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Hope everyone has a Happy Easter and enjoys it with family and friends.

I went to greener pastures a couple weeks ago.... IA, 45 sheds, including 7 matched sets. Best year ever. Normally I find 15-20 there. Also, 6 more from OH. Only 1 in NY so far, but I've only been out twice here.

Was looking to do something different so I took a cross section of ironwood that my BIL cut while gathering firewood. Here are the results.

Have I mentioned how much I hate squirrels? Lol. Found this one yesterday. Sadly from last year. No idea how I walked by it until now. 8" circumference between the G3 and G4 where my hand is. G2 would have been an easy 10" with a kicker based on the mass of where it is chewed off. <sigh>

Happy Easter guys! The Easter bunny has been busy trying to find a few eggs himself, but he's too busy playing hide the sausage,lol

Heading outside in a few minutes, we and the two neighbors hide 100 eggs across three yards for all of our kids

Happy Easter to everyone. Going to brunch with the mrs , daughter and my 91 year old dad and 89 year old mom as we have been doing for a few years A few eggs we dyed other night. My dad is responsible for the brown one. Tradition.

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2 of the 3 dogs are supposed to be trained to find them (I was the trainer.) The youngest one doesn't even want to retrieve consistently, so until I get that straightened out, she's on hold. The big yellow one is a CRP expert. She specializes in pulling out old green antlers out of the deep, matted grass. She has picked up 6 so far this year. The black one has picked up 7 as well, but is more likely to pick up fresher ones. They generally work better alone- otherwise they just want to screw around and chase squirrels and rabbits. As the great Wooly said- most serious shed hunters won't deface an antler they find. I'm still in the hoarding stage and I don't think I'll ever grow out of it. I have no problem cutting deadheads up to make knife handles, but I walk too many miles to find the sheds. (I average somewhere around 7 miles per...) I do intend to make display cases to put them in at some point. For now I just hang them on the wall but they are dust magnets. Here's a set I found this year that gross scores a little over 160" with no spread credit:

What a beautiful day it turned out to be today. Did the brakes and rotors on the 06 Dodge Stratus. Wife had washed and waxed it Thursday. She looks and stops like new now. Then we washed the new ride to make her purty. After the chores, I took the kids and my daughter's boyfriend for some good old fashioned plinking with the .22s. Lastly, we got ice cream at the local shop that opened last week. Great day!! Here are some pics.

I absolutely think that a bowhunter education course should be required to use one.....

So, all crossbow hunters are bozo's? I am sure they will feel good about that assessment. Poaching, it always comes back to that. It doesn't have a pile of beans to do with allowing full inclusion for the crossbow in archery season. Poachers will do what they do no matter the weapon or time of year. What's the real gripe about allowing full inclusion of the crossbow? I was also referring to the hunters ( especially bow hunters ) who complain about other people hunting or hiking on public land. Why not just be honest? Most archery hunters just don't want to share the woods. Read the threads around here. It's pretty evident. I never want to see air guns or muzzle loaders in the bow season, but saying a crossbow isn't welcome is just being selfish. Like I said, some pretend to promote hunting, but on their terms.

That's funny! Most serious shed hunters wouldn't de-face a shed antler find in ANY way! I've gotten over that stage and put 4 new lamps together this weekend,lol Sometimes I can hear them scream when the saw teeth cut into their bones.... it hurts me too, but I try to block that out now! I'd rather see someone else enjoy them instead of watching their color fade and sit in a bunch of covered bins until someone wants to look at them anymore. Quite honestly, they're just taking up too much room in the first place, and secondly I've come to the conclusion that shed hunting is more about "the hunt" for me than it is in collecting them. That's why I take pictures of them all! Nice haul sambone!

Happy B- day Philo, Enjoy the nice day. My wife and I are going to take the scooters out as both our kids are out of town and we have no other plans. Hoping the pulled pork is ready by dinner time! Happy Easter to all!

That guy is one of my neighbors..They call him " Stumpy".....

Happy Easter all, I am looking forward to my Reese's Peanut Butter Egg!

Spin it any way you want. The bottom line is not allowing a crossbow in the archery season is just more proof that too many bow hunters have tunnel vision and really don't care about promoting hunting. Enjoy the thread. I really was looking forward to someone explaining the truth about why you are against full inclusion for crossbows. But it's clear, there is no factual base, just opinions and personal choice.

I love traditional archery, & I have a lot of respect for people who hunt that way, until they start to look down on others for their choice of weapon. I don't see anything bad about a crossbow. Just like any other weapon, it's humane as long as you practice & know your limitations. Most of all, I like that it will get more people out there, which is very important, considering our dwindling numbers.

Reminds me of myself when I was younger... Nowadays I'd be charged with " assault with a dead weapon"...

I thought about hard boiling some eggs today as I LOVE egg salad sammies but then I found out my sister is bringing (among others tasty treats) deviled eggs tomorrow for Easter dinner. Good thing I didn't, I'd be OD'ing withing 36 hours......................... Nice job on the egg decorating guys, keep the tradition going!

any hoisted up high in trees with fishing line ? My buddy hid a boatload at his house and surrounding woods last year that were stuffed with mini Snickers etc. The next day he learned raccoons were very good at finding hidden chocolate stuffed plastic eggs He opted for dimes , nickels and such this year

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...

