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I just read something else that said it was closer to the 30-30 as well and that has taken more deer than anything over the years. Ammunition looks cheaper than .308 as well for target shooting in the off season.

i assume it is fine from what I had read on the DEC site as long as it was in a soft point. Always get good info on here though so I thought I would throw it out there.

you can get five round magazines for it and the round pretty close to performance of a .308 other than range. I currently have a Remington 750 in .308 however not as happy with it as I would like to be. Where I am hunting there is nothing that far and it can be thick at times. Thought the Mini would be a good fit. They are very reliable from what I have read and been told.

Not for this season, but starting to think I might want to trade my rifle for something different and this is consideration.

Thought someone on here would know best. Just wondering if you can and if so, has anyone has ever hunted in NY with a Mini 30 in 7.62x39?? I know you can get it in soft tip and I have seen 154 gr rounds available.

I've heard that scent covers can be better, especially acorn. Anyone else ever try anything like that?

Thanks Culver. That's what I thought but a friend of mine directed me to the page and we couldn't agree on what it was saying.

I read on the DEC site that you could now get a DMP in northern zone: "Amend subdivision 6 NYCRR 1.21 ( to read as follows: ( Open season. [southern Zone] DMPs are valid during any [southern Zone] deer hunting season. [Northern Zone DMPs are valid during the Northern Zone regular big game season and during the Northern Zone muzzleloader season following the Northern Zone.".....here is the link to it on the DEC site. Am I reading this wrong? On the DMP availability and probability map, pretty much the entire northern zone still says NO DMP's available.

I personally believe that more definitely needs to be done. Not just with kids but with adults as well. There are enough techno distractions for us now, suggesting activities for us to do and things for us to by. Word of mouth and volunteering are always going to be the front line in getting more hunters out there in the woods, but sadly in today's world those are not enough. Sites like huntingny are great and there is tons of information out there if you go looking for it. I think that is the main problem; awareness or the lack thereof for the current non hunter. Most people these days need to be sold on something if they are gonna go for it. You see all these advertisements made to attract people to the Adirondacks for hiking, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing and a multitude of other outdoor activities.....but you never see anything promoting hunting except for some big hunt out west. It would be nice it see some mainstream info on hunting and the promotion of the seasons the way you see coverage on every other outdoor activity but hunting. I am sure there are folks in their 20's, 30's+ who take up things like kayaking and skiing or fly fishing now and as a continued life long passion. Many of them probably had a friend who introduced them to these activities, but I'm sure there are a good number who decided it was time to do it because they saw an advertisement for it. Why not have more mainstream media out there promoting it?

Does anyone know what the average age of subscribers on here is for this site?

Sure would.

Defrazzle, what kind of camera is that you are using?

State Lands Interactive Mapper. This is a great tool that a moderator on here showed me. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45478.html

This is what I was thinking for the most part.

No snow is no good for a lot of people I have talked to this "winter" and that is understandable. Do you think that this mild winter could really turn out well for hunting next year?