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I mounted my 6th and final deer from last season yesterday. Now, I just got to keep an eye on him while he dries and then do the finishing work... The pose we were going for... Unfortunately, the original cape starting slipping bad when I first attempted to do the mount a few weeks ago. I had to find a replacement cape that would match the light orangish color of the buck... Also, I remounted my October bow buck last weekend...

on my camp. I have been moving mounts down to camp each trip, space is becoming scarce and its starting to get the appearance of being cluttered with everything. Basically there is no open / usable corner, flat top cabinet, and even open wall space is getting scarce. The even bigger deciding factor of needing to add on is what is still at the taxidermists or in the freezer to be dropped off yet. I'm thinking its going to be 12x 16 with an 8 ft deck on the west side, full 8 ft. walls and will go with a cathedral ceiling to gain me more sq. footage on the gable ends. some of the stuff that made the trip last night this one is on the built in dresser in the master bedroom. this guy is setting on what will likely now become a call display cabinet until I can build one with enough room. this one is setting on a stand in the living room until I can design and build a corner elevated glass case to put him in. the photo behind him was taken 3 weeks prior to me killing him and about 200 yards from the spot. at the top of the stairs for now, I do not care for it there at all but it was the only available space even bookcases and the grandkids bedroom walls are not exempt at this point.

My opinion is, they should have made full inclusion for crossbow two years ago.

Southern Tier 2X Smash... Only after did learn it was 8.0... Tasty, and dangerous. I'm all thumbs when using Tapatalk

I would give all the guys who think they are not bows a special finger when passed.....it shoots a arrow on a string....shouldn't be a issue Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Last night grilled venison steak Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Organizations and meetings have never been my thing. I've never been one to hoot and holler hoping someone would listen or hear me. Set the rules, tell me what I can shoot, and when I can shoot it and I'll comply. The DEC has been pretty consistent in accomplishing that so I'm not to concerned. Deer hunting doesn't consume my life anymore so I just go with the flow. My free time gets used for much more enjoyable things rather than sitting around listening to whatever other petty things everyone else is so upset about. It's all good on my end, and I can always find something else to do if in fact changes in deer hunting ever make it un-enjoyable for me any longer.

Fellow beagle owner here. Mine wears a standard web collar around the house and a no pull type harness when we walk. Now he used to get out of the harness a number of times when he was younger. In fact I had a piece of para cord that went from the leash to his neck collar as a safety for when he got out harness he would still be connected to the leash. I have no idea how'd he get out of the harness as i could not get him back in without taking it all the way off . He also broke out of his crate two times when I attempted to crate train him..... Beagle are escape artists , keep the collar tight and your sneakers , a treat , leash and flashlight close by !

Another MA souvenir I schlepped on a long walk back to hotel 99 BA rating. This is really good.

Boom!

I finally got a chance to snap some pictures at work. Let me start off by saying, No I cannot get any growlers for free, otherwise I would have a ton of them. I will take more pics and post up soon. I work for a company that screen prints on bottles of all kinds. Here are a few pics of growlers. We are also getting into doing spirits bottles. Our main customer produces plastic bottles that we print on as well.

Belgium's don't get much better than this. And while we are on Belgium. Fuck you, you ISIS goat humpers.

Who Are My Legislators? Not sure who your Assemblymember or Senator are? Follow these links, insert your 911 physical address to find out and get their contact information. Assembly Member Search by Address Senator Search by Address Hint: If you have an address that includes a State or County Route Number, try substituting Hwy for Route. Example: instead of 1234 State Route 234, try 1234 Hwy 234

Once again this year I will be running the youth spring turkey hunt contest, with the help of Paula and Wooly as judges. If any of the members take a youth out and they are successful please take the time to participate in the contest. Lets grow this contest and get the youngsters involved!! This thread will serve as the official rules and entry thread for the youth hunt. This year there will be three judges... Wooly, Paula and myself. We will judge the contestants based on the following rules... 1. The youth hunter or mentor must submit a picture of the youth or of the two of them with their harvest. 2. A brief story of the hunt, preferably written by the youth, must be submitted. 3. You must post both your picture and story on this thread only!!! PLEASE DO NOT START ANOTHER THREAD FOR THE CONTEST ENTRY!! 4. The deadline for submitting your entry is 12:00am ( midnight ) on April 29. So if you harvest a bird make sure to enter it on this thread before then!! The winner will be chosen based on a combination of best picture and story submitted. The size of the bird WILL NOT be taken into account, although we encourage that you post the birds stats. As far as the judges are concerned all birds harvested are a trophy!! There will be some great prizes given away this year and we wish everyone a safe and successful hunt!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!! This is not run by HuntingNY.com

Anybody been bullhead fishing yet ? I know it's a little early, but with the mild spring I thought they might start biting a bit earlier than usual. The bullhead fishing hasn't been as good the last few years on the ponds that I normally fish, but my rabbit hunting buddy has got permission for himself and me on a big private pond near where he lives that supposedly has big bullheads in it. We're looking forward to giving it a try, perhaps this weekend. Bullhead fishing is simple bank fishing at it finest, sitting on a bucket with your rods propped up on a forked stick, waiting for the tip to start nodding. Good eating, too, dusted in flour or Bisquick and fried, or sautéed in butter. My Dear Old Mother, God Bless her, would KILL for a mess of bullheads !

