 years old and this was his first big game kill. He took the time to wait to make sure it was alone and then the bear winded him and bolted. He hit the bear with the first shot while it was on a full run. He is going to be a great hunter.

Thanks..Well as I say..for everything bad there is always a good if ya look...Mr. B is out looking at UTV's as I type...has been for a couple of weeks since this happened...does not want me walking up and down this stupid hill anymore...I don't like the four wheeler....just step in ,power steering ,automatic and a bed to carry my equipment...even a roof to keep me out of the rain and snow to and from blinds...

The winner of the 2014 Federal Duck Stamp Contest is Jennifer Miller of Olean, N.Y., with her acrylic painting of a pair of Ruddy Ducks. Jennifer's art will be...come the 2015-2016 Federal Duck Stamp, which raises millions of dollars for conservation. See all of the contest entries: http://bit.ly/1qwTOMS. Learn more about the Duck Stamp: http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps

I'm throwin a kegger out there next Tuesday night. Come on out and BYOB! lol I just checked a cam today. Next time I go in I'll be in full camo & ready to draw blood!

depends on what you're hunting. For deer I've always just used 2 3/4 slugs. For turkey I prefer 3" #5 shot & for predators 3" #4BUCK

I would rather make it tougher and go more primitive and run thru the woods with my wooden bow and arrows and a flapping piece of deer skin covering my parts!!

I thought everyone might enjoy this

My bad. I just checked the second link and found it. Very happy looking ducks! Inspired by one of your photographs perhaps?

Congrats Jennifer!! Sure glad I didn't have to judge, there were quite a few really good entries!!

I'll stick to the cheap stuff lol. But it was a great weekend. 17 birds in a weekend is good enough for me.

Filling the freezer ASAP.

When I was in HS I threw a perfect spiral with a Nerf football into one of those. Found out white faced hornets can fly faster than I could run . And that after diving into neighbors pool that they'd wait for me to pop back up. Hey, I never claimed I was bright

That is a redneck family reunion piñata! Who wants to go first....

Going to let doe pass early season until the rut is done on private land, public land I will go for any doe on LI. ADK buck only. Looking forward to my first bow kill this year as doe are on the hit list for the first time. Fawns still get a pass as I am a sucker for cute.

maybe you can find a taxidermist who is interested, I've seen them used in some taxidermy work.

So I had to go do more work yesterday. Moved 2 stands that needed it, and checked the straps on all of the gun stands. We checked the plots, and they have been hitting the brassicas hard already. We discovered the Ground Hog Radishes are already 8 to 10 inches long, and the deer are yanking them and eating them. Turnips are developing nicely too. At this point we just have to place our Posted signs at the roads, and everything is done. Time to start getting my gear ready for my first bow hunt!

Ill be dropping the first mature buck or good size doe that comes my way. After that, the pressure is off, and if its a doe I take first, then Ill be horn hunting until gun season, or when I hunt the one farm with the DMAPs.

Good point bubba. It KILLS me to buy water in a bottle but I'll do it 9/10 time over a pop (that's soda to you downstate geeks ).

Those coyotes get me more excited than the buck! DownWind Outdoors

I have one in my garage and my hunting buddies love it. We can sit there by the workbench drinking beers and staring at that thing for hours.

My ballot choices are simple: Did you vote for the Safe Act? If yes, where is the spot I have to fill in for your opponent. Did you NOT vote for the safe act? If you didn't, you've got my vote. It is just that simple. If you voted for it, my vote is my expression of punishment for trampling on the second Amendment. Nothing else matters this year. http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/17272-lest-we-forget/page-1

I used to keep track of this when I was younger, but at some point I felt like if I knew the actual # it would sound like I was bragging when I talked about it so I stopped. I know for a fact it's well over 50, but it may be closer to 75 or 100 by now. I just don't know or care anymore.

