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I had my 6 month CT scan of my lungs 2 weeks ago to check on any return of lung cancer, and went for follow up visit yesterday with my Oncologist for results summary. Great news again from Dr. D was that there isn't any sign of return of the cancer and that a spot on my lower right lung that they were monitoring has resolved itself and is no longer visible!! And I won't need another scan for a year now! It's been just over three years now since my lobectomy and remission, and I am feeling pretty good. So I am a happy camper...and hunter lol!!! Thanks for good news Dr. D!!

Shot these during yesterday's storm. My son took some photos too. He was really excited about this one, "Daddy, I got a picture of both of them!".

There's a huge difference you're ignoring. The people out west have a beef with the government and it's law enforcers regarding what they see as infringements on their liberty. Radical Islam jihadists are attacking innocent men, women and children with the objective of causing terror and destroying our freedom and liberty. You cannot, in any sane way, consider these two groups of people to be of the same mindset. Nor can any analytical thinker classify them as the same level of threat to average, ordinary, everyday American citizens.

Contact your local representatives I have listed below. It would be nice to get youth involved and help our numbers grow. NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATION COUNCIL 8 East Main Street Ilion, NY 13357 LEGISLATION IS NOW PENDING TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE FOR BIG GAME HUNTING WITH FIREARMS TO TWELVE YEARS OF AGE. Assembly bill A8358 sponsored by Assemblywoman Gunther and companion Senate bill S5434 sponsored by Senator Griffo are currently pending in their respective houses' Environmental Conservation Committees. The NYSCC strongly supports this change. Increasing the opportunities for young people to participate in one of the state's premier outdoor activities will help our youth develop new skills and cultivate lifelong participation in outdoor sports.  The DEC's current five-year deer management plan strongly recommends that the minimum age for big game hunting with a firearm be lowered to twelve.  Nationally, all states allow youth age twelve to hunt big game with a firearm and 60% have a younger minimum age.  Experience has demonstrated that mentored youth hunters are the safest hunters afield. Participation in hunting activities can provide quality time for family bonding while sharing the benefits of relating to the natural world. Please support this legislation by contacting your New York State legislators and urging them to press for passage. If you don't know your legislator, now is a good time to get to know him or her. If you don't know their name or address, go to http://assembly.state.ny.us/or www.nysenate.gov. The Council's Memorandum of Support can be found on our website www.nyscc.com. Call, write, email or stop in today. We can't make this happen without the active support of New York's sportsmen. And make sure to tell your friends https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/a8358 http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2015/S5434 NYS Assembly Environmental Conservation Members Chair • Steve Englebright Members • Thomas Abinanti • Marc Butler • William Colton • Jane Corwin • Marcos Crespo • Steven Cymbrowitz • Patricia Fahy • Andrew Garbarino • Deborah Glick • Aileen Gunther • Ellen Jaffee • Todd Kaminsky • Brian Kavanagh • Barbara Lifton • Peter Lopez • Donna Lupardo • Daniel O'Donnell • Steven Otis • Anthony H. Palumbo • Crystal Peoples-Stokes • Andrew Raia • Nily Rozic • Sean Ryan • Joseph Saladino • Michelle Schimel • Dan Stec • Fred Thiele, Jr. • Matthew Titone • Kenneth Zebrowski Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz Assemblymember Patricia Fahy Assemblywoman Jane L. Corwin Assemblyman Thomas J Abinanti Assemblyman Marc W. Butler Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick Assemblyman William Colton Assemblymember Peter D. Lopez Assemblyman Andrew R. Garbarino Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel Assemblymember Daniel J. O'Donnell Assemblymember Dan Stec Assemblymember Anthony H. Palumbo Assemblywoman Nily Rozic Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Assemblymember Sean Ryan Assemblyman Steven C. Englebright Assemblyman Matthew Titone Assemblyman Joseph S. Saladino Assemblyman Andrew P. Raia Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo Assemblyman Steven Otis