If you're really looking to get traditional, just try running them down and bashing their skull in with a rock. I'm sick of the people that have decided their personal level of technology in weapons, is the most modern that is acceptable. According to them, everybody using anything after that is trying to destroy the sport.

How far do you want to shoot ? If you are willing to limit your shots to 40-45 yards, any buffered, 3" or 3.5" copper plated load of #4 to #6 shot should do the trick... If you feel the need to stretch your barrel farther, then play around with the hevi blends or the Win Longbeard XRs, to name a couple. I don't shoot past 40 yards anymore, and just about ANY 3" 1 7/8 oz. or 2 oz. load of 4s, 5s or 6s gives me a sure kill pattern at that range with either my Kick's .665 Gobblin Thunder tube on my Rem 11-87 or the fixed full choke tube on my 35 year old Rem 1100 3" mag... I kill most of my turkeys with Win XX copper plated turkey loads or Federal premium( lead) heavyweight loads... I used to favor # 4 shot, but have switched to #6 shot lately, and I can't see any difference in performance on game. I have never owned a 3.5" gun..Those big long shells scare me...<<grin>>..

Where you been, jail? Nice to see you round kid!

And I thought about asking you if you wanted to come hunt our,3,000 acres in 8H for a week end. Law, that was me , I'm also a master of disguise .

Kentucky Greg's is good but you really need to try Wild Bill's on County Rd. next summer when he's open. Best pulled pork next to mine! Speaking of it i'm going to do a couple of pork butts today in the smoker.

My daughter Samantha is in.

Here is a blast from the past the revolutionary Remington Nylon 66, in this case the magazine fed version the Nylon 77. Nothing fancy here, these were one of the first factory firearms to use synthetic materials (NYLON) in large percentage for it's construction. This 77 is my Coon hunting rifle that I carried many nights and I can say this is one tough rifle that has seen some hard going but always came through when the time came. It actually still looks pretty good considering the beating it has taken. I liked the magazine fed model because it was quick to load when needed as I do not like carrying it loaded being dragged by my dogs and stumbling around through the woods at night. Very lightweight, good reliability, hunting accuracy and an abuse taker for sure the ultimate Coon hunter's gun. Al

I think full inclusion was prevented by a small minority of mostly 20-40 year old, male bow-hunters who were very concerned that increased hunting pressure from women, young, elderly, disabled, family men and others without a lot of extra time for practice, would infringe negatively on their own hunting experiences. Much like the REBs during the Civil War, these folks fought a courageous delaying action, but on moral grounds, they were clearly on the wrong side of the fight. If you ever find yourself in a conflict and wonder what is the right side morally, just think "What would Jesus do ?". Hint: He died on a Cross and the side He backed has never and will never loose a conflict. The rules of man are fleeting and often riddled with mistakes, but those from up above are eternal. I hold no grudge against these folks. I do not wish to take away their rights to use conventional archery tackle throughout archery season, even though I believe a crossbow is a significantly more effective weapon for killing deer, and antlerless ones in particular. I do believe there is more chance of wounding deer with conventional archery tackle. Although I always wish to use the most lethal, legal means to put meat in the freezer, I respect the rights of those who wish to challenge themselves a bit in order to get that done, especially if they put in the added time and effort. Now that this temporary "civil-war" between us appears to be nearly finished, it is time for us to unite so that our hunting tradition may continue for many more generations. Giving each other the finger might not be a good way to get that done. Happy Easter to all, and Go Yankees.

Never seen Boom Sauce available in South Central NY unfortunately. This is pretty good though. Belgian triple ale

I think many greatly overestimate the amount of hunters who really give a crap about Deer management.....

Jalapeño cheddar cheese venison dogs with slop sauce

yeah, two bad decisions in one day....it takes a special person to run once already stopped.

She's doing OK turkeyfeathers. Thank you for asking. The stitches were fine, she managed to get it bleeding and scared the crap outta us. Have to watch her like a hawk now that the bandages are off. It's healing pretty well but she's trying to do what dogs do, lick the wound to heal it. Can't let her do that so there's a whole lotta "Leave It!" sounding off in the house.

What would I be willing to give, to be able to hunt throughout archery season with a crossbow, and for my daughters to also be able to participate in the next several years rather than waiting until they are 16 ? Certainly some cash, probably in the neighborhood of $1000, for new equipment alone. We would likely be able to harvest enough deer, specifically antlerless ones, in the southern zones where the DEC has been struggling to get populations in check, to give some venison to the "feed the hungry" programs. I would also give some more of my time and money hunting earlier up in the cash-strapped northern zone. I see more money poured into the state economy, more hungry folks fed healthy food, and improved control over the deer population. What I don't see is a down side. It is awesome to see the fast accelerating approach of "full inclusion", increased youth hunting, and classification of a crossbow as archery equipment.

