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Leupold RX-750. If you search the forums, you will prob find a couple of topics. I think I commented on one last year. It also generated a lot of discussion about the angle compensating features. Personally I got one with it because back home in MT I hunt mountains all the time and need it. HEre in NY I really don't need it. My suggestion is to go to BPS or GM and try em out and find one you like. And if you can get some kind of service plan or warranty on it I would. I think my leupold had a lifetime warranty. http://www.leupold.com/hunting-shooting/rangefinders/rx-rangefinders/rx-750-tbr-digital-laser-rangefinder/

I took the hunters saftey course here when i first came to ny, just to be sure of anything crazy. I picked up a few things that I wouldn't have otherwise known, like back tags. never heard of them till i cam here. you might want to get a copy of the regs from DEC sent to you so you can browse it. I also picked up NY outdoor news. It's got a lot of info on the area for those of us who aren't native new yorkers.

I applied, my second year to do so. Odds aren't great, but wha'ts 10 bucks these days? 2 gallons of gas? 1 movie ticket? 1 rd of 3.5" Hevi-Shot Super-Mag, heat seeking,garunteed to get your limit in one shot ammo?

Maybe I'm ignorant of the law, but you don't need a permit to purchase handgun ammo or any ammo at all?

From what Sandy there told me, they don't sell their breeders, just the fawns. They have about 15 male fawns right now. This guy I'm feeding is Jake. Funny thing about him is he has an extremely large over bite so his tongue is always hanging out.

This is at Walking with the Whitetails just south of Rochester. Their bucks are pets and breeders, they don't release them to hunt. They also don't let you get their sheds either, I picked up one of the racks that was over 350" and it weighed a ton. I couldn't imagine lugging it around. It's kinda surreal to be surrounded by deer that you otherwise chase all fall. Something isn't quite right when i sit down in the middle of 15 fawns and they lick you.

NP at walmart in Amherst.

grats! i want to get one, but don't want to shell out the bucks for new arrows.

8M and 9A both were High.

so I went right to the source.

I went back home to Missoula. MT last fall after being gone for 2 years. Our house is at 3500 ft, but I hiked up to the "M" and it was only like 700 vertical feet, and it totally kicked my butt. Headache, nausea and not being able to get my breath made me think I was going to die. After being there for a week, I was fine enough. Did some more hiking without any problem. There are all sorts of home remedies you can try, but i think just haning out for a day or two will really help.

CO and AZ have the most OTC tags available. Still, it really depends on what you want to hunt. When I looked for moose this past year, AK and ME had the best oppurtunities. MT is all draw now for non-resident and one of the most expensive too. If I were just starting to plan, I would look at CO first and AZ next for elk. Then maybe WY or CO for Mule deer. Any of the three for Antelope. From what I read bear hunting might be best out east here, cheaper too. If you have the money, you can check out Cabela's TAG system that will help you out, but you pay their fee.

ooh boy here starts the parade of opinions. if you search the forum, you'll find several topics already on this, btw. Latest topic on broadheads: Latest on Nocks: IMO: I use rage and love it, never had an issue with penetration, deflection, or deployment for about 4 years now. As for lighted nocks, I use them for a couple of reasons: it helps me watch the arrow after I shoot for better follow through and tracking, and it helps you to find it after the shot. when you spend $10 for the arrow, $13 for a broadhead, you don't want to loose one. Of course if you put a lighted nock on there and loose it too, then you are out $36 total. I guess the rule there is don't miss. lol. I use tracer nocks that use a magnet.

Biz, Speaking as a Montana native, if your guide already has the thousand dollar optics, I would go with a set that is 10x 44. Bushnell makes some decent binos at a reasonable price and they have a lifetime warranty. Unless you plan to hunt out west again, these will do you well. However, if you plan on more than a few hunts out there in your lifetime, invest some money in some Leica's or something a little pricier with a lifetime warranty. Hunting out there is all about spot and stalk, sitting on one mountain and looking at another. Then your optics are probably your number one tool out there and not something you want to skimp on. Anything bigger than 10x44, imo, will be an anchor around your neck. still thats a personal detail that will vary. The best thing I could tell you is go to BPS, look at several 10x44 models, pick one in your budget with a liftetime warranty. even here in NY i still use them to glass fields and the ocasional hill in the the southern tier. and maybe you will be blessed to be able to go out west more. I can't wait till next fall for my elk hunt. its been way too long.

