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Although I held the door for little old ladies (music reference) at Tim Horton's this morning, I did another deed of greater importance later in the morning. I took a ride down to Canadice to retrieve trail cameras and hunt for sheds. I travel Middle Road all the time year round and pick up lots of trash when I have the time. There has been a TV in the ditch that I have been eye balling for 6 months. Some SOB tossed it late last summer IIRC and nobody else picked it up. Granted, it was rolled probably 25-30 feet down the bank and heavy as all get out. Today was the day that I had the time, gloves and right boots on my feet to get r done. Now the Town Of Amherst will get it........they have a drop off at the highway dept. I'll swing by some day this week and pitch it. In the mean time, if anybody wants it, holler. Did I mention it WAS heavy?

I've had quite a "trail cam" season since last fall. I got my first real bear video, multiple (including another today) bobcat videos and today...............my first fisher video. I took a screen shot with my phone for upload here since uploading video is painful with my DSL. If I get time later, maybe I'll load the video. Here's what you get now..........

Great to see some fisher enthusiasm. Here are a couple of shots of 2 different animals from the bone yard. The distance from the camera may exaggerate the size different but one seems almost obese while the other is slender. This is northern Otsego County. I added one more photo from the same spot that is not a fisher.

Obama goes to Cuba on a diplomatic trip and takes the wife, kids, and Mother-in-law. What exactly is that doing for the country? Nothing like taking your family traveling all over the world at tax payers expense.

Closing today. My Dad did a final walk of the land yesterday and ran into the neighbor who doesn't hunt, but isn't against it. He told my Dad there is a resident bear, my Dad figured the guy was full of it. But then the guy pulled out pictures of it in the backyard. Would be cool to get a bear in Putnam County, I would guess only a few have ever been taken in Putnam. He also showed my Dad some pics of coyotes, a bobcat, and some small bucks.

My seven yr old and I have logged some miles. We started back in Jan at our local non hunting park. We had transisioned from the brushy field into the hardwoods.We always spread out while walking and im always way ahead as he is easally distrcted. Anyways im way ahead and i hear him yell dad i found a deer, keeps repeating it as im walikng back. I walk up to him not seeing anything and say where, he points right infront of me, wow sweet find! Not sure what happened to him but my son was super exited, the next morning he said he dreamed about it. Last sunday morning he said he wanted to shed hunt behind great great grams house. We took a quick walk and he's dying to find a shed on his own. So I'm walking thru some brush and I see one, I call him over telling him this looks like a good spot ( I want him to find it) I sent him past it like for time, each walking right by it, finally I say stop and look around, he didn't find it first but non the less happy. This am he wanted my wife to tag along at the park. She has never really even looked before but she found one. Not long after I heard my son make a excited noise and see him bend over and pick up his first on his own horn, a shinny 2pt and boy was he excited. I had a goose egg. I cant get this to post pic between each story so they are in order of story, except the first two are reversed.

They are a favorite of mine, any animal that does in Porcupines and eats them is a friend of myself and my dogs. I wish there were a lot more of them around. Al

I had this one come for a visit last fall and was lucky enough to snap a few pics, I have seen a few now and always enjoy seeing them. This one couldn't figure me out and circled the base of the tree as I squeaked at it.

Just finished sanding down, glued, screwed and clamped together. Will let sit overnight, then stain tomorrow.

Trapped this female a few years ago. One of my favorite furbearer's. Can't figure out why the F ing photo's are sideways.

It's doubtful many 8yr olds can manage 35lb draw weight. 15 was a struggle for mine, I had to help him draw the first couple years.

Well heck thats what got a pic of to then, wasnt sure but looks similar to yours

Like I mentioned above, the Town Of Amherst will take them at their Highway Dept. They'll also take propane tanks, computers, monitors and concrete. The taxes are high enough here that they have to take them!

OK. Well, this is posted in the "New York Hunting Regions 'Region 2' ". So, perhaps I am wrong, but that section of this site is about "Hunting" in region 2. Not about politics in Region 2. I guess time will tell if the new candidates are for hunting or against it. At this point in time, it's about loosing 2 politicians, not about hunting.

Although it was a bit foggy that day, I thought this was an interesting picture I caught on my trail cam.

I too think it's a great idea. I would like to see this happen in the Rochester area. I've been "Burb" (suburban) hunting two years and have my own set of rules I adhere to. ​My arrangement with the land owners is an attempt to reduce population because of deer damage and deer/vehicle accidents. So "Doe only" I'm in small open 1 acre back yards of $400 and $600 thousand dollar homes. So "Bow or Crossbow only" and establish permission from all neighbors. Other non-field hunting rules apply as well. Like: Exhaust all efforts to recover broadheads. No one wants a hidden razor blade in their backyard. There are also many "Don't shoot" situations: Don't shoot if an unleashed dog is near. Try not to let children or non hunters experience a harvest that could be unsightly. And more. I also share harvest with landowners.

I was in Ireland last week, the country is gearing up for the big anniversary. It's all over Dublin. I stopped in at the GPO, general post office, to see the memorial. Very moving.

Tell her you have a very special night planned and bring her...lol

It's on my Calendar and only a half hour away. I'm going to try to make it.

I'd like to see President Trump nominate Judge Pirro to the Supreme Court.

If Biz is a pimp and buckmaster is a masochist then they can build a great vendor/client relation.

The common theme of the answers I have received seem to be to definitely follow the path I originally noted and get an actual compound bow. That was the main answer I was seeking an opinion on. I wasn't sure if it was worth starting with the less expensive "long bow" style beginner series or just hop right into a modern bow. Advantage / disadvantage of either direction. My gut was leaning towards what you all confirmed. Thank you! Now for some more research.....

