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Hunting is becoming killing for some people. Why not just gather up a bunch of deer, put them in a pen, and let the "hunter" pick out the one they want? One stop shop for deer. Unfortunately that seems to be where it's heading for some people. No need for learning the way of the whitetail, woodsmanship, patience, even becoming proficient with your weapon of choice. Just drive up, kill a deer, pack it up and head on home. That is why I spend time here, on this site. The vast majority are real hunters and would never think of not hunting for their venison or antlers. It's up to us to keep "hunting" as it should be. United we stand. Divided we fall.

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Joe Biden

Quick rabbit hunt today. Missed one early, shot this one shortly after. Flushed one more I couldn't get a good shot at. My brother missed one. Fun day but cold... Just kicking brush piles no dogs.

I think someone has already squeezed her head in a VISE! She doesn't need another one.

And this is why the conservative mindset is a faulty mindset, Sarah Palin is the embodiment of stupidity yet she is worshiped by those of the extreme right, Not to mention the antics of her family gives a whole new meaning to the term "white trash".

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So some of you may remember my excitement this past fall when I got not one, but two bobcats on my trail cameras. IIRC it was about three weeks apart and they definitely looked like different 'cats and only 800 yards (WAG). None of the guys I know in the area have ever seen one or had one on camera and that was pretty neat to me. A friend in the area is a pretty serious trapper and just yesterday we were discussing how cool it'd be if he or his buddy trapped one but obviously you can't target them, it would just be caught in a set for fox or coyote of course. Well, darn the luck, he got one today! After a quick trip back home to get a board with a "V" notch cut in one side of it and round up his buddy to take pics, assist in the release and stand guard (!!) they got the female bobcat out of the trap no worse for wear. She scrambled back and jumped up on an old pallet and sat there, just feet away and watched as my buddy reset the trap! It took about 5 minutes to get things squared away and she sat there the entire time just watching. After they finished up at this set they ventured up the hill to check another set and a red fox was in that one. The funny thing is, yesterday I spent about 3 hours within feet or yards of these two sets, looking for the "right" tree to hang a stand in for next fall's archery hunt! I ran the chain saw for probably 30 minutes while clearing some downed trees as close as 30-40 yards too and had the 4wheeler there also. Obviously bobcats and fox think I smell pretty good!

That speech yesterday gave me the same feeling as fingernails on a chalkboard. She needs to fade away, not stage a comeback.

Ha-ha-ha ..... What a great come-back! One name says it all ..... lol.

It's not that I'm not killing deer, I passed on 11 different bucks at home this year. I'm not seeing deer I want to kill.

No doubt they will/have been used. Trail cams tell ya when deer are walking by and that was ok'ed. A guy will fly a swamp and see whats in there and if he likes the looks of it he will get some guys together and drive it. I guess it would work better with snow on the ground as far as seeing. They let ya shoot pigs out of choppers for numbers control. Hunting is gone by the wayside from what it ever was. Now everything is designed to make it easier to kill and control. Not Hunt!

never hunted with hounds so what do I know but you want to run dogs consistently threw others property that is used for deer hunting during deer season (or close to it)because of a study???? Any bow hunters or gun willing to let him start this summer and during deer season run dogs consistently??? Im sorry but I think you would be hard pressed unless a owner had a yote problem. Ask the first three months of the year we probably would let you respectively a couple of times ~ consistently? No. I know a few posted some very good stories supporting this referred study but I do not believe our land is better off having someone consistently hound hunt it than not. I'm sure there was a study on how making the first two weeks of bow season doe only in some areas would drastically reduce the deer population. DEC should get a refund for that study.

I think I figured out your problem. You're clearly overpopulated and the deer are competing for food, stunting all of them. I could enlist my services to help you with that problem, I'll even do it for free. [emoji106] X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I love these discussions, there really isn't a bad choice. With bullet technology the smaller ones that used to be borderline are now great . The old reliables are only better. There are guys like me who are still looking for the perfect cartridge and most all of us know that there isn't one but it sure is fun buying new guns and looking for it.

