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I had my 6 month CT scan of my lungs 2 weeks ago to check on any return of lung cancer, and went for follow up visit yesterday with my Oncologist for results summary. Great news again from Dr. D was that there isn't any sign of return of the cancer and that a spot on my lower right lung that they were monitoring has resolved itself and is no longer visible!! And I won't need another scan for a year now! It's been just over three years now since my lobectomy and remission, and I am feeling pretty good. So I am a happy camper...and hunter lol!!! Thanks for good news Dr. D!!

Shot these during yesterday's storm. My son took some photos too. He was really excited about this one, "Daddy, I got a picture of both of them!".

There's a huge difference you're ignoring. The people out west have a beef with the government and it's law enforcers regarding what they see as infringements on their liberty. Radical Islam jihadists are attacking innocent men, women and children with the objective of causing terror and destroying our freedom and liberty. You cannot, in any sane way, consider these two groups of people to be of the same mindset. Nor can any analytical thinker classify them as the same level of threat to average, ordinary, everyday American citizens.

Contact your local representatives I have listed below. It would be nice to get youth involved and help our numbers grow. NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATION COUNCIL 8 East Main Street Ilion, NY 13357 LEGISLATION IS NOW PENDING TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE FOR BIG GAME HUNTING WITH FIREARMS TO TWELVE YEARS OF AGE. Assembly bill A8358 sponsored by Assemblywoman Gunther and companion Senate bill S5434 sponsored by Senator Griffo are currently pending in their respective houses' Environmental Conservation Committees. The NYSCC strongly supports this change. Increasing the opportunities for young people to participate in one of the state's premier outdoor activities will help our youth develop new skills and cultivate lifelong participation in outdoor sports.  The DEC's current five-year deer management plan strongly recommends that the minimum age for big game hunting with a firearm be lowered to twelve.  Nationally, all states allow youth age twelve to hunt big game with a firearm and 60% have a younger minimum age.  Experience has demonstrated that mentored youth hunters are the safest hunters afield. Participation in hunting activities can provide quality time for family bonding while sharing the benefits of relating to the natural world. Please support this legislation by contacting your New York State legislators and urging them to press for passage. If you don't know your legislator, now is a good time to get to know him or her. If you don't know their name or address, go to http://assembly.state.ny.us/or www.nysenate.gov. The Council's Memorandum of Support can be found on our website www.nyscc.com. Call, write, email or stop in today. We can't make this happen without the active support of New York's sportsmen. And make sure to tell your friends https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/a8358 http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2015/S5434 NYS Assembly Environmental Conservation Members Chair • Steve Englebright Members • Thomas Abinanti • Marc Butler • William Colton • Jane Corwin • Marcos Crespo • Steven Cymbrowitz • Patricia Fahy • Andrew Garbarino • Deborah Glick • Aileen Gunther • Ellen Jaffee • Todd Kaminsky • Brian Kavanagh • Barbara Lifton • Peter Lopez • Donna Lupardo • Daniel O'Donnell • Steven Otis • Anthony H. Palumbo • Crystal Peoples-Stokes • Andrew Raia • Nily Rozic • Sean Ryan • Joseph Saladino • Michelle Schimel • Dan Stec • Fred Thiele, Jr. • Matthew Titone • Kenneth Zebrowski Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz Assemblymember Patricia Fahy Assemblywoman Jane L. Corwin Assemblyman Thomas J Abinanti Assemblyman Marc W. Butler Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick Assemblyman William Colton Assemblymember Peter D. Lopez Assemblyman Andrew R. Garbarino Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel Assemblymember Daniel J. O'Donnell Assemblymember Dan Stec Assemblymember Anthony H. Palumbo Assemblywoman Nily Rozic Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Assemblymember Sean Ryan Assemblyman Steven C. Englebright Assemblyman Matthew Titone Assemblyman Joseph S. Saladino Assemblyman Andrew P. Raia Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo Assemblyman Steven Otis

Ok, allow me to settle toegate. I'll assume you are talking about the bird on the left in the above photos, because you can't see the feet at all of the bird on the right in the first image. Please note that in the following image the bird that was originally on the left has moved to the right side (the bird sitting over the U-shaped twig hasn't moved). You can clearly see that all toes are present and accounted for in their entirety. That said, it's true that doves are particularly susceptible to frostbite. I would however challenge you to prove "the increase in people who feed birds". Based on what data, and compared to when? More importantly, is there any data showing a corresponding increase in the incidence of missing toes in morning doves to suggest a cause/effect relationship? I think you hit the nail on the head with the first part of your reasoning. Weather patterns related to climate change have demonstrably altered the migration behavior of a vast number of species. It's no surprise that doves would hang around during a winter like the one we just had, but even during our warmest winters it is still almost guaranteed that we will get at least a week or two where nighttime temperatures drop into the negative teens or lower which can easily catch them off guard.

