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Started the weekend out from the observation stand, I kept seeing this hawk in the distance snatching up snakes from the clover. I forgot about him after a while until he fell out of the sky like a bowling ball right in front of me! His meal slithered away once he layed eyes on me. With the hot weather I thought I'd go see what's swimming around in the crick yesterday. Found that same momma wood duck that got blasted by the hawk a couple weeks ago, but she's down to 3 ducklings now. I'm glad she survived the attack but I sure would have liked to see the hawk eat her! A little further along I found this beaver gnawing on some branches that got washed downstream from the latest storm. I didn't try... but he was so oblivious to me being there that I think I could have scooped him up with my hands,lol At one point he walked right past me about 4 feet away. He finally figured out he was being followed and cooled me off with a flick of his tail before cutting under the creek bank. On my way out I spotted another nose poke out of the water. I'd finally found what I keep coming back here for. My first mud dragon of the year! Hope everyone had as much fun as I had this weekend!

That's what she said. On a roll....

Huge disappointment Wooly. Where is the Chupacabra photo?

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".

It all depends on what you want to do with the boat. My opinion on those two choices, is that I wouldnt go with either for a fishing boat. I also would not suggest an I/O for a first time boater, I would go with an outboard. There are more things to go wrong with an I/O setup than an outboard, more winterization considerations, etc. Better to keep it simple on your first go-round. I would also never ever buy a new boat. You take a huge hit on depreciation with them, its much better to buy used. If I was in the market for a fish and ski boat, it would be along these lines (used of course) http://www.nitro.com/boat/?boat=3820 Again, this is all just my opinion based on the boats Ive owned and dealt with here in NY, and when I lived in Florida and worked at a marina down there (also owned boats there). Whatever you decide to buy, just remember a few things: 1 - the two best days of a boat owners life are the day that they buy it and the day that they sell it. 2 - a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water that you throw money into. 3 - Break Out Another Thousand

Love the pictures, Wooly ! I especially liked the water features...A big snapper and a wet beaver....

Thanks guys... sorry I let you all down,lol db- I'm the LAST person to give camera care advice. My camera get treated like the rest of my hunting gear. It's just another tool that gets used and abused! All I use for editing is Nikon View NX and an outdated version of Noise Ninja. I shoot in RAW and only make basic adjustments. (sharpening, contrast, highlights, white balance...etc) I would have got a shot of the chupe, but I had mud on my lens! Doe- if I see one of my pics on someones t-shirt..., I'll just steal their shirt. That never really bothered me about marking my pics. Like you said, they're really not all that good anyhow! If someone really wants a pic from the web, watermarks aren't too hard to edit out. I'd be flattered if someone actually did "steal" one of my shots!

Off brand...but they work well...You need to set them up right though...I avoid real sunny areas. I try to make sure they have a tree infront of the end I think another deer would circle them ...I have both Buck and doe...I set the buck up in hedge row then fooled my FIL...he got so excited!...seeing a buck so close watching us on the deck....lol

I hunted a setup similar to that some years ago. I tried hunting the edges but in my particular case while there was still light all I was seeing were does.The bucks always stayed inside the tree line until it got dark and then they would come out. Well back before the game cams of today I had my my best luck when hunting a place like that looking for any well used game trails from the woods into the corn or hay fields and set up a stand in a place set back in the woods fifty yards or so where I had a good view of the trail. I ended up getting three bucks from that area all staying inside the tree line waiting to hit the field when it got dark. Al

Inlaws took girls and I and nephew to Russels garden place for nephews graduation dinner. No pics as didn't want wife to be pizzed. Seafood bisque , stuffed banana peppers , lobster Mac n cheese , 10 ounce fillet with crumbled blue cheese and Creme brûlée. Food coma !!

One way to keep cool!

Big corn fields like that are a curse and a blessing. If you don't have any corners, then it can be tough. I would look for corners, funnel locations, and low spots. If you have woods lower than the field (it looks flat, but pics can be deceiving), I would most certainly look into that area - even more if it happens to be a corner portion of the field. Bucks will hit the field from those spots to suck in thermals in the evenings. The thermals will be pulled down (even if only a foot or two of elevation change!) and mature bucks will use that to scent check the field for danger or receptive does before exposing themselves to danger - even more important after the corn is harvested, but still it'll be a natural travel corridor. If you have any portion of woods jutting out into the cornfield, this is often a very good scenario to scout out. You can find buck beds along the point edges (not right at the point, but often set back to be able to pick up scent or sight of that point). You'll see that overall point is a peak of activity when the corn is up and sometimes they'll use it after harvest before entering and crossing the empty field because it affords more protection. If you find a spot along the field edge that you like - it'd be worthwhile to talk to the owner to buy back a few rows in those stand areas and cut down one or two lanes into the corn to shoot into (with permission). This can be a differencemaker because there is little more frustrating than a buck you can see, but cannot shoot, either due to permission or because the corn is up (you will see and hear him, but you won't be able to pick a spot). There should be staging areas somewhere along the field but far enough into cover. It can be tough if you only have a portion of the field edge to work with. Consider looking at that staging trail and finding smaller trails leading to it (either angling or parallel). Those areas are where the bucks will sit back feeding, waiting, scent checking, etc. until it is ready to proceed. Even better if you find some oaks dropping in that staging area. Look for irrigation or drainage ditches coming and going into the field. Check those areas out. You may find bucks using the grassy swales and low spots alongside them for bedding amongst the corn, and traversing to and from the woods along them. The tough part is you'll probably find two or three trails that the bucks are taking into and out of the woods, and at that point, it can be a bit of a guessing game. The corn provides cover, and it's a spin of the roulette wheel. Low spots, points, ditches, etc. would be places I would try first once I feel confident a buck I want to shoot is using that area.

HAHA.... may have screwed yourself there. once you get home I'd start the conversation with the deer activity seemed slower than it should be.

You really are a dirty slightly beyond middle-aged man.

I hope to head west in 2017/18, I promised Disney this year so no big trips for me other than a weekend in Maine maybe.

There will be a staging area if the woods are big enough. They will spot up before coming to the corn in the dark. Find rub clusters and you will have found the staging area.

A+ to the gal with the gator out of the pool.

Use the Hoyt box above, that way nobody will want to steal it.

guess I haven't used charcoal in a while [emoji15]

Benjamin Steakhouse tonight in Hartsdale. Never disappoints, and always lives up to the hype. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So got sight good enough at 15 yards to shoot consistently these are left over arrows mine are on order...no stabilizers or quiver yet just single pin and Qad drop away. First thing I noticed was how quiet this bow is I mean quiet quiet what a difference not to mention how smooth the bow shoots it holds back nice doesn't want to jump forward at all overall I'm stoked can't wait to get some longer ranges dialed in to shoot some deer. 2016 matthews htx 28 draw 60 # dw Trophy Ridge single pin Qad drop away Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

"Bird Dog Wars" airs on the pursuit network 6/28 at 8:30. Looks like a good show to watch in the off season.

ez go gas.

Ha! My wife doesn't mind me looking at women. She's smart enough to know all men do that. It's the kid that kills me. At the end of the day when we finally get him to sleep, all I want is a can of beer...or two.

I'm married too. We aren't dead. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's a texture thing for me ,I can't even eat creamed corn.

Definitely buy used and consider paying for a survey on the boat (depending on how much you are spending). Easy to ski from a fishing boat with sufficient power - not true vice versa. Figure out the type of fishing you will do and make sure the boat accommodates it. For example, the nitro shown by John would be a great boat for warm water fishing (pan, bass, pike) but would suck for cold water fishing with downriggers, etc. No room to mount equipment or fight fish standing in the rear of the boat. If you plan on regularly boating in one of the great lakes, consider a deeper hull boat. Good luck and they are a money pit, but worth it. If you buy used and get a decent deal, your risk is minimal.