Biz, Speaking as a Montana native, if your guide already has the thousand dollar optics, I would go with a set that is 10x 44. Bushnell makes some decent binos at a reasonable price and they have a lifetime warranty. Unless you plan to hunt out west again, these will do you well. However, if you plan on more than a few hunts out there in your lifetime, invest some money in some Leica's or something a little pricier with a lifetime warranty. Hunting out there is all about spot and stalk, sitting on one mountain and looking at another. Then your optics are probably your number one tool out there and not something you want to skimp on. Anything bigger than 10x44, imo, will be an anchor around your neck. still thats a personal detail that will vary. The best thing I could tell you is go to BPS, look at several 10x44 models, pick one in your budget with a liftetime warranty. even here in NY i still use them to glass fields and the ocasional hill in the the southern tier. and maybe you will be blessed to be able to go out west more. I can't wait till next fall for my elk hunt. its been way too long.

I was just down there and unsurprisingly it is still illegal to shoot them. no one can give me a clear answer why. even more, finding land to hunt around the park i have found to be impossible.

I know my local range can do it for me. He does it for his own bows as well. I might call some pro shops around and see if they will do it for you.

Well, Here's the story, I had actually been looking for this all gold one all summer at this rather large pond. I had seen him swimming around while I was bass fishing and thought I could find him. That was back in May. All summer long I went looking for him and never saw him. I did see plenty of other carp and harvested them. Then I went out just a day or so ago and saw him swimming again. My first shot at 8 yards missed. About 20 mins later he resurfaced about 22 yards away, and I missed again. I went out the next day and saw him swimming around 30 yards out, past my comfortable shooting range. So I "stalked" him for about an hour walking up and down the bank waiting for him to get closer. Finally he started to swim in to about 12 yards. I drew my bow and held it for a good while. I wanted to make sure my shot placement was right on. When I released the arrow, it "stoned" him and he just started to sink. No fight. I can't tell you how happy a dumb fish made me, but after looking for this thing all summer I was glad to connect on him.

Don't forget your DMP's at that time too.

This out your backdoor? I love seeing bucks in velvet. Out driving around, and I hit the brakes, my wife thinks I'm gonna put us in the ditch, I just want to see what's in the field.

I love my HHA-5519. Once you sight it in, it works perfectly. Not that I would, but the sight allows me to take a shot at 80 yds. Just for kicks, I set a target up that far and only it it 2 out of 5 times. Check ebay, thats where I got mine and paid $60 less than I would at GM or BPS. As for a quiver, I recommend a detachable for the same reasons. When its windy its a huge sail. But this will be one of those, to each his own, kind of things. As for getting it right the first time, i understand what you are trying to do, but i've never experienced it. That's why I step up in my gear, my first bow was $50 from a garage sale. You learn what you like and what works, and you make adjustments. Sites like this and other research really can help you, but expereince almost always trumps. And keep reciepts.

So I'm at this marshland bowfishing and this three foot goldfish-gold carp swims by. I almost shot it, but thought I might need to find out if they are protected or not. DEC hasn't been able to get back to me for awhile now, so I tought some of you might know. It's for sure a carp, which I would understand the regs make it legal. I doubt its a released goldfish, pretty rural place. Any thoughts?

Anyone know any good places to take care of some of these critters in Western NY? I hear some fun stories from others about hunting them.

Anyone able to tell me when the LMB will be spawing here? Its my first spring up here. I'm sure ponds warm up faster. Any hotspots in Niagara county?

Two weeks ago, three properties I hunt had birds, now they have up and dissappeared. Two of the properties I am reasonably sure, trespassers aside, that they hadn't been hunted yet. I am wondering if they are just henned up or if I am missing something. Only one other guy I know has gotten a bird yet. Just wondering if its just me or if anyone else around here is having the same trouble.