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It would be interesting to see just what percentage of all DEC personnel actually do engage in the activities that they are in charge of managing.

Have had Equine meat more than a few times, it makes for outstanding table fare. A few times in Europe, here at home where some local Mexican folks grill it for fajitas, and the kind that wear black and white pajamas; Go out of my way to munch on some Zebra. Grilled loin as steak, in a rich stroganoff style gravy, breaded like schnitzel with wild mushroom sauce. Bought dried sausage snack sticks made of Zebra meat on several occasions for hunting snack in the field and could live on that and Eland biltong (like chewy soft jerky). YUM!

Hey guys, I recently wrote this article "5 Ways To Get More From Your Trail Cameras". Give it a read and let me know what you think. I have found these five steps have improved my success with trail cameras greatly. Anything that you guys would add? http://adirondackbowhunters.com/2015/07/01/5-ways-to-get-more-from-your-trail-cameras/

The cry to take this flag down is simply unjustified. The Confederate Battle Flag was simply just that, a battle flag. It was never even a National flag, so how could it ever have flown over a slave nation or represented slavery or racism? This myth is continued by lack of education and ignorance. Those that villify the Confederate Battle Flag are very confused about history and have jumped upon a bandwagon with loose wheels.

I don't want to ruin the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it in the last 15 years..... but Dalton's sidekick gets killed,lol I forgot to chill the eggs and they stuck to the shells and were a mess to peel. It wasn't pretty, but they just got smashed up anyhow, so no big deal. Maybe I'll send the leftovers off to Paulas B-Day party!

I bring my water to a boil before hand, run water over eggs first before putting them into the boiling water. I like my eggs to be soft (even a bit runny) in the middle so my timer is 8-9 minutes. 12 minutes is fully cooked through/over done. Yes, run cold water over them immediately afterwards because the eggs continue to cook a little after you take them out of the boiling water from its own heat. No. Patrick Swayze maybe but John Dalton was a bad ass. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good luck peeling them the fresher the egg the harder to peel!

HAHAHAHAHA....Well they are done! ...lol...here is for eggs...for second question...being a woman...depends on how fast I could swing my leg and how pointy my shoes were http://www.helpwithcooking.com/egg-guide/fresh-egg-test.html

2nd. Question , cannot answer have no way to watch that. 1st. question.,For Hard Boiled Eggs, Start with Cold water cover a single layer of eggs with 1"- 2" of water , bring to a boil and then turn off the burner, let sit in pot for 10 - 12 min. then empty the water from the pot and run in cold water till they feel cold. Then peel. Any thing more then 12 min. is just over cooking them

I've had this conversation many of times. Every one hunts their own way and if they can successfully perform an ethical kill with their legal caliber of their choice, it's not my place to tell them what they should or should not do. I will make these points though and say no more. 1. How often has any hunter ever said "Damn, I should have used a smaller caliber."? 2. If you want to challenge your shooting skills, can't you do it against a smaller piece of paper rather than a living, breathing creature? Is hitting the smallest possible target really a hunting skill or a shooting skill?

I understand your point Growalot and you know what if it was my back yard I might have done the same thing this guy did and scared it away. The video is short and does not show a kill or blood. I doubt that deer survived, it probably had something wrong with it that made this bears predatory instinct kick in. Do males go after people, yes apparently some rare occasions it happens. So do deer, cows, horses, snakes and sharks, we forget we are in the food chain for some species. When we attach the human aspect to Mother Nature we say it is cruel. But that bear felt no pity or remorse just a need for food. At the very minimum I would have called the DEC to put down the deer. More than likely I would have dragged what was left of the deer back into the woods for the bear to finish with a new trail cam over it. Sorrow for the deer, yes. Would this be a horrible scene to watch, I am sure. But what a scene of nature. I would have interfered enough by putting up that fence. The bear lived here before I did. If you don't like bears in your back yard killing deer then move because it just happened. Sarcasm at its best. Now while deep woods hunting I get to think about those articles, thanks Grow! LOL Solo camping in bear country, hope those males are full! Its not the hunting part I worry about its when I am sleeping alone in my sturdy bear proof pop-up tent, arg. "What was that noise!"

First I would ask if when you are talking about a 338 brush gun are you talking about a 338 marlin or a 338 win mag. If it’s the marlin a 1x4x24mm scope is fine I use that scope on my 444 marlin. If you’re talking about the 338 win mag then go with a 3x9 40 to 50mm.

Ouch.... not again,lol Touchy subject, so I'll just say "Happy 28'th Birthday Paula" .... so I don't get in trouble!

Just the way nature works....we just don't see this very often. Just sayin' FT

Thought For Today. In 1776, as it seemed our young nation’s beacon of Liberty was at risk of being extinguished, Founder Thomas Paine wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” This past week, our Supreme Court issued multiple diktats that, in effect, overrule the Rule of Law in regard to the so-called Affordable Care Act and so-called “gay marriage.” These are both unfortunate examples of why Thomas Jefferson referred to the High Court as “the despotic branch.” So yes, these are the times that try men’s souls. However, the hard reality is that for all times, Liberty has been threatened by its antithesis, tyranny — and this will always be true. Honor the holiday by committing yourself to the defense of freedom and independence.