NOVA WNETDT - 13 Wed, 4/06, 9:00 PM 2 hrs "Vikings Unearthed" New, 4/06/2016, Science & Technology, Documentary A space archaeologist examines evidence left by the Vikings to gather information about their expeditions and colonial settlements throughout much of the known world, including Europe and Asia, and possibly even the Americas Thought this might be a good show to catch.

Far right wing extremist, who would kill innocent people are scum. I get it. But With radical Islam causing so much death and suffering, world wide, why would you concentrate more on far right wing extremists ? You go back 20 years and bring up McViegh but you won't go back 15 years and include the people killed in 911 in your tally of people killed in the U.S. by Jihadists. Its always "since 911" Why? And I think the number of people killed in the U.S. by Jihadists "since 911" is more like 90.

hang on, back up. I'm struggling to believe part of this story. Someone at the Gun Center was nice to you???

I don't need to go to a rally....I fought for that flag and saw guys die for that flag. While not much is sacred in this country the flag used to be and still should be regardless of what the supreme court says. He or she can express their rights and say what they want , dress they way the want, and be the sex that they want, but standing on and defacing the American flag crosses the line and is un-acceptable to me. All I'm sayin is I wouldn't stand by and watch it happen! He would be a hero & I would be in jail.

I guess the inventor never realized he could just put a LCP or similar gun in his pocket, where it would not be seen and he'd have more bullets as well .

A long process but worth it. Pork shoulder smoked , oven and crockpot BBQ pulled pork ( sweet baby rays ) and some slaw I whipped up.

Last year I was bow hunting and got to my stand a little too early. Pitch black. I was hanging out at the base of my tree, waiting for it to lighten up a little before climbing up. I didn't want to use my flash light and risk spooking something. All of the sudden "CRASH SNAP CRASH!!" right in front of me, sounded like with in 10 yards, and I couldn't see a thing. I assume it was a buck chasing a doe. I pulled out my light and lit the place up like a light house. The pucker affect lasted a good while.

This is my 7yr old Husky/Norwegian elk hound mix. Her names Shelby. Great dog gets along with other dogs her size but small ankle biters she tries to eat.

The original question was, "Which is a GREATER threat?". Yes, there have been Americans who have killed like terrorists, but I don't think it easy to point out an incident since OK City. Why? Because they realized that wouldn't advance their agenda. They want support from regular, everyday, ordinary citizens. That is the only way they can gain power. Now Islamic terrorists have no desire for support. They just want us all dead. Which is a greater threat today? Who is more likely to achieve an attack on Americans using chemical weapons or a nuclear weapon? The body count presented prior seems to be manipulated to me. I don't believe all incidents have been properly recorded because many of the incidents were not properly labeled Islamic terror. Ft Hood is one example. That is far less important than the numbers that will be coming in the future. I don't think you will see "militias" racking up the body count Islamic terrorists will from now on. Failing to direct efforts of prevention at the right target, or not directing them correctly because political correctness was able to misdirect the real threat, will prove to be a huge mistake.

Our little Maltese Ruger (who likes to bark), and our cat Mini (who likes to make the dog bark). Both very affectionate!

I don't know about it being a sweet game, but at least it kept us in the woods and out of trouble. Things you come up with as a kid!!!!

Black lab is a good pheasant dog hes 11. Chocolate is a trouble making couch potato, but the kids love her shes 10.

lol. Nice try. What we attacked was your constant habit of attempting to diminish Islamic terror. You know, that thing we are dealing with today all over the world, and likely will be for some time to come. Tell us again the name of the Mosque you attend?

Been getting pictures of fishers right along. They are hunting in the village of Wellsville. Probably picking up stray kittens. Here's two, one blurry, a couple weeks ago. One is carrying a small animal...maybe a kitten?

