Doc

The store is in the same plaza as the movie theater along routes 5 & 20 just across the Canandaigua/Hopewell line. If you remember where the old Walmart was located, that is the building that they took over. They are a lot like Tractor supply with many of the same items. They also have outdoor products. They also have a good supply of hardware. Some lawn and snow-removal products, even a little bit of food. It looks like somebody wanted to have a store that sells everything. I wasn't completely in love with the prices. They were pretty standard prices with quite a few items running on the high side and some slightly lower than I've seen elsewhere. Those were just the few things that I am familiar with. They are not a bargain store, but probably the best place to go if you want something you can't find anywhere else. It's a real interesting place to walk around. They had no problem filling up that old Walmart store ...... It's huge!

A bad day at camp is still better than a good day at work ..... lol. Did you get any good cam-pictures?

While I think 911 and the victims of that atrocity must always be remembered, I am also ready to say the same thing about atrocity and victims of Oklahoma City terrorism which have been forgotten by many and seems to have some apologists that would like to push it out of the American consciousness completely. Mis-characterize the act if you feel there is some value in that, but I will always be here to set the record straight and give all terror victims the remembrance that they are due.

I'm still waiting for summer to start....lol. One good thing is that all the worrying I was doing about sweating to death and swatting mosquitos come the October 1st bow season opener, may not really be a problem this year if this colder weather continues on into fall and winter. Ha-ha-ha .... Instead the problem may be struggling around in a couple feet of snow.....lol.

And if you think a phase II Safe Act is the end, think again.

I know the extra poundage shoots nice and flat, but for me, I have been dropping the poundage down to 55# just to maybe add a few more miles on those tired old shoulders, back and arm joints. I have had some light problems, that I do blame on shooting my old pro-line at 75# for so long. That was done for a series of moose hunting trips and I kept doing that long after the moose hunting was done with. I don't really believe I needed that poundage for moose or for the deer hunting. I was just beating myself up for no good reason.

I'm not sure what difference time has to do with whether of not there is such a thing as domestic terrorism. Or maybe your point is that the deaths of those people don't count because it has been a few years. Whatever your point is, it still remains that the victims of domestic terrorism should never be forgotten, just like those of 911 and other victims of other terrorism events around the world. Time can ease the pain, but never is an excuse for not remembering the horror and the victims of the events.

I seem to remember 2-1/2 pounds per complete turn also, but my info is for a 15 year old bow, and I wouldn't guarantee it today. That would be just a rule of thumb anyway, and may vary from bow to bow in terms of real numbers. Best way is to buy a bow-scale and dial that sucker into exactly where you want it.

Glad you've got resolution to the problem. As I suspected, 99% of the time, such radical problems are not the fault of equipment.

Don't be trying to put words in my mouth. The definition of terrorist is in the dictionary and is very specific. Use the language right, and you won't have to worry about those who don't. And by the way, those that would belittle the events of the Oklahoma bombing as not being an act of terror should remember that 168 innocent people were killed, from age 3 to 73, with three pregnant women, and 19 children involved, and 680 other people injured. 324 buildings over a 16 block area were damaged, and it was all done over some wacked-out ideological differences with the U.S. government. Now, anyone who refuses to call that terrorism, had better look up the definition of the word because it was a classic version of terrorism in every sense of the word.

I'm not surprised by this. If Cuomo and his gun-banning cohorts (Let's not be forgetting them) get re-elected, why on earth would they think there is anything stopping them from doing whatever they want with our guns? We know what they want to do. Without the threat to their holding office, what else would motivate them not to go full-steam-ahead with whatever gun controls they can conjure up. I have been warning about this kind of thing ever since the passing of the safe act. Make them pay for that act or prepare to live with a constant and unlimited assault on the 2nd Amendment from now on. Why wouldn't they?

Perhaps a call to the regional office of the DEC might give you an answer.

Yes, it is the DEC that has jurisdiction over those events. A phone call would have been the right thing to do. Even if you put it down, the DEC should be notified. It can be kind of embarrassing and perhaps even costly if the DEC is notified by someone else. Butchering the deer before the DEC is called is basically destroying the evidence that it was a justifiable mercy-killing. Ethics-wise, it sounds like he did what needed to be done by someone. No problem there. But self protection from prosecution should be the primary concern at that point.

It sounds like the Safe Act is working exactly as it was intended. It has become a major frustration for gun owners. Just yet another addition to a long list of legal frustrations designed to drive the guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens. If things don't turn out well in this next election, look for that list of frustrations to continue to grow substantially.

I guess by most people's standards, my bow is getting close to being called an oldie-but-goody. 1999 Mathews MQ-32. My arrows are way older than that (Autumn orange Easton aluminum XX-75). It's not broke. It kills deer very dead. And keeps lowering my average venison $/pound costs every year I keep from replacing perfectly good equipment.....lol. Actually I was pretty slow coming to the realization that success or failure is more a function of the archer rather than his equipment. I remember that the most prolific deer-killing bow was my old Bear Whitetail Hunter from back in the 60's. Those old epoxy, indestructible limbs and that incredibly slow performance still has the best record of kill of any of the 13 bows hanging on the rack downstairs. And that includes the 5 that I have sold or given away over the years. Yeah, I had my "spend like crazy" years too.

Of course the ideologies are different, but they are both wackos that indiscriminately kill and maim innocents over some demented thought lodged in their sick minds. To me that is a pretty good definition of a terrorist. Actually, the only reason that Oklahoma bombing was a one-and-done was not the choice of the perpetrators. And calling that sort of domestic terrorism "done" isn't exactly true either. There are still militia compounds preaching hate and most likely are still planning to launch their own little version of Jihad even now. And as a matter of fact, the term domestic terrorism of the 60s was indeed used relative to the escapades of those wackos (Weathermen, SLA, Panthers) and others of the same twisted mentality. Their ideologies weren't all identical either, but they still dealt in terror and violence against our country. Muslim extremists do not have a lock on that term, and no one who embraces that kind of mentality should be over-looked, ignored or trusted.

I have arrows fletched up with all kinds of different colors, depending on whatever struck my eye the day I bought them ... lol. Sometimes it is just based on what was available when I made the purchase. It's not a real important thing with me as long as they are bright and visible.

I often engage in some heavy introspection regarding my own hunting motives and feelings and how the various activities affect me and those around me. I try to get a handle on how my hunting activities are perceived by others as well. It's just a natural curiosity about all aspects of something that so central to my life.

Was that the guy that lived in the "hermit's cabin" up at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake?

I think that sign struck me the same way it struck a lot of you. The first thought was "why pick a fight with birders"? I know the intent was to highlight the financial contributions of hunters toward the welfare of wildlife and habitat. But the tone of the sign was such an in-your-face statement that it just seemed to be a whole lot more confrontational than it had to be to get the same point across. Is there some kind of active conflict going on between birdwatchers and hunters that might have caused a sign of this sort to have been put up?

There may be differences, but both are heinous acts of terrorism in any sense of the word. Both involved deaths of innocents, and neither has any sane justification whatsoever. Also both were attacks against our country. I'd say there are a whole lot more similarities than differences.

Yeah, my neck got a bit kinked up trying to look at the pictures .... lol. But anyway, I get the idea. Too bad about the corn, but maybe it will have all worked out for the better. Is your stand located along an entrance trail to the plot? Do you have more than one stand to accommodate different wind directions?

Looks to me like somebody had a lot of fun. Great job!

One thing we have to accept is that there will always be some version of al-Qaeda, Taliban, al-Shabab, ISIS/ISIL, and the Bin-ladens, and Terry Nichols/Tim mcVeighs, of this world who are focused on our destruction. The names and faces may change, but evil will always be here to test us. It doesn't matter what direction these forces of evil come from. Inside or out, sand dunes or local city streets, it is a worthless activity to spin around trying to assign blame. It comes from all around us.The world and its modern destruction technology have added to the payload of determined evil and hateful forces and continues to extend their reach into our lives. In short, the world has become a very dangerous place. It simply has become the very dangerous world that we live in. Our biggest and most important challenge is to fend off these forces of evil without destroying our own heritage and guarantees of freedom in the name of homeland security. Yes homeland security is necessary, but we always have to keep an eye on where it is dragging us. All those that we remember today from the 911 attacks and other atrocities around the world will have died for nothing if we begin to trash our own freedoms and ways of life in defense of those that would do us harm.

That may well be true, but I don't have to like it .... or promote it .... or support it ... or get involved in it. Generally speaking, we keep pretty good relationship between neighbors in my area, and like I said there is none of this deer hoarding attitude here.....yet. Food plots are not really an issue because most of the neighbors here are not interested in the time and expense of such things. However, if baiting were to be legalized, who knows what kinds of mentality might come along with those fancy bait distribution contraptions .... lol.