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Is there really a difference between standing corn vs corn stalks that have been broken down of cut? The deer can reach both. The distribution is the same. I frankly don't see where simply cutting the stalks or bending them down makes any difference at all. Now, if the corn in a food plot was all cut and stacked over by a hunting blind in a pile, that might be a bit of a different situation as far as fitting the DEC's version of baiting....lol. Anyone considering doing that might want to run that by their local C.O.
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The only definition of baiting that counts here in NYS is the DEC definition. And food plots are not defined as baiting. Sure, the differences between baiting and food plots is really kind of a fine legal point and the motives generally are roughly the same, but the DEC does make the distinction and that is all that matters.
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I have a copy of Bowhunting October Whitetails with the Wensels. It was the best video back then and as far as I am concerned, there has been nothing that I have seen since that even comes close since. I still pull that out and enjoy it every few years.
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Ted Nugent on CNN tonight
Doc replied to First-light's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
One thing I hope you are not confused about is the fact that while I disagree with Nugent as an effective spokesman for gun owners and hunters, that does not imply that I disagree with his message. It is the offensive delivery methods that I find fault with. That doesn't mean that he isn't correct in what he is saying. There may be some finer points here and there that I might take issue with, but the general theme of what he says on gun control seems to align pretty well with my beliefs. Further, I find no problem with him being associated with the NRA. In fact that is the one thing that actually gives him some credibility and perhaps is the only reason that I occasionally stop and listen to his opinions. I believe the NRA like any effective advocacy organization is strengthened by the fact that there is room for all kinds of gun owners with all kinds of opinions and viewpoints. As crazy and irritating and obnoxious as Nugent is, at least what I have heard him say on the subject shows he is on the right side of the gun control issue. I simply have a concern about how many people he may drive over to the other side with his offensive presentations of some very good views on the issue of gun control. -
That reminds me of back when I was shooting NFAA field rounds with a 40# recurve. That 80 yard walk-up was impossible to get a pin that would handle that far out. In fact it was even hard to see the target because your hand covered the target. that one was a true instinctive shot .... lol. I remember that I had a prism sight for some of the longer shots because there was no room to get a regular pin where it had to be. It seems that someone had a fix for just about every problem back then. It sure was fun watching those arrows arc up in the air and finally drop into the butt. I didn't even care whether I hit the bullseye or not. It was just fun watching that arrow.
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Gun Ownership Up & Violent Crime Down per FBI
Doc replied to Mr VJP's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
If you are suggesting that long waiting periods are indeed contrived, (and I suspect you may be right), it doesn't matter what the motive. Such contrived foot-dragging is then obviously another example of a campaign of indescriminant harrassment of ALL potential gunowners, including the vast majority which happen to be law abiding citizens. Such a policy of harrassment is exactly what many of our gun laws have become. It's just one more example of a gun restriction law that was passed for one purpose and is being corrupted by those administering it for their own interpretations and motives. My suspicions are that such a campaign of orchestrated stalling has absolutely nothing to do with preventing impulse law-breaking. When the waiting times are purposely manipulated to be as long as some that I have read in this thread, the motive becomes plain and obvious to be that of harrassment with the hope that many potential gun owners will be frustrated out of pursuing their exercise of their 2nd amendment rights. Is that what our legal system should be involved in? With such tactics being employed by those who administer and create gun restrictions, is it really any wonder that people become suspicious of further laws? I think the suspicions are warranted. -
Ted Nugent on CNN tonight
Doc replied to First-light's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
If I indeed do have anything to say as to who I prefer to represent my stance as a gun owner and hunter, I think I would prefer someone who conducts themselves in a way that people want to be swayed by him. You can be the most knowledgeable person on 2nd amendment issues and the science of management by hunting, with good answers for every argument thrown at you, but if the answers are delivered in a disagreeable and insulting fashion, all that great knowledge goes right out the window without anyone even listening to it. In fact, that kind of loud-mouth offensive delivery generally has the tendency to score points for the opposing side. That is great when putting down anti-gunners and anti hunters. The fact is that with them there is no way of changing their minds anyway, so what the heck, you might as well insult them and be as crude and loud as you want while doing it.....lol. However, it is the non-hunters that need a reasonable approach, and who are swayed by measured, reasonable tones and a bit of a polished delivery. They are the ones who are in the majority and who may at some point actually have the deciding voice in issues of guns and hunting. Throw the in-your-face approach at them, and you have instantly created an anti. It's just human nature. Besides, I don't want someone representing me with a pink-faced, wild-eyed look of a maniac with the vein popping out of his forehead, and spit flying out of his mouth when he shouts his opinions like some rabid out-of-control crazy person. I really don't believe that reflects well on hunters, gun owners, and certainly is not a person that I would rely on to persuade anyone in any argument, particularly those on-the-fence non-hunters or those without any passion relative to gun ownership that actually make up the majority of voters. So when it comes to whether I prefer this guy representing the shooting and hunting segment of the population, I say thanks, but no thanks. Tone it down a bit and maybe .... but don't link me and my activities with that kind of out-of-scale personality. We as hunters and gun owners really don't need that kind of image. -
.22 LR is a great choice, especially if you are trying to save the fur.
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I've got stakes all the way out to 50 yards this year. I haven't put a 50 yard pin on my bow in a few decades, but maybe I'll get back into some of the longer yardages just for fun. I love watching that arrow flying over those longer distances. I have the space to shoot out to 100 yards, but I value my arrows too much to be trying shots that far. 80 yards used to be my limit years ago, but I don't see that happening anytime soon again either ..... lol. I think I'll probably get back to 50 yards as my maximum this year just to see how it is going this year (and that will be only field tips).
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I got the yardage stakes re-painted and set back out and christened the rebuild today. I was surprised at how much the indoor practice over the winter (15 yards in the basement) helped out my outdoor debut this year. Pretty good groups out to 30 yards. I'll be checking out the 40 yard pin next time out. I was surprised at the lack of bugs this year. No black flies, no mosquitos, no gnats, just lots of deer flies. But even they weren't too much of a distraction. I thought with all the rain we had this year that the bugs would be ugly, but so far, no problem. Maybe all the larvae got flushed with the flood. Things are pretty comfortable in the woods where my range is. It's been kind of ugly-hot the last couple days, but up on the range it's not really all that bad. Anybody else getting out and shooting the bows? I'll be dusting off the shooting bench for the rifles pretty soon too. I'm finally getting ahead of the flood damage repair and the early spring yard work so it's getting to be time to play.
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Great production! I loved the variety and quality of the pictures, and the music, and everything about it. Thanks for posting it. Doc
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ALL BETTER!! I drove myself crazy trying to figure out how to get that thing back up the hill and onto a pad that was half washed away. Finally I got smart and decided that instead of trying to get the thing uphill, I would just move it a about a yard or so forward down onto level-ish ground in front of where it used to be. Sounded easy ..... ha-ha. I've got to say that those two barn beams that it is all built on and that compressed cardboard butt weigh a ton. I had a good heavy iron bar to lever that sucker around, and after a fashion got it where I wanted. All that shoving around and everything still stayed together. Not bad for something that was built almost 40 years ago. Now all I have to do is move all the stakes and start shooting.
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Gun Ownership Up & Violent Crime Down per FBI
Doc replied to Mr VJP's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
I am happy that my post was able to offset some of the negative remarks that some members on this forum have been pushing onto us. I have always believed that the biggest problem that gunowners and hunters face is their unwillingness to organize or see value in organized defense of our 2nd amendment rights. Such a small percentage of gun-owners really put their money where their mouth is, which makes those who actively campaign here against gun advocacy organizations even more difficult to stomach. I will admit that I could do a whole lot more as far as active participation in the NRA, but as a very minimum token of support, I believe that membership even by itself, is an effective way to finance the political lobbying, negotiating, and the other activities that the NRA takes on in our behalf. It really requires a tiny amount of money and is a very easy thing to do. In the face of the constant barrage from those that would do away with private ownership of firearms, I as a gunowner, really do appreciate those that are willing to take the simple step of joining and being counted as well as assisting in financing some very necessary activities for safe-guarding our rights, traditions and culture. -
Gun Ownership Up & Violent Crime Down per FBI
Doc replied to Mr VJP's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
Frankly, I doubt there are any places in NYS where pistols are permitted with "little to NO questions asked". I don't think that has been the case anywhere in NY for many decades. So I tend to doubt that that is the "brunt" of any problem here in this state. And frankly I kind of doubt that that is a problem anywhere with any firearm that is legally purchased. Another thing that is really beginning to rub me the wrong way is the way some on this forum take such glee in badmouthing the various organizations that advocate gun-owner's rights and the NRA in particular. These same people readily admit that they have no problem enjoying the freedoms that have been hard-fought and maintained for them (apparently with zero support from them) while they take some perverse pleasure in trying to convince anyone who will listen that the very organization who has been fighting for those rights is something evil. Apparently they are completely unaware of the powerful organized wealthy forces that have been hard at work trying to abolish the 2nd amendment, and eliminate all private ownership of firearms. It takes little imagination