Leaderboard

Just finished this guy up and delivered him back to by buddy at work...

Right now, with only one antler on the year, the future of my lamp building endeavor isn't looking so bright. I need to get out and start picking up a few more "things" in the next month or two to "shed some light" on why it's been such a despicable season so far! Perhaps they know what I have planned for them,lol

I'll be bouncing around from the kettle corn to the beer stand. If I'm not at either of those two places I'll be in the bathroom! If you see a guy running through the parking lot with a big shed antler in his hands and security hot on his tail.... that might be me too,lol

Put in about six hours today and only managed to pick up two more dinks... The last 60+ inch shed I found was early into the 2014 season, that was 50 sheds ago. I think I'm over due to find a big one!!!

When one starts to get a little age on them you tend to start looking and thinking light weight. I picked up this little Marlin 44mag a few years ago, it has the 16 1/2 inch ported barrel. It is amazingly accurate with some ammo I purchased about 20yrs ago put out by an outfit called Top Notch. 300 gr Noslers that will all group touching at fifty yards. I had a Williams receiver sight on it and I had no problem putting them in there on target in decent daylight. But I had it out hunting a couple of years ago and had a doe meandering around in front of me at about sixty yards when the daylight was fading early with all the leaves still on the trees. With no intention of shooting I lined her up in the sights and had a very hard time seeing her clear enough where I would take a shot. If that had been the big one in her place I would have been in trouble. Now I really loved that receiver sight because it contributed to the overall handiness of the rifle but I had to get real, I knew that I needed a scope in the above conditions. So keeping with the theme of the rifle I looked up the lightest most compact scope that Leupold makes and found their Vari 2 2,5 lightweight. I also got some quick detachable Leupold rings and got this gun set up right I think and hopefully will get a chance to try her out and kill one this coming fall. Al

Visiting some Brewery's this today and tomorrow ... Eating lunch at the Barrington Brewery. Of corse I we got a sample tray. So far the standout beer been "Barrington Brown Ale" ...all the others were so so.

To do list for April.... Make four new natural ground blinds....from results of post season scouting Trout fish Get bass boat ready Range time with 7mm-08 Outdoor shooting, compound and crossbow Venison cutlets on the grill

This is my first Osceola, taken on a WMA hunt last spring. Mike Mizelle (Blackwing Turkeys) did the taxidermy work. His work is world class and I can't recommend him highly enough. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. I added the artificial greenery myself, otherwise this is how it came out of the shipping crate.

Harm wildlife?? I hope it kills them! if it doesn't, I won't buy that crap ammo again!

Probably because it was gang violence. Gang violence is kept out of the news because it impairs the gun ban agenda.

This is another bird of the past, wanted to show his spurs.

Not at all. Just a wife that likes to get me out of the house! And grandsons that love being outdoors as much as I do.

Single eh?

The Finger Lakes ( at least the deeper ones) are ice free... I fished Keuka Tuesday with 2 friends..We were looking for perch, but we found trout instead. Casting hair jigs into points in 20-40 feet of water, we caught a pickerel, a 4 pound brown and 9 lakers. Those trout were great fun on light spinning tackle in relatively shallow water.. Much more fight than when dragging them up from the depths with heavy trolling gear.

I really like Carson. I think Trump need to place someone with more formal administrative experience though. I could see him in the Surgeon General position though.

Aint goin back!

I do some jig-tying, and it definitely seems like certain colors are more prevalent in some areas when it comes to the hair on the front side of deer tails. I prefer "brown" for a crawfish pattern jig, for use on my favorite fish, the smallmouth bass. Most of the deer in my neck of the woods have more black than brown. I make a minnow pattern jig from those, using the black for the top and white for the bottom. Those work well on walleyes, northern pike, and lake trout, especially when tipped with a live minnow. I have never noticed any difference in the coloration of the white hair on the back of the tails, I suspect the yellow ones might just be piss-stained. I also plan to tie up a few squirrel-tail versions of my minnow pattern, for use on lake trout up at my in-laws Adirondack camp. The trout up there are mighty finicky, not falling for the bucktail version, which works well up on lake Ontario. After years of trying on the open water, the only one I even had a bite from up there was a 12 pounder pulled thru a hole in 12" of ice a few weeks ago, on a jigging rapala tipped with a minnow head. I am thinking the softer squirrel hair might fool those lakers in that gin-clear water when the ice is gone. As far as the tail position of deer, I have noted three primary ones: Straight up means they are scared, down means relaxed, straight back means horny and ready for some action. In between positions occur when they have not yet made up their minds between those three. They use the tail as a flag to communicate with others of their kind. The tail up is their primary visual signal of danger, while the snort is their primary audio signal. The fawns learn pretty quick what those mean: time to "high tail" it to safety. I usually see buck fawns with does for about 6 months, but doe fawns stick around for another year or more, until they have fawns of their own.

