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This is about as good of a chance of it passing as we are likely to see. It's a funny thing that we actually had the thing through the system with Patterson holding the pen over the bill, ready to sign when he was requested to veto it because the wording didn't limit the rifle legality to only those areas south of routes 5 & 20. Somebody screwed up the wording. The really weird thing is that this bill is for all of Ontario County and it's not even an issue now. It may help to expedite things a bit if you were to ask your Assemblyman if there is anything that can be done to get this bill out of committee to the floor for a vote. At least he may offer some insight as to what the hold-up is. Brian Kolb LOB 933 Albany, NY 12248 Phone: (518) 455-3751

Lol .... or those that have just bought a new rifle and now can't find any ammo to shoot through it. I think we all thought it was inconceivable that we would see a time when you couldn't buy any kind of ammo whenever you needed. Just like no one could believe that Cuomo could get away with his over-nite assault on the 2nd Amendment, this ammo shortage came on so quick that few could react to it. So now what looked like a reasonable supply that could be replentished at any time is now starting to diminish and maybe not be able to be replaced this time. So yeah, there is a bit of a panic. Even those who have a pretty reasonable stock laid in are questioning whether it will be enough given that the supplies have so completely dried up. To make matters even worse, this shortage seems to be self-inflicted ..... on gunners - by gunners. And then, on top of that there are fellow gun-owners making profits off the misfortune of others and sustaining the shortages with their "scalping" techniques. Yeah, I think there is plenty of reason to be a bit angry about the situation. I don't remember anyone warning of ammo shortages of this scale (or any scale), and I think most people simply got blind-sided. It's not their fault that they didn't have a crystal ball.

Are those doves or pigeons. The doves that I was thinking about are mourning doves and they are brown and considerably smaller (more slender) than pidgeons. As a kid I used to hunt pigeons up in the hay loft of the barn with my home made bow and arrows. I used to get quite a few and ate them all. But as far as I know, pigeons have always been legal to hunt.

A scope is not required equipment but I definitely do not use any big-game gun (shotgun or rifle) without one as long as I have the option. I do not take running shots or anything else where quick aquisition of the target is essential. I have a peep sight (deadly...lol) on my .22 and the rest of my guns are scoped. Love the precision of those crosshairs and the magnification.

Probably the most important thing to remember is that archery is a game of consistancy. That would be consistancy of every aspect of shooting form and every aspect of equipment.

Erect a very tiny sign along the length of he gap that says, "DANGER SNAKE CROSSING". I couldn't help myself. I just came from that thread about snakes .... lol.

I spend a fair amount of time bench-rest shooting at targets. So my stock requirements may make some think that I am hoarding ammo components. In reality, I go through a lot of ammo, and therefore need a lot of ammo. And I know a lot of people that shoot way more than I do. I have no problem with people who buy large quantities because that is what they always have done and because they intend to use it all. The ones that I have a problem with are those who buy up way more than they will ever use, and of course I have a real big problem with those that buy up gobs of ammo for the sole purpose of ripping off other gunners with exhorbitant re-selling prices and I really do hope that they get their hoarded ammo shoved right up their ........

The best way is to flex the arrow and vigorously rub your hand back and forth along the shaft with a pretty tight grip. If your hand winds up bleeding and full of splinters, the arrow is no good ........ Just kidding!

Yeah, that is definitely the more common situation that field tipped arrows fly better than almost any broadhead. That's the reason that expanding broadheads were invented. If the broadheads are flying better than arrows with field tips, that is usually due to two or more "wrongs" actually making the arrow hit where you want it ...... sometimes. Certain mis-tuned features of the arrow or the bow or shooting form can actually give the impression that broadheads are flying better than field tips, but the fact is that neither is really flying properly....lol.

I have to add myself to those that are saying to let a qualified guy at a good bow-shop determine your actual draw length and perform other modifications to your bow until you have enough experience to perform those activities yourself. watch what he does and ask questions so you understand the process. Having a draw length that fits your body proportions is probably one of the most important things as far as being properly equipped and is undoubtedly the one thing that most people get wrong. Do not Guess! Draw length is a function of body size and should not be modified to obtain anything other than proper fit. Read up on proper shooting form (there are jillions of books and articles on the subject). Find a good repeatable and comfortable anchor point. Then head on in to your trusted pro-shop to have your draw length measured using your best form and that anchor point and with any radical changes in draw weight already made (yes draw weight can effect draw length if you are not used to it). The pro should be able to answer any questions relative to arrow spine.

Chances are pretty good that since he's living around (under) your front step, he just may find a way inside. How do you feel about him going for the nice warm body heat in your bed .... lol. Just something to think about tonight. Another nice thought is that this happy slithering house-mate may be looking for a nice place to lay eggs and raise a nice pile of baby snakes. But anyway by way of answering your original question, I am pretty sure that that kind of snake is a disgusting slithering "yuck" snake. The day before yesterday, I came across a 5' black snake that was heading into my barn. He was laying right out in the open but I still didn't see him intil I was right next to him. Naturally, I screamed like a little girl .... lol. After I calmed down a bit, we both went on our own separate ways. The black snake is the only one that I actually like to see around, I just don't like almost stepping on them.

There is a law coming our way that will require background checks prior to ammunition sales .... right? That may put an end to these wild-catters reselling ammo when they don't have the capability of performing back-ground checks. Could be that a lot of these guys will get stuck with a lot of ammo that they cannot sell without resorting to illegal black-market methods.