This video really nails the tactics the Leftists are employing this election cycle. It's so obvious to anyone with a little intelligence, it's funny. http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/firewall-american-fascists#.VvVP2d_lpu8.facebook

Bill Whittle definitely has a knack for getting to the heart of an issue.

When one gets bitten by the hunting shooting sport game the quest for success and perfection seems to be a never ending battle. My gun-reloading room started out quite modestly many years ago and for the most part served me well for for a long time. Got my reloading and gun work done for the most part with no problem. But as the years rolled by I just kept accumulating more and more stuff and order and neatness started to wane to the point where doing work and finding equipment started started to become a chore, basically the room had become an outright "mess". I made do with the situation for a long time but finally enough was enough! There was only one thing to do to solve the problem and that was a complete makeover and that meant out with the old and in with the new. I started late last summer and puttered around over the months a little at a time hopefully getting it right for the long haul. The 50 year old old Sears steel legged work benches that my presses and reloading and repair equipment took up shop on were removed. The glass doored gun cabinets and wall hanging gun racks were removed. inefficient shelves removed. I went to Lowes and purchased a row of low cost wall and base cabinets along with a counter top for my cleaning-repair-scope mounting work area and to make some organized storage. New wall shelving and tool cabinets to store all tools in their proper place and make them easily found and accessed. I replaced the old Sears work benches with two Harbor Freight wood workers benches. They were a pain to assemble, the drawers are pretty rough operating but they seem real solid and so far I like them. Because of the safe act all gun storage is now handled by safes. The room is pretty much ship shape now and everything has it's place and is stored properly where it can be found. My reloading equipment is set up now for quick change or complete removal off the benches with Lee and RCBS mounting plate systems. I picked up a handy portable reloading stand made by Frankford Arsenal, it has folding leaf wings and is very light weight, it is easily moved anywhere in the room and works great for assisting or for just stand alone reloading. I had a good time over the winter taking care of a bunch of long overdue upgrades and scope mountings on my firearms, it was real nice to have everything where it belongs and easily found for a change. Some photos of the aftermath, still some minor tweaking going on and a little congested yet but a heck of a lot better than what it was.

I brought a soil sample to Agway this morning, and they tested the soil for me right there. Walked out with the lime I needed. I'm unsure if all Agways will test soil for free (these folks are really helpful), but it might be worth a shot to call ahead. It could save you time and money, and get you going quicker.

Otherwise let's go to traditional only....period....wood arrows no release completly traditional....no tree stands no game cams no blinds other than brush blinds.... Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Maybe the solution would be crossbows all seasons long for disabled, the young and the elderly. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You and your girls are too big for us downstaters, stay up north, snow pigs!!

Sadly I haven't. Our season opened this morning, but last night my daughter came in and we are having Easter with my wife's family. Too much trouble to try to sneak out for just a couple of hours. I'll get started Monday.

If you don't vote- don't complain about the election. If you don't spend time gathering the facts- don't stake your claim of being right. If you're antihunting but hate hunting and use parks- you best be making donations. Way too many arguments on here or with hunting are based on personal wants and the number of years a hunter has in the game....not why it makes sense for the animals, the activity, or the facts to arrive at that conclusion. Lmk if that doesn't clarify my first attempt.

Wow that looks like a professional set up you have there. Thanks for sharing. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Yea, weird. I always wondered why you put your cousins first name and the cubic inches of the worst engine Ford ever made in your handle here??

I got the kidding around part when I got to the part about Brussel sprouts and opium. If the sale was still going on you would be thanking me. Wanna buy a ladder stand in a box for 95 bucks? Haha. Your mind will be going 100mph with thoughts of what to do on that land. It's a blessing and a curse. Good luck to you and your dad Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That looks like it's going to hurt later. Good luck and put a roll of tp in the freezer, lol.

great IPA. Glad to see it more readily available lately.

Hope she heals up soon. The vets way of healing, in this instance, is better than her way of healing. Best of luck for your beautiful girl to be a good girl. And "leave it alone"!

You drinking the whole growler Saturday night, hiding your own Easter basket and then looking for it Sunday morning ?

I get mine from tractor supply. Make sure they are tight enough on her

Thank guys I really appreciate this!! I never expected to see this here. Spent a few hours with some friends and now its time to spend some time with the family pruning fig and peach trees. Thanks again, you guys are the best!

looks wide open below the canopy... give them a place to hang out when the pressure starts in you will do well with it. the other concern I would have is when the leaves come out I'm not sure if you will get enough light at the ground to support any kind of growth.. beautiful piece of land pops did well!Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

What is a riggie? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm an opportunistic dove hunter. If I come across them, they may end up as dinner. Can't mention where I take them, else I won't be invited back anymore! [emoji1] Mike's cool, as long as he's not posting in the wrong threads, or pushing for doves, or making silly comments about lead, or trying to troll others, or when he puts others down, or drives other members away, or... Hmm come to think of it... Maybe he's not so cool after all. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems