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Good boots are only one part of the equation GOOD SOCKS are more important than boots . You buy a $200 pr of boots to last you a life time and with care they will. cheap boots like everything else you get what you pay for [we learned that from dealing with the chinese] and everything is old before its new, boots, rage broadheads[think the rage when they first came out they looked amazing on tv but in reality there were problems they would open and not stay closed solution the shock collars and on and on and yes they are the only ones i use] , bows, phones and computers. Back to the boots scenario 4:30 am you start to walk maybe 1/2 mi to 1 1/2 mi up hill to sit all day but when you get to the stand your hot and sweaty [especially your feet] now you sit and what happens your body is doing what it does when you get overheated and after an hour you start to shiver and start to move around to get warm .I got a friend that wears 2 pr of socks and insulated boots and his feet are still cold. What i learned is wool socks [1 pr] are best they wick away moisture and keep your feet dry [the most important thing] open jacket a ball cap and i bring my warm stuff and wear them when i sit . My boots are 30 yrs old from my dad and i use sno-seal and clean them and dry them when i get back from hunting.You could go on sportsman guide and get surplus military boots or cabelas hiking boots w/ good socks is good but stay away from rubber boots[they dont breathe] pac boots are good cause they have leather uppers. Like anything else in hunting or fishing take care of your stuff and they will take care of you.

hey chris im in queens too .the problem in the city is the health dept [thank you mike bloomberg] they dont let butchers do deer anymore and if they do no hair .So you have to take the hide off and maybe they might do it . Long island has a few processors . but what i do is what i learned from my friend in Louisiana, he's a Cajun and their hunting seasons are warm [very warm 70-90 degs] and what they do down there is skin and quarter up the deer and put it on ice for a week draining and adding ice very day ,its called wet aging.I did with the deer i got last year i got the cooler carrier on my car so upstate i had it on ice 3 days [hey i live in queens they dont like deer blood lol] its was cold @ nite and up to the mid 40's to 50 during the day so just drained it the ice really never melted and i butchered it in my moms basement cause i always do my own deer but this as a game changer made it so much easier and i dont have people giving my the finger on the thruway with a deer on my car any more.

Try and google bill wille in Colorado hes a taxidermist and a hunt broker, but he might help you .I worked with a relative of his

speedy recovery

Osso buco in the instant pot and thank chef for the pate’ recipe off the hook good

I got this off facebook with the caption translated from Portuguese [he shot the dog and shows his face to the world] .Now at first i was repulsed be that but then as a hunter i said wait, first the dog is not dead exhusted yes and #2 wheres the blood if he shot that dog with that rifle there would be blood atlest and exit or entry wound if he shot it wheres the blood on him or if he dragged it there would be a blood trail and lastly the dogs tongue would be sticking out the dog appears to be alive [well to me] .This was in Europe i think [cause of the Portuguese] where the hunt with dogs for wild boar. I got burned by the media i posted lesson learned .Nowadays a pic means nothing with all the photo altering . I deffently would like some opinions . the pic is insensitive yes but not what it appears

oh and thanks for the recipe

glad you are ok .

a rat with wings aka a pigeon

nothing there but call the # on the dec site for the dep permit . i did cause i picked 2 units but it never went though . the state out sourced it but the woman i spoke to was very helpful when i bought my license on line it said $102 but they only deducted $92 from my card she got my dep over the phone its apparent they got some bugs to work out .

pete i might be able to help i have friends that are members there i will p/m you tomarrow when i get in touch w/ them

about a week ago my friend Brian told me that the media [news 12 bklyn] was going to be @ floyd Bennett field to try to get the national parks service to reopen the archery range . well the one reporter came down a a pretty black girl very nice and pleasant set up a video camera on a tripod and interviewed about the 5 of us that showed up . We all said we want to reopen the range there's no reason why it cant be open its outside and we always practiced social distancing any way i showed her the the lanes and walked it off it was like 7' apart . It was strange and i had a funny feeling cause she asked how much we paid to shoot we told her $75 a yr and do we want a refund we all said NO we want it reopened but she kept going on about the refund and the money. She interviewed me and brian for like 10 mins i personally explained see the debris it was never like this we maintain this place and showed her plaques of guys who past away and mass cards in the message board. In the interview we told her about the fishing and the garden club is allowed but not the archery range and no way they follow the safety protocols. Now i dont get news 12 cause i got verizon for cable so i went on their site and watched first the anchor introduces the piece saying archers are demanding refund @ floyd Bennett field i was like WHAT!!!! and she spun the story about the refund never interview anyone from the parks service only that they issued some b/s statement . our interview was a a 15 sec. sound byte made us look like jerks . She totally twisted what we said to make it look like we wanted our money back . TRUMPS 100% RIGHT THE FAKE NEWS!!!! liars and spin doctors . i never felt easy with or trusted the media but from now on its NO COMMENT!!! the only good thing i got to spray bug spray on her legs she was getting bitten up by the skeeters and was paranoid about the ticks.

in my thoughts and prayers i understand a little how you feel my mom's 82 came down with covid in march i was with her a whole week before i i put her in the hospital [ a long story we went to doctors all they said she has a sinus infection well finally she had a fever and none of the doctors and i mean knew her 30 yrs did want to know her] . All they said take her to the hospital . It was crazy 2xs in a week i took her to these doctors no mask no social distancing b/s no nothing . It as the worse feeling sitting in my car @ LIJ with a cop telling me not to get out and thinking this is the last time i see her as she walked in after a nurse came out to take her temp..It was literal hell but little by little she got better went to a rehab to learn to walk again [ now i cant stop her ]. The whole time she was in the hospital and rehab all i prayed was God i dont know what your will is but please dont make her suffer but i never gave up faith i mean really it was all i had .

in my prayers . I went though a similar situation with my mom but she refused to go in amublance i took her to the hospital.When i got to the hospital 2 cops and security told me to stay by my car and my mom went in the emergency room she was tested positive and she was in LIJ for a month but in a rehab in glen cove just tested she just tested negative. S he is finally able to walk but pushed it and fell the doctor was upset and took the walker from her shes ok but @ 82 she cant rush

what are you looking to hunt? deer bow/shotgun ,small game. If you do your home work there are some spots in brookhaven and riverhead thats open to hunting plus rocky point ,the navy coop[or whatever they call it now]. barcelona neck is good too i hunted there during shotgun season i had a doe tag and a date and spotto hunt. Also on the northfork by orient but, research and research and if you scout. GOOD LUCK!!!

no most companies offer pensions that offer a pop up or you have to have your spouse sign off on leaving them nothing or 5% 25% 50%or 100% and it had to be notarized NO WAY IN HELL MY WIFE WAS SIGNING ANYTHING. So I had to leave her 50% of what I get and my monthly pension went down to reflect on what I left her

its best to talk to a financial advisor when I retired in oct. I actually started in march to plan and get all my ducks in order before I put in my papers including getting a financial advisor and for me how much does the medical goes up when I retire. See most people to day in the pvt sector have no pensions and if the did the companys offered a lum sum you either take the cash or roll it over to your 401k ,which my wife did w/ her company that was the choice she was given. See it cost money to manage a pension and of course offer medical which I pay $460 month for plus co-pay and deductibles and co- insurance AND of course out of net work. When I retired I rolled over my 401k to and ira w/ my advisor but im like all of us am not a fortune teller and cant predict the future . Also I had stock with my company discount stock program I had for years we bought stock @ a 10% discount i was offered either take the money or it goes to common stock and lose a lot of money while I took the money and got hit for taxes $4100 to the feds I had to tap my ira to get the money to pay the feds. I told my financial adivisor mark take the taxes out so I took out extra to pay the tax . I told him, Mark this is crazy I gotta pay tax on money to pay tax . talk to a good financial advisor the most important thing

13 people died from corona virus in Elmhurst hospital last nite . Queens has the most cases in the city with 6400 with Brooklyn @ 5200 cases. I personally know of 6 people with it.

please lets move. Im sorry if I started anything .I let my emotions get the best of me .Im in queens and we have the most positives in the city with Brooklyn right behind us. please everyone accept my apologies

thank you chris, you said it much better than I did

AAAAaaaaa yeeesss!!!! JERKOFF the #1 offender I knew would respond you despicable little twit get some manners. Oh yeah I see your getting married ,what is she off her meds!!!!

WOW HOW VILE!!! in the 11yrs I was on here WE NEVER EVER used profanity or posted nudity and respected each other.It seems that the privileged class on here do and say anything they want as long as you are tight with the moderator [all others get banned if they deem you said some thing that THEY didnt like ]. We always knew that minors come on here and that our actions reflect on hunting as a whole. This post sunk to as new low . Im sorry I came back I seen where this site was going and really never posted anything on here.

sorry for your loss I had a great huntin' buddy pass too.he was 86 when he died and we hunted till he was 82. taught me the bow miss him. See how it was w/ us @ first the father takes care of the son then son takes care of the father.

yeah sad all part of the nanny state we live in.