I've hunted since 1970 and taken more deer than I can remember. I don't keep count of them. But I do remember every deer I didn't take, especially the big ones, whether it was missed, too elusive, or spared for some personal reason. That number is about 1/4 of the deer I did bag. You learn very little from each deer you are successful taking. You learn a ton from the ones you were unsuccessful taking.

Dom, You need to have a garden to provide the veggies to go along with your fish and game to lower your grocery bill more. You can even grow melons in NY ( I grow mine on black plastic mulch):

Hope u feel better. On a side note , I wanted to let u know I always enjoyed your stories and pictures of food plots and your progress on your land . Please don't be a stranger, u have given me a lot of pointers on a lot of stuff and thank you for that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have hunted with my bow sence 14 and am now 26 have yet to get one....had shots but not connected....i shot my first deer with shotgun at 17 and quit counting....but I am going for my 4th straight 8 point if I connect this year....and all but 2 deer have been taken with my dad and uncle in the woods with me...can't beat that.....about 4 or 5 years till my son will come out for deer...but here's today's harvest bc he had a blue (really good) day at school he's 4 in pre_k

I sit all day everyday... I don't get bored, don't sleep a wink and don't fade out. I wait all year for the season and I hit the ground running. Oh and the wife yells at me cause I drink 2 5 hour energy drinks every sit.... :/ This year I may not sit all day everyday since it's my first year up here. I'll put in some time and see how the movement is accordingly. Always saw many deer in the afternoon early season on LI.

I stopped counting a long time ago, just the same way I lost count of the women.... oops lol I meannnn

In the end, it's a lot more about the memories than the tally.

I'll bet they probably said that the law specifies the illegality of using baiting products, not buying, selling or possessing them. That's my guess. I would really like to see exactly how they did reply. I hope you come across that e-mail.

Found a picture of it for you Biz!

My daughter told me that her stuffed lion fell out of the trunk when we were driving through. Since you are going anyway, can one of guys pick it up for her?

Go get 'em NY hunter.. Looking forward to the story and pictures.. I'd come along, but I already have promised Wooly I'd stop by his place and help him entertain his pool guests...

Here we go again......lol

I'll bet ny hunter gets a text in a few minutes......APROL FUELS!

I went to see my doctor yesterday to go over results of my C.T. Scan of my lungs that I had this past Monday, and it was great news. The scan showed no return of cancer, and I won't have to have another scan for 12 months instead of every 6 that I have been going to. It has been 24 months since my lung cancer diagnosis, and 20 months since chemo and surgery to remove my lung...and I am cancer free.. I wake up everyday and try to be positive, and the doctors news this week makes me very positive...can't wait till Oct 1 opener!!

Above what others have said. The first legal, safe and ethical shot you have on a deer within you confident range, take it. Don't worry about size and age and all the others hot button topics. Enjoy it and don't stress about it. Find a companion, or better yet a few, to enjoy it with. For me the best part of the season if doing it with family and friends.

dr honk I think I will be shooting some geese with you this weekend up in Saratoga!

So one of the best things that can make a season great is to be part of someones first deer...Our great friend Josh decided a couple years ago he would hunt with us and came out a couple times with his old 30/30, over the next summer he decided he wanted to get into bowhunting, so he set up an old bow and he needed a special sight because he cannot see well out of his right eye, he has a sight where he shoots right handed with his left eye...practiced up and hunted a few times last year with us...this past summer he wanted to get more serious, he joined our club, he bought a four wheeler and got a couple treestands...he has been hunting with us every weekend. He has passed on a few deer already because he didn't want to shoot a fawn or he didn't want to take a bad shot...this morning he had three bucks come through, and he took the first deer of his life...and it was with his bow...nice six point with a perfect lung shot...the deer went about 60 yards and died right on the four wheeler trail...regardless of how the rest of the season goes, being part of someones first deer has already made it great! I also think the seed has now been planted with his little son Tanner, he was proud of his Dad!