to picture what our gun ownership abilities would be if the NRA was not a significant force between us and the Brady bunch. I needn't list off the long numbers of powerful political and media figures past and present who have worked diligently to eliminate private ownership of weapons from our country. Those here who are bent on the destruction of organized gun advocacy (NRA) apparently share a lot of those same views. In case they mistakenly confuse their pseudo-intellectual views with some kind of feigned open mindedness I guess I have to say that I am not impressed. You are simply a part of the same group of anti-gunners that we are all familiar with. We all have a lot to thank the NRA for, and they still have a lot of work and continuing vigilance and political activism to accomplish in the future. They are not an organization that has outlived its usefulness, and in fact they are even more important and necessary to 2nd amendment protection today and in the future. To sit here and run the organization down is simply doing the anti's work for them. Because organized gun owners is the one thing that frightens anti-gun advocates the most, and they understand that organizations like the NRA are the only ones standing between us and the elimination of firearms in private hands. So yes, I do find it a bit offensive to read hunter and gun-owner comments that spit out the name of the NRA like they are some kind of allies of criminals. Sorry, but I have a pretty low opinion of those that spew the doctrine of the Schumers, Kennedys, Boxers, Fiensteins, Bradys, and a long list of other private gun ownership enemies and continue to try to destroy the reputation of the one organization that has done more to defend our ability to continue to own firearms. The motives of such people are clear, and they shouldn't be all that surprised to find out that their anti-gun views are quite offensive to many and likely most of the members of this forum. -
Saw one about a week ago (a live one ...... lol) in our front yard down by my driveway. It certainly was not a "new-born" and was quite far along in growth. We don't really get to see a whole lot of them here because there is not a lot of open fields. Farming has left the community quite a few decades ago. So usually, I have to practically step on them (which happens more often than expected, but not real often) in order to see them. So with so few opportunities to actually see them, I am not the one to talk about any fawning trends that I might see now or in the past. Not enough data points.
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Micro Stamping Passed in NY Assembly
Doc replied to Mr VJP's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
I am still wondering if this is a developed and proven technology yet or is our government mandating something that will in effect outlaw non-compliant firearms simply because they are unable to actually make the concept work. The other concern is: if this technology does exist, how much additional cost will this add to gun ownership. Or said another way, is excessive cost being legislated into the firearms market in an attempt to squeeze out more private gun owners? Is this simply another law aimed at frustrating and costing legitimate gun owners out of the market? -
Gun Ownership Up & Violent Crime Down per FBI
Doc replied to Mr VJP's topic in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions
Like nyantler, I am always curious as to just where some people really want to draw the line when it comes to gun ownership. All I ever hear is that the NRA is evil and that wackos believe that the books and books of worthless redundant laws might actually stretch the meaning of common sense and many are really designed to harrass and frustrate legitimate private ownership of firearms in general. In fact some of these arguments make me wonder if these people really believe there is any legitimate reason for private ownership of firearms. I'm just saying that we have entirely too many people that are totally committed toward eliminating private ownership and use of firearms. We probably don't need gun control zealots speaking for them from supposedly within our ranks. -
There are an awful lot of places that look real good from the highway as we vacation through them. You never really get to see the ugly aspects of various locations until you have spent some significant time in them living day-to-day life. You can read all kinds of statistics and opinions, but nobody can evaluate any of those places for you because we all have differences as to what specific features are important to us, and what ranking those features really have for each of us. I have vacationed in an awful lot of places that in the middle of bass season looked like paradise, but reality told me that I would never really like some of the other seasons. We all have lived a significant amount of time here in NYS. We all know every little negative aspect because these stick in our minds a lot more than the positive features. We know state politics here because we live with it. We don't know the state politics in other places as well as we are familiar with all the little negatives here. The one thing that stands out is that for all the negatives that we see here, we all still are here. How bad can they really be?
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The effects and success of quitting smoking is different for each individual. I will honestly tell you that I have quit for 3-1/4 years and still have times when I have a quite powerful urge for a cigarette. The difference now is that the urge only comes occasionally and passes very quickly and is easily overcome. I used Chantix, but I'm not sure I could swear that that was what finally created success. My feeling, looking back at it is that for the first time in my life, I really wanted to quit and I credit that attitude change with the success more than the Chantix. I was developing a chronic cough. I was coughing up some nasty looking gray goop. I was told by my cardiologist that he was quite sure that he was hearing the beginnings of emphysema in my breathing. I had also had a stroke a few years earlier which I had been told could be aggravated by smoking. All those things taken together finally convinced me that I probably shouldn't be procrastinating any longer and that no matter how hard it might prove to be, I perhaps had one more good run at it left in me, and failure this time would most likely lead to all kinds of nasty consequences. 48 years of moderate to heavy smoking had taken its toll, and I truly convinced myself that I had just one chance left. I still don't know what kinds of permanent damage may have actually taken place, but I can say that the chronic cough stopped within a week. The nasty looking crap that I was coughing up stopped almost as quickly. There has been a marked improvement in my blood pressure, but medication is still required. So perhaps I dodged the bullet. My Dad had emphysema and died of all kinds of complications that were due to his condition and also due to the fact that he never could quit. One would have thought that that would have been sufficient motivation for me to quit right then and there, but like so many people I made excuses and continued smoking for another 8 years. Finally the symptoms got to be something that couldn't be ignored or explained away. I hope it doesn't take all these ugly symptoms and problems to properly motivate you. I waited way too long and still may pay the price for my procrastination and excuse-making ..... I don't know. I know it is an ugly tough addiction and for many is the toughest challenge we will ever face. But when you sit down and honestly look at the possible alternatives, the motivation will come and so will the success. Good luck to you.
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This was the worst storm I have ever seen here in all my years here. My wife described it best when she said that the whole hill behind the house was a sheet of water flowing down and bringing all kinds of leaves, stones, logs, and mud with it. Somehow the bulk of it missed the house but my archery butt was right in the path of the water that jumped out of the banks of a ravine crick. You can imagine the force it took to push that thing that far. It's super heavy, but if that storm had kept up any longer, It would have pushed the butt right on down into my yard and it might have smashed into the cars.
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I think I will enlist the services of one of my sons and my brother-in-law. They owe me a few favors ..... lol. Thanks for the offer though. I really appreciate it.
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Hunting organizations - who belongs to what and why?
Doc replied to burmjohn's topic in General Chit Chat
your choice of organizations shows quite a contradiction there ole Doctur? NYB which is anti crossbow to the bitter end and the NRA that supports crossbow hunting in NY State. seems you have a problem pickin sides there fella ;D , LOL, ROTFLMAO, so on and so forth. Absolutely correct..... they do disagree one that one sole minor issue. So what? Being a realist, I do not demand that my advocacy organizations agree with every little position that I hold. It would be stupid to expect that wouldn't it? I look at their philosophies and their achievements in an overall sense and then decide if I can live with those issues that we disagree on. Both of those organizations have successfully passed that evaluation as far as I am concerned. Do I agree with every stance each of these organizations have? ..... like probably 99% of the members the answer is no. Do I pack up my toys and go home because of it? ...... the answer is again ,no. Some people use these kinds of minor issues as excuses to belong to nothing. To me that is the bigger contradiction for those that claim to support organized advocacy for bow and gun hunting. -
So far I haven't done anything other than look at it in disgust. All my time has been taken up moving mud-packed leaves and gravel off the lawn. The entire face of the hill was just a wall of water which dumped everything in my grass. Quite a mess to clean up but I finally have gotten the last of tons of mud, leaves, sticks, stones, logs, gravel removed. I also have a picnic area at the other side of the house that was in the same condition. This is where we are having a family reunion this July, so that had to have priority over the archery butt too. I'm getting close to tackling the archery project now. I'm not looking forward to it but I have to get at it pretty soon. I hope I can get some help moving it. If not, I will have to get creative with a come-along and some leverage. The first phase is to dig out a flatted pad for the thing to set on. The 2nd phase is to get it up on it. It hasn't been a great year ..... lol.
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Well the answer to that question is a lot different today than it was back in my tournament days. The NFAA course has an 80 yard shot on it so that's how it was 20 some years ago. Today all my shooting is tailored to hunting, and I never considered anything over 30 yards to be appropriate for live critters and my shooting ability. So today I restrict my shooting to 25 yards max and practice at 30 yards. I also throw in a few 40 yard shots just for fun, but serious hunting practice takes place at 30 yds.
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When finger shooting, I use the split finger style. No particular reason .... That's just the way I was taught and have never had a reason to change.