Doc

It is amazing how many people think NYS is completely paved.

I've got to say that the expression on that bear's face really does look a lot like a smile. I think the sight of your camera made his day. And by the look of the next picture I would say that he had some fun with you.

I believe that the long winter nights would drive me berserk. Being locked into a cabin for months at a time because of the excessive depths of snow can't really be a lot of fun. I consider our ugly version of cabin fever here in NY, and can't imagine adding darkness and twice as much snow and ridiculous temperatures into that experience. As a hunting trip perhaps I would enjoy it, but I do have to say that I am a bit concerned about being among some critters that consider human flesh to be a delicacy. Also, Those little flying black things that seem to always be banging into the camera lenses up there have not escaped my attention. Does anybody ever get accustomed to that? My thought is that Alaska makes a much better reality show to watch on TV than it does an actual living experience.

By the way, getting back to the "Tide Turning" topic, for all those that think that we stand alone, I was just reading in the paper that we have some new allies ..... and from a very strange area of the voting public. It turns out that the "Working Families Party", a bunch of pinko libs, are feeling now that Cuomo isn't liberal enough to suit them (imagine that if you can!) They are thinking of running a candidate against him. That move alone could cut Cuomo's lead over Astorino in half. The green party nominee said he would volunteer to run on the Working Families Party if asked. It kind of puts me in mind of that saying that "politics makes strange bed-fellows". So while some are throwing in the towel, the political front is in motion and the game ain't over until the fat lady sings. Of course if the "negative ninny's" get their way, they will pull as many gun owners away from participating on our side of the election as possible and keep things looking rosy for Cuomo. I guess that's just an anchor that we have to drag along this year.

Well, like I said, I have no dog in this fight and could care less whether there is a dove season or not. You guys figure it out.

Nope it's really gone. We'll have to wait until one of the more tech oriented moderators signs in this morning to see when it will be fixed.

Interesting comment in light of the way the history of the Safe Act passage. But anyway it is time for me to bow out of this fiasco. Personally, I could care less whether there is a dove season or not. So I really have no dog in this fight. And since you already have all the answers, and are not interested in entertaining any other opinions but your own, do whatever you think you must and good luck to you.

Ha-ha .... I think everything that can be said about our two resident haters of the American system has already been correctly stated. Now it is time to get back to the real issue at hand and ignore these defeatist quitters. They have monopolized enough time and have tried to distract and disrupt the efforts of those that are serious about straightening up the gun situation in NY as opposed to the fringe elements looking to run away from it.

I think another thing that makes this question a little hard to answer is my relative inexperience with living in other states. For example while I know NYS is incredibly liberal, I have never seen a study that quantified and ranked where we stand on that issue relative to other states. Cost of living, educational ranking, quality of life, etc., etc., one by one, if we go down the endless list of criteria, it would require quite a impossibly huge study to compare each line item for each state. So all we can do is base it all on some kind of general, totally uninformed, feeling. A real honest assessment, would take a whole lot more research than I am willing to invest .... lol.

Looking forward to all the pictures.

So you are saying that what I said is not true and shows that I am uninformed. You are telling me that there is no impact from the general public on these proposals. You are telling me that opposition to new hunting seasons has nothing to do with emotional reactions of the general public and the organized anti-hunting organizations. Well, I must respectfully disagree with you on all of that. You asked "Why NY doesn't have a dove season?" and I offered my opinion. If doing that has in some way offended you, then I will refrain from replying to your questions in the future. It sounds like you have everything under control and really didn't need to ask the question in the first place.

So years ago, there was an occasional murder, but it was not a daily event. I never locked a door until I was mostly grown and even then we didn't really have to worry about break-ins. In the cities, gang wars usually were really fist fights. That was pretty much the limit on any kinds of violent confrontations. There was always complete respect for police, elders, parents, teachers and each other. Sure there was the occasional trouble maker, but nobody whipped out their gun and started shooting people over their bicycle or sneakers or car. So what the hell has happened over the decades. Whatever it was, new laws have not been the answer, because we sure have had a pile of them added on and each day violence gets worse. If passing laws was the answer, why do we still have a growing problem? As in-love with studies and surveys as we are, how come nobody has studied the heck out this evolving violent society and tried to come up with any real answers that make more sense than banning and restricting guns? It seems that people are always looking for an easy answer, and trying to find ways to blame some in-animate object. I guess that's easier than finding and working at solving the real underlying causes.