Nice!!! Here's a couple of sets that could rip your hands open...

It's been a very mild winter, and Spring is here! Soon, turkey season will be upon us. So instead of making new threads about lead, what's everyone planning on doing this April? I'll hopefully be hitting some water for some Stripers or Trout! X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Those are already sold but I'll be putting a few more together soon. Maybe one or two will eventually find their way into the classifieds, but right now it's easier to make them for local pick up without having to ship.

an hour and 20 minutes later........ I feel like a$$ after eating that

How do I get one!!!

I am all for using non toxic ammo. I just can't afford to buy it as my general ammo, as I am sure thousands of others are in the same boat. I don't see prices dropping if demand goes up. I would guess that at least 90% of the time a high demand for something will create a higher price point for consumers. If a consumer wants or needs something they have no choice but to pay inflated prices for it. If I am selling something for $100, and all of a sudden my customer base for that item increases I am not dropping the price. No one trying to make money would. How do they conduct that test that says children who eat wild game a lot are more likely to get learning disorders? Do they give a kid a few dozen venison burgers and then a math test? I am actually not trying to be sarcastic with that question. I would love to know how they determined this.

Every year there is always an article or two in just about every magazine about shed hunting. They always offer insightful thoughts like walk on a cloudy day, walk after it rains, walk with the sun to your back, think like a deer, blah, blah, blah. Taken in context, this info is fine. The reality is, JUST WALK. If I averaged out the hours I walk verse the sheds I find, I would guess about 6-8 hours per shed (I have found 4 in 5 minutes and have also walked an entire weekend with none). The more you walk, the more the odds are with you. I have at least 50 hours in this year so far and have 7 (which is just over 7 hours a find). I hear too many times "I don't ever find any." Then I ask, well, how much have you walked? And the typical response "like, 2 hours this weekend." Here is my expert advice to anyone out there who has never found one (I guarantee results): 1) Walk where deer actually are this time of year (I don't care where they were in October when you hunted) 2) Walk a minimum of 50 hours AFTER they have dropped. 3) The area you walk, walk thoroughly (grid search it foot by foot, don't blaze trails at 100 mph). Don't stop searching that area until you are 100% confident a shed could not exist there (people are too eager to give up on a spot and move to a new one) 4) Assuming you completed #3, next time out, find a new area and start over. You're welcome!

Be careful with pistol cartridge carbines if you have 2 in the safe they have been known to breed like rabbits and before you know if you end up with a collection like mine! From top down Henry big loop carbine 44mag Rossi 454 carbine JM marlin 44mag Ruger carbine 44mag Ruger carbine 44 mag Ruger 77/44 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How's this ........ We should invade Mexico and make it a huge vacation resort . Trump could put up a lot of beach front resorts . They would require cooks , waiters , maids , landscapers , etc and maybe the Mexicans would move back home and make 15 pesos an hour !

Mark "Butt Fumble" Sanchez to the Bronco's. That's their plan B? It should have been their plan E.

Hunger is a great motivator and won't take years.

The best plan and Trump's plan is to take away all benefits that illegals enjoy. Allow them nothing and they will eventually leave on their own. They are called illegal for a reason. That reason being THEY DO NOT BELONG HERE! You Can't Beat My Meat!

I really don't like Christie. Seems to buddy buddy with Cuomo and I just get the feelign he would sell his other on the street corner for two bits.

Trump has apparently been talking with Dr. Carson about the US public education system, because Carson knows a lot about it and Trump doesn't. Head of the US Department of Education would be my guess, because they both agree that it's currently a disaster and a waste of money, and Carson has specific ideas about how to temporarily fix it until it can be completely abolished, and it's authority and power returned to the individual States where it belongs. If I was a betting man, I'd say that Christie will be Trump's running mate. He's a pitbull with experience in the political world who would easily fend off Trump's detractors so that 'the boss' can focus on the reality of the big picture. JMO.

I have spent much of the winter redoing my gun room-reloading room-man cave. Been going through my firearms with a bunch of what I hope to be some improvements in performance such as trigger work, action work, refinished some stocks along with some scope changing and mounting. So I have quite a bit of sighting in to do and I am looking forward to it. I plan on a bit of fishing also and have been going through that stuff too and getting it ready. As for "The Walking Lead Mongers" they are on my ignore list. Al

My son was fined more for two speeding tickets then the second guy was fined for jacking deer and illegally possessing a weapon. WTF??

