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Thought others could appreciate this, my son is a RN at university of Rochester medical. He’s the one towering over everyone else. So proud of him, but worried also.

I 'm making the most of being laid off and pretty much celebrating each day during this time. I explored another section of stream for most of the day yesterday and caught 8 browns between 10 and 15 inches. Two of the bigger fish really had me grinnin' as the fought hard and jumped several times. I was drifting garden worms on ultra light again. Had a cold beer and some venison slim sticks for lunch basking in the warm sun. A memorable day.

I went to my local clinic the other day for a routine blood test..First time I had been there since this stuff started.. Inside the main entrance there was a table with three big nurses standing there, all gowned, masked, and gloved... One nurse grabbed me and bent me over the table, the second one jerked my pants down, and the third one stuck a thermometer up my butt... I went back three times before they got wise to me....

Enough is enough, it’s 2020! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I am fine with patients coming upstate. As long as they are not Democrats!!! lol I had too..................

Hit the local stream today for a couple hrs. No fish but it was a great day.

My 86 year old mother tested positive for the virus. She was sick the last few weeks. Went from assisted living to the hospital. She is a cancer patient also. So with that said she is getting better each day. She has 10 more days of isolation until she can come home. They gave her Tylenol not advil for the fever. She is tough and we are so lucky!

I can't wait to read all the useless shit that was stuffed in there so I can give my blood pressure a work out

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Lets go!!!! $16 for half a tank!!!! I’m going driving all day just to go back later!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No, they were all female ( I think)…..I knew the jig was up when one said to another " Haven't we SEEN this asshole before ? "..

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I get a chuckle out of people telling me I took an oath , have you ? Easy to sit behind a desk and comment .Here’s a few of awards I got for risking my life to save others , the beauty is we don’t ask your color ,race, religion, or if you like to, pitch or catch ,we just go ! Ive never rescued a person who looked liked me , nor do,I care . From my first in ‘92 till the two a couple years before I retried . I did take an oath and I lived up to it and then some , please tell me how many you saved . I have no ill will against those in NYC, With corona ,but perhaps you shouldn’t have treated upstate as shit for so long . oh I don’t display my awards as it’s ,just part or what I signed up,for .

A few of the better bass brought aboard today. My buddy and I boated 23 total. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

Went to webster pier this morning off holt rd.one small 6" brown for me(no pic) haha.buddy got a fat 25" just as getting light out.saw 2 other rainbows caught,all 15" or so

Quick update on this old girl. Was having issues with it cycling shells. I was able to devote some time to a tear down and deep cleaning tonight, and she's running through shorts like a charm. I can't wait to get her out and shoot her.

FINALLY!!!!

So the other day there were people saying that they would be upset if down state patients were treated for covid in upstate hospitals. I have a response to that. When your loved one gets cancer and wants to be seen by the specialist at sloan Kettering too bad...... stay in upstate NY. Or when they want that life flight to Westchester med from their bad car accident too bad. #notyourresource Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My mom has come over and stayed in the car and talked to the kids, its heartbreaking for grandparents

as others have said be out just before daylight to listen and leave the calls at home. while you may have company on the youth weekend and I love hearing others getting kids involved it is amazing the lack of participation the youth spring season generates. with that being said scout your competition as much as the birds, what I mean is pay attention to other vehicles in the area. Have more than 1 bird located, having multiple properties is beneficial also. not sure what your work schedule is but scouting later in the morning is also valuable intel to keep in your back pocket, some birds can be very patternable in their daily travels. knowing where the birds will end up late morning can be priceless info. depending on the youths experience in hunting situations would let me know how we set up and or what our set up would be. I know here in NY the min age is 12 unlike the PA youth of basically no age restriction. I had my grandkids on gobblers by age 6 so I had no choice but to use a pop up blind. I would strongly suggest an enclosed blind, movement is the #1 biggest reason gobblers live another day. their eyesight is unmatched in the game animals we hunt here. unlike deer with turkeys you can set up a blind in the center of a plowed field and turkeys will walk right up to it while deer on the other hand wont come within 200 yards of it. I still laugh about the first time Judy went on a fall hunt with me, I set up the blind on a logging road ( I had broke the birds up the evening prior) lol her first turkey experience in the blind was when a bird pooped on the blind as I had set up right under one bird. called a bunch in and shot a gobbler that was with the group. but I kept calling and ended up having a hen walk right up and she actually stuck her head in the window of the blind, Judy's eyes were as big as silver dollars. it was all I could do not to bust out laughing as that hen looked us over for about 30 seconds before turning around to continue feeding. If you have not done so yet get the youth on the pattern board, you have to pattern the gun the youth hunter will use. once the gun pattern is verified its time to set up another pattern board and have the youth set up the way your plan to hunt is. what I mean is if your just going to set up against a tree with a shooting aid ( mono or bi pod ) have them shoot off of that. if your going with a blind have that set up and shoot from the seat with the mono, bi pod or caldwell field pod ( that is what I started my youth hunters with) one thing to make sure you tell the youth if your leaning against a tree is to make sure your back and shoulder is away from the tree before you shoot. As far as the actual hunt goes if you can roost the bird that can be a benefit. if you know where the gobbler has been roosting you want to be in and set up before daylight. while a turkey seems to have poor night vision they still have superb hearing, they are used to hearing night critters walking through the woods at night so try and mimic a deer walking. I do not use a light, I move slowly and pay attention to what my feet feel in regards to sticks and rocks. If the gobbler has hens with him in the area "if" you can set up between them even better and if you KNOW what trees the hens are in and there is enough distance from the gobbler you can flush the hens out away from the gobbler. ( I do this as a last resort ) once the woods start waking up and depending on how far from the gobbler you are and how you are set up will dictate your next move. If you are certain no birds are within sight of you and he is within hearing distance or if you are inside a blind I do a wing flydown and right into a yelp cluck purr series, I wanna be the first vocal hen on the ground. I have had a lot of gobblers pitch out and glide right in landing within 30 yards of me. if you have to work the bird, his answers will dictate what and how you should be calling, we all love hearing a gobbler blowing the leaves off the trees with thunderous gobbles as they come in but the more you make that bird gobble the better your chances are its going to attract unwanted attention (other hunters) and it doesn't matter whether its private or public land. decoys, youth hunts are about the only time I use a decoy, the youth seasons are earlier and gobblers are very receptive to coming to a decoy. the decoys provide a distraction and gives the bird something to focus on, you still have to time your movements to when the gobblers head is shielded by his fan or behind a tree. it also often times focuses your shot opportunities to a smaller area. good luck and be safe.