Prairie Bomb imperial stout : vanilla beans , cocoa nibs , coffee , ancho chile One of my favorite beers of all time. 13% abv Berbere wings with a honey yogurt dipping sauce. Pretzel sticks with beer cheese sauce.

Stopped by a gun shop on the way home and my jaw hit the ground when this beautiful 760 in 35 rem was sitting in the case. The best part the barrel was already cut to 18". It has been carried a lot and has some beautiful "patina". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice ..Use ethanol free gas or use an ethanol treatment in the regular gas or the carburetor will start leaking in the next couple years. Just an FYI

The average "drone" owner isn't likely to ever the develop the flying skills necessary to make it effective for hunting. Not to mention the skills required to translate aerial photography into an actual ground game. Technology has certainly made things easier than they were a decade ago, but it's not as easy as people think. I've been paid to fly model aircraft (drones) on several occasions involving agricultural research and/or crop reconnaissance for both Universities and businesses. A group of people in a command trailer would receive the down-link from my aircraft and tell me where they wanted me to put the aircraft. I was hired for my piloting skills, but it took a crew of people to take advantage of those skills, and an entirely different crew to make sense of the information that we gathered. Someone in NYS who knows their property well enough to actually do aerial surveillance doesn't need it for hunting purposes. The FAA has recently instituted a rule/law that all "drone" owners must register their aircraft and display the registration numbers on their aircraft. Law-abiding hobbyists are generally complying with this registration. I don't know if this legislation deals with hunting issues or not, but I'm guessing that if you find a crashed model on your property it won't have a registration number on it.

I meet a lot of people, like you.

Ya see, this is where I feel you suffer from delusions of grandeur. You assume because you believe something, the majority agrees with you. Ever stop to check to see if you're wrong about anything?

Show me the credible statistics you're referring to. Once again, if they hate raging idiots, they also hate Joe Biden?

People in general hate Palin because she's a raging idiot

Source: http://www.backcountryhunters.org/index.php/backcountry/current-news/1020-sportsmen-call-for-patience-law-and-order-on-public-lands-in-oregon Sportsmen Call for Patience, Law and Order on Public Lands in Oregon Mule deer malhuerMISSOULA, Mont. - The sportsmen's group Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urged cool, patient heads to prevail in the extremists' occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, valuable public lands fish and wildlife habitat located in Oregon. "National wildlife refuges like Malheur are a treasure shared by all Americans," stated BHA President and CEO Land Tawney. "The actions being perpetrated by extremists in Oregon are the misguided actions of a fringe element - and should be condemned by sportsmen and all citizens in the strongest terms." Oregon sportsmen were quick to decry the extremists' actions. "As sportsmen and conservationists, we urge the occupiers to end this fool's errand," said Brian Jennings, BHA's Oregon outreach coordinator, "and we urge the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to keep their employees safe, be patient and thoroughly enforce the law." The loosely organized group of extremists initiated an occupation of the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, near Burns, Oregon, over the weekend. They are led by out-of-state radicals including Ammon Bundy, son of anti-government extremist Cliven Bundy of Nevada "The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a popular hunting area for waterfowl and upland gamebirds," stated Tawney. "It is one unit in a system of millions of acres of public lands on which American families depend for access to and opportunity in the great outdoors. Tawney concluded: "In 2015, thousands of hunters and anglers gathered at state capitols across the West with a single, unified message: Keep public lands in public hands. This will remain our rallying cry in 2016. BHA remains dedicated to protecting those lands from abuse and keeping them in the hands of their owners, the American people."

The Colonel said he wishes you were just a memory......and wait...he said he wants to be just a memory too!!

Leftists only like the government when they feel it's on their side, acting like a big brother backing up their juvenile tantrums. They hated it under Nixon and Reagan.

It's to late now but I thought it would have been kind of kool to see the packers play the chiefs this year since they played in the first super bowl and this being the 50th Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

What will the current asshat in chief say once the markets collapse this year? He can't blame anyone else for this upcoming recession. That hope and change you were looking for? It's coming, the poor will be the new norm and the change well that's all you will have left in your pockets You Can't Beat My Meat!

