Doc

My son and his wife were visiting from out-of-state, and we were looking for something like that to go to. Too bad.

That's some mighty fine shooting!

I missed it. I would have liked to have gone. It looks interesting. I wish they would advertise these things better.

They don't really get into any detail, but the label for the product says: Sta-bil 360 Marine Ethanol treatment and stabilizer They have a bunch of different products and the Marine Sta-bil was what was recommended for me to use by someone. Of course I am not that much of a chemist, so I haven't got a clue whether I was being told the right scoop, but I can say that I have not had any carburetor issues since I have started using it for chain saws and weed-eaters and such. That wasn't the case before I started using it.

Does any of this nonsense impact the buying of ammo components and supplies?

Man, I hope this doesn't sound too stupid, but doesn't the Stabil additive take care of ethanol problems? I've been adding the marine grade Stabil for the past three years or so, and I have not had any carburetor or small engine problems since. I kind of thought I had solved the problem.

What a great playground. It kind of inspires me to add a few things to my own range.

Well.....looky there.....By golly they do exist!

I'll tell you one thing that is raising hob with my archery and gun shooting. It is pretty darn hard to settle that sight pin down on the bulls-eye when you have that constant whine of mosquito-wings in your ear, or mosquitos drilling into your hide. Its no better for gun shooting accuracy either. It seems that nearly every night there is a significant train, as well as rain through the day. Those skeeters just love all this great jungle climate and are having a breeding frenzy....Constantly. We don't even dry out anymore.

And yet......Here you are.

Another good reason to avoid this political section is the depressed feelings that come from being reminded that we (the voting public) voted in all these idiots and crooks (precinct by precinct) that are destroying the fabric of this country. We are doing it to ourselves. Can anybody discuss the situation that we are in and not walk away depressed and realizing that the reason for our eventual demise will be the erosion of the basic decency and character of the people within it. Now, there is the obvious reality that each successive generation has deteriorated to the point where one has to look inwardly and see that the system has finally broken because of the "something for nothing" citizenry that comprises it. We can blame the political parties, but in the end we must understand that the government and the parties that run it are simply a reflection of ourselves.

I have to wonder how any eagles even exist at all today. How many centuries have we been using lead ammo, and all of a sudden, eagles are endangered my lead ammo? Also, it seems that the eagle population is thriving these days in spite of the continued use of lead ammo.

Somewhere I heard or read that deer and other animals can sense barometric pressure changes such that they know when foul weather is approaching which then turns on a bit of a feeding frenzy. Accurate theory or just B.S., I cannot say for sure, but there does seem to be some connection between approaching and current crappy weather and wildlife activity.

I have 13 years with this site, and quite a bit of time on other hunting sites. One thing I have learned is to carefully choose the time and place for discussing politics. It's kind of the same rule that many families have for conversation around the Thanksgiving dinner table......lol. Those kinds of topics tend to make reasonable people lose their minds. I have seen and even participated in such conversations over my time here and have watched EVERY such topic go sideways in a hurry. There are places to discuss such things, but from what I have seen, this site is not one of those places.

Do they have a web-site?

The most criticism of this site has historically been about the political section and the outright combat that politics has caused here. I have personally decided to stay away from political comments here because I do not want to feed the bitter controversy that seems to erupt whenever someone brings up political issues. People get real sensitive when you discuss politics. I have a feeling that most members are kind of shying away from starting these kinds of discussions (arguments) here for the same reasons. It seems that this site is under attack, and I do not want to add to the difficulties and descension. So unless the discussions involve the politics of weapons, hunting, trapping, fishing, or outdoor activities, I am going to cool it here for awhile.

Sorry.....I mis-read the post. Crossbows ARE ALLOWED.

Any explanations as to why crossbows are not allowed on this hunt?

I think a lot of deer are capable of jumping a lot higher than they dare to. I know that deer can jump higher than my 4' highest strand of electric fence, but they don't even try. It may be that they touched there nose to the wire at one time or another and learned a lesson without even trying to jump over it.

I can think of at least 4 instances where I have seen deer carcasses hanging from a standard American wire farm fencing. So deer may be capable of jumping amazing heights, but do they always make it? The hanging dead deer that I have seen likely were weakened by winter starvation. Three of them were at the huge deer yard over at the southern end of Honeoye lake where I know their strength was being destroyed by starvation. And the fourth was hanging from one of our boundary fences on the old farm. How high is standard American wire fencing? ......4' perhaps? Did these deer misjudge the top of the fence? Were they compromised by starvation? I really don't know, but I do remember the gruesome sights of these dead and rotting critters hanging by their back legs. They figured they could make it, but they figured wrong. One thing that helps with gardens is electric fence. A deer only has to get zapped once, and it seems that every deer in the area knows about it. Our garden has been protected by electric fence that is a little higher than 4' off the ground, and no deer has tried to jump it in decades.

There is a problem with summertime practice. There are so many things that need doing. Heck, I haven't even had a chance to do much fishing. The summer chores swallow up so much time. However, I usually start some fairly intense practice in August. Usually the lawn starts slowing up with the growing and things begin to get more under control.

Got my lifetime license yesterday.

Is there unposted access there? If so maybe I'll try it some time. I'm always looking for good off-shore fishing access. The last time I fished the Canandaigua Outlet was about 50 years ago, and I can't even remember were I fished it. It was somewhere around Manchester.

I wonder how long it will be before New York State requires a special permit for mouse hunting.

LOL......I wonder if a trapper caught a wolf by mistake, how would he release it?