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I took a walk down to the creek to get some shots of some wild flowers today. Hiking along when a momma wood duck and her kids went scurrying across the water. The babies made it safe to the creek bank and hid underneath. Momma however put on the "lame duck act" and began splashing around trying to lure me downstream with her. Out of nowhere from behind me this hawk came ripping past my head and nailed her right in the deepest section of the pool! I had my short lens on so I had to make a quick change before I could do anything. I could hear all kinds of splashing going on but now I couldn't see over a mound of creek rocks. When I finally got situated and peaked over the rise, I saw momma duck swim under the creek bank on the other side and this hawk swimming for the other shore! Momma took a solid hit and there were feathers floating everywhere. She curled up in a hole and didn't come back out while I was there. Not sure if she made it or not. Mr. Hawk didn't stick around long once he dried out from his high speed plunge! Very cool to see such an attack so close!

Im out on the ,SS pos with Mrs. 302 when I see something off to the side in the water, birds I figure except it's to brown . Turns out to,be these two deer swimming across Irondequoit Bay just south of the bridge. The wife is saying don't scare them they'll get tired. I stayed back killed the motor for a bit . I tell you'll once they. crossed , I figured they catch their breath for a bit , nope full speed up a VERY steep hill .

Tuesday morning I awoke and peered out the window at our duck pen and noticed we were missing a couple. This got my suspicions up as we had lost a duck Saturday night already. I knew something got them and when I went out with my dogs to investigate I found out what was enjoying a Duck dinner on me. It was a Great Hornded Owl!!! I removed the netting over the ducks and tried to scare the owl out. It wasn't sure what to do to get out and eventually I ended up removing all of the net. I thought about grabbing it for a brief second and quickly decided that wasn't a great idea at 530am with no coffee so I kept at it and eventually got it to hop out. It sat there hissing and clapping its beak at me. It finally flew a little and I knew it was ok so I left it alone. It took off at some point and left. What an ordeal! Never a dull moment for us between our hobby poultry farm and all the critters there is always something going on. I'd prefer if they didn't eat my dinner before I can but if they want to bad enough it can be hard to stop them. Last night something chewed it's way into the duck house and took out my favorite duck so now I have to go home build them a fortress that nothing can get into. What a handsome devil.

I try to take my 22 month old daughter with me everywhere I go. Start her young.. Some may be against it but, I even let her shoot with me, a .22 pistol I have.. she loved it. She hates being inside, she will drive us absolutely nuts until we take her outside to play and roam around, so i take her anywhere i can. whether its on the boat, the woods, the wheeler, the tractor.. you name it. Shes an outdoor baby for sure!!! I look forward to every memory we can make... On top of that.. my summer is always spent, fixing and staying up on camp projects, my Dad was taken from us too soon in March, so its all on me now. ITs hard being there without him but i cherish all the good times. The picnics every other weekend, family BBQ all the time Food plots, hang trail cams when July rolls around.. prep stands. Id like to build a box blind for my fiance this summer, but with a July 30th Wedding, my time is limited this year, as well as finances.. lol This is my daughter Alivia and I going to till a food plot 2 weekends ago.. she loved it...

The 2016 legislative session is scheduled to end June 16th. The last few months we have asked you to contact your personal legislators and recently we asked you to write to the chairmen of the Environmental Conservation Committees. Time is running out for us in 2016. Please call the offices of the Chairmen of the Senate and Assembly Environmental Conservation Committees and request they place S7005 and A9623 on their respective committee agendas beginning today. Call today, and every day until June 16th. In 2014 we were successful in getting the crossbow language we have today in the 11th hour by our members and their friends lighting up the phones in Albany. With everyone working together, we can make this happen again in 2016. CALL NOW! Assembly Chairman Steve Englebright 518-455-4804 Senate Chairman Thomas O'Mara 518-455-2091 Newsletter Link

Found a new spot for a possible tree stand location while out spring turkey hunting the last two weeks. Look's very promising, trail leads right to a creek crossing and the amount of tracks leading to it and through it were incredible. Got the goose bumps just pondering where to place my stand come fall!!! I know bow season is a long way off but already getting pumped!!! LOL.....

Seriously, you need to work for National Geographic. Great shots!

A big Thank You to all "Live From The Turkey Woods" posters. Some nice stories with some great birds taken. Maybe next season, we can get another contest going again for fun.

Congratulations to Bill, 2012 taco, and everyone else who killed a bird in the bottom of the 9th inning, quite a few guys & girls got one yesterday. I hunted this weekend at my camp in Allegany county, didn't hear a peep, I think they flew south, LOL. Now it's on to summer activities, fishing, home repair, cooking out, and planning for fall turkey trips. Counting down the days....