Matthew Missions, he wont out grow the bow.

https://www.dropbox....ft 053.MP4?dl=0 ANOTHER PIC UP NEAR NEW BERLIN

https://www.dropbox....tw/033.MP4?dl=0 vu6p2qj80htw/033.MP4?dl=0 THIS IS FROM LAST YEAR SAW HIM OR HER A FEW TIMES

Steve ~ yes it is. Nothing is fool proof but found the app worth every penny

Al, as a veteran of MANY quill pulling sessions, I would heartily agree with that.. Mostly it involved coon hounds, but we had an Airedale who was a family pet and she always had to try to KILL the damn things..

Maine Beer company. This brewery continues to impress me. So far everything I have had has been way above average. Very refined, simple and almost elegant. MO, pale ale. It's excellent.

The way this year has been going, I wasn't sure I'd find a 3'rd antler on the season. Today I introduced 3 new faces to the bone pile! Nothing to write home about, but the 2 for 1 freshie set sure was a welcome sight to see! ...and another oldie trampled into the earth.

No, I don't think he did. It didn't take long for this thread to be about doves and lead in gut-piles leading to eagles being killed from lead. Looks like a cooperative attempt to get what you want. Some of us made very factual points to the first post, and then mike got twisted and wanted to either delete the thread or start a new one because he didn't like how this was going. It wasn't going his way. He even posted how dove hunters are not really on his side.

Drinking all day at the cabin : but Founders All Day IPA of course

Miller Lite is the one beer to have if I'm having twelve beers

My neighbor found these behind the camp. He has found 5 sheds so far just one matching set.

Sap ran like crazy today, 20 gallons collected. I'll hit my goal!!

I saw that he tried to avoid a legal road block and nearly ran over a officer to do it. I saw him reach for his side twice before being shot. Law abiding citizens do not run road blocks, The whole situation could have been avoided at the first road block. By avoiding the first roadblock he placed himself and everyone in the vehicle with him in danger. Civil disobedience in protest is one thing. Every organized protester I have ever known knows fully that it will end with their arrest. Putting someone in danger, officers or other protesters is not right and not what civil disobedience is about. The article i posted deals with the elected officials who fed the protesters information and details about what the FBI was planning to do and how. Imagine if that happened with regards to the Walls Street protesters or any other minority based group.

My post is about the elected officials who gave aid and information to the militia while the FBI had an on going crime investigation and armed occupation. I could give a crap about Lavoy, I saw the video and I saw him try and run down a officer instead of stopping at the road block.

Obama sends out a twitter message to a country where only 5% of the citizens have an internet connection. Talk about being out of touch with reality.

X-2. This is a great bow with draw length adjustment and poundage adjustable from 35 to 60 pounds. It will grow with him and can be used to hunt deer when he's ready.

when I say hard back wall... I like a bow with draw stops that contact limbs.

Ahhh... Yesterday I deleted a fisher cat photo from my trail cam behind the house here in Sand Lake. Wish I kept it to share... The camera snapped the photo about 2:30 a.m. If I get another, I'll be sure to save and post.

My factory rifle was quite a bit of a disappointment in the accuracy department when I first shot it with factory ammo. After a long journey of reading, buying, learning, then rinse and repeat, it's finally coming together. I've been able to get this same bullet to do similar groups on three separate occasions, even under different recipes. Feels good when it comes together, but frustrating when it doesn't. That's reloading! X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I see fishers quite often on our hunting properties. Very cool animals! Haven't gotten one on a cam yet. I'll have to work on that!

.........Pimp !.......

COORS Light all day and night when you wanna drink a lot without the side effects of drinking a lot!

Oh heck yes, I do it all the time but this was a nut buster! I thought about calling AAA and having them winch it out...........

Pounding 24 oz. Heineken's at The Who concert last night. Even my head feels sideways

When the barreled action gets back from Dennis Olsen it will take an afternoon's work glas bedding it into the stoc to get it shooting. The only thing left will be rust bluing the metal, but it will be a perfectly functional weapon after it is bedded into the stock.If the rust bluing doesn't get accomplished by deer season I have some cold blue that will suffice in the mean time. I got my Norma MRP powder last Thursday so load development will be commencing shortly.

It sounds like a sensible change, especially the "full inclusion" part. Allowing the crossbow to be used during the early part of archery season would be very effective at getting the doe population under control in some of the overpopulated zones where the DEC has been struggling. Eliminating the need to draw, with the deer in close, eases the task of killing a doe from a group where several sets of eyes need to be fooled. That gives the x-bow a significant advantage over a conventional bow. The silent report also gives the crossbow an advantage over a muzzleloader at that time. Requiring the archery course to use one makes a lot of sense, since the crossbow kills the same way as a regular bow (by cutting), not by shock like a gun. The full inclusion part will likely put more hunters in the woods, especially the young, old, women and physically handicapped. It really isn't cool to discriminate against these groups as the current regulations do. Hunter numbers in NY have been falling off for a while now and this should help stem the tide of that a bit. Wanting the woods all for yourself is shortsighted when it comes to the future of our sport.

Found 3 yesterday so here's my season total. Based on past years and this one I'm beginning to think my eyes just don't pick up the right side for some reason.

I want to reiterate that nikons are not bad scopes. But a comparably priced leupold is just better in my opinion. I have a nikon on my cva. The day rifle switched to muzzleloader I took it into the woods and was really amazed at how much better my vx3 looked than my bdc. Now those 2 scopes aren't even in the same ballpark as price and I've dropped several dear with my cva. One at 22 minutes past sunset (leagal in MS)... but the vx2 or vx3 is where it's at.