[3-D Ranges]

5 minutes ago, dbHunterNY said:

leland if you're on facebook search for the NEBA page. "North East Bowhunters Alliance - NEBA" it's a group of local rod and gun clubs that host shoots on Sunday's from March to September. Clubs are a couple down here and then one in Clifton Park.

If you google Hilltop Archery in Argyle, NY they have a course setup and might have leagues going.

Another group like NEBA but with different clubs is Capitaland Bowhunters. they have a facebook page too i believe.

Not much is going on right now unless a local club has indoor 3D or paper target vegas type of leagues going. some do down this way.

Fantastic information, thanks!

[Epiphone EJ200SCE Jumbo Guitar]

I'm selling one of my guitars to fund a muzzleloader purchase. It's a black Epiphone EJ200SCE with a solid spruce top and eSonic electronics. I've got it listed elsewhere for $325, but I'd let it go for $300 to my forum friends. I'm willing to meet within reason to sell. Located in Ballston Spa, NY.

[New to New York]

8 minutes ago, suburbanfarmer said:

Welcome but NY has no where the caliber of IL deer. Specially if you have had access to 9k acres. Goodluck in 2020

 I never was much of a trophy hunter, even though I lucked into a few nice ones now and then. I just miss being out and a part of nature  

[Looking for Info about My Bow]

1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

Post it up on archery talk in the traditional section.  There are a few there that I bet can give you the info you are looking for.  Nice bow and a steal at $10!  Not easy shooting off your hand as a rest.  You plan to build a leather rest for it or something similar?

Thanks for the suggestion, I threw on the other forum to see what they come up with.

I'm kind of enjoying shooting off the hand. I did start using a glove though to keep the fletching from tearing up my hand

[3-D Ranges]

Hi Everyone,

Pardon me if this has been asked before, but I'm looking to do some 3-D shooting this spring/summer. I've googled around a little bit, but I'm not confident in the information that I've found. Does anyone attend any shoots around the Saratoga Springs area, and if so, where are they?

[New to New York]

11 minutes ago, crappyice said:

Atta boy!!! Good to have you here’

Now wtf is a splitear_leland?!?!


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My first deer was a 20" wide 9 pointer. He had obviously caught his ear between his and another deer's antlers, and had a split down the length of his ear. Fortunately the taxidermist I used was able to save the "split" so it made for a cool mount. Ever since then I've used the "Splitear" handle on forums. Leland is my name, so, there you go

[Looking for Info about My Bow]

Hi Everyone,

I decided last fall that I was going to take up some traditional shooting, and decided to go with a longbow. I made a wild $10 purchase on good ole eBay, and ended up with a fine shooting bow (after it got a new string).

However, I have no idea where this bow came from. It does have some information on it, as a MEAD Fluted Bow, 50#, 28" draw. I did a little googling and found Dave Mead's site, but I'm not sure it's one of his (though I'm going to send it to him to see). Has anyone ever seen one like this?

[Saddle Up]

Interesting, I've never seen or used one. Looking forward to hearing about your experience.

[Sad day today]

I'm sorry, that's one of the toughest things you'll ever have to do. Just think about the good life you gave him, and the good life he gave you. 

[New to New York]

32 minutes ago, goosifer said:

Welcome. FYI, things get a bit slow and, err, interesting, in the offseason on the forum. Your good questions will help keep things on track. Will you be hunting on public land?

Right now, Public Land is what I'm looking at, unless I can get hooked up with some private land. I've never hunted public land, so that's a new one for me to. I guess knowing all of the farmers back home and marrying into a family that farms 9000 acres kind of spoiled me when it comes to hunting ground

[New to New York]

10 minutes ago, dbHunterNY said:

thanks for all you do. you've got some public land up your way. i know John who's Warren county that's involved with 4-H shooting sports and CCE.

Yep, John's a good guy, and a great educator.

[New to New York]

15 minutes ago, ApexerER said:

Welcome, 

I live just off Geyser Rd so we can't be more than a few minutes from eachother….Where in Bspa do you live? 

I was going to say sorry that you moved to NY with our ridiculous politics but I don't think Illinois is much better. My wife travels to Bloomington for work all the time. She will be back there week after next. 

Awesome, I actually live in Milton, just off of Rowland by Woods Hollow Preserve, so we're practically neighbors. Hey, if you are ever interested in 4-H Shooting Sports, hit me up, we have a training coming up in February at the 4-H Training Center on Middleline (shameless plug).

Politics are what they are, I guess you just do what you can and get used to them. Illinois had some weird laws, but I never let them get in the way of an enjoyable time outdoors

[First finished mount from the past season]

That looks fantastic! Great work!

[New to New York]

Hi Everyone! 

I'm semi-new to New York State, and am from Ballston Spa (near Saratoga Springs). My wife and I moved up here in 2014 from Southern Illinois, and I haven't hunted at all since we moved to New York. I've got the bug again, and am excited to start hunting again in 2020. Obviously it's quite a shift from what I'm used to in Illinois, but I'm looking forward to learning not only strategies for hunting in NYS, but also about the NYS hunting regulations. 

I am a 4-H Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension, and am a 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor in the Shotgun and Rifle disciplines (and am getting Muzzleloader certified in February). I have a lot of 4-H Volunteers that I work with in our Shooting Sports program who will be a lot of help in getting me pointed in the right direction as I begin hunting New York, and I've already gained some valuable information by lurking on the forum for a little bit. 

Happy Holidays Everyone!