Here is the guy that will be piloting the DEC until Cuomo gets around to appointing another one of his buddies with another political pay-off. Marc Gerstman Bio: Marc Gerstman was appointed Executive Deputy Commissioner in August, 2011. He previously served at DEC from 1988 to 1994, as Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel, and from 1985 to 1988 as Deputy General Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs. From 1995 to 2011, Mr. Gerstman was in private legal practice, specializing in environmental, natural resource, land use, zoning, administrative and municipal law. He earned his juris doctorate from Brooklyn Law School and holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY New Paltz. ---------------------------------------------------------- Looks like another lawyer. I'm sure he'll have some heavy priorities that involve fish & game management ..... lol.

Pregnant? I'll show you pregnant.................................................................... Congrats to your wife on that dandy feesh, that must have been a fun outing for father & daughter!! Maybe it'll be a mother daughter outing picture in 20 years that we're looking at here!

I do find that if you are not too concerned about getting up close n personal, a lower cam position,back a good ways from a trail, can be more or less ignored. I brush 'em in when low too. Doesn't seem to effect movement too much.I also like to find a Hemlock for lower cam positions. You can hide them well amongst the lower dead branches.

As promised, here's some good news for a change. http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/nation%E2%80%99s-duck-populations-remain-strong?dom=fas&loc=contentwell&lnk=nations-duck-populations-remain-strong

I got a couple pics of my wife from her father's day with her dad. They had 19 in the boat I think,they all got thrown back. The biggest was 19 inches. EDIT,she'll kill me if she knows i posted pregnant pictures of her on the web.

It's here early this year, usually here when the blackberries are ripe but there still green, Hmm should I get my .358 Win. out .

looks like he's ready to charge........

No question that Ma Nature is a cruel one. This kind of death and even much worse is part of every day in the wild. However, I absolutely do sympathize with those that would like to have had the scene interrupted. I have to say that I am a pretty hardened old critter that has seen some pretty horrible crap, but I see no way that someone would watch that video without feeling some sympathy for the deer. I have to admit to feeling a lot of the same kind of discomfort (if that really is the right word) as I did when my Brother-in-law spined a doe once. We both went absolutely berserk trying to finish the animal as quickly as possible. A definite panic set in that one of these critters that we were trying to kill was enduring such terror and pain. I think it is quite natural to want to stop the suffering. Watching this video brought on the same feelings and desire to have someone do something. I have to admit to stopping the video before it was finished. It was that hard to look at. Of course, given the fact that the bear was in the midst of a killing frenzy, and that it most likely was illegal to fire a gun in that kind of residential area, the practical options were certainly limited to pretty much nothing.

I almost forgot about the bear that killed a deer in my neighbors yard a few years ago,lol. This sucker didn't even eat the deer, he just killed for sport, and then moved on to the bird feeders after he was done drooling all over the soggy carcass! Once the food was gone, no one ever saw the bear again. Bears typically aren't ambush predators that lie and wait over a location waiting to pounce just because they caught a meal there before.(unless we're talking grizzlies over a salmon pool) They're scavengers or oppertunistc feeders... not pre meditated killers, that's why I think something rare occurred the led the bear in the original post to kill this deer where it did. Anyhow, here's our local killer!

I like horse-radish on my roast beef, so I'd be willing to try some of the other horse parts,lol

Grampy and Wooly you two make way to much sense on this forum lmao! Are you sure you two belong here? LOL

If you have ever raised or owned horses it just seems wrong to eat one.. Similar to eating a cat or dog... I have no problems with it , but wouldn't try it myself...

Any survey can be steered in one direction or another in the way the question is written and or presented, what question precedes and follows certain questions...I would like to see the survey.

We certainly have had quite a collection of DEC Commissioners in the last few years. Hard to see how any consistent policy can be maintained when they change commissioners everytime Cuomo owes somebody a favor. And so the DEC was being run by some Al Gore type .... eh? I'm sure that fish and game issues got a lot of attention and priority during his reign.

This year I also started rubbing my trail cams up with leaves n dirt for the scent control aspect

I heard a rumor he's moving to PA to cash in on the Fracking business.........

I've gone from "taking her fishing" to "going fishing with her" and for those that fish with their kids that's a HUGE distinction! She did great today, all on her own

little bit of opening day luck for me

Here's my last one. Didn't eat him though.

Got a picture of this little guy on my property from 2 days ago.

Since when have gun purchases had to make sense? If you have the itch then buy it. Then when you get another itch for something different buy that too.

The 150gr 308 @ 2960fps will not retain energy as well or shoot nearly as flat as the 130gr 270 bullet @ 3100fps.The 30-06 is a jack of al trades yet master of none. The 270 is a long range cartridge that excels on deer/antelope/sheep/goats, yet has ample penetration W/proper bullets for elk. What's the fascination W/30-06?