Pics or didn't happen ....

Made it to Ohio for daylight. Satellite and top scouting was good once. I put eyes on the property and even saw and heard birds. Hoping to hit 1 spot in Indiana and maybe make Iowa before dark. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

First card pulls of the new antler growing season!!! I am very happy to see this guy (aka Wannabe) still alive. The last pics I got of him were just before daylight on 12/13 (which was the final day of regular gun season) and he never showed up during post season like he has every other year. He is now a 5 year old...been watching since the summer of '12 when he was a yearling 8-pt. My fingers are crossed that he will add some inches after the mild winter and break 140 this year. We'll see in about 7-8 weeks... Last year: This guy almost fooled me, but I recognized him after taking a closer look at the pics. I saw him several times post season still wearing antlers into late february. He is a 4 year old...while he doesn't appear to have the best genetics, he has a lot of character and I can't wait to see what he looks like in August!!! Note the scar over his shoulders... The three evenly spaced notches in the left ear... Last year:

Hard to imagine a sharpshin taking on an adult woodduck, but then I have seen a redtail attack an adult hen turkey.. Definitely not a redtail...I'm going with a coopers.. A goshawk would have smeared poor Mrs Woodie.. I hope she survived to get back and take care of her ducklings.. SUPER footage as usual, Wooly !!

Well, now that spring turkey season is over, back to the always pressing stuff that needs to be done around the house. Still doing some edging along with black mulch. (Lowe's has 5 bags on sale for $10.00 still I think?) Want to plant another shrub on the side of the house, last one died off? Same time working on painting both bath rooms, but those are an inside job when the weather gets crappy outside. I had a new shed put up last fall, want to put in a shelf to store smaller items on and clear up floor space, another project I want to get at this week. Keep working on my turkey displays down in the shop as well, again, weather related projects. Then helping the girlfriend at her place too!!! No couch potato here!!!

Is that a coopers or sharpie ? I can never tell the difference. And again Wooly, you find and see the neatest stuff ever and always catch it on camera !!

Don't take that statement for granted. Those opposed to crossbows are also calling. Call TODAY, TOMORROW and every day until June 16th! We have everything to gain and nothing to lose!

Just got done edging, mulching, planting a new shrub, and planting some tomato and pepper plants. Whew.....beer break!!!

Let's get this done Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

If you support full inclusion for crossbow, now's the time to SHOW your support!

WHO.........did it?

Got there at 9:45 and was #3 on sign in sheet. Got out of there at 11:15. Only 2 people working but gotta say it was ALOT better than driving downtown, looking for parking and taking even longer. Allen was the gentleman who helped me out and a pleasure to deal with. Chris Jacobs was there thanking all who came down and shook my hand. I asked him about the SAFE ACT and the mandatory 5 year renewal /background check. Going on what 3 years now of SAFE ACT and troopers have no idea on how to go about this process so he said "when" they finally figure something out there will be an announcement but don't expect anything soon. Channel 2/4/7 were all there but everyone opted out of interviews, me included. Granted they are ironing out some wrinkles and it'll get quicker but all in all a pleasant experience. And some .44 going down range tomorrow. . Side note. I learned from gent waiting that you can go into PA sheriffs office and in about 20 minutes obtain a non resident pistol permit providing you have a NYS permit. I have a Utah non resident and PA just opted out of recognizing it. New Hampshire online is piece of cake too. No classes or such like a Florida or Utah. The benefits of these non resident permits is other states recognize them. Great if you travel a bunch. Just a heads up.

ive got two sheds to build doors for, we can start a "Live from the wood shop" thread, lol won't that be entertaining? I'll be banned for bad language in the first hour

Found this juvenielle crow today trying to figure out how to put some air under his wings. They nest high in the tall pines every spring, but this is the first time I've ever come across one at ground level. Apparently he bailed from the nest just a little too soon as he wasn't accumulating many frequent flyer miles. He's not the most exciting critter to ever step in front of the lens, but shooting "black" subjects in bright light has always been a challenge for me. .... and here's a couple random filler pics to get my 10 shots in.

Nice evening fishing. Bought 8 sawbellies and was done in 2 hours. 6 for 8. Dad got 2 LM Bass. I got 2 LMB and 1 laker and 1 brown. All released. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I resemble that remark............

You can have my share ????

Well I gave it all I had, not a gobbler from the roost again today, busted 1 off the roost @ 5:45, sat it out till 9 hoping there would be 1 nearby. Took a walk,at 10 I set up again and called aggressively, had 2 gobblers sneak in quite, season ended 5 minutes later!!!

here is the link.. NYSDEC Deer Management Planning Public Input Form they say they need additional input from hunters .just might be worth checking out !

Girls and I went down there today. Checked out Arboria luminarium It's an inflatable maze with light and music inside. Actually pretty neat. Took the bike ferry from outer harbor to inner harbor Checked out the naval ships , sub and planes. Area was quite active today as war memorials being visited General Mills but we didn't smell Cheerios today as usual. Pretty impressed on how they've built up the area. Someone had some serious kite action going on.

Those are some beautiful pictures!

Cool pics! I was hunting in Cooperstown one year and I saw 2 doe, looked like a mother and yearling, run across the road and basically dive into the lake. I was like WHAT THE? Then I noticed a bunch of coyotes stop at the top of the hill that where chasing them. Crazy! They knew the lake and or road with many people would save them, amazing. The coyotes did not have venison that night. Cool story Larry302!

Imagine seeing that thing looking at you in the woods! It looks like a big 'ol Chewbacca head!

Thanks. An IPhone combined with bright sun and well driving a boat , I wasn't even sure I had them in the shot ! Gotta watch for driftwood this time of year, didn't figure deer as well.

How many steps? You can usually get stringers pre made at lowes, HD, etc

They are amazing. They say the deer on Block Island swam there, it's 13 miles of shark infested waters

Ha dont try and tell the couple Yote experts on here that they could have any effect on your deer numbers. That stuff just dont happen!

Called both. Engelbright's secretary said to also call the sponsor of A9623, Assembly woman Aileen Gunther. So, I did that too. Her office # is 518-455-5355, if anyone else wants to call.

Hope this doesn't sound too selfish, but summer time is ME time! Most of my free time now will be spent in the woods solo. Moving blinds and stands around, exploring new areas, observing and photographing deer at the fields, general nature hikes and random photo shoots, drinking beer..., stuff like that,lol. Most anything I do now alone in the field will benefit myself and anyone who tags along with me this fall.(even though it may not appear that way on the surface) It's nice to have all the pressure of "hunting season" finally be lifted, and now it's time to just get out there and enjoy the activities and encounters I appreciate most for what they truly are..... relaxing, and just as rewarding as any hunt!

Cool pic of the dark eyed Junco!

Turkey season might be over, but there's always something to do in the outdoors. Camping, fishing, hiking, boating... I didn't kill a bird, and it was a tough season, not just for a novice like me either. But, it's gone and now it's time to fish and camp.

I've sent mine, twice. I personally feel that it's a long shot to even be brought up for a vote this year. With the ethics reform going on, nobody seems to want to do anything after passing the budget. All we can do is hope for a vote at this point. So every contact is important to get this through!

Bill , It's 82 degrees out and way too warm for us all to wearing hip boots for the $hit you're shoveling. Do you have a friend or neighbor who has a smartphone who you could borrow to post pics ?! We'd like to see pics of a possible NYS record bird. Just askin. Just think if you wouldn't have "stung " that other bird you wouldn't have had this chance. Crazy how things work ain't it.

With all my might, I'm willing a longbeard within range for you! If anyone deserves one it's you! Good vibes and luck being sent!

Short ribs and chicken

What number do you think they pull out of the sky to cover for all the tags filled that never get called in? I know piles of people that never report. They fill their whole families tags and never report. DEC and QDMA can say what they like but when it comes to numbers its a big guess year after year. It also shows many years how screwed up their number is.

Had a squirrel problem myself today 2 of them got up in the corner of the patio rafters and startled my wife when she went out to cook, got the hose out and soaked them out then had to board up that little corner of the rafters.I currently don't have a beebe gun or pellet gun at the house the smallest I got right now is a 243 thought that would have been a bit of an overkill not to mention the police would have been there in less than 5 minutes! Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Same here. Been running a "trap line" around the yard for about a week now. Must have caught 100 of the little diggers already on 3 sets. Just using a few sunflower seeds on them so no gooey mess. Might have to do a euro for a nice addition to the trophy room,lol

Here's food for thought...For those guys/gals with the desire to fill the tag they paid for ....now have a shortened season for gun and they don't bow hunt....What do you suppose will happen...Brown down perhaps??? So how does that help exactly???

Is anyone interested in a "Gun Dog" forum? I cannot find anything on this site. It could cover all aspects from puppies through full training, food and health issues, bird dogs, water dogs, tracking dogs, training tips and equipment reviews/opinions, etc. I would really like to be able to communicate with local NY dog owners and trainers as NY has such a diverse environment and use of hunting dogs.