Doc

Heck no. There's no limit on donations. If somebody wants to donate a few million dollars, that's great I'm sure the PGC will figure out a way to spend it.

That's funny! It's not for everybody. I seldom make a complete day of it. I do try to keep it all in perspective and not get too fanatical. Doc

I haven't had any problem understanding exactly what you are talking about in any of your posts ...... So don't worry about it. Take a look at a lot of othe posts including mine and you will see that there is nobody here that doesn't make mistakes.....lol. Doc

I support AR for those that want to practice it. Actually, I have been hunting under self-imposed AR for quite a few years now without actually making a big thing of it. I'm lucky to hunt in an area where I can be a bit picky and not go too many years in a row without getting a buck. Unlike some WMUs, we always have a lot of party permits so having a supply of venison is never an issue. I can't imagine any scenario where I would ever be a part of anything that would force my standards onto those that don't have the options that I do. What the heck.....I don't even want to do that to anyone who does have the options that I do ...... lol. It's not a real big thing with me. Doc

But you have to admit, that old 80 yard walk-up was a lot of fun. I sometimes really miss my old NFAA competitions. Doc

I think it is called a Tru-ball Hunter. Like my old Mathews bow, this thing is getting some age on it too. I've shot thousands of arrows with it without any kind of failure. Now I've probably gone and done it. I started off with some clunky old Allen release and soon graduated up to a Barner years ago. I shot a Fletchmatic release with a wrist-strap and a string release for years (probably close to 15 years). They had an absolutely dead on reliable mechanism (a rotating over center link) that was (and still is) fool-proof. But when I went to a "D" loop on my string, I needed a solid jaw style of release and I couldn't use the string anymore. It broke my heart, but I was talked into the d-loop, and actually looking back it didn't turn out so bad. Doc

Bill, you've got me by almost 2 years but I guess I still qualify for the geezer group. I have a Mathews MQ-32 that is getting quite a bit of age on it now but still shoots great and kills deer. The draw weight has been bouncing around between 60# and 55# depending on what is aching at the time ....lol. Arrows are easton Autumn orange XX75 of about 1980 vintage or some such date. Maybe they even go back to the late 70's I'm not sure. I also occasionally use some old gamegetters too for target practice. I've got a wall full of recurves and compounds that I don't shoot anymore. I've got one old pro-line that is set at about 75 pounds. That was for a moose hunt that I went on years ago. I haven't pulled that critter back in years. Doc

Actually, when ever you ask about broadheads, you will get a jillion different recommendations. And just about all of them are valid. I have read all kinds of articles on broadhead design over the years and the whole science is way more complex than any hunter really wants to deal with. But to make a long story short, broadhead efficiencies involve the angles formed by the length and width of the blade. After all broadheads are simply wedges that stretch, cut and part hide, meat and occasionally bone, The shallower the cutting angles the more efficient the cutting (wedging) action. Whenever a wedge is used, it is not efficient to have lumps and bumps (serrations) along the way. Does that mean that serrated blades will bounce off a deer? ...... hardly. Chances are that the actual difference between a straight edge and a serrated edge will not make the difference between making a kill or not. But the point is that there is no benefit to the serrations either. As wicked and nasty as they might look, there is no scientific principle that says that there is any advantage to penetration. And of course penetration is the name of the game. Doc

Why can't you use treestands in Suffolk County? I don't understand. Doc

If NYS intends to maintain any credibility in the lifetime license program, they had better not start tacking on fees and stamps and any other kinds of flim-flam do-dads trying to rip us off for more. There can be no legitimate excuse for doing that, and that would amount to outright deceit, lying and theft. I'm getting mighty tired of sportsmen being considered a easy soft touch just because NYS can't seem to manage money. This kind of unlimited ripping off of sportsmen and women amounts to an attack against hunters and fishermen which is no less effective than if it were done by the animal rights crowd. And while all this stuff is going on, non-sportsmen are getting increased benefits and use of DEC services and resources FOR FREE. Every year, more and more DEC resources are siphoned off to non-sporting activities and facilities and we are left to pay for it. Yes, we are a soft touch, but somebody better quickly become aware that there is a limit as to how many times they can keep reaching into our pockets and how deep. And everytime they blow their budget, I keep hearing, "Oh that's ok, we can afford to pay more". Well, I hate to say it, but I can't and won't and I believe I'm not alone on that. If they aren't smart enough to put that Lifetime License money to work in the market and simply blow it all as it comes in the door, there is absolutely no reason why I or any other sportsmen should be pulling more money out of our pocket for their stupidity. If there are people who have so much excess money that they want to donate to the DEC ...... by all means feel free to do so, but don't be indicating that the rest of us be strapped with anymore funding of government waste and mismanagement. Doc

