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Beautiful mount, and that's a crazy quick turnaround.

That looks fantastic!

Thanks Grampy! Our Instructor Training isn't as intense as the DEC Instructor certification, but mainly because we do split it up by discipline. If you were to get certified in all the disciplines, you would need to attend 6 trainings. Each instructor must attend training based around a specific discipline (rifle/air rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader, archery, air pistol, hunting/wildlife) as well as training on Positive Youth Development. Obviously our program is centered around shooting sports safety and positive youth development. Once you are certified in a discipline, you can lead a training with an assistant instructor from any other discipline. Additionally, you can assist other instructors who are doing training in disciplines other than what you are certified, if that makes sense. We hold a weekend long training up here in Ballston Spa every February, and there are others scattered about the state throughout the year. If you are interested in becoming an instructor, I would encourage you to contact your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office, which if you're in Altamont would be Albany County. Their number is (518) 765-3500, and you'll want to talk to Barb Stevens. I work with Saratoga County, so if Albany County doesn't have an opportunity, hit me up and I'll find a home for you Thanks again!

Good to see my sarcasm isn't lost on everyone

I can't help but wonder why anyone in their right mind would shoot something that ugly. Maybe to just put it out of it's misery I guess...

I wanted to make you all aware of a NYS Senate Bill that if passed would have a dramatic positive impact on youth shooting sports. As some of you know, I work for 4-H Youth Development, and am heavily involved in the 4-H Shooting Sports program. This bill, if passed would make it much easier for our trained adult instructors to work with youth in 4-H Shooting Sports. As it stands, all of our instructors, despite having to go through a thorough certification process, mush have a secondary certification to instruct youth in Shooting Sports. These secondary certifications include, but are not limited to: NRA Instructor Certification, Military Small Arms, DEC Certification, etc. Senate Bill S6401A would allow 4-H Adult Instructors to instruct and supervise a youth shooting sports program without a secondary certification. This would have a huge impact on our 4-H Shooting Sports program, and open the door to more capable and competent instructors to host new and existing youth shootings sports programming. If you have a few extra minutes and support this legislation, if you could send a quick email or make a phone call to your representatives to support this bill, I would really appreciate it. Thanks everyone! https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s6401/amendment/a

Looks pretty stupid, but I doubt it will go or has went anywhere.

We agree on 3 of the 4, 75% ain't bad SW

My buddy who just got back from the Bahamas is quarantined in his apartment, his work told him up to 2 weeks. I told him if he needs any supplies, I'll bring them over in a Tyvek suit. I'm sure his neighbors would really appreciate it

I have seen it pop up a few times on social media, from people who should really know better. I understand that people die from lots of things, I really do. I'm not saying anyone should panic, but also, we shouldn't be downplaying it based off of hunches while ignoring the science. Again, I'm not advocating for anything other than what I would assume everyone here would agree with, take simple precautions. For you it may not be anything more than a moderate flu, but on down the line it should be a very serious illness for other folks.

And please, I don't care what anyone says, this isn't a hoax, and it isn't political. People are getting really sick, and human beings are dying. The most important thing anyone can do is take it seriously and protect yourself and those around you by taking simple precautions.

Lots of "hunches" rolling around out there, with no solid science to back them up. I'll trust the professionals, take the suggested precautions, and live my life. It will be nice when they figure this out and people who really don't know what they are talking about can stop speculating.

Cool, this was very helpful. Looks like in the Saratoga area the break is Rt. 29. Thanks everyone!

Does anyone have a map that gives a better idea of the Northern/Southern Zone split than the standard DEC map? Something that shows roads and or cities and counties? I'm planning on overlaying two maps, but if someone already has access to one, it would save me the trouble. Thanks!

Great find, thanks. I may be grabbing a new climber!

Looks great. I'd say 2.5 is a good bet.

Very true. Not only running into someone who is immunosuppressed, but also transmitting to others who can transmit to those people, or on down the line. It's easy to right it off as "it's not gonna kill me, I'm healthy", but is what I have been hearing a lot of.

A friend of mine just got back from vacation in the Bahamas. He works at State Farm (not Jake) and has been told to work from home. He has a pretty hands on job, not really a desk position, so he's not sure what he's supposed to do, but at least he's getting paid.

We thought about switching, I called Verizon and told them as much, in fact, I asked them for an "end of service" date. We were paying close to $200 per month for mine and my wife's phones, 2 lines and 8GB of shared data. They did the ole' "let me see what we can do" trick, but it was surprisingly good. Verizon paid off my wife's phone outright (like $80), paid mine off in installments (basically credited my monthly payment for the remainder of the $200) and put us on their "Loyalty Unlimited" for $80 a month. In total. we went from paying $180-200/month to $90 a month with a better plan. I would encourage Verizon customers to give them a call before switching. I'm not a Verizon loyalist by any means, though we have had the best coverage with them. I'm glad to hear the switch to Spectrum was a good one for you!

It looks to me like that deer has been dead for a while or is just ripped apart. Originally I thought "man, that 2nd photo looks like a mountain lion" but I adjusted the photos a little bit and you can plainly see the black tipped and pointed ears. Obviously just caught it's "fat" side

I thought you were playing the "buyer's remorse" card

My wife went ahead and took the plunge, and the bike gets delivered tomorrow. I haven't heard a bad word about it from anyone, even people who say that it's expensive (it is) say it's totally worth it. We had a gym membership that hasn't been getting used much since our daughter came along a year ago, and we'll end up paying about as much a month for the bike (free financing) and app as we were for the gym membership. I figure if we use it, then it's worth it. Thanks for the input everyone!

We get paid off for our unused sick time when we retire. They essentially buy back that time. I have noticed that our staff who are close to retirement all but get rolled in on a gurney so they don't use their sick time. Very reassuring....

I think they will mail it to you Apexer, I got mine that way last month. I think they usually post the auction a couple of weeks in advance, and post photos the Monday before the auction. You can also go to the auction house starting at 9am the day of the auction to look at everything.

Welcome to another Saratoga County hunter (I'm in Ballston Spa)! This will be my first year hunting in NY as well, though I hunted for years in Illinois. You've found a great home on this forum!