Because he has the best cocaine connections, need a guy like that on your team Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yea, I'm hoping to get my tile floor installed this weekend. The plumbing fixtures should be here Tuesday or Wednesday...........haven't heard a thing on the vanity/sink/top yet. If I can get the floor done, then the toilet can get placed.............life will be 99% normal then.

Homemade bratwurst and andouille sausage grilled in the rain. Salad as a side. Had a Lake Placid Big Slide IPA while grilling.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Has anyone been or going this weekend at Rockland Community College ? Want to go, and wondering if it's worth the drive from LI.

I've gotten some requests for a blank copy of the permission slips I use for hunting. So here you go (below). Not everyone will sign one for you. I've had plenty of farmers give me permission but not want to sign a form. They feel it's easier to deny you had permission if you get hurt out there. Despite the law protecting them from you suing them unless they are blatantly negligent. They feel its better for them. And let me tell you its not you they're afraid of suing them. It's your insurance company. A few years ago I fell and got hurt badly. The insurance company contacted me wanting to know who owned the land so they could recover their costs from the persons home owners insurance. I sent them the permission slip said I was hunting and they couldn't sue. They came back to me two more times. Each time I sent them a copy of the permission slip and they went away. The land owner never even knew about it. So these work!!! I've also had run ins with people that think they own the land and try to kick me off. I pull out my slip and say I have permission so leave me alone. They get mad but they know they can't do a thing about it. They weren't going to be my friend anyway. It also works if you get stopped by the DEC or a cop. So they don't have to wake the farmer up. Just an all round good thing to have. They're pretty generic but they have all the right wording. Some people also like it because if they have to they can get a hold of you. They keep half and you keep half. I keep a folder right in the truck with all my forms and a few blank ones. Along with copies of the tax map for that area. Happy Hunting!!! http://www.pdf-archive.com/2016/03/11/landownersfo... LandownersFormblank.pdf

I'm a melon man myself. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

It's the 'do nothing' attitude that has got us here. If people had acted sooner it wouldn't be such a big job. But it's a job that has to happen now none the less.So be it if it takes a generation

A felon with a firearms charge, I would think (hope) the poaching penalty would be the least of his worries.

That one is not bad. I like that mine has the vehicle information on it. Many of them want to know what vehicle is mine when they see it out there. Plus the special dog training area on mine is key for a houndsmen.

confused about your "not afraid of jail statement". Whether I've been or not, I sure enjoy my freedom.

The whitetail herd is a "matriarchal" society. Small herds are usually comprised of a mature doe & her female offspring. Doe fawns, except when actual breeding is taking place, will stay with the older doe for life. Male fawns are usually run off by bucks in their 1st autumn but may return to the heard until they reach sexual maturity in their 2nd autumn. Once they reach sexual maturity, the mother will no longer tolerate their presence. The dumbest thing on 4 legs is a button buck that has been separated from its mother. The last doe in the group that was flagging" was probably the mature leader of the herd. She was warning all the other deer in the area. In my experience the "lead doe" is usually either the 1st or the last doe in the group to emerge, depending on the situation.

Q1 Color can vary even in the same herd. Time of year can affect this when they shed winter coats. 2 Just like people tails can vary, but usually a straight up tail is from a fleeing or alert deer. The tail makes it simple for the other doe or fawns to follow or become alerted to danger. 3 They can be mixed this time of the year, some bucks might still hold antlers for another month but most have dropped by now. Not to say that it can't be a group of doe or possibly bucks but the possibility is good it could be mixed. Many factors. 4 Fawns typically will stay with the doe mom for 1 to 2.5 years, doe fawns typically stay within moms home range if food source is available and will overlap the moms range where as the buck fawn will roam for miles to set up a new home.

LMAO! If you send them back to me I'll autograph them for you! That way you'll have a good excuse to get them wet to wash 'em off! To Zem Love, wooly

Predator vs. prey . My eyes face forward , for the chase ! And welcome.

At 13, I was growing buckwheat, oats, wheat, and hay which were sold. At 17, I grew truck crop and sold up on the North Tonawanda market . Cider sold for $1.25/ gallon and potatoes were $2/ peck. Cauliflower and brussel sprout were $2. I we had a good fall, I would pinch off the extra shouts on the broccoli and make some real money, LOL. I always sold about 100 pumpkins for about the same price as now. I went to college on the profits and waisted the money.