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So, my wife has friends from college who live on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Damn the luck, if it our trip just didn't coincide with the salmon run on the Kenai River. I fished mostly with my wife's friend's sister, and caught a mess of red and silver salmon. I went out for 2 days on a charter from Homer and caught this. First pic is a 170# halibut, plus a few others, we also caught ling cod, and rock bass. Second day, we boated 13 halibut (went for limit,not size) and 3 king salmon Freezer is full and I can't wait tll we go again.

The Catt. County Sportsman show should be coming up in a couple of weeks at the Little Valley fairgrounds. I have been told they have a lot of trapping stuff their. Good Luck !

It is an illness, suffered by many, understood by few. The only treatment is to sit in solitude in a tree stand or with another sufferer of this affliction. There is no known cure, though there is speculation that relentless purchase of hunting equipment would alleviate some of the symptoms, the results are inconclusive. The first step is admitting you have a problem, a difficult task for some, impossible task for most of us in the early stages of development, becoming easier as time go's on. My name is Fred, and I am a Deer Hunting Addict......

That would be members of the G.I Joe Adventure team!!!!! I found my certificate and framed it. It now sits up at the cabin. Has to be close to 40-45 years old. So proud of that thing!!!!

What your point here? You seem to like to stir the pot. Four posts and you've added nothing to this conversation Thanks,

Top round Lodon broil in ovenbag with potatoes carrots onions 1/2cup red wine and a garden salad yum

Pic has been on here before but here it is again lol...my 3 yr old last year first day out on the line....

Mr.VJP I'm originally from South Carolina. I've hunted mostly boar and axis deer once. I've been an NRA member for more years than I can remember and I keep my membership active. Trust me, I know what you mean about hunting with certain folks. Imagine being the only pro gun, NRA member, pro hunter that works in NYC add to it that my political views differ. It can become very annoying. This is from my last trip to Florida

The corn, soybeans, clover, alfalfa, potatoes and many other crops that have been feed for deer for the last few centuries are not a natural crop, we planted every bit of it.. Here in VT, the cutting of forest for lumber and fire wood has radically declined in the last 50 years. Resulting in a drastic decrease in natural deer food of forest regrowth. So many very large farms that planted thousands of acres of crops have disappeared in Vermont too. So as hunters and conservationists we plant feed for them, we clear property to have different age forest growth for food and bedding, all because we care about the future of our deer herd. Yes we shoot deer that feed in the food plots, but due to legal limits on harvest in every state, there are many more deer that directly benefit from our efforts than what ends up on the table. If there were never any crops planted or forest management for human benefit ever in history, the deer and other wild game would be endangered species. I know that I am not the only conservationist hunter that plants food plots just for winter feed and never hunts that area. I plant brassica mixes here in VT that the deer really only utilize after the deer seasons have ended as freezing temps are what makes this plant appealing to deer. Bottom line, poachers, that only care about killing for their own personal gain, bait deer with the products that are being discussed in this post during deer season. The true sportsman are planting food plots to help promote the success of the deer in their area all year and for future deer generations to come. So, really, legalities aside, you see no difference between planting crops for hunting for all year food sources, and dumping a pile of corn for two weeks of season?

As Yankee stated if you don't have a lease there's not really any private fields but if you have a boat there's some really good goose hunting in some of the harbors and bays that but up to golf courses

There is no law preventing anyone from having a food plot. Regardless if it doesn't grow naturally in the woods or not. Do you think the fields of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, etc all would grow naturally if they weren't planted by farmers? We can legally hunt over them, so what is the difference? Baiting is false advertisement for the deer and it's primary purpose is for the harvesting of deer. I'm sure most people who bait only put the feed out during the season, therefore giving the deer false hope that they found a winter food source. If the correct food plots are planted, they can provide deer with a pretty steady supply of food throughout the year. Thus making them more likely to return year after year. Which is a primary reason why food plots are legal and baiting isn't.

Quite a statement there, painted with a very broad brush too. Care to elaborate on your vast experiences?

Old Native Americana trick to help save corn harvests....they would line the sides of corn with their pumpkin and winter squash plants...The other critters did not care for the prickly leafs so they act as a barrier..I always plant my vines near at least one side of my corn...

What a tangled deal that would wind up being. Farm outlet stores would be legal to sell corn, minerals, and salt blocks, etc., but outdoor stores could not. Can you imagine the legal challenges and entanglements that sort of regulating would cause? I'm not sure of the gun control analogy, but it sure would be a messy law.