Ok, allow me to settle toegate. I'll assume you are talking about the bird on the left in the above photos, because you can't see the feet at all of the bird on the right in the first image. Please note that in the following image the bird that was originally on the left has moved to the right side (the bird sitting over the U-shaped twig hasn't moved). You can clearly see that all toes are present and accounted for in their entirety. That said, it's true that doves are particularly susceptible to frostbite. I would however challenge you to prove "the increase in people who feed birds". Based on what data, and compared to when? More importantly, is there any data showing a corresponding increase in the incidence of missing toes in morning doves to suggest a cause/effect relationship? I think you hit the nail on the head with the first part of your reasoning. Weather patterns related to climate change have demonstrably altered the migration behavior of a vast number of species. It's no surprise that doves would hang around during a winter like the one we just had, but even during our warmest winters it is still almost guaranteed that we will get at least a week or two where nighttime temperatures drop into the negative teens or lower which can easily catch them off guard.

NOVA WNETDT - 13 Wed, 4/06, 9:00 PM 2 hrs "Vikings Unearthed" New, 4/06/2016, Science & Technology, Documentary A space archaeologist examines evidence left by the Vikings to gather information about their expeditions and colonial settlements throughout much of the known world, including Europe and Asia, and possibly even the Americas Thought this might be a good show to catch.

Far right wing extremist, who would kill innocent people are scum. I get it. But With radical Islam causing so much death and suffering, world wide, why would you concentrate more on far right wing extremists ? You go back 20 years and bring up McViegh but you won't go back 15 years and include the people killed in 911 in your tally of people killed in the U.S. by Jihadists. Its always "since 911" Why? And I think the number of people killed in the U.S. by Jihadists "since 911" is more like 90.

hang on, back up. I'm struggling to believe part of this story. Someone at the Gun Center was nice to you???

I don't need to go to a rally....I fought for that flag and saw guys die for that flag. While not much is sacred in this country the flag used to be and still should be regardless of what the supreme court says. He or she can express their rights and say what they want , dress they way the want, and be the sex that they want, but standing on and defacing the American flag crosses the line and is un-acceptable to me. All I'm sayin is I wouldn't stand by and watch it happen! He would be a hero & I would be in jail.

I guess the inventor never realized he could just put a LCP or similar gun in his pocket, where it would not be seen and he'd have more bullets as well .

A long process but worth it. Pork shoulder smoked , oven and crockpot BBQ pulled pork ( sweet baby rays ) and some slaw I whipped up.

Last year I was bow hunting and got to my stand a little too early. Pitch black. I was hanging out at the base of my tree, waiting for it to lighten up a little before climbing up. I didn't want to use my flash light and risk spooking something. All of the sudden "CRASH SNAP CRASH!!" right in front of me, sounded like with in 10 yards, and I couldn't see a thing. I assume it was a buck chasing a doe. I pulled out my light and lit the place up like a light house. The pucker affect lasted a good while.

This is my 7yr old Husky/Norwegian elk hound mix. Her names Shelby. Great dog gets along with other dogs her size but small ankle biters she tries to eat.

The original question was, "Which is a GREATER threat?". Yes, there have been Americans who have killed like terrorists, but I don't think it easy to point out an incident since OK City. Why? Because they realized that wouldn't advance their agenda. They want support from regular, everyday, ordinary citizens. That is the only way they can gain power. Now Islamic terrorists have no desire for support. They just want us all dead. Which is a greater threat today? Who is more likely to achieve an attack on Americans using chemical weapons or a nuclear weapon? The body count presented prior seems to be manipulated to me. I don't believe all incidents have been properly recorded because many of the incidents were not properly labeled Islamic terror. Ft Hood is one example. That is far less important than the numbers that will be coming in the future. I don't think you will see "militias" racking up the body count Islamic terrorists will from now on. Failing to direct efforts of prevention at the right target, or not directing them correctly because political correctness was able to misdirect the real threat, will prove to be a huge mistake.

Our little Maltese Ruger (who likes to bark), and our cat Mini (who likes to make the dog bark). Both very affectionate!

I don't know about it being a sweet game, but at least it kept us in the woods and out of trouble. Things you come up with as a kid!!!!

Black lab is a good pheasant dog hes 11. Chocolate is a trouble making couch potato, but the kids love her shes 10.

lol. Nice try. What we attacked was your constant habit of attempting to diminish Islamic terror. You know, that thing we are dealing with today all over the world, and likely will be for some time to come. Tell us again the name of the Mosque you attend?

Been getting pictures of fishers right along. They are hunting in the village of Wellsville. Probably picking up stray kittens. Here's two, one blurry, a couple weeks ago. One is carrying a small animal...maybe a kitten?

Sweet shots man! If I had a rig like that, NOBODY would ever touch it- haha! I was relieved to see that dove does indeed have ALL it's toes when I enlarged the pics.., so I wouldn't worry too much about keeping the feeder filled. Great to see you're getting plenty of rewards out of your investment and sharing them here with us!

Doc, Please don't compare radical Islam to Tim McVeigh. His was an isolated attack. The other is a movement with billions of potential participants if Moderate Muslims don't separate themselves from this jihad.

My new favorite sandwich is pulled pork with ham and cheese and coleslaw right on the sandwich.

It is just more of the same thing that is happening in every level of activity today. The continued dumbing down to accommodate some base level of competency. Its more of this idea that everybody deserves to be a winner regardless of effort. You know .... a trophy for everybody. It is the only fair way to do things......lol. Even hunting methods are entering into this new way of thinking. It won't stop at crossbows either. In fact it already has progressed beyond crossbows.

I’ve been bow hunting now for 42 years and have no intensions of using a cross bow. But I have never heard so much crap coming from sup posit bow hunters. We’ve all heard the same old crap cross bow aren’t bows, those who use cross bows are lazy, not as skilled as us bow hunters, taking the easy way out and hears a good one just gun hunters who want to hunt in are season. (Truth is more bow hunters are buying cross bows then gun hunters) A cross bow is a bow just look it up. A cross bow has a trigger and a stock. If you shoot your bow with a release then you have a mechanical trigger with one exception no safety and the only thing a stock does is make the cross bow a more stable platform. As for a cross bow being easier to shoot that’s true but that’s not a bad thing. As for cross bow users being lazy and unskilled there are some that are lazy and unskilled. But I will bet there are more of us bow hunters that are lazy and unskilled then cross bow users. We all know someone who pulls their bow out a week or even days before the season. Then they tell us they hit a deer and lost it sometimes more than one in a season. Just look at the bow hunting thread here you see some of the same names saying the lost a deer almost every year. Oh quit using the dead spot myth as an excuse it don’t exist. Every one of us who hunts has lost a deer and it is always are fault. If you say I never lost one then you haven’t hunted long enough or you’re a liar! So stop the crap!!

Tess , found my first pittbull 25 yrs ago as a puppy and a stray driving back from Florida as a teenager at South of the Border truck stop. Best darn dog ever. This one about 14yrs ago I had a girlfriend move out and she took my cat and left her dog. I was pissed at first but she's been great. She sleep between the door and our infant son in the nursery. The half pug half bulldog named Major came with my wife. Kinda pompous but he's mellowed some. The picture of him looking in the pool is right before he realized he didn't swim well

My bad, your mom helped me make my list.

OMG I love carrot cake and haven't had any in a long time. I would love to try that ale for sure. And a doughnut one too? How the hell do you not have diabetes yet?

this is easy... 10/22, m77 in 30-06, and a no. 1 in 458 win mag. all situations covered on this big blue ball. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

So now that we need to make it easier for people to hunt because no has time to spend practicing why not just allow guns. No point in having a bow season anymore. I have to contend with people shooting the hell out of the woods anyway so why not let them shoot deer? Just eliminate seasons and make October 1st opening day for all weapons. Otherwise lets get a handgun season in bow season just to trample down the bow hunters some more, those dam elitist! lol

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I have soiled my drawers more than once over the years, but it never involved a grouse.. Most times, it was the result of trusting a fart... NEVER trust a fart, especially after you have turned 50...

Sounds like fear of the unknown to me. It would take longer to get this gun into action than one pulled from a waist band. Besides, idiots who fear guns wouldn't be getting all bent out of shape when they see someone carry it.

just because someone is not for something, doesn't necessarily mean they're against it.........there's tons of stuff that isn't for me, but I could care less if someone else wants to do it. I won't fight for that cause, but won't stand in its way either.

This is Cup Cake and the orange guy is what else? Bucky, lol. He is WILD! CC is about 2.5 now and Bucky is almost a year old. So once hunting season was done I adopted CC and found Bucky stuck in my parking lot at work crying for food every day. After Bucky escaped the vets office and hid in the ceiling for 3 days the vet finally got him and he now has a happy home! Thank you Dix Hills Animal hospital for fixing him and finally recapturing him, again!!!

Now wait a minute, where the hell are you getting any of that? I am not excusing any or the far east terrorist activities as you people want to excuse our own home grown terrorists. I HATE (and yes that word is purposefully chosen) all terrorist equally. I hate the demented attitudes that would even hatch up that mindset. And I don't have a whole lot of good feelings toward the apologists of any of them. If you people want to pick and choose which evil you can excuse and which you cannot I will proudly say that I cannot. Evil is evil and I can't condone any of it. Yes I went back 20 years to refresh your minds of the carnage that these militia groups are capable of because apparently a lot of you have selective memories and want to rank your evil according to place of origin. I can't do that, In my book nobody gets a free pass on terrorism. I don't keep score according to body count. That's not the way that I establish the right and the wrong of things.

Don't own any big rifles so 22lr , 12 gauge and 50 cal muzzle stuffer for me. I think I could do ok with these. If rifles only: guess I'm stuck with 3 .22's lol.

The only woodcock shown is the larger bird on the orange cloth. All of the other long-billed birds are snipe. The purpose of the photo of the snipe and woodcock on the orange cloth was to show the difference between a snipe and a woodcock.

Awesome seats. There was enough room to invite me. Haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a love/hate relationship with my dogs. I love the golden doodle and hate the shitzu

This is from Channel 6 News. http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/schenectady-police-investigating-threat-made-on-social-media They aren't releasing much info. News was no help and neither was the web on this one. They haven't even released if was domestic or not. Some kid used Facebook to send a message to the district's page saying he was going to shoot up a school between 10:30 and 11 AM yesterday. They had to put a bunch of schools on lock-down because he didn't say which one. Something like this will put your backside in a pucker if for no other reason that the whole world seems to be going bat s*** crazy. This was all about 3 to 4 miles from me.

And this has WHAT to do with xbow hunting????? Ahhh, too much wine with dinner Miss Paula??

Advocating for all bows to be allowed in bow season is far different than supporting a 1 season all weapons. But you know that.

Never the less, this requires a team effort. Some just wont join the team and others wont make the cut anyway.... When someone is interested in being productive or working toward meaningful results, they get with the program. Others, however, just get sarcastic. You hear about issues from groups such as the NRA-ILA and others after the legislation has passed committee. Few realize prior to reaching that point, and hearing about it through those sources, that the bill has been lobbied for several years.

pssssst...."rifles"

ISIS rose up under Obama's watch, apparently with military and financial aid from the CIA. Certainly NATO, under Obama's watch, has helped ISIS in Syria and Libya. Tell us what there is not to hate about the guy why don't ya?

As a proponent of copper bullets and slugs, I agree that HSUS is not interested in changing how we hunt. If the NRA and UHUS would both quit with the Pb propaganda pro and con, maybe we could have an intelligent conversation.

Why do they want to ban it? It's a great way to carry concealed in my opinion.

K. I apologize. I think I was being a jerk all around the other day, not just here.

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I've photographed this little guy several times before but it's been a goal of mine to get shots of him with his eyes open which I finally managed tonight. I recently acquired a new camera body and these shots wouldn't have been possible without it due to its low light capabilities, he didn't open his eyes and climb up to the edge of his hole until 15 minutes after sunset. I know this won't mean much to most of you, but the other camera geeks will appreciate this little tidbit, the shots where the eyes are open were taken at 8,000 and 10,000 ISO.