Sweet shots man! If I had a rig like that, NOBODY would ever touch it- haha! I was relieved to see that dove does indeed have ALL it's toes when I enlarged the pics.., so I wouldn't worry too much about keeping the feeder filled. Great to see you're getting plenty of rewards out of your investment and sharing them here with us!

Doc, Please don't compare radical Islam to Tim McVeigh. His was an isolated attack. The other is a movement with billions of potential participants if Moderate Muslims don't separate themselves from this jihad.

My new favorite sandwich is pulled pork with ham and cheese and coleslaw right on the sandwich.

It is just more of the same thing that is happening in every level of activity today. The continued dumbing down to accommodate some base level of competency. Its more of this idea that everybody deserves to be a winner regardless of effort. You know .... a trophy for everybody. It is the only fair way to do things......lol. Even hunting methods are entering into this new way of thinking. It won't stop at crossbows either. In fact it already has progressed beyond crossbows.

I’ve been bow hunting now for 42 years and have no intensions of using a cross bow. But I have never heard so much crap coming from sup posit bow hunters. We’ve all heard the same old crap cross bow aren’t bows, those who use cross bows are lazy, not as skilled as us bow hunters, taking the easy way out and hears a good one just gun hunters who want to hunt in are season. (Truth is more bow hunters are buying cross bows then gun hunters) A cross bow is a bow just look it up. A cross bow has a trigger and a stock. If you shoot your bow with a release then you have a mechanical trigger with one exception no safety and the only thing a stock does is make the cross bow a more stable platform. As for a cross bow being easier to shoot that’s true but that’s not a bad thing. As for cross bow users being lazy and unskilled there are some that are lazy and unskilled. But I will bet there are more of us bow hunters that are lazy and unskilled then cross bow users. We all know someone who pulls their bow out a week or even days before the season. Then they tell us they hit a deer and lost it sometimes more than one in a season. Just look at the bow hunting thread here you see some of the same names saying the lost a deer almost every year. Oh quit using the dead spot myth as an excuse it don’t exist. Every one of us who hunts has lost a deer and it is always are fault. If you say I never lost one then you haven’t hunted long enough or you’re a liar! So stop the crap!!

Tess , found my first pittbull 25 yrs ago as a puppy and a stray driving back from Florida as a teenager at South of the Border truck stop. Best darn dog ever. This one about 14yrs ago I had a girlfriend move out and she took my cat and left her dog. I was pissed at first but she's been great. She sleep between the door and our infant son in the nursery. The half pug half bulldog named Major came with my wife. Kinda pompous but he's mellowed some. The picture of him looking in the pool is right before he realized he didn't swim well

My bad, your mom helped me make my list.

OMG I love carrot cake and haven't had any in a long time. I would love to try that ale for sure. And a doughnut one too? How the hell do you not have diabetes yet?

this is easy... 10/22, m77 in 30-06, and a no. 1 in 458 win mag. all situations covered on this big blue ball. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

So now that we need to make it easier for people to hunt because no has time to spend practicing why not just allow guns. No point in having a bow season anymore. I have to contend with people shooting the hell out of the woods anyway so why not let them shoot deer? Just eliminate seasons and make October 1st opening day for all weapons. Otherwise lets get a handgun season in bow season just to trample down the bow hunters some more, those dam elitist! lol

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I have soiled my drawers more than once over the years, but it never involved a grouse.. Most times, it was the result of trusting a fart... NEVER trust a fart, especially after you have turned 50...

Sounds like fear of the unknown to me. It would take longer to get this gun into action than one pulled from a waist band. Besides, idiots who fear guns wouldn't be getting all bent out of shape when they see someone carry it.

just because someone is not for something, doesn't necessarily mean they're against it.........there's tons of stuff that isn't for me, but I could care less if someone else wants to do it. I won't fight for that cause, but won't stand in its way either.

Today's selection. English style Barleywine throwing 14.6% abv. Malty , sweet and little lacing. The way a Barleywine should be. This was a Boston , MA souvenir I schlepped back to hotel

Well to be more technical, I did have to cover a few hundred yards in snow as it scampered up a tree and was about to go into a hole in the tree. Put a bolt thru it just before it got into the safety of the tree hole. Shot it from the side under the armpit because I was worried about pinning it against the tree with no way to get it down.

Thanks I was waiting for that !! I read things other than hunting forums from time to time . There were many news articles about this right after Sptizer aka client # 9 .

http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/first-fisher-caught-in-wyoming-county-20160402

I agree about the physical control aspect as well. PA youth hunting states mentor must be in arms length of youth hunter. Having said this I would still like to see this go through.

