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The only time I remember going out in public in camo was when I showed up at the YMCA pool in my camoflage speedo.. Some kid told me that my wetsuit was wrinkled. I told him that I wasn't wearing a wetsuit...

this tells me that your deer have functioning waste removal intestine tracts. and at some point in their life they've eaten something....thats all anyone can get from this with the info given

If you are out in public and you see someone wearing camouflage , make sure you walk right into them so they know it's working ( unless of course , the guy is " 6' 6" and weighs 300 pounds ) .

OK....I just can't take it anymore...you guys are freaking killing me. You know what caused this death? and I know for certain!!!!! He was the slowest out of the 5. come on....how many have been thinking it all day? be honest.

Can't you just turn your nock until your cock vane is where you want it or are yours glued?

Yeah, they are more upset because the bear was later killed, than they are with the guy getting killed. Liberalism and Animal Rights activism are both mental disorders.

Lol .... I have seen some lot lines that the landowner cannot even follow without a blazed survey being performed. When you get a half mile or mile off the road and over a hill, I defy anyone to know exactly where the line is without extensive surveying equipment or a properly marked boundary. Also, if your land is not marked, good luck proving that someone was over the line. It pretty much comes down to your guess against his. And as far as I am concerned, the better marked, the more substantial your case. So as far as visual pollution from too many signs, I say.....It looks fine to me and it serves a purpose, and those that don't like it can stay the hell away from my property if they are that offended by it. I purposely paid extra to have the surveyors blaze the property line, and then I posted the hell out of it with permanent metal signs and I do whatever I have to do to maintain that marked line. It's my property, I paid a lot of money for it. I continue to pay a lot of money for taxes on it, and I want to know exactly where it begins and where it ends. Back in the old days, farmers paid a lot of money and put in some gosh-awful hours to mark their property boundaries. And they didn't do that to keep trespassers off. They did it because they considered their property an important asset that needs definition. Posted signs can provide the same definition today to eliminate conflicts. The old saying that good fences make good neighbors applies to posted property also.

fishers are bad news, kill a lot of small game. they kill turkeys off the roost at night. all they are is a weasel on steroids. there is a lot more around than people think

Chrismas Eve sunrise 2011

So went out to Spring Farm in Sag Harbor today with a few buddies and had our first pheasant hunt!! It was a blast, it was incredible watching the dogs work and moving with them flushing birds. We ended up getting 16 pheasants!! And spent the rest of the day cleaning the birds back at the house and cooked one up to enjoy our harvest!!

A few pics from the trail camera.....

Friends for Life!

Your wallet is a limit..... :-)

Dinner is served lol

32 years of hunting and I would guess in the triple digits for total. Gave up trying to keep track quite a few years ago. The first 5 years of deer hunting it was easier to keep track because they were few and far between. Since the doe permits and DMAPS are pretty liberal in areas I have hunted in the last 20 years, the numbers have really jumped. I still have every rack of any buck I shot, They are in a box in my garage, so I could count if I wanted. I don't remember the numbers but if I pulled each rack out I could probably tell the story. or at least make a good one up...lol)

Where it went so bad was people saying if the line was posted they wouldn't have crossed it, sort of like saying if the doors were locked they wouldn't have borrowed your car or entered your house as an excuse - using your examples with respect. See the "line" that was crossed there? Land is personal property someone owns, a lack of signs does not give someone else the right to use it. Just like leaving your car unlocked does not give someone the right to enter it. People have a right to use public land, with that right comes the responsibility to know where you are and whether or not you belong there. It's simple. Put in the effort! And look at all the confusion and conflicting information about something as simple as posting on here - people come on and give advice with good intentions I guess but they don't know what they're talking about. Personally what it boils down to for me is I make sure my land is posted legally under environmental law (different than penal law as some have pointed out) but I don't go crazy trimming trees, painting, going significantly closer than 660' between signs, etc which I think has the potential to be an eye sore in the woods and just creates a lot of extra work for me. But my boudary lines are mostly obvious, and where they aren't I make sure the signs are apparent, that's all. If you need to do more that's your call. I notify my local conservation officers once a year that this has been done and welcome them to come out and inspect it. If I catch someone, I charge them - no questions. And the officer can then verify in court that the property was legally posted. Once word got out that I charge people, most of the problems stopped as people didn't want the hassle of going to court whether they ended up paying a small or large fine. Charging people is easy, just take back tag info and ID then give a written deposition. No officer need be present, and cell phone recordings (video, pictures) help. BTW, I do put my cell phone on all the signs and this has helped tremendously with the ethical hunters too, but I only let them track onto the land if I am (or one of my guys is) present and there is good sign. I've unfortunately had a few neighbors ruin the blood trail thing too... Also, I do not put my full name - first initial last name. Have had people see names on signs and then use those names saying: "insert name on sign here" gave me permission. And for the person who said posting boudaries is like taking a walk in the woods - I must be doing something wrong all these years because it is a lot of work to do it right!! For the guys saying the burden is on the landowner and you would stay off posted hunting land but don't know if you cross onto private from public if it's not marked, etc. - The burden is also on you to know where you are. Land does not need to be posted to be charged for trespass, that's only under environmental law. (I'm not singling any one out, but several have made similar comments to this.) The burdon under penal is more on you, burden under environmental is more on the landowner. But to say you wouldn't go there if it was marked is like saying you wouldn't steal a car if it was locked, plain and simple! If you don't own it and it's not public, you have no right to be on it. Also, regardless of the law and what it says, there's a thing called ethics. If you were not taught them, you should learn them and surround yourself with hunters who practice them. Again, not saying "you" to single anyone out, just spouting my 2 cents worth. Having hunted private property growing up carrying a permission slip and tax maps (folded up in a baggy before they had zip locks), and now after owning land for 20 years and constantly have people trying to take advantage of me, my patience for those who want to tell me what to do and how to do it has worn thin.