I saw that on shark tank

A big part of Representative Walden's point was that the Federal regulatory bureaucracy is simply unwilling to work with The People. His examples make that astoundingly clear with respect to his constituents in Oregon. The basic argument with this thread and with the 'Welfare Ranchers" thread is based on the assumption that the Federal Government bureaucracy knows what's best and that it can always be counted on to do the right thing. Representative Walden knows from first-hand experience that this is not the case.

I'm very comfortable and confident with my .243. I'll admit that it's mostly about getting a new toy. ;-]

It's jerks like this that make gun owners look bad !

I think Revolution...

Not for dinner but an anytime snack. Venison jerky just hit the oven. Store bought original blend and doctored up with soy sauce , chili powder , red hot pepper flakes , teriyaki and a dash of worchestshire.

First attempt at Osso Bucco. Came out nicely. I want to eventually try this with venison instead of beef one day. Will need a creative way to but through the shank bone if I want to do so. Maybe next year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That 1stgen VX2 that is starting to get that old purple color looks so perfect on it.

Looks like Saturday might be the first real snow down here in westchester this winter Been checking Weather channel last couple of days and they're still calling for 1-3 inches for Orange County, according to them NYC and south of there will get more snow. But who really knows, I ll wake up Saturday morning and look outside...

While such a statistic would be hard to find. if one even existed, simply ask anyone other then those who watch Fox News and the overwhelming majority will stand by my characterization of her

Another aside, a week later and 7 full pages of political discourse, it's funnier than ever. Really should make everyone wonder how any thread gets banished to the pol forum. I have to assume someone has to make a complaint to the mods and throw a hissy fit to make it happen.

Just for laughs.....

Then you'll love most of his posts....

Good luck bud. Bad time of year to ask that question. You gotta drive around before season n locate birds. Not many will give em to ya. Check any accessible spot, start looking for winter flocks in Feb, follow them through March n when they break up you'll know areas to find them. Now you gotta locate individual birds, hopefully a bunch for back up plans case something/someone spoils an area, to rest areas and to hunt new birds once you've killed one. Sounds like work? That's why guys don't give em away. You can sit n call blind but that's not as much fun as knowing they're there as you sit waiting for daylight. Good luck n start lookin

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That's cool, nice pics! Thanks! Don't know why Biz thinks they would not have a ball bag, other cats do, where else would they carry them? Maybe a purse? jk, lol

Smugglers blues was a great song from Miami Vice. Sad to hear.

That is exactly what it is. It is a gas powered spear-gun.

Like an idiot, I tried to carry my Xbow to/from my stands like a gun the 1st year. Super bulky, heavy & cumbersome!!! I now use a Quake Claw sling and love it!!! Of course your Xbow must have the gun type quick detach mounts available. There are probably lots of other great slings available. Like everyone else mentioned, there is a certain mind-set or technique to carrying a Xbow slung over the shoulder that you have to adapt when walking thru the woods, thicket, etc. Once I get s/u in the stand, always check for any twigs, leaves, etc I might have unknowingly snagged on my walk to the stand, esp near the area of the cams. Also if you happen to use mechanical BHs, make sure they are still snug in their relaxed position!

I am not sure how many generations it will take before this happens, but I to believe that they are diligently working toward that goal. Why?.... Because they are continually upset that all these "special" seasons (read that to be bowseasons) have complicated their ability to beat on the deer population when they feel the need. I do think they are working on making bow seasons into "any weapon" seasons as fast as they can. Who will stop them? ..... The NYB? .....ha-ha-ha.

To drink, I prefer Genny "cream ale" for lunch, "light" for supper, and "12-horse" for special occasions. For cooking, plain "red-label" Genny. By pure coincidence, I just posted this picture on another thread in the taxidermy section, but you can see the tap-handles for three of them on the front the "Beer-fridge" behind our bar.