Papist - were you riding the Hudson line metro north train to NYC this morning? This guy was reading "info wars", which I never heard of except from you. The article is about the stock market. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice footage! Looks like a lot of fun. I think I recognize a guy or two there from Suffolk archers.

Great pics as always!

i don't have photo editing software so any shots would be unedited. not sure if any of these are but they look good! been thinking about bringing Nikon D5100 with me for general day-to-day as I don't have much time to go out specifically to photograph things. I'm very hesitant to have it in a hot summer vehicle though even in the soft gear case or pack. always hear of outdoor photographers taking their best shots from unplanned events where their gear was just in a back seat at the ready once pulling over on a road side or something. What do you think about that and/or best way to have your camera with you?

Did the spelling of Chukkar get auto corrected? I hate when that happens lol

Very nice. I have a gsp that i hunt pheasant and grouse with. Been trying to plan a trip out west but with two small kids my free time is limited.

Biz..do you wear shoe mirrors too??

Ya got me! I will come quietly. Infowars is in fact hugely popular, with a readership that dwarfs many of the mainstream news agencies.

I like the picture of the 2 rough housing,the first one is cool also ,I like when there is diffrent animals that close together.

Larry I may have the box from my GT500, if not I have lots of good cardboard and we can just make a box to fit it. I've made boxes before to store some of my xmas decorations etc. It's easy.

You just made a room full of people laugh....

Try calling Jeff at niagara outdoors tomorrow and see if he has one . 695-5873

on older boats, the outboard is probably 90% of the boats value.....you buy a nice hull with an older outboard and if the outboard craps out you'll be paying a good penny to replace it. I'd focus more on the outboard then the hull itself, even Bayliner, which is on the lower end of the scale, should serve you well for what you're looking for....they've been around forever and if they where that crappy I doubt they still would be....nothing worse then an outboard that gives you a headache every time you want to use the boat.

I think I'm getting a bit worn out here. I put up scientific studies, but I am not sure anyone reads them. Where are the facts or studies that claim there is no harm in using lead ammunition for hunting? Someone wanted a study where they tested people eating game meat,,, but it had to be a new study,,,, so I put up the one form Greenland,,, or did it have to be from the US? I keep hearing about the CDC study and how the folks who ate game meat still had a lower blood level than the national average. Didn't anyone hear my point that it was still 50% higher than those that did not eat game meat? Didn't anyone read that the CDC also said there is no safe level of lead and no level for kids that has no negative effects? And about the ban and what it might do to our economy, hunting, or ability to get ammo. The ban in CA is being phased in over a many years, the complete ban(again only for hunting), will begin in 2019,,,,,,,, don't you think that 4 years might give hunters and ammo manufacturers some time to get this figured out? If I can't present enough evidence for someone to switch, then I think I'm not doing a good job, and I will work on that, and do accept that. But, one must at least look at the evidence that is presented, so we can have an intelligent discussion on the merits of the studies.

You are the first person I ever heard make that statement before. Most people on the boating forums will state the opposite. Glastron is absolutely not a lower end boat, Bayliner's are a lower end boat. I havent seen to many 50 year old Chaparral's still actively hitting the lakes.

Don't use em for deer hunting but the filson is tough. Can't seem to wear it out but youd have to pack real light, not a lot of extra room

Dry rub boneless chicken strips, that will go in a fresh salad, with olives, feta cheese and some other goodies.. + fresh Italian bread………Maybe a Bud light or two...

He doesn't have to hold rallies at construction sites. Where ever he does hold a rally he should just surround the area with job applications and bars of soap.

Mussels with a beer Gorgonzola cream sauce( , onions , garlic ,Gorgonzola, bacon fat , beer )with crumbled bacon and good bread and butter. One of my favorites

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

This guy showed up in the corn field. Not sure which buck he is from last year yet. Time will tell.

Nice bass and pike!

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.