Or you can do like I did ........ have your wife run the line for you during the week. She used to do the hill for the dry-land trapping during the week and I would do the swamp when I got home.I could do the swamp at night aftyer work because I used exclusively drowning sets there. Wow, that was a lot of years ago. Probably couldn't find a wife that would do that anymore ..... lol. she's a good woman!!!! Doc

Lol ...... That works. Doc

I don't think the law addresses edge configurations. I would recommend against getting involved in such things though. It certainly is not going to assist in penetration. There always is and always has been one or two heads on the market that have serrated edges, but I have to believe that if there was anything beneficial about that design, they would be the mainline design. Doc

I used to do it all, including complete bow breakdowns for paint jobs. I did all cabling, and made my own strings, and anything you can imagine. Even messed around with a few inventions for accessories. Then along came the string style cable systems, and all that stuff came to a halt. It used to be with the double teardrop steel cables, you could change a string in your shop or in the field without a bow press or anything. not anymore. So other than peepsights and other accessories, the major bow work takes place in a pro-shop. And, on occasion that causes me some real problems. It's a shame because I used to love working on all my bows and nothing was too big a challenge. I suppose I still could, but now I have other things that I am into and really don't want to get all tangled up in big bow projects anymore. Doc

Bill- Look at this as an opportunity. It sounds like you now have something to do this winter. Get a game caller and see how many of them critters you can get. You can pick up a little spending money that way too. Doc

It's a real shame when neighbors pull that sort of thing because not only are they screwing up their own hunting but it does have a ripple effect on surrounding hunting lands. As far as using the 4x4 to assist in a hunt, I would think there must be some law being broke there. Perhaps a phone call to the DEC might be in order. Doc

It's true. When you can consistantly drill the target at long distances, the confidence at reasonable shooting distances is increased. Besides it kind of fun watching the arrow hang out there forever while it covers the longer distances. I remember when we used to shoot the 80 yard shot on a field course with recurves. The arrow almost seemed to be in slow motion. That's just plain fun. Also, if we could score anything on that shot, we went into the next closer shots with a new level of confidence. Doc

He rough-talked him and run him off. I got to get me some of that thar learnin' about rough-talkin'. It sounds like it works good on them sasquatches. Hey, that stuff must be true. Looky there ...... it was right chere on the news. Gotta be true! That video is some funny stuff right there, I don't care who you are. Doc

Well then, I guess that puts an end to this thread and I am still stuck with the same cynical political views. I don't trust any of them, and everytime I get a little enthused about one candidate or the other, they turn around and lie through their teeth and stab their supporters in the back. I don't see anything different about this guy. I'm not sure what has happened to American politics but it seems that those that can manipulate public opinion and toss out the most convincing lies are the ones who win and we don't seem to have any defense against it. Doc

So who here believes they can tell a buck's set of tracks from a doe's tracks? What do you look for to tell you the difference? Doc

Sometimes it's a real treat to be a mile or so from home in the middle of the hill when it's pitch black and all of a sudden, you hear some gosh awful animal noise that you never heard before.That happened a whole bunch of years ago when a buddy of mine and me were on our way home and passing through an area that we've always called "the Dark Woods". It's a ravine area that is full of mature hemlocks which never let a whole lot of sunlight in, (hence the name). Just a little bit of a spooky area if you let your imagination wander too much. Anyway, not too far away, something started up with some super loud, snarling, screaming combination of noises. I've never heard anything like it before or since. In a calmer frame of mind, if I had to guess, I would say that it was probably a pair of racoons or some other animals having a bit of a wrestling match. However, standing in the middle of nowhere in the pitch darkness (with no flashlight by the way), you would be amazed at the images that your mind can paint. Any way, we both stopped to listen for about 15 seconds and then continued to head home with just a bit more speed in our step....lol. Doc

....... That's a joke ....right?

How did you like Hogzilla? now there was a pile of bacon. Doc

Turkey season causes an unusual dilemma. First of all, I'm not sure whether turkeys are color vision impaired like deer are. However there seems to be more accidents with some occasionally being fatalities during turkey season these days. Would blaze orange be a viable safety precaution during turkey season? Is it even practical? Can turkeys see blaze orange? I know they have some pretty darn good vision. I don't do a whole lot of turkey hunting anymore so I really don't know. Doc

Tweaking and tuning up that bow and sharpening up my accuracy through practice is a hunting preparation that I have already started working on. It all needs work ..... lol. Doc