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Some pics from Saranac 2 weeks ago. Good time camping with some sunny weather. The pike was one of the bigger fish, about 6 lbs, nothing huge but a decent fish. All fish where released.

Didn't see the one I was looking for last night, but he'll be back. I had to switch locations to get a little closer to the action. This field is the first to fall into the shadows as the sun sets. While not very good for photographing deer, it's a great spot to see them before they hit the main field. .... and a shot from the adjacent "boneyard".

Hit up my aunts farm pond in Darien today.

Venison burgers with Gorgonzola and bacon. Mama was happy to see them after her long day at work

The trip was OK. Cabins are very close to each other. Fishing stunk! I heard a lot about Indian Lake being great fishing. If you have a boat to get to deep water for the trout or hit the coves and points for bass and pike. We mainly caught 3-5" Rock Bass and Small mouth Bass. The biggest was around 9". Great food, and lots of beer! The g/f took more pics so once she gets them from the camera to her PC I have a few more.

Some things I have used over the years. Hike up high early and still hunt/stalking downhill while inspecting for sign. If you have a good area with deer this is a great way to hunt and you can do it very slowly if you can get in undetected. Get a good pair of binoculars they will help when scanning the end or beginning of rivers, swamps and any other thick pinch points deer use to cross or bed in including ridge tops and sides. Find the swamps, deer like swamps for cover, security and food. Rivers and streams hold food deer like check them good. October or later check for beechnut and other mast crops in the higher elevations. Scrapes and rubs are great to key in on early season but during rut look for the doe. Learn how to talk to deer, I can not explain how much this and tracking has helped me advance in my personal knowledge of deer. This is a great way to spot deer when the season is off or you want to see if deer are in a swamp and jump them out. Peter Fiduccia is da man! Love his videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rrOWSZOCq8 This next one is great to pull in doe, I have used it many times still hunting and had doe as close as 4-5 ft before spotting me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Udgb_imWM If we get snow get out and follow the first track you find and see where it takes you. Usually it will cross other tracks and then you found a X to put on the GPS. I tend to find doe with young stay in the lower land, valleys and swamp areas more than bucks that like the higher elevation. Bucks swagger and have a wider track than doe that walk a thin line. Track a buck can tell you his size, rough weight and antler width if your lucky. Benoit videos are great along with the Salerno brothers for great deer hunting info. Cover as much area as possible when scouting, deer know the sound of human hikers is different than hunters and see it as less of a threat but will still run usually unless they freeze and let you pass. Find the Doe! It's as simple as finding the core area of the doe and making sure you are in it during rut because that is where the bucks will be looking for them. If you find no sign go to a different area, don't waist to much time scouting an area with no sign. Number one tip is enjoy your time in these remote locations where many other hunters say no deer roam and don't give up, ever! Be safe and prepared, these woods can be a beautiful landscape that can turn into a unforgiving place of isolation and calamity when things go bad. I can promise you this: If you get a deer it will be an experience of a lifetime! Remember to thank your prey for all that it has given you! Congrats on your quest for an ADK deer, I wish you the best of luck and hope you get lucky this year!

The title of the thread is my opinion and that of a few friends. I got this Speedy Stitcher in 1989 as a Christmas gift. It was recommended by friend......... The other day the winch strap on my boat trailer busted while cranking the boat in. I bought a new one today at Cabela's and it was about 4' too long. By "too long" I mean that it filled the spool on the winch before I got to the hook. I pulled it back off and compared it to the junk one and noted that it was too long. I cut the strap to the correct length and stitched it up like it needed to be. A bolt goes through it when putting it on the spool and then you just crank it in. My Speedy Stitcher has gotten me out of quite a few jambs over the years. I might not use it every year but when I need it, it's handy as hell to have. My turkey vest would have been chicken chow mien years ago without it. I think it's one of those things every hunter/fisherman/outdoors man needs and should fit all budgets.

Your sources speak volumes!

I am by no means lazy, I hang 40 plus stands a year,trim countless lanes for shooting,place.and monitor 12 plus trail.cams, plant 12 acres of food plots ,over 500 trees this year, prune apple,and hing cut trees, manage my timber and fallow.field.. I use gun and bow, and I bought a crossbow.. so I'm lazy? It's something different.. lot of criticism from people who get their info off Web sites.. many have never shot one, let alone sit in a stand with one but they are experts or feel they know better.. I've used one and it has benifits and drawbacks. If you want to use one so be it.. my opinion is one of let them be.. heck if spears are made legal I'd try one of them. .

How come every time Uptownfake posts something, I imagine a semi finished basement, Hot Pockets, skateboards and weed?????

I have done a lot of management for grouse the past 10 years and this year the added benifits seem to be an abundance of woodcock! The grouse numbers are up this year as are sighting while putting in food plots and some timber management. I have never seen resident woodcock here in 20 plus years I have owned the land. A few in fall for a day or two as they migrated south ,but I have 4 that I see almost every day I am out ( and they are different birds for sure)they don't chase me on the tractor like the grouse,but scamper and flit ahead for about a hundred yards then stand to the side as I drive by.. I don't really knkw much about them other than they eat worms.. but there must be a reason they decided to stay this year. Perhaps the forest floor thay was sold pine has broken down enough for worms to thrive.. I've looked for habitat info and foods but have not found to much ,but I welcome these funny birds!

Here he is, I didn't get to tuck his hair in around the wall and such. I had to hang him fast, and get to a few appointments for my wedding last night. Just snapped a couple pics before i left quick.. He looks awesome, I am very pleased

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Just remove all of the pins. Then its like throwing a baseball. Isn't that what they all say? lol I guess I use this method with the recurve since I aim using a gap. But with the compound, I am with Grampy. Pin on!

Just a feeble attempt at self depreciatory humor. My point is for me to keep things as simple as possible for hunting situations. That works best for me.

Great pics wooly!!

I was watching a documentary with my grandson about the Grand Canyon, a good part of it was about a pair of condors that were nesting there, this would have been their first chick to survive, and either one or both of the parents were routinely trapped and tested for lead. Lead seems to be the biggest obstacle to the recovery of the species. A couple of great links here: https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/condor_updates.htm https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/condor-re-introduction.htm and this one on how a program to switch to non-lead ammo seems to be encouraging for the condors. http://grandcanyonnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=10998 So, this is what I believe about the issue with lead in ammo. I started hunting some 50 years ago on my family farm in Delaware County. All our ammo was lead, there were no laws even for hunting waterfowl with lead. My house had shingles(for siding) made of asbestos, and the town would oil the roads once a year to keep the dust down, some of that oil probably had PCBs in it(it was cheaper),and it was perfectly legal. http://www.balch.com/files/Publication/a398308c-8127-41ee-b6bb-38fa16d76bda/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/569e4dcf-dc3c-4d54-b543-0a7fa02d93cc/PCB%20-%20THead.pdf My point being, is that we learn from things, and what we have always done, sometimes we can’t continue to do, and shouldn’t because we know better.

No one is discussing a ban. It is just education.

Nice job on the video. I've been a user of Barnes X, TSX and TTSX bullets in my CF hunting rifles for many years. Not exclusively but quite often. I didn't choose to use solid copper bullets to benefit the OTHER critters that may be feeding on gut piles sprinkled with lead fragments, it's just a great extra benefit to using the monolithic bullets.

Why all of a sudden there is a problem? I mean hunting is and has been on the down slide for years. There was never a problem back when half the people in the country was a hunter?

My wife trail rides a crf230 , My 450 won't stand for her pace in the woods so my bike of choice is a 91 honda ez cub 90 , nobody gets off the cub with out perma grin .

Buying a "mobile" home was the best life decision I have ever made, being 30 and completely debt free and never having a mortgage allows me to live! My friends and coworkers constantly ask how I afford all my guns and toys and I remind them that my house costs me 1700$ a year! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've been using an old 'C' needle and a spool of waxed sailmakers thread to repair stuff since the 1960's. Shoes, belts, holsters, upholstery, work pants, tool belts, and even a couple of favored beer coozies. Duct tape only goes just so far until you start to get strange looks..

Daughter opted for Duffs chicken wings for her last day of school meal.

I have hunted the ADKS since I was a young kid with some success. Get a gps and a map and a compass and don't ever forget any of them. Get boots that are comfortable and light. My success has come from covering a lot of miles, sometimes 10+ miles a day. The important part of this is knowing when to move fast and when to slow down. I pack very light and carry light guns that have had the barrels sawed off for better portability. Most of my success has been when I found a spot with buck sign where I can see a long ways. I have shot a bunch of bucks over 150yds in the ADKS. My buck I shot last year I shot in a spot I had found 3 days earlier and it was 3 miles from the road. When u find a spot that has buck sign you want to be there before light. This usually means early mornings and long walks in the dark "compass and gps." Hunting the ADKS is my personal favorite place to hunt and can be very rewarding and very frustrating! My cousin and I have had a camp for 11 years and he has yet to kill a buck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Family headed out of town. It's me the dog and a pile of grilled venison steaks and some cold beers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Didn't take you long to jump back in and prove my point about unintelligent trolling.

Uptown --- Do you post your replies during school recess ?

Out of everyone on this site that I've seen pics of.., you win the award for MOST... and WHITEST teeth,lol Nice catch there... "Marlboro Man"! You guys are making me wanna wet a line again.

Ho Hum ! More drivel ........

It was a good trip. Monday night we had a massive thunder and lighting storm that lasted about 2 hours. Forgot how loud rain is on a metal roof. LOL The g/f's dad was enjoying just catching fish, I wanted a few for the pan. But, it's called fishing not catching. The baby birds were the object of discussion quite a bit. I named them little peepers. Odd thing is we didn't see a single Loon ( except other campers and our selves of course ). A momma duck with her babies. On the drive home today we saw a bunch of turkeys crossing RT30, a few had poults. I forgot how much I love being in the middle and upper ADK's.

Great pics as always!

That being said. If we are willing to elect Hilary Clinton President then a scavenger as the national bird would be appropriate. I like the bald eagle as our national bird. I didn't realize they were scavengers. I've seen them pull fish from the Hudson and even once seen them try to take a Canadian Goose.

Another tell tale sign are the droppings of the bird, chalk as it is known because it looks white like chalk on the forest floor. If you find an area they frequent you will see the chalk. That's the main way I know if the flight is on in the fall.

Might come in handy to repair my pop -up blind that the bear re-engineered for me this spring. Thanks for the tip, Larry ! I can think of several jobs where it would have come in handy over the years.

Prepare for an irrational attack for even mentioning that lead is harmful from the already lead infused....

Big buck and great mount! You're getting married? What's for sale?? Bows, guns...bass boat??!!?!

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It's a fungus(Mushroom). Sent from my LGL16C using Tapatalk

That's why I love the 250r I don't need dew, hell it'll do doughnuts on blacktop!

Not beer but trying a little sampler a buddy got me. Damn good.

WOW Awesome is right congrats.......on the deer and your wedding brother...

I have hunted the ADKs my entire life and the only advice that I can give you is to be patient. If you run into logging, it will be on private land as there is no logging allowed on state land. Therein lies the problem....finding food. Deer densities are low and the ones that are there tend to gravitate towards private land where the food is more plentiful. That's not to say that there are no nice bucks on state land, but be prepared to put in a lot of work in order to find one and be ready to shoot because they often surprise you when you see one. They don't stick around long for a shot. There home ranges are also a lot bigger than those that live in areas that have more food. I now lease some land with a couple of buddies in the Finger Lakes and am happy to actually see deer as there have been many years that I have eaten tag soup and the only deer that I saw were does.

Good vid!

i have eating plenty of wood cocks (never tried dog droppings) but them birds tasted pretty good to me

Id rather aim dead on because its one less thing to worry about. When you have adrenaline pumping through your body, you don't think as clearly and you might end up missing because of that.

What town , progress is moving nicely on the field and stream store in Latham. I'm hearing August 3rd opening

Don't forget the sunscreen, a hat, and pair of sunglasses. A good pair of sticky soled shoes will come in handy once you get some fish slime on the floor of the boat. There's a lot of light bouncing around out there on the open water and your eyes can get strained fast watching those rod tips against the bright sky. Most importantly..... don't forget the camera! Good luck!