Anything that projects a arrow off a string without ability to repeat quickly...should be includedSent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

true, but you can blow its leg off!!

Easter brunch at The Protocol with Mom , Pop, Mrs, daughter and niece. I'm stuffed.

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what are the odds that right before that happened he either said "watch this" or "hold my beer" or both?

And that's a bad thing how??

Happy Easter to you all! I'll be snitching a few jelly beans from my grandson's baskets today. They are so much better than the sugar free ones, the Mrs. got for me.

neither did he......

If and when the crossbow becomes a piece of archery equipment,a archery course would be mandated. This is something that NYCC has asked for from day one.

I think the bad guy looks GREAT! You definitely have career potential in drawing chalk outlines on the sidewalk if your day job ever falls through!

Went out to my sisters today to check cams and look around. Didn't find any sheds but pic showed this little guy with one side dropped.

till it under... put in chickoy and turnips... and keep the rifle by the toilet! lol Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Oh for crying out loud! ( Pun INTENDED! ) Is there anything bow hunters will allow in their season? I mean seriously, what's the major argument for not allowing the crossbow during the full archery season? Like people stated, it has limbs, it has a string, you use an arrow ( a bolt is just a fancy way to say really short arrow ), the string is pulled back compressing the limbs, when shot the limbs expand forcing the string forward, hence propelling the arrow. Sounds like a bow to me. As for hunting pressure.............Seriously? What's the difference between 100 people buying a long bow, compound, or a crossbow to hunt in your area? There isn't any! We say we want to promote hunting, but yet, most people who hunt public land think they own it and don't want anyone else in there. I see no reason not to allow full inclusion, even in the areas they left out for now.

We used to really like going at night. Had a couple spots on state land with ponds full of them. Me and a couple buddies would leave Saturday afternoon, make a small camp near one of the ponds and fish most of the night. It was good times. Couple poles in the water a few beers and life was great. They sure made a great breakfast! Not many made it home. LOL I prefer them just pan fried with nothing on them, but I have been known to use cornmeal on them.

Ankle hoisters are hard to get to. I occasionally carry a small 380, that is similar in size to the bodyguard. I just put it in my front, pants pocket, and use 5 or so dollar bills to break up the outline of the gun. Is your Bodyguard the .380 or the .38?

my 7yr old an i put some miles on our feet yesterday and today and landed zero finds. Time to transition to turkey hunting.

Once the hide is removed from the deer it's susceptible to bacteria growth and once they get into the hair follicles the hair can pull free. The deer was killed in the afternoon on opening day and I caped it the following day and immediately put the hide in the freezer. There is a reason that taxidermists keep extra capes on hand...ruined capes happen.

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I think the biggest concern about full inclusion is the idea of a bunch of ying yangs, who never picked up a longbow, and never took an archery course, running out and buying crossbows and invading the woods thinking the weapon they are now holding is on par with a long gun.....at least that's mine. I think the majority of good, ethical hunters who have been hunting for awhile will not do that and will hunt with it much like they do with their compound or recurve....at least that's how I hunted with it, that and somewhat preserving the tradition of bowhunting the way I always envisioned it. I saw none of that last year, to be honest I didn't see another hunter hunting with a crossbow at all.....as far as it recruiting new hunters? I'd be very surprised if the numbers climbed that dramatically because of it.....harvest numbers would probably jump through the roof, but because of the hunters who know what they're doing already, those who suck will always suck no matter what weapon they choose....my biggest gripe of all was not making an archery course mandatory, especially if it's archery gear like many say....after hunting with a compound for 30 something years and using a crossbow for the first time last year, I will say it's 100x's easier then the compound and probably 1000x's easier then a recurve.....you remove so many aspects that are needed for being successful with a compound or recurve.......as much as I hate to admit it, if full inclusion happens, it will probably rank up there in the unfounded fear category, much like the dreaded youth hunt that was started a few years ago.

Patches of hair were coming out...

Yea I got a cricket for trapping and will be letting my 5 yr old get some trigger time on it rather than his bb gun can't wait...looks like a fun day Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

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you need to soil sample every plot you put in.. just remember before you start clearing.. the deer are already eating something... if you start clearing without know what they are eating you could set yourself in the wrong direction. I would be careful about cutting any nut trees. the deer and turkey know what and where they are, you take out those trees and you may actually push the deer to other places.. look at the whole property and think though everything before you start. look at the atv logging trails. they are usually free places to plant. you don't disturb anything to put in your first plots. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

My buddy has been catching them out of Stissing lake for the past 2 weeks.Bullheads are one of the best tasting fish.I myself use crawlers and chicken liver for bait.I am waiting until the first week of April then going to fish them almost every day till the water gets to warm.

I have a youth, we are in.

No sheds today, but I did find another dead buck. Spotted something that didn't fit in about 50yds away and didn't know if it was worth going out of my way to investigate. I should know better by now, but just goes to show even when you don't know what you're looking at, it could turn out to be just what you're looking for.....ANTLERS!!!

I couldn't resist today and went shed hunting for 2 hours. I found sheds #16 and #17 for the year and a matching side to one of the antlers I found 3 weeks ago. I knew there were at least 2 great bucks in there and I've found 3 of their antlers so far, I'll be a happy man if I can find that last side... One was a fighter, broke his brow completely off one antler and his whole main beam beyond his G-2 on the other side. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk