Gobbler Chaser

Not worried in the least, but thanks for your concern

The Repulican party embracing a life long NYcity con man and fraud sealed the deal for me. I'll vote anything but republican from here on out.

Absolutely as anyone would be when they cross the line that separates congressmen from the general public. She wanted to lead the charge and she got what she had coming

I've been smoking in my Weber kettle grills for 40 years. They make a hell of a steak or brats too.

There's still old rotted 2x4 steps nailed into trees on my property used by my hunting buddies from the 1970s who have passed on long ago. The wooden platforms have disappeared

A good buddy of mine had a substantial one removed from his back also requiring lymph nodes in his arm pits needing removal. That was well over ten yrs ago and he's been fine ever since. Although not a good idea he still drinks like a fish and spends a lot of time in the sun.

Love this stuff

My parents got me that very Mossberg pump 12ga around that time. Pulled it out of the closet before Christmas and opened the box when they were out and checked it out. Man that was something. I did repack it to perfection and put it right back in the corner where it was

I actually come in before dark now to avoid having to get a deer outta the woods in pitch darkness. I like bagging them in the morning

Terrible story. Manufactures putting stuff out there with ads about amazing speed and you have to change strings after 50 shots?? Especially at the price of that crossbow. Too many stories of strings unraveling and limbs exploding. Probably best to sight it in with 10 or 20 shots which is something that can be done with most xbows and don't shoot it again until your ready to drop a deer

Less hunter participation is definitely noticable around me in 3j. The State lands pretty much tell the story along with the only 4 shots I heard opening morning. Less hunters good in one way but bad in another I suppose

I have a 26 yr old pair of Sorel Dominators that I still use to this day. They've outlived Rocky's and Muck Artics which just seem to come apart after a couple yrs. And I've spent some serious money on boots in the last ten yrs. My Sorels are made in Canada, who knows??

3m-3j definitely up with many nice bucks. Hunting this region in the 1980s 1990syou were lucky to get a four pointer

I've had two fail this season. One a Wasoda after only two days. Nothing more frustrating than pulling a card after a 5 day soak on a good food plot expecting 800 or more pics to getting a blank card???? I feel like we're going back to the 90s when trail cam reliability was so lousy guys were making them homemade. I actually put out one of my 13 year old Moultries this morning that still works flawless

RIP sweet Pup.

Cheap orange or green soda in bottles a little shaken and warm hung from branches are fun. Also cans of shaving cream put on a nice show,lol

Bigger bucks here in Ulster are now completely nocturnal. Still seeing plenty of does during daylight. The rut has settled so seeing a daytime slammer now becomes tougher. For me it's always been that last 15 mins before total dark where you might see one at this point of the season

I gave up slings because carrying a rifle vertical thru the woods doesn't work by me, hits branches and my backpack is in the way. I hunt from blinds or ladder stands and always have a solid rest to shoot from. If I did decide to try more still hunting I would then use a sling

Seen too many of us head off to gated communities in the land of sunshine and lollypops or just get to a point where walking the woods or heading out into the cold are just impossible . And like previously mentioned the young generation has no interest. Maybe tomorrow I'll post pics of old rusted ladder stands and makeshift wood perches that are dilapidated and are the only remains of my former hunting buddies still on my property. I leave them there as kinda monuments. My son said dad let's get rid of that old crap. I told him wait till your dad's not around anymore and do as you please.

Started at 14 coming up from LI to hunt in Dutchess County. We stayed at an Inn about 20 of us. Hunting camp was a blast and the memories and stories were something else. We started in 1974 and did this yearly ritual for decades, seemed it would never end. Well now at 66 it's down to me and my old friend Frank. We're the last two and hunt my property in Ulster Country now. We've hunted together for 50 yrs. All the other guys are gone, many sadly have died off, many just lost interest, others moved south. My buddy Frank will be retiring come summer and his wife is going to drag him to Florida. We don't talk about it much, end of an era I guess. Sitting out in the woods I can still hear the voices and stories of our long gone crew and think of the good times we had. Almost a bit erie when I'm out in the woods now. Now I realize it wasn't all about the deer we shot or that new rifle, it was about the people. Those were some times.

I'll be hunting with my buddy Frank from LI. We've been at it 51 years

The first couple you butcher will be just that, a butcher job. Sharp good quality knives, a cleaver or even a hatchet and a saw. Can even be a carpenters saw. YouTube is great. I'm to the point where I do a gutless job right in the field and come home with straps in a plastic bag and legs in a milk crate strapped to my 4 wheeler, then I do the detailed work on the board at home

How to get away from it all. People mostly

Hmmmm, not too sure about this

How Sweet it Is!!