People like your son are the true heroes in all of this mess. God bless him! And all the medical responders who are laying it on the line.

Local Police chief in the town where I teach just BLASTED his community saying, cut the $hit-stay home, deflate the bouncy houses for your kids and neighbors, no creating b-ball courts in the street for multi-family games; no gathering crammed on benches outside of coffee shops, no cocktail parties! This arrogance is what causes greatest concern for this virus continuing. And while.many of these offenders are not at tremendous risk beside a regular flu type experience if contracted, The community in which they live is largely elderly who are scared. “Won’t happen to me” is such a typical attitude for this community of wealthy, powerful, type A.....selfish folks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Found this Pic somewhere and thought after this Virus is all over what a great Get-Together BBQ would be for HuntingNY people !

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Today’s social distancing project. Tired of getting stuck and muddy crossing the stream between my place and my cousins house. A couple of locust trees and some leftover lumber make a right fine bridge on the cheep! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes it was! I love stream trout, the fish are small but they live in that fascinating little environment

But a car accident victim or cancer patient cant get my grandmother or yours sick?

I said the same thing, and was told I should be ashamed of myself... I'm not...

I honestly don't believe the issue is "upstate and downstate". If so called "upstater's was where the biggest concentration was I don't think it would be right to send the victims "downstate" either. All we have been hearing is isolation/social distancing to contain the virus. You are not going to help contain it by moving it (the virus) from one end of the state to the other regardless if it is down state or upstate. Keep it where it is and provide as much support as possible to the needed area but don't move it from one place to another.

When a bad car accident or cancer can be transferred from touching a door handle I’ll rethink my original point, until then I stand by my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He works in the cancer ward, he’s actually had 2 patients that they thought may have had corona but came back negative on the virus, thank god.

Let him know that we thank him for his dedication to the job at hand and that we hope he makes it through this unaffected.

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If it’s on state land you probably won’t be the only one with the same idea. My advice is to scout before hand. If possible get in the woods for daylight or last light and listen/watch. Don’t bring a call, there’s no need. Trying to get a shock gobble on the roost the night before opening day on state land is likely to tell a few others where they are. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Jumped back in at the right time ,crushed it this week ! Now if condos drop price in Fla could be a win win !

Al, I commented you on answering the call. However, you can't blame me for not wanting the virus to spread upstate. If that means keeping the affected downstate, then so be it. Doesn't mean I'm condemning my fellow humans. I feel bad for those that are infected. But it's a fact that caregivers are getting infected and spreading the illness. I don't want that up here. I'm definitely not ashamed of that.

Gee, that wasn't obvious...

Anyone going to make it out for the final hoorah? My step son "Told" me We are going and going hard! I cant wait, Just like to get him on some doggies again before season ends.. My places should be untouched for well over a month now..

I'm OK with moving patients to other hospitals if they are equipped to handle them... But your comparison only works if cancer and car accident injuries were also highly contagious.

Leland, I’m sure it’s just some weird kid thing. All the best.

If i cant convince my stepson to let me take him and his father out, I will be taking out a 12 yr old boy and his father at least one day.. Neither of the 2 have turkey hunted a day in their life but the boy wants to go, how much better can that be!?! I'm all about taking the youth out! Best part of my season every year! As for tips, Id just go and listen in the woods you intend on trying to hunt a few days before season, get in and listen for roost talk if the weather stays good like this scout for turkey scratching and poops, especially the J shaped terds .. Being stateland, expect others to be present..

I usually do once mowing starts. Lot of weed wacking near stone walls, fence lines ECT. It's the first time in many years I've seen so many crawling on me when in lawn areas this early in the yr.

Me too? Me too!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

900 lbs or more

Just saw a news video on FB about that. Got hit by a semi with a cow catcher on it. State biologist said it was probably less than a week out of hibernation. Think of how big that thing was last November!

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Chicken over cheesy broccoli rice.

Grilled chicken and light Canadian Beer... In my mind, it’s summer

Wife got home early and I must of had a look on my face after being stuck at home for 6 days now with no work or projects to do. So she sent me out for a hike. No sheds did find a hip bone to a cow about 3/4 mile into the woods. Did find a couple great spots for bow hunting but I have no idea how I'm gonna sneak into them. Nice to get out.

Was that a double?!! Great pics- it always amazes me that trout can find those little nymphs with seemingly so little on them and yet they hit certain ones and avoid others like the plague. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk