Bendog

2 blades are legal

I have, and it can be done....but as a buddy told me when I first moved up there, "Better choose your tree wisely or you'll grow old before you see a deer."

Don't take a shot on a big buck that you wouldn't take on a doe or smaller buck.....don't let rack influence your shotmaking decision.....

NY does have an investment program and recently altered it dramatically to boost revenues....will update in an upcoming issue of New York Outdoor News, but it's substantial and good news for sportsmen and women...

Yes, with a NY license you can leave the state and it is still valid.....that's not the case in Pennsylvania, where a lifetime license becomes invalid if you depart the state....in my mind that's a bad business move and impacts lifetime license sales in the Keystone State....

"I think this aspect of NYS is stupid. Once the legislation is pushed through to allow hunting of an animal in NYS. The DEC should be able to regulate how it is done. While this can be taken lightly, the DEC is supposed to be the experts in wildlife management, not the politicians. Also, if that is the case, then how come everybody is afraid of muzzleloaders being allowed during early season. It seems like it would need legislative approvals also." Agree wholeheartedly....but you know how it is in New York: lawmakers know best....it's all about control in this state (and some others as well).....

DEC has actually pushed for expanded crossbow use, but that is not a regulatory decision....it has to be approved through legislative channels (bill passage, governor's signature).....

Bounties haven't worked.....how's this for a scenario: Hunters bag a couple in NY (or Ohio, or West Virginia) then turn them into Pa. for their $25..... Also, coyotes have shown to be a "compensating species...." In Kansas, I believe back in the 1940s, the feds undertook an eradication program....what they found was the average litter size went from 5 to 12....so the coyotes basically thumbed their noses at that effort.... I don't have an answer, and I recognize that we all want to do "something," and maybe a year-round season might give us the kind of feel-good effort we'd like, but I'm skeptical as to whether we can make an impact....

Working on the story now for our Jan. 8 edition of NY Outdoor News, but this is it in a nutshell regarding regs: Air rifles would be allowed for taking big game only where other types of rifles are allowed. So if you're in the state's rifle zone now, you would be good to go with an air rifle that meets the requirement for big game.....

Not necessarily picking any side, but giving our readers a general idea of the sentiment on the issue.....

Taxes are a huge factor in NY....the state hammers you on even undeveloped scrub land.....

Forgot a seat cushion for my stand, knowing it would be wet from the rain......had a wet ass in 10 minutes, had to stand the rest of the evening.....saw nothing.....forgot binocs as well, but that was no big deal.....

You, sir, are a hunter......

"here in 4J you had to check your harvest in to get the bonus (either-sex) DMP. no way to really fake a harvest." Actually, there IS a way to "fake a harvest".....simply shoot a doe from another unit and tag it accordingly....that's one of the challenges with an earn-a-buck system...in states that had Earn-a-Buck in place they found hunters shooting does outside the EAB zone and bringing them in....even picking up roadkills in some cases if they were intact to the point where they could pass as hunter-shot deer....

Ohio has a short, post-rut, shotgun-only firearms season.....that's primarily what grows their big bucks.....

Bingo, nyantler.....I wrote about this in the Aug. 21 issue of NY Outdoor News....when hunters are THE management tool they need to be on board with any regulatory move in order to have it be a success....

Albany — DEC officials have moved forward for this season on a plan to limit bowhunters to taking only antlerless deer during a portion of the archery season in several wildlife management units. The proposal, which has been met with solid opposition among many hunters, also creates an antlerless-only late archery and muzzleloader season in those units. The units involved in the proposal that was enacted for this season are WMUs 1C (Suffolk County), 3M, 3S, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8H, 8N, 9A and 9F. DEC wildlife biologists say deer numbers are too high in those units and the antlerless-only restriction is an effort to trim whitetail numbers. DEC officials initially indicated the plan couldn’t be put in place until 2016, but moved forward with the regulatory process in time for this season. The public comment period drew solid opposition from hunters. This story will be updated in the Aug. 21 edition of New York Outdoor News.

Happy Birthday Lawd!

Bendog......my best ever Lab, Ben....lost him at age 16.....a legend in the Adirondacks on pheasants.....which is kind of like being the best ice fisherman in Georgia....but he WAS a good one....

Yeah, I was surprised they went forward with it THIS YEAR....not sure it would be well accepted next year but this gives the dissenters another bullet..... My big concern is that this time around DEC's deer managers – and I will pontificate on this in our Aug. 21 issues – enacted a regulation that needs to be solidly accepted by hunters in order to have the success they're looking for. I don't see that happening for that very reason.....sort of the deer hunting version of a strike...

I lurk a bit here and there, especially when hunters/anglers are heated up about certain issues – such as now.....huntingny.com is a great tool for me to keep my finger on the pulse of the sporting community..... So, what's new? haha S

I always wanted a beautiful blonde assistant.....

Yeah, came as a bit of a surprise....especially after all indications were that they couldn't go through the regulatory process in time to get it done this year....

Got a yellow Lab.....female.....she's doing well so far....some rousing fetch sessions.....cranked it up a bit yesterday....getting bolder and wilder......uh, oh....

Next one will be at least as big......between that and a new Lab pup, it's keeping me off the Chemung and Susquehanna when both rivers are FINALLY looking good...