Pretty smart goat ...... he doesn't even have to petal. He has his human trained real good!

I spent all but 6 years living in very quiet, thinly populated, rural, surroundings with a mix of farms and hundreds of un-broken, forested, acreage and extremely high deer density, semi-wilderness trapping available and 10-20 minutes from some of the best fishing that the Finger Lakes can offer. And all this with only a 35-40 minute commute to several large industrial complexes (including Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, Xerox, and many others) which have always supplied some very high wages and benefits. How many other states have arrangements like that? Pretty good .... eh? Am I proud that I was born, raised, and lived my entire life there in a paradise like that? Well absolutely pleased, happy, and fortunate. But I probably wouldn't use the term "proud". It just doesn't fit.

And I'm not sure there is any place on earth that doesn't need change. But yes, even the country that we live in is primarily an accident of life for those of us that were born here. Nationalism is a kind of pride I suppose, since there are things that a country stands for that can be pointed to and viewed with pride. But I can't see anything that anyone could whip up any pride about that relates to any one of the states. Seriously, I don't have that kind of emotion relative to a state.

No, there's nothing to be proud of about where you were born and raised. For most of us it is a simple accident of life's events. For example, I didn't choose to be born here. I didn't choose to be raised here. And there was no particular challenge or achievement in staying here other than some great occupational benefits. It is your life and accomplishments that you can take pride in, not some point on a map.

This comment makes absolutely no sense. Why would I care where you have "vended"? Why would I come up and introduce myself? I have no idea or concern about what kinds of difficulties you imagine that I have. And, As far as your phone number, I can't imagine why you would think I would be interested in that......lol. Did you get your replies mixed up in the wrong thread? I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. But anyway getting back to my original comment, when an article starts out like an infomercial, I lose interest real quick.

I'm thinking that unless you are dealing with extreme cases, it is not likely that you can successfully come up with rule-of-thumb mental diagnosis that can serve as a litmus test for legal gun sales. How many times have we read interviews with friends and acquaintances of killers that came up with this kind of quote: "Gosh, he seemed like a real nice normal person". What the heck, sometimes a single event can send people over the edge.

Oh, you will. It sounds like they are serious now about getting it passed.

I have a pile of rifles too, but only my old model 94 Winchester was of suitable caliber for deer. So when talk began about deer rifles in Ontario County, I had a great excuse to go out and buy a new American Ruger in .270 caliber. It got broken in twice this past season. It was great. No more smashed shoulder from that old 12 gauge Ithaca Deerslayer. Finally a deer gun where I can pick out the individual hair that I want to hit (Well maybe that's a bit of exaggeration ....lol).

But you have no vision other than to run away and hide. Who can put any stock in someone's words who maintains that kind of attitude as their guide in life? I'm sorry, but you have exposed yourself as a quitter. I don't deal with quitters.

That response sounds very encouraging. I know that over here in Ontario County, we went through a few screw-ups and re-do's before it finally came out right. So, do you have a good deer rifle all ready to use?

Ha-ha.... The guy lost me right at the beginning with this little paragraph: "It is time for my quarterly request for donations. As we agreed, my columns and this site will continue as long as your support is forthcoming."

But surely you must see how credibility dissolves when all you do is sit in the corner, sucking your thumb, and whining about how all is lost. Frankly that sort of nonsense gets very old, very quickly. Someone crying about their condition that has absolutely no vision as to how to get out of it really only succeeds in appearing pathetic and really quite irrelevant. At some point, you really have to move past problem statement and move onto problem solutions, or nothing you have to say means anything at all. Your approach focuses on discouraging those who are inspired to actually work on solutions as you try to recruit more whiners to sit in the corner and do nothing. Who the hell needs that ......other than Cuomo and friends. We don't need any more whiners, we need doers. If you can't do anything positive then at least get the hell out of the way of those that will and stop trying to convince others to join your pathetic troop of quitters.

Just judging by what went on in Ontario County relative to the rifle laws, I would say that you guys over there in Livingston ought to be hearing something by now if it is going to be acted on for this year. Check with your town supervisor, or anyone in the county government. They ought to be able to tell you whether it is an active issue or not, and exactly where it is in the legislative process. Sometimes it just needs somebody to show some interest in order to get it moving.