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Saw this in this AM's newspaper. Cartoonist has a bizarre sense of humor, which suits me!

Well, one of them anyway. .54Cal., 44" swamped barrel. Robby

I just found out about this site and being a life long New Yorker and life long Hunter, I thought it would be a nice place to visit, learn, and share. I absolutely love the climate and geography of our state and absolutely abhor the Liberty stealing politics of it. I enjoy making primitive archery equipment, flintlock rifles, fowling guns, and hunting with them. I'm retired and will continue hunting as long as my health will allow, and probably even if it doesn't, HAH! Robby

I'm close to you, live in tonawanda n hunt anywhere from Iroquois to tonawanda to Carlton hill state forest from squirrels to turkey to deer ... Never hunted the island... Coyote season is just ending , turkey is next ... Would be happy to introduce you to other things n tag along during turkey .... N if you like it maybe deer ... Got my start livin in FL when I was 12, n always support new hunters that think they might enjoy the woods like we do.... No guarantee but u'll be hooked no doubt when a gobbler hammers off in front of you! Pm me if you think you like to tag along ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I truly love turkey hunting. I've never taken on with a center fire gun. A large part of the fun for me is making the equipment I hunt with, gun, calls, and other associated accouterments. Robby

I hope this picture comes out okay, my first attempt here. These heads I forged myself, they are spade shaped and sharpened all the way around. Mounted on wood from an ash tree that I sacrificed for this purpose. Robby

Another one .... A little rough - sorry !

I could take shots of 80 to 100 yards in the woods and out to 500 in open fields. Have taken a wounded doe at 380. However being a hunter and not a sniper I prefer to get in close and actually hunt the animal so I keep my average to around 50 yards. My father always told me if you can't get in close and hunt the deer then I shouldn't call my self a hunter.

This demented ideology is pervasive throughout many American Universities today. The Progressives have completely infested the institutions of higher learning and are forcing that ideology on students, who then take it out into the world. They also expect there to be penalties applied to opponents of that ideology, just as there were penalties against them at the universities.

Thank you Culver Creek HC and Greater Rochester Southern Tier Branch of QDMA for helping to cover part of the NY Dove Hunting ad that will be coming out in the 2015-16 NYS DEC Hunting & Trapping Regulation Guide. The guide reaches 600,000 NY hunters and we are optimistic this advertising will make a large difference. https://www.facebook.com/GRSTQDMA Thank you 2- Rochester QDMA.bmp

California is really mucking up the works with their first gun confiscation law, and innocent gun owners are paying for it, both in cash and persecution. http://www.guns.com/2015/03/27/california-republicans-seeking-investigation-on-gun-confiscation-rates/

Now that my friend is a deer rifle!!! Very nice!!

honestly the comparison was more like a VW bug and a Vet

You are wrong. He was not called on the carpet for his anti views until he started with the typical anti comments like why needling 30 rounds. There were comments explaining why someone would want one and why his try to compare to a $400 by gun was inaccurate. His opinion is evident in his posts as well as previous posts on this site and I stand by my comment that gun owners like him are the problem and he should burn his NRA card

Welcome to the site and the D.E.C, has lots info on where to go. Ask your family and friends if they have any property you might be able to hunt, and if they don't they may know someone that may would possibly help you out. And you may want to try crossbow, it's a new option for archery hunting and it's fun to shoot!!

Welcome Angela, you found a great place for hunting advice. Got some very knowledgeable folks here who are always willing to help new hunters. As said above, this is kind of a down time for hunting most critters in NY. But it's a great time to get out and practice with your weapon of choice. Being new to the hunting game it's important to become very proficient with any and all of your hunting tools. Practice does make perfect. And just walking in the woods, learning to walk slowly and quietly, and to see critters before they see you is great practice. Through practice you will gain confidence, and gaining confidence in your hunting abilities is a big step in becoming a successful hunter.

Vjp this is why I said we have to take back our rights. Shakeing a gun in there face does nothing to stop them it just serves to push them to take more of our guns. We need to stop them not give them a reason to go further. I suppoort all gun owner ship how ever I do not support saying we need certain things because they are better. Say you want it and have a right to have it . Making an excuse for owning it is the same as saying to them they are right I do not need it. Posted Today, 10:04 AM Thats just it. I think he is against owning AR's for hunting. In a previous post he said that he didn't think AR's were doing us much good in the deer woods and a lot of his points are focused on the looks of AR's and the ability for them to accept hi cap mags He might be. However this statement was made after he was attacked and was defending himself. His original question did not even imply that he was against AR rifles. This question was attacked and not one person could say that it was an attack for anything other then some one thinking he disagreed with him. An assumption they had no reason to think at that time.

Thats just it. I think he is against owning AR's for hunting. In a previous post he said that he didn't think AR's were doing us much good in the deer woods and a lot of his points are focused on the looks of AR's and the ability for them to accept hi cap mags.

as long as the child wants to,my daugther showed interest in hunting for the last 3 or 4 years.She loves to go with me scouting,setting stands and being in the woods.She went through her hunter safety and 2 times last year one during the special youth turkey hunt and another a week later I had turkeys within killing range and could see it in her eyes that she didn't want to for her,she was going to kill a turkey for me.She was almost in tears when I told her it was OK if she didn't want to shoot one.SHe let the gun down and said "Dad I cant do it,I don't want to kill anything" Now before anyone judges,she eats venison,turkey,some fish and has had frog legs and knows where meat comes from.She knows that animals die to get meat.I know some people push kids into it that don't want to do it.That shouldn't happen and neither should another person push an adult to hunt.If you have someone interested in hunting put the invite out there.Tell that person how much fun you have and if they want to go great,if not please don't push the issue

