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Came bob bob bobbing along in my pasture, got the camera out and got a half way decent photo. Al

Set it in dry rice overnight as precaution if you can, to pull any internal moisture out.

Boiled octopus, drained, chilled, and put in a salad. No pics of the salad. I was hungry.

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Firearm bear is In Dec for 6 or more days. Oct this year will be the first bear bowhunt since the 50s or 60s I think but don't quote that. It's gonna run 3 days, than 3 w muzzleloader. Bears are one of easiest animals to kill w bow usually expiring under 40 yards w even 15 yards being common. Not sure why but they die easy. You wanna see spots pm me n I'll show you areas to try. You can even bait if you stay on ground but there's so many you prob wouldn't need to

Well we have images and he "knows" who it is but you cants see faces so no legal action can be taken.Might be some good old back country action taken but not legal!

Wild hog sausage courtesy of a buddy who hunted them in Florida. Perogies, peppers, and onions.

Guys I don't see the crossbow alone doing much damage even though I dont like em they are limited range. The number of guys who try may increase n that could up the harvest. Bear in mind guys who don't bowhunt may not automatically get within the 20 yards or so. Don't think crossbows alone w decimate herds

You are losing me a little bit with the sniper thing. My position on the wall is that if we build the wall under a Trump presidency. It will have a lasting effect. So when the people elect a progressive down the road the wall will still do its job. We already know that liberal progressives will not enforce the laws in place.

thanks to all for the congrats and good wishes. spent the first few days of my retirement at our property in Franklinville. always something to do at a camp. I think I am mentally prepared for this...... a couple of stands to put up with shooting lanes to clear, another trail cam or two to put up, a new rifle to sight in, traps to clean and prepare for trapping season, a couple of properties to check out where owners want some critters removed, a new motor on my old boat that needs to be wore out fishing, the company I retired from gave me several hundred dollars in fishing stuff ( glad I did not get a watch) so I need to see how many of those lures I can loose. and the list can go on. I think my mind is in the right place. thanks again to all.

Who cares whether a crossbow is archery or not. They aren't loud powder burning guns either. Quiet enough not to ruin anyone's archery hunt. So let them be used in early season. Yes, they are easier than a compound, which is easier than a recurve, which is easier than a spear. Again, who cares. Let the hunter decide his preferred challenge level. I have said it before, but I would prefer to see someone hunt with a crossbow than a compound if they are more likely to injure game with the compound. Why should a hunter be required to hunt with whatever level of challenge I choose. As long as the archery season isn't ruined with shots going off (yes I realize that happens for the short youth season and am fine with that), I don't care what legal weapon a hunter uses.

To me this isn't a breed issue. While some breed have been "designed" for specific characteristics, there are good and bad in each breed. I am more of a supporter of dealing with the problems. to me if a dog bites or attacks it goes down. no questions. 5 pounds or 200. I won't own a biter.

Gonna try something different tonight, grass-fed ribeye steak, topped with broccoli rabe, mushrooms, green onions and mozzarella cheese. Along with corn on the cob, green beans, and fresh pineapple. Pictures to follow.

Agreed 100%. The unfortunate difference, is that a Pit has a lot more ass than most other dogs. When a Pit does bite, it's going to do more damage than a shitzu. Again though, I love them. I think I'm finally ready to get another one. I've been looking at rescue Pits lately. Can't wait.

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Sorry to hear about your ordeal. I love dogs (Im a Lab owner too) The only dog I have never liked or trusted was the Pit Bull.

Logged on to huntingNY and a 24Hr Campfire thread broke out. You should post this over there.....they love pitbull's are the demon seed threads. LOL I have a rescue pit. Good dog. But frankly the minature schnauzer I grew up with was a total POS that would bite anyone, even us kids. It liked my mother..... I blame the owners not the breed.

Oh…..that was yours???….Where exactly are those "better cams"??

I eat any mushroom I find…Had some this morning and they were pretty farm tooth..margin..rainbow my cat is blunt, whiskey on the tree nobs,WHOS THAT??, in the gully of the wing nut….

If anybody else needs ideas for NJ let me know. Way too many bears. Tons of land. Id be glad to help cause we need the population lowered

They are according to the IBO, several other archery organizations, and way more than 50% of the states. There is one reason that someone chooses a compound over a trad bow - they want or need something easier. There is no other - trad bows have been used effectively for 1000's of years. Just have to put in the time to become proficient and/or accept some limitations. Kind of funny how 2 recurve hunters on this thread support full inclusion, but some compounders want their level if easy to be the bar. There is a word for that.

So you don't think she'll notice the bear skin rug in front of the fireplace ?

Have have seen bears in 4 spots of public hunting lands in the early bear season zone in Orange county. Bad-part is the Palisades commission doesn't allow firearms until Nov. 1 in Sterling Forest, which is where 3 of those spots are. I have had 3 encounters and a sighting in the distance of single bears while out turkey hunting this Spring. I am seriously considering a bear hunt for the first time (just don't tell my wife).

So coming home from finding cam vandalism I check out the trees in plot...deer broke top off of the Dunstan I planted last year( tubed and fenced)..go to check the peaches and I round one side of fencing, Angel the other. I nearly stepped on the little thing and it pops up under my foot and runs...right into Angels face!..Well I heard my alter ego emerge(,I call it the drill Sargent) when a resounding baritone NO! emerged from my mouth...Angels head swung my way and then back to the fawn as it dashed behind the weeds to under the blind..Again NO!...She is such a good dog...though I could see in her eyes....." but Mom PLEASE!"...I can't blame her for wanting to chase...they don't normal nearly jump into her mouth...she never moved a muscle....lol...She stayed one step behind me all the way home with the Eeyore look on her face...

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I understand the sentiment and shoot nearly daily so that I can hunt with a barebow recurve. But really, why should someone BE REQUIRED to show the same level of dedication to hunt early season. I hear the same crap about compounds on traditional bow sites. I would prefer to give everyone the opportunity whether they want to work harder or not. As long as its not hurting my hunt, I don't care. Honestly "the you should work harder to hunt this season" argument is a slippery slope unless you are at the bottom of that slope - i.e. hunting with a homemade selfbow, wood arrows and flint heads.

They are either archery equipment or they are not. A crossbow does not morph into something else when different people shoot it.

No it isnt,what you are doing is just what anti gun people do against us.They blame good decent law biding citizens because of the actions of a few.How many millions of pit bull are out there and how many attacks do you here or see?

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I heard that the first two head shots, at the kid missed and that the third accidentally hit the gorilla in a very soft part of its otherwise very dense skull, and killed the poor innocent being, ..Sons of Bitches!!!!! Also the zoo was using cheap reload .243 ammo, in order to save money. Those cheap rounds are known for being inaccurate.!!!!!

I love pits, & wouldn't own any other breed. But if you can't control them, and don't train them right, you shouldn't own one.

Thanks guys! I enjoy this too much to make a job of it moog. It's easy to see past my screw ups and imperfections when there's nothing on the line. My editing style and knowledge are too basic, and I'd rather shoot with no added pressure or expectations. I'm always on the move stones unless I'm shooting deer at dusk. Most anything I find while hiking through preferred areas at specific times of year. I really don't have the patience to wait for critters to show up so I'm almost always active and look for them where I think they'll be. The only exception is once I find what I'm looking for sometimes I have a hard time walking away from it. I've gotten so wrapped up in taking pics that I looked up and couldn't remember where I was,lol Once I find what I'm after I just try to keep up with it... or at least one step ahead of it by predicting what it will do next. Ha- I also wouldn't be able to get away with that if I was on someones payroll! OSHA regs and all,lol....

Doc I m like you went from the corp world to retirement and never looked back. Started my own little archery shop and had it running for about 12 years, then wife asked me to close down so we did not have all the traffic at odd hours at the house. Now it still is a great place to live, have my own 32 target 3D course setup on 5 acres of land. Have one or two buddies that I shoot weekly with. Love to fish in the local ponds. Life is good for me at 75. Most of all still the best wife in the world who put up with this old fool. Great kids and now grand kids.

Not great video but I think this is a bear. If so my first trail cam of a bear. Pretty exciting. Still not sure if I would want to kill a bear if I had the chance in season. STC_0027.AVI STC_0029.AVI

People have said America was never great and our past had issues. Compared to today, I'd take our past any day. Thomas Sowell: "Before there can be a welfare state in a democratic country, there must first be a welfare state vision that becomes sufficiently pervasive to allow a welfare state to be created. That vision, in which people are 'entitled' to what others have produced, is at the heart of the social degeneration that can be traced back to the 1960s. Teenage pregnancies, venereal diseases, dependency on government and murder rates were all going down during the much disdained 1950s. All reversed and shot up as the welfare state, and the social vision behind the welfare state, took over in the 1960s. That vision featured non-judgmental rewards and non-judgmental leniency toward counterproductive behavior, whether crime or irresponsible sex and its consequences. But relieving people from the responsibilities and challenges of life is doing them no favor. Nor is it a favor to society at large. American society has become more polarized under the welfare state vision. Nor is it hard to see why. If we are all 'entitled' to benefits, just by being present, why are some entitled to so little while others have so much?"

Border security solution: Allow volunteers to help secure the border with their own arms, on their own time, with authority to shoot anything approaching the border outside a check point, or not escorted by the US Border Patrol. Put the American militia where it should be at this time in history. Within days, illegal border crossing that would be stopped by a wall, will stop completely. Illegal Immigrant solution: Deport every illegal immediately upon identification as illegal, including any illegal children, and fine the heck out of anyone who was paying them to work. Illegal Drug solution: Legalize ALL illegal drugs. Removing the risk of supplying them illegally removes the high profits in smuggling them. Legal drugs will be privatized and legal businesses must work within the government regulatory system. Users will find it's their choice to risk using drugs and their medical needs will be their burden, not taxpayers. If we are a free country, your stupid choices are your free choice and the consequences are your consequences, nobody else's. I'm sure many will say these are harsh solutions. I say, we must have the guts to solve harsh problems with harsh solutions. These solutions also remove any political gain by any American political party. The only thing that matters is solving the problem effectively and with the lowest possible cost to taxpayers.

Bear spray actually has a lower level of the active ingredients that human pepper spray has due to the higher sensitivity bears have to scents. May want a more potent spray for any human encountersSent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

Thing with that article is that since it was written two things happened. The border patrol Union endorsed Trump and Gary Johnson announced he's running as a libertarian. So time has made the article into a propaganda piece. We have had thirty years of both parties allowing illegals to invade our country. I want it to stop. If your ideas are guaranteed I'll take it. The problem is liberals won't stop illegal immigration.

Turkeyfeathers , I own some Surefires, a Tomcat and a Beagle .....

I respectfully disagree Bowguy. The range is the same as a modern compound. Sill shoots an arrow/bolt off a string and just has a different release mechanism, although my compound release has a trigger too. There are always things we don't like that others do in hunting. But if they are legal, does that make them wrong for everyone? Very simply put, if something is not for you, don't use it. Hunt how you want. And let others do the same.

Changed on what? I still don't think a wall is the most efficient way to tackle this problem. Why should those numbers change my mind? Each one of those issues could be tackled without a wall. So adding MORE of a tax burden is your solution. Because a wall would be coming out of your paycheck.

Watch this show when & if you get a chance a you will begin to realize how bad the problem is. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/border-wars/videos/border-wars-season-7-preview/

Thats a pretty stiff bullet and doesn't make big holes in small or thin skinned animals; one of the reasons it makes a great all around choice from small/petite to large heavy bone tough game. I have the skull from that one bleached; but most Baboon hunting where I have been is predator control and have only had the time to cape one for a mount; they slip quick if not handled right away like most thin skin game.....

Lets take a look for those who are blind. LOL In the first image below, you can see an odd shape with that looks like an arm going through the ferns. Red square. In the daylight image, the second, the ferns do not look the same as at night. Red square. In the last image, look at the green square, that looks like a camo pattern, not what's in the daylight pic. It's leaves at night, and ferns in daylight. Time to call monster hunters. LOL It's most likely an odd play on light. Maybe.....Muahahahahahaaaa!

Well today is my " Saturday" so,I bought this as its 9.5 . I don't drink the day before or after a night trick so,that gives me 5 days in a row of no alcohol, my balance of sorts , I start nights Wed. Not a big ipa guy , but it's hard not to try some , this is fine for an IPA . Btw I'll be in Pittsburg Sat through Mon. Taking in a couple Cardinals games, any recommendations? I'v had Iron City already ....., Been to PNC park before but don't remember what I drank .

Both my grandfather's served and were both there on d day. One grandfather was on the ground, he took a round in his shoulder earning one of his two purple hearts that day. My other grandfather was in the air that day, he was a navigator. I always think how lucky I am they both made it through that day and the war, otherwise I wouldn't be writing this. Thank you to all veterans.