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Saturday morning I'll be heading the truck north for the Ontario gobbler season, which opens the 25th of April. I'll arrive at my buddy Gator's house In Prince Edward County Saturday afternoon, and have the balance of the weekend to scout and set up blinds. My destination is only 125 miles away as the crow flies, but since I have to drive around Lake Ontario, it's about a 300 mile trip. I plan to hunt Monday through Friday and then drive home for the NY opener May 1st. It's my annual "chill out" vacation..No agenda or responsibilities . Nothing to do but hunt turkeys and kick back and relax with the Canucks. Life is GOOD !

Found this American bittern hunting tadpoles at Montezuma NWR. The ability of these birds to disappear into the cattails is simply amazing! I would lose track of this one for several minutes at a time when it stepped back even slightly into the thicker vegetation, even though I knew to within a foot or two exactly where it was standing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Well, I'll start off by saying I was the only person out of six that didn't kill a bird...but, I did call a few gobblers into gun range and had a blast doing it. The weather was a lot better than last year and the amount of gobbling was unbelievable but the birds were henned up and the terrain made it tough to get them in. There were a ton of jakes too so next year should be awesome!!! Called this one in for my dad on day 2... The following day I called in a longbeard for my wife and she ended up missing due to a poor setup on my part. The following day I arrived back in camp around 11:00 all beat down and tired after a four hour stand off with a gobbler (should have killed him) to find seven jakes in the field out back. We quickly got around on them and coaxed them into range and she popped one after he seperated from the others. Not a longbeard, but a fun hunt none the less. My buddies birds... Few sheds we picked up...

I took Haley out to get her a few shots on my 12 Ga semi that we will be using for turkey. She was a little nervous, as it's the biggest gun she's ever shot. After 2 shots, the nerves were gone. She felt a bit more comfortable using the shooting stick. I had her take 2 shots with no ear plugs so she knew what to expect. She did pretty darn good.

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Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson as 'the face' of the new US $20 bill. http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/will-harriet-tubman-be-first-woman-20-bill-n357936 Aside from the politically correct nonsense that has brought this change about, and the expense that will be incurred by the tax-payers as a result, I'm glad she was chosen over others, because she was a hard-ass, gun-totin', full-blown Republican in the face of Democrat atrocities of the time. It waits to be seen whether the PC crowd that 'voted' on this will backtrack on their position once they read some history. I'll give it 3...2...1. http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/04/robert-farago/blue-force-gear-quote-of-the-day-harriet-tubman-gun-owner-coming-to-20-bill/

Are on fire right now out of sturgeon point and the catt. Just figured I'd let the group of people know who are thinking of going.

Had poormans Philly cheese steaks. Bought some roast beef, sliced up an onion, and added provolone and Presto, dinner is served. Plated with crispy crowns and it was all smiles.

yeah, too bad many form an opinion based on one's appearance or how they perceived his lifestyle......I'm a big fan of older Country music, but if you look at some of those guys, they were some of the biggest drug users, drunks and whatever else that was out there......

Started off with a single shot 10 gauge.... after a while it got too heavy to lug up/down the mountain. Then I got the Mossberg 835 Ulti Mag in the early 1990's. It has the NWTF medallion in the stock , but the camo paint eventually started coming off. I painted it a few times and other than that , I never had a problem with it. So today I decided to treat myself to a 2016 Mossberg 835 Ulti Mag ($499) . I also considered the 935 but I didn't feel like dealing with the routine maintenance of the gas piston rings/seals. I remember those problems with my 1100 . Anyway , I hope to Christen it next month.

I picked up a cheap blind, some years ago on a yard sale for 8 bucks. It looks somewhat like a tee pee, their isn't much room in it, and it had strings to hold the window shades in place, which I removed the first time using it. The turkey walk right by it looking out the side of their head. I just wink back.

Went out scouting this am, well listening to make sure birds are still using roost area when this group walked up to 10 -15 ft from me.. blue jeans and an iron horse saloon Hoody, who needs camo..

I hunted with a 935 for a few years. Its the 3 1/2" semi. It patterned well and I took some nice toms with it. The only problem was the bolt release button was big and right on the side of the frame. It was easy to accidentally hit the button, while walking through the woods, or just holding the gun by the frame. If you hit the button, while the gun was loaded, it would release a round from the mag and it would be stuck under the bolt. It happened to me 4 or 5 times. I would have to take the barrel off to clear it. I think the 930 has the same set up. I finally sold the gun and went back to my 835.

Remember to watch and prep for ticks everyone. Just sprayed down my and daughters clothes with permithrin

Thanks guys! I hope I can at least get her on some birds. My whole turkey season this year will be an effort to get her a chance. If I get some time behind the gun, then thats ok. Ill probably spend most of it filming her hunts.

And we found even more this time. It was a blast! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Nah-you don't want to use that pea-shooter! You want to use THIS "pea-shooter" air shotgun. 20 gauge, over 1200fps, with 3/4 oz. loads. Took this bird years ago (not in NY though).

An AR, even, in 22LR in NY is illegal, under LiL King Andy, unless it has the goofy stock, fixed mag etc,

Mossberg 835 . 3 1/2" Winchester XX #4..Sometimes #5..2 1/4 oz. load. Priceless. Double pics up top. Posting photos is a PITA..

I've lived down south and north. There are cultural differences I don't have the time to explain. But to discount the cost of living, the small government that doesn't get involved in your life and let's you do your thing is not to be taken lightly. I can buy any gun, I don't have to inspect my car and there aren't any red light cameras. Urban south suffers the same issues urban north does. Rural south suffers the same issues as urban north. The big differences is that those that are willing to work will crush it down south. Literally have money handed to you just for showing up. That's not the case up north and unfortunately there's a percentages of southerns who don't want to work.