Guys keep bringing up the color of the weapons. Why? color has nothing to do with it. Black, brown, or camo the general public sees them as a military stile weapon this is why these typ of guns are always under attack. To think that most people wouldn't not know if the hunter in a pic was using an AR or not unless they were told is foolish. They may not know what type or calliber but they would know is as an AR. As Belo said you proved my point most Ar plat form rifles are bought for the cool factor. I've felt that way about every gun I purchased. My "coolest" looking gun is my Winchester '73 reproduction. Who ever purchased a gun because they thought it was "ugly." Aesthetics is a factor in most things we buy. "Hey friend, c'mon over and see the new gun I got. Isn't it the ugliest thing you ever saw? I'm embarrassed to leave the house with it! But it was expensive and not very accurate, so i just had to buy it." I don't think so. Liking the look/feel of a gun is a far cry from your original "rambo wannabe" assertion. This as well proves my point. Thanx. I have never bought a gun because it looked cool. In fact looking cool is the last thing I think of when buying anything. I buy things that serve a function for me not make me look cool. I do not call my friends and tell them about the new cool gun I just bought. If they see me useing it then they know I bought a new on. I do not have a need to let other people know about all the cool guns I have. Like I said most of those who own AR rifles call there friends and say I just got a cool gun come see it. The need to show off these guns is part of the problem with them. Culver being the most popular platform in the country just means that everyone has to have what is seen as the cool new thing. This will pass just as soon as they start attacking another gun. Then everyone will run out and buy them and scream don't tell me what I can not own. I am against the safe act and feel that if someone wants to own and hunt with an AR then they have the right to do so. However with the attack on the AR and the 2 amendment holding these guns up and shakeing them in the faces of those against them is doing our cause no help what so ever. These guns are being attacked because they are reconised by many as being a military killing weapon and they do not understand why someone needs that for hunting. the antis just do not care they see a gun and want all guns gone. It is easy for them to point at an Ar and say looking a killing machine and gain support for there cause. Not as easy for them to say that about a shot gun or traditional rifle. They can and are use the AR to start taking all guns. If someone wants to use an AR to hunt deer fine just do not say you use it for reasons other then it is cool looking. When there are many other guns out there that can be used to kill deer just as affectively. saying the Ar is better for hunting for what ever reason you want holds no water. That is like going out and paying $1500 for a deer gun when you can do the same thing with a $500 gun. The expensive gun was not bought necause it was actually better it was bought because you wanted it and it looks fancy and cool to have it. I am not against AR rifles just against the bs reasons people give to justify useing one. Use one if you want just do not complain when someone says you look foolish carrying it in the woods or asks why it is need for killing deer. You know how much of this country feels about them so expect it. I am not saying you shouldnt own one if you want or that you should hide it. Just do not shove it in there face or give a bs reason for haveing it. Taunting the freedom thieves is not the way to get our rights back. When we do finally get them back we will have to take then back. The taunting that is going on now is just making things worse for gun owners.

Ridge rd (Stewart) would be a good spot. Can also park on the over pass. Will need to do this early am due to all the walkers and the hikers. Lets wait till it gets warmer out and maybe the fish are biting. Some people may want to fish after. Late April early May when the stripers are running? Just a thought. Any other ideas out there. Were is Sweet old bill?

Whoa! That point was not proven at all. What you are saying is: 1. Kid plays call of duty. The black rifle in the game kills hundreds of make-believe "people" easily and all kid gets is a sore thumb from pressing a button too many times. 2. Same kid now runs out to buy an AR because it looks like the rifle in the game, and it would be "really cool" to kill hundreds of real people with no moral or legal repercussions (just like in the game!)Can't wait to be a mass-murderer! The logic train has completely derailed. Someone made a comment which stereotyped and generalized AR owners as rambo wannabes. You added to that by stating hunters using ARs creates a bad image for hunters in general. I don't see how anything regarding video games relates back to either point - it is a different topic altogether. Are you now suggesting that video game violence is the cause of mass-shootings? I don't agree with that premise. Nor do see how it has any relation to the AR's use as a hunting rifle. You brought up Call of Duty as an example of the AR getting a bad image among those who play the game. I only pointed out that those who play the game are less likely to se an AR and freak out like most people's who's only exposure to guns is "Terminator" and "CNN." Help me out please. Is your point: 1. the AR is not a "good" choice for hunting? 2. the AR is not a "proper" choice for hunting? 3. the AR is only for police and military use? 4. people who use ARs are a "little off" 5. ARs are a poor choice, so is us purchased by unknowledgeable people only because they want to look "cool" 6. use of ARs in hunting are a big reason why some people have a problem with hunting/hunters? 7. Video games are the cause/a main contributor to violent crime? 8. None of the above - "Responsibility" is the point you are making. You have either stated. seemed to agree with or strongly implied most of the above points in this thread. The discussion continues to drift. What are you actually trying to say?

No avoidance junkie. You're in the wrong thread forum. Start a new thread in the politics section and we can debate until the end of time for all I care.

Finally!!! It's been a long dry spell but I finally found shed #2...

I guess this is proof a person doesn't need an "assault rifle" to kill lots of people if they want to.

Lol you are turning into a smoker junkie!!! I have made quite a few of these, never twice with the same stuff!! You need to try ABTs now!! Atomic Buffalo Turds.

Finally, found shed #1 for the season!!!