I personally think it is a pretty sad state of affairs when anyone even suggests the regulation of the sale of CORN, regardless of what it says on the outside of the bag or on the store display. Sort of reminds me of GUN CONTROL, in a way...

My hunting is done on top of a cardiac inducing hill that is about 1/2 mile of very steep terrain. I then go about another 1/2 mile beyond that. If I go any farther, I'll be popping out the other side....lol. It's hard to believe, but they have hacked trails all over the side of that hill and once on top have created a maze of trails that cover the entire property and are so close that one trail is never out of earshot of the next. What that has done is to keep the deer pretty much nocturnal. Basically they have turned the entire parcel into a bicycle facility. What used to be some prime deer hunting, has become over-run with hikers and bikers. Oh yes, and with the availability of all these gouged out trails, the occasional dirt bike enthusiast illegally takes advantage of all the development. So yes, it seems to me that hunters and the wild areas of NYS do need some protection from the arbitrary and uncontrolled exploitation of state land.

They do occasionally come to varmint calls. Those that are serious about getting coons do use dogs or traps. As a kid, I use to make pretty good spending money with a long trapline, and coon sets were some of my best money-makers.

You are right ..... definitely no patting is usually needed. You can call yourself whatever you want, and say whatever it takes to create a positive view of yourself. The old "legend in your own mind" syndrome has never been demonstrated better. But like I said, whatever you need to do to create a passable self image .... you go ahead and do it. We all understand. We've all seen personalities like yours before .... lol. By the way, perhaps you could clear up something for me. You claim that the DEC is ruining hunting here in NYS. You also claim to have nearly 1000 acres of private land at your disposal. And yet you spend your time hunting state land managed by the DEC and claim to get trophy deer there. Interesting double-speak there. Apparently they know a whole lot more about deer herd management than you do with your 1000 acres after all.

im in kingston and could take you bowhunting if you do that or travel allll the way here

It is amazing that such a big animal can move through the loudest piece of woods without making so much as a leaf crackle. Very cool critters to watch for sure. I never saw this bear in the woods, but I was watching for him.

10 Years ago..lucky if you saw one..now get to see quite a few and trail ccan photos that were once a year are now every two weeks.. the population has really grown fast...to fast..becoming a nusence by me now.

I'm watching Fox News and the Sears Optical commercial comes on. The lady in her robe is calling her kitty in from the back yard and instead of a kitty, a raccoon comes strolling in...................... Then you see the 'coon laying in bed with her!! Time for an eye exam......................................LOL

saturday mornings catch, we had quite a few chances but the fish were not hitting real aggressive and the ones we did get were hooked right out on the snout. saturday afternoons trip was in the same area but the fish were much more aggressive being hooked deeper in the corner of the jaw. very interesting bait school on the fish finder. about the time I took the picture of the bait we doubled up on kings. after resetting lines and swinging back through our waypoints the action was on again. monday morning we didn't have all the rods down before we had a triple on kings, I reached for the last diver rod and that one got hit also, 2 customers 4 kings on is not fun. we ended up getting 3 of the 4 with breaking off the biggest one at the back of the boat. then we had back to back doubles. a half hour break and then a steady pick the rest of the day, lots of fish released and a few lost during the battle. we ended the day with a double while I was cleaning fish, notice the downrigger rod in the left side background, also the customers had reaching for it. I saw the rod pop in the camera just as I was about to take the picture good fishing with good customers.

Two more MONTHs maybe.

You have obviously never seen Ted debate. When he debates he is all business and serious. The crazy persona is for the stage and the press. When he is one on one with an anti, he is serious and professional. And he knows the facts! Neither Obama, nor Hillary would ever even consider trying to best him in a debate.

I overheard a DEC biologist say exactly that just before the beginning of one of the "state of the herd" public meetings several years back. He was talking offline to a gun hunter (I assume) and didn't realize I was right behind him. The discussion they were having was about incorporating a muzzleloader season in the bow season. I wonder how widespread that attitude is across the department.

I think the saddest part about the whole debate is that it would be an almost non-issue to the general public (and therefore the lawmakers) if every hunter put responsibility and safety first. I, and the people I hunt with, have passed on plenty of deer that we wanted to take because the shot was not 100% safe for some reason. Too many people get excited at the sight of a deer and all the gun safety rules go out the window. Obviously there would still be the occassional accident. There's no way to be 100% safe. And obviously there would still be a small fringe element that is irrationally frightened by a rifle in a way that they're not by a shotgun. But I feel like it would be less of an uphill battle if more people just used their heads. That being said, congrats to Albany County. You couldn't have passed this law during the three years that I lived there and hunted Berne with a muzzleloader during gun season?

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