My trusty 835.

You guys are supposed to save the excuses till AFTER the hunt, not make them in advance! Good luck out there this weekend everybody and most importantly, have fun with the kiddos!

When the ice melted, I set up a camera by the pond.

The problem with the 200 lb weight limit is draw weight does not always have a direct relation to the power of the bow. A 290 lb Excalibur recurve crossbow shoots at 405 fps while a Scorpyd VTEC with a 175 lb draw weight shoots at 440fps. As with compound bows, cam design does more for speed than draw weight alone, When referring to recurve crossbows or recurve vertical bows, draw weight is the major factor in speed. So the 200 lb draw weight limit does not have the effect of limiting the power of crossbows that you are concerned with, but instead, only eliminates the majority of recurve crossbows presently on the market. And those recurve crossbows are not any faster than the average compound crossbow, and all are slower that the fastest compound crossbows on the market today.

I am a total GM guy so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I think the new Colorado is an awesome looking truck. Love the interior as well. Wish I could get away with one but I need a full size with all the stuff I pull. Boat, camper, ATV's, Snowmobiles.

My 06 Frontier has about 150k and still going strong. Before this truck I had nothing but GM products. Never had buyers remorse after purchasing the Nissan. My brother has owned Toyota's for quite a few years with no problems either. Best of luck with whatever you choose!

I've owned 3 Nissan Frontiers and they never gave me an issue.

good luck John. be sure to share pictures when she flops one.

Great pic's!! Natures camo at it's best!

Do you need to call with a french accent? Have a great trip, keep safe and best of luck to ya!

More photos from the pond. Aggression is increasing. Single males are showing up - woodies & mallards. Note the time on the night shot. Don't ducks sleep, even with half their brain at a time?

Whatever you do, don't post a picture...

its fine. Just don't eat the Post-it

Nice paint brush Ants I'm a fan of #5's for coverage

I will be using the coveted Crosman M417 to nail them birds! Why deal with recoil from a roman candle from a 12ga when you can use an air gun? J/K people.

Nice find!! Stuff like that never happens to me.I have two friends who are general contractors. One found an old Winchester 1897 shotgun, in a closet of a house he was remodeling. He told the 80 something year old woman, who owned the property, about it. She said she thought it was her fathers old gun, and told him to keep it. It was /is in very respectable shape. My other buddy was remodeling a big old house , I think in Buffalo. The house was supposedly once the home of a 1930's- 40's gangster. My buddy found an old Savage .32 auto pistol in a wall. It was wrapped in a rag that was so old it just fell apart when he touched it. He has it on his permit.

The mermaids sister is Gracie? Figured it was unicorn Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dan........You should be able to watch it "online" at some point. Preview and more information here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/wild-ways.html

Rotorooter23 this guy has breech plugs http://smokelessmz.com/index.html

Trump for Prez! Cool dude! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes, with that choke tube, these are my shells of choice!!

you are absolutely right. one armed person cannot take on the government. however your lack of being able to comprehend what I doubt you have read, nor your ability to comprehend what you see when action is taken against the government. the 2nd states well armed militia... meaning more than 1. we saw during the Clinton administration when the government over reaches a few can make a statement that can change the direction of policy in the government. as far as your ability to define 'assult' weapons.... all firearms are if one form or another a descendent of a military fire arm. so where does the definition of 'assault' weapon end? when there are no fire arms left.Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I went back in this past weekend, 4/14-17/16 to camp and scout. I was the first canoe camper into Lows Lake this year, probably because the gate was closed and I had to cart my outfit in 3/4 mile to the put in. I surprised a good size deer standing in some water/grass but other than that saw no tracks or sign from the canoe. I spent some time around Tomar Mt again, not much sign, some trails but no old rubs. Again, I'm not your best or hardest hunter, pretty much just enjoy the big woods and the Adirondacks. I'll be heading back in come fall for sure. The wood stove came in handy, temps down to the low 20's in the morning. Canoe and campsite, Virgin Timber Landing west end of Lows Lake, 15' wood canvas Chestnut Chum, my tent evening with Tomar Mt in the background, Daytime scouting, ice had just left the lake so I hugged the shoreline. Pack contains my lunch, a set of clothes and some birch bark, matches punk wood for a quick emergency fire. Good trip.

Here are some of my finds recently from a British encampment site on the Mohawk River... I believe the bigger musket balls are 72 cal. The big piece is a copper tin.

I thought it was quite clear

First annual lawn mowing beer

I haven't been able to check my roost sites yet, but by the looks of the trail cam pics and the time stamps on the food plots.. they're doing the same thing they always do in spring... Guess we will find out Saturday morning.. good luck to all the kids!

I remember our driveway looking lie a parking lot when all the family got together for deer hunting. The air was full of stories (some of them true) and the strategy sessions, the joking and some of those meals that the ladies of the family would put on. I think that whole atmosphere is what really kept me in an anxious condition while waiting to get old enough to hunt. Hanging on every word, enjoying all the enthusiasm, it all made me want to be a part of it all. None of that happens when a kid's introduction to hunting happens in the absence of all that and at a time when all those characters are excluded.

Just my opinion. If you have never hunted with archery gear, it would be a huge benefit, to take the archery course, before hunting with a crossbow. Even though it's not required to take the archery course at this time. Hunting with a crossbow is far more similar to archery, than hunting with a muzzle loader.

He can fill his doe tags and hunt all of shotgun and late season with it if he wishes.