Many of the recent "rifle" counties are still relatively new. I have to believe that many hunters in those areas may not yet have actually ditched their prize shotgun and went out to spend the big-bucks for a new deer rifle. So, we may not have actually seen any meaningful numbers regarding how rifles have impacted hunting safety in these more population dense areas. In fact even at it's worse, hunting fatalities in NYS have been on the decline, so there won't be a whole lot of data points available for any meaningful comparative stats until quite a few years go by. I am not going to make any predictions. There are logical pros and cons regarding the wide-spread use of rifles in deer season, and it will take a long time before the point is made one way or the other. Regarding deer poaching in these new rifle counties, I see no logical reason that anything new will be happening. My thought is that if someone is going to take an illegal deer illegally, they probably are not one to worry whether they are using a legal weapon or not. If poachers want to use rifles instead of shotguns, they probably are already doing so with or without a rifle bill being passed. My take on the whole issue is to try it out and let's see what really happens rather than trying to guess. Many of these rifle laws have a sunset clause attached that will be addressed after the law has been in effect for a year. That is the case with the Ontario County version. I doubt that 1 year is an adequate test that will yield any meaningful stats, but I am certain that at anytime it can be proven that rifles are a problem, there are plenty of people who will happily offer up legislation that will reverse the new law. Lets check it out and see what happens.

How many of those things does it take to make a meal? They look awful small to me.

Find the bill number and check the progress at this site: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi

I didn't realize that they would do that. Could that cause a fire hazard?

It is currently sitting in the Environmental Conservation Committee in the Assembly. It has gone through the Senate. Once it comes out of committee and is passed by the Assembly (which should not be a problem), it goes to the Governor, and that shouldn't be a problem there either. The problem is figuring out when it will come out of committee for action. STATUS: S3929 NOZZOLIO Same as A 5574 Kolb Environmental Conservation Law TITLE....Authorizes hunting in the county of Ontario until October 1, 2015 02/27/13 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 03/12/13 1ST REPORT CAL.184 03/13/13 2ND REPORT CAL. 03/14/13 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 04/23/13 PASSED SENATE 04/23/13 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 04/24/13 referred to environmental conservation

Congratulations! I love the fact that it has taken the position of honor in the garage. LOL .... the family car probably got booted out of the garage to make room for the new tractor. So what are some of the specs on the new purchase?

It passed what? We know it passed with the Board of Supervisors. From there it has to go through the Senate and then get moved to the Assembly, and then it goes to the Governor. Has it passed all those steps?

Ok, that is step #1 and what has become the easiest step for those of us in Ontario County. Our experience has been that after it leaves the Board of Supervisors, weird things begin to happen. We may have it licked this time around. It currently has passed the Senate and is sitting in committee in the Assembly and has been there quite a while. Our process has left the Board three times and has covered a span of three years. I hope you guys in Livingston County have much better luck with your rifle bill than we have.

I thought that one time a while ago, somebody coughed up a DEC number for multiple buck harvests. I'm not sure how far back in the archives one would have to look, but somebody must have that number. Personally, I believe it's been one heck of a long time since I have taken more than 1 buck, and I don't really know anyone else that has ever mentioned doing it. Of all the schemes that have been mentioned, I suspect that a one-buck limit would be the easiest to swallow, but probably the least significant in terms of actual buck harvest numbers.

Now if you really want to forage around for your own food, there are an amazing array of edibles that crawl around under rocks and logs. Even a good old ant-hill can supply all kinds of protien, and it doesn't cost you a cent......lol. I can remember how wasteful I was when I ran my trapline and threw all that muskrat, mink, beaver, racoon, possums, skunks, and fox meat away. Yum!!! I could have had months of free meat. Actually, I guess I really do prefer the grocery market.

You want to compare bad luck??? Yours is definitely more expensive, but let me tell you about something that simply has to chalked up to extremely unlikely bad luck. Check this out. First of all, there is no real reason for a hornet to be inside the house. There is no real reason for it to be in the bedroom. There is no real reason for it to be on my bed. I got into the bed and reached over to pull the covers over me. There really was no reason for my hand to glom onto that hornet along with the blankets. Well guess what. That hornet did find it's way into the house. Out of the whole house he decided to head back into the bedroom. Out of the whole bedroom, he decided to walk around on the bed. Out of the whole surface of the bed he decided to stand exactly where I would put my hand to grab the covers. You talk about a series of completely unlikely events, that all has to take the cake. Well, yes the only thing that was not very strange or surprising was that a hornet that was being grabbed at would sting its attacker. Now there is some bad luck!

What? ... cut government handouts and freebies? Are you kidding? How would they buy the votes that get them re-elected? No, this is much better. Make a big show about being tax-free, and then charge more taxes to the rest of the state to make up for the revenue loss. Heck with this brilliant ploy, they probably will even figure out how to spend even more.

Absolutely. There is no point to staying if your wind is drifting right into the area that you are expecting the deer to come from. I get all nervous and jerky if there is just one brief reversal of wind direction that heads out toward where I am looking for the deer to come from. In fact the question that always comes up in my mind is just how much damage has been done by that one contrary back blast of wind that has carried scent molecules out across the trail. I know that scent trails are made by the adherrence of scent molecules to the ground and bushes and weeds, etc. Perhaps this accounts for those reports of deer having a sixth sense. maybe it's their sense of smell detecting your scent molecules from that forgotten isolated moment of back-flo that dispersed scent molecules in an area that you didn't realize. Anyway, back to your question ..... if you know that your wind direction has changed and any incoming deer is likely to encounter your scent, there is no point to educating the deer in your area as to your presence and the location of your stand. Better you should get the heck out of there and hope that you haven't stunk things up already.