I joined the forum a few years ago. but with crazy events in my life i have not had a chance to come here let alone get into the woods. Anyway. The season is starting soon so i figured i'd make a comeback to the forum and see whats new. Ill be hunting my backyard... im in 8G now.... mostly this year making the occasional foray with my cousins down into the south towns

And a partridge in a pear tree...

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

My sons first deer ever. Shot with a bow on open day of gun. He is 13 years old

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...

Here is a short video of our hunt yesterday. Not a lot of birds in this area but it was fun.

Obesity strikes again. Shouldn't have had that second cupcake.

Cleveland CG14 in digital camo. I have that in 56 degree with a camo shaft wrap, lol. I played Oak Hill and kept misplacing/losing it in the rough around the green !

Producer? Let Amanda know I will stop by on Friday. I would like about 5,000 rounds of 22LR

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People worry about too much silly stuff. I am in public from time to time with camo jeans...nearly all of it is hunting related...running to the hardware store to pick up ratchet straps, or similar. I'm not wearing camo because it's camo, my prep jeans are just camo because they were $5 at Walmart and durable as all get out. People tell themselves stories too easily. The jamoke wearing the camo shirt or hat may be a stone cold killer and you might learn a thing or two. Or, he could very well be a wannabe hunter who has all the gear but hasn't hunted in ages or not at all. Then again, life's too short.

Absolutely. That's why we have courts... rarely are two situations exactly the same. i would think that a driveway itself would be a clear indication of "improvement"... from the driveway. Someone enters via that driveway and my guess is that posting isn't necessary to claim trespass. Of course, there are likely exceptions to this. Some distance down the road, or from a different side of the property could be a very different situation. As I mentioned, context is a big factor. When I noted driveways and other improvements, I see how I didn't fully clarify my assertion. If you have a driveway (i.e. improvement) and someone enters your unposted land via that driveway, or cuts through your cornfield (improvement) that is trespass without need for posting. If you have "posted" signs every 10 ft or improvements or a fence - along ONE side of your property, that doesn't necessarily protect you on another side of your property. I have a neighbor with 40+ acres. His entire property is landscaped. House in the middle, no woods, all fields. He keeps a beautiful "lawn." I would argue that anyone on his property is trespassing with our without signs. It is pretty darn obvious to anyone that this is private, improved and occupied land. My property, although a little smaller is mostly sloping woods. Only about 10-15% of my land - the part near the road - is "developed. From the road, I don't believe I need to post. House, driveway, storage buildings and other "improvements" make it painfully obvious this is private property. Same for the side which borders the neighbor mentioned above. My other two sides, however, I have posted. They are in the woods with little in the way of landmarks to know what is where. It took me a while to learn the layout. First winter I was there, I was hiking through the snow and ended up crossing onto a different neighbor's property (who is also mostly woods). When everything is covered in snow and all the reference points are gone, it is easy to get a bit off course. While I don't want trespassers, I can understand how difficult it would be for a stranger to "know" exactly where the property line is in those woods - with or without a tax or survey map.

https://vimeo.com/106830711 I was up at the house this weekend. So the brassica looks great, clover looks ok. Brassica doesn't look like it's been touched much. That's normal right? They go for that once the weather gets colder? Or is there just too much food still around Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the feedback! I did get the matte black for $199 at Dicks...but the Camo style is much more difficult to find at that price.

Camo on items like that make it more difficult to find when you drop them in the woods. Black or the matte green.

Oh my. They must be really tired!

My question is how many people will be hunting crossbow now but a year or so ago was ragging on the crossbow hunters hard lol !?

I thought everyone might enjoy this

First big doe or first nice buck will be going down and into the freezer

I am glad I raise my own beef and veggies. It is going to get worse very soon.

ALWAYS…ALWAYS.. Let the wife do the shopping…..I learned that a long time ago. Even if I stop at the gas station for a gallon of milk, I have to hear about how I paid too much…BLAH…BLAH….BLAH….Im numb to it but what the hell??

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Looks like a leaf off a corn stalk.

That's why I shop at Aldi's !

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

You can't keep beating on guns and now ammo without some pretty dramatic unintended (or intended) consequences. Hunters do need a break from all these constant attacks on essentials, or I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it doesn't begin to have impacts on hunter numbers. Something's got to give.

that sucks. most parks do have some pretty descriptive rules and this one wouldn't surprise me if it were true. I've hunted some that allow permanent stands and others that don't. it all depends.

Sounds to me like the deer blew or "snorted" at you. Most of the time it's a doe that does that,rather than a buck. When there is reason for alarm, any mature buck is going to separate himself from the does..That's how he has stayed alive long enough to become "mature".. You can wheeze, grunt, snort or fart all you want, but if you have been snorted at your chances of getting a good shot are close to ZERO, especially if you are dealing with an adult buck.

This pic is of my nephew killing his first gobbler during the youth hunt in 2012. This was his first buck on opening day of 2012. Here's his 2013 spring bird. Here's another with his 2014 longbeard.

Can you guys open videos????

BS. I do post to let those unable to take responsibility for themselves know where the line is. Seems many are willing to either take it on themselves, don't care, or lack the ability like Vince and want someone to do it for them. I put my name and the town I live in on the poster and feel that is more than enough - took cell phone off years ago after having it ring at all hours during season asking permission from those too lazy to ask before showing up. I'll say it again. 1. Replace NY's confusing mix of trespass laws with something clear like the painted line law that WORKS in every state it exists. 2. Require written permission to be carried - also WORKS in at least Ohio. 3. Make the penalties for trespass something not to be laughed at. Want to be a hunter - put in the work and don't make other's do it for you.