As Paul Harvey used to say, "And now the rest of the story". I might be a little more strict as regards the meaning of "physical control" to ensure that they are in immediate positions of physical contact if necessary. I frequently see the lack of obedience to vocal commands between a parent and their child. Voice and sight from a distance, does not really mean physical control. But, that is really nit-picking. That is something I could support, and like I said, I would go even further and remove the minimum age requirement completely with the above mentor requirements.

As we know, liberalism is a mental disorder.

I already have admitted that I was on the wrong end of that argument back when the compound bows were first admitted. Yes, I was one of those that thought the compound was a good idea. Only my mistake was that I didn't really recognize it as a precedent that would lead to a continuing evolution of corruption of the sport of bowhunting. Well, unlike many, I do learn from past mistakes. I say a line has to be drawn in the sand somewhere. When we start saying that shoulder fired, stabilized, constantly drawn, weapons are the same as bows, it seems to me that we have crossed over that line. When we encounter a weapon that uses none of the shooting forms and disciplines of vertical bows, that is a step too far. Those that shoot bows understand stance, back tension, stable bow arms, consistent grip, follow through, and all the other rigid and unforgiving requirements of shooting any vertical bow. We understand that crossbows have none of that. The methods of holding, firing and the disciplines required for any vertical bow are consistently the same and have absolutely nothing in common with a crossbow which has a shooting form and method that incorporates exactly those of a gun. Ha-ha-ha ...... I just realized that just like this whole thread, has already been argued a few years ago and nobody is listening to each other now just like back then. Just like TV we are involved in re-runs. I believe everything has been said on this subject that can be said..... Seriously, when we start repeating ourselves, perhaps it is becoming obvious that further discussion has no point. Minds are now made up. and the future of bowhunting will be whatever it becomes. Just like those old-timers that argued against compounds years ago and were eventually proven correct about the precedents that are set and it is now too late to effect any change. This new precedent that carries the corruption of bow season one more huge step forward is already set in stone as is the future of bowhunting. We are now just waiting for the next gadget to invade the season and call itself a bow. Or perhaps the whole façade will eventually be dropped, and the whole idea of a special bow season will be recognized as bogus and be dropped entirely.

Great pictures! Always so cool to see the young ones getting involved. Nice job, to both of you!

.22LR, 223 and 30-06

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You know, way, way back, somebody came up with another piece of technology that was all about making hunting a little bit easier. It was called a gun. When bow seasons were established, it was done exactly for the opposite reason of making things easier. It was done to up the challenge level. We seem to have finally completely buried that aspect of bow hunting and continue to march along that same path of "making it just a little easier". With that mentality, who really needs some special season? We have finally corrupted the basic reasons for a special bow season to a point where everything is considered legitimate simply on the precept of making things a little easier. And we are able to justify every incremental step using that same phrase. But what is lost now is the fact that bow season was meant to be a reversal of that mentality.

That's a great definition for as long as it stands. But we have seen how easy it is to arbitrarily change equipment definitions in bow seasons. You are setting up your own definitions, but you have no legal or authoritative standing to set those definitions and as we have seen, even if you did have such standing your definitions would only hold until the next guy comes along with his ideas of what constitutes legitimate equipment in bow seasons. Let's face it, today it is a free-for-all with an "anything goes" mentality. If someone wants your season, they will have it. It's just a matter of time. If muzzleloaders want to get into bow season, it will happen, and no amount of re-adjusting equipment logic or definitions will stop them.

The Globalists aren't screwing around. They're intensely focused. And they're mostly winning. We shouldn't be screwing around either, but someone will be along shortly to call me an alarmist radical. "It's a Republic, if you can keep it." -- Benjamin Franklin More salient today than it was 230 years ago. Then again, there were fewer internal enemies at that point in history.

I was going to ask where you are from but before I did that, I figured I'd check your profile. I see nothing but a goose egg.......... Well, where are you from?

I don't think a regime change there will make them better allies. It would be more like the change we saw in Iran when they toppled the Shah of Iran with Carter in the White House. It would also be bad for US energy prices as Saudi oil would be stopped and held hostage like it was when OPEC ruled in the mid 70's.

Hillary railed yesterday that without an(other) Obama appointment to the SC that Progressivism in the US would be set back. She said it like that would be a bad thing. WTF.