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Maybe a Blue Heron .......

This spring I will put a trail camera back in that location and see about repositioning my stand that I haven't used in years . The problem with that is by putting the stand so it faces the creek , it would almost be a straight downward shot .

Old pics from forgotten camera - Three The horse in the pictures isn't supposed to be there . It was inquisitive and found the creek . The water from different farms runoffs might not be good for it to drink .

Old pics from forgotten camera - two

Old pics from forgotten camera -one - The camera is on the west side of a small creek . The creek separates two pasture lots .

I went to Geneseo this afternoon to help my SIL put 120 bales of hay in her barn . Then I set out to check my trail cameras . I took a route that I hadn't gone on in a long time . I saw a trail camera on a tree and I had the key to the cable lock and brought the camera home . I had to cut the lock on the door to get the SD card . Uploaded the 4465 pictures . They were from 12-30-2014 to 9-12-2016 . The card was full and couldn't take anymore pics . I had forgotten all about this camera and it is in excellent shape . Need to get batteries for it . Moultrie Model MCG 12622 Product Name D-338S

Price ranges from $150 - $430 https://www.tactacam.com/shop/tactacam-5/

I don't go clothes shopping with my wife and she doesn't go with me . I don't tell her when I am buying clothes or shoes . After 57 years of marriage , it works for the two of us .

I had a ported 7-30 waters barrel on my Contender . I was over at the range shooting . I thought I would try something that might work when hunting in the woods . I placed my left hand on a tree trunk and placed the fore arm of my Contender across my wrist . When I fired , the ported barrel caused tree bark dust to blow in my eyes . It took 3 days for my eyes to clear up . I swapped the ported barrel out for a Hunter Barrel . No problem .

I have the Thompson Contender in 44 mag , 7-30 waters , 223 and 22 . I don't like shooting the 44 mag . It kicks . I have shot deer with the 7-30 waters and woodchucks with the 223 . One of my sons had an Oncore in .308 and sold it . I don't think he care for it .

This might be the one I saw on TV . I saw the Emeril Lagasse Air Fryer that works as a Air Fryer , Roaster , Toaster , Dehydrator and has a Rotating Rotisserie . The unit has removable racks . Right now , it goes for $200 . Looking for a deal .

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Welcome to Hunting NY .

The woods on my SIL's property are usually flooded in the fall / winter . Dragging a deer would be bad news unless it could float . I was using a Toboggan sled but the sides weren't high enough for the water in the woods . My son's bought me a Shappell Jet Sled .........

I never liked using a GutHook blade . Several years ago I bought a Gerber Metolius E_Z Open fixed blade knife. It's like using a zipper to open the deer up . No chance of cutting into the intestines . https://www.gerber-tools.com/Gerber-Metolius-E-Z-Open-30-000012.php

I never cut the pelvic bone or cut very far into the breast plate . I wear the surgical gloves . I tried the arm length gloves and they tore so I stick with what works . I use the Butt Out Tool and carry some small zip ties . My sons do the same and that works well . I am very careful reaching in to cut the wind pipe as I cut a finger many years ago in freezing weather . I usually have 2 or 3 plastic bags to put the gloves in after the work is done . The deer doesn't get moved any further until it gets put on the sled . The bag with the gloves gets tossed in the open cavity so it doesn't get lost . Do whatever works for you . I usually drag a downed deer off to the side of a trail if that's where it dropped . The guts , etc are usually consumed by fox or yotes within a couple days .

The "Challenge" might weed out some dummies from the Gene Pool !

I am 78 and still get proofed when buying spray paint , lighters or a few other spray items .

I have never found it to be a major inconvenience . They have to ask to cover their butts the same as asking proof of age when buying alcoholic beverages .

..... by Frank Hawkins This is good course material for a political science class, or for all Americans America has undergone enormous change during the nearly eight decades of my life. Today, America is a bitterly divided, poorly educated and morally fragile society with so-called mainstream politicians pushing cynical identity politics, socialism and open borders. The president of the United States is threatened with impeachment because the other side doesn’t like him. The once reasonably unbiased American media has evolved into a hysterical left wing mob. How could the stable and reasonably cohesive America of the 1950s have reached this point in just one lifetime? Who are the main culprits? Here’s my list of the 10 most destructive Americans of the last 80 years. 10) Mark Felt – Deputy director of the FBI, aka “Deep Throat” during the Watergate scandal. This was the first public instance of a senior FBI officially directly interfering in America’s political affairs. Forerunner of James Comey, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page and Andrew McCabe. 9) Bill Ayers– Represents the deep and ongoing leftist ideological damage to our education system. An unrepentant American terrorist who evaded punishment, he devoted his career to radicalizing American education and pushing leftist causes. Ghost wrote Obama’s book, “Dreams of My Father.” Teddy Kennedy – Most folks remember Teddy as the guy who left Mary Joe Kopechne to die in his car at Chappaquiddick. The real damage came after he avoided punishment for her death and became a major Democrat force in the US Senate, pushing through transformative liberal policies in health care and education. The real damage was the 1965 Hart-Cellar immigration bill he pushed hard for that changed the quota system to increase the flow of third world people without skills into the US and essentially ended large-scale immigration from Europe. Like Kerry, sought Russia's aid in running against R.R.. 7) Walter Cronkite – Cronkite was a much beloved network anchor to some who began the politicalization & "tainting" of America’s news media with his infamous broadcast from Vietnam that described the Tet Offensive as a major victory for the Communists and significantly turned the gullible American public against the Vietnam War. In fact, the Tet offensive was a military disaster for the NVA and Viet Cong, later admitted by North Vietnamese military leaders. Decades later Cronkite admitted he got the story wrong, but he was too busy sailing & hanging with the Kennedys & it was too late. The damage was done. 6) Bill and Hillary Clinton (:-(— It’s difficult to separate Team Clinton. Bill’s presidency was largely benign as he was a relative fiscal conservative who rode the remaining benefits of the Reagan era. But his sexual exploits badly stained the Oval Office and negatively affected America’s perception of the presidency. In exchange for financial support, he facilitated the transfer of sensitive military technology to the Chinese. Hillary, a Saul Alinsky acolyte, is one of the most vicious politicians of my lifetime, covering up Bill’s sexual assaults by harassing and insulting the exploited women and peddling influence around the globe in exchange for funds for the corrupt Clinton Foundation.She signed off on the sale of 20% of the US uranium reserve to the Russians after Bill received a $500,000 speaking fee in Moscow and the foundation (which supported the Clinton’s regal lifestyle) received hundreds of millions of dollars from those who benefited from the deal. Between them, they killed any honor that might have existed in the dark halls of DC. 5) Valerie Jarrett - The Rasputin of the Obama administration. A Red Diaper baby, her father, maternal grandfather and father-in-law (Vernon Jarrett who was a close friend and ally of Obama mentor Frank Marshall Davis) were hardcore Communists under investigation by the U.S. government. She has been in Obama’s ear for his entire political career pushing a strong anti-American, Islamist, anti-Israeli, socialist/communist, cling-to-power agenda. 4) Jimmy Carter - Carter ignited modern day radical Islam by abandoning the Shah and paving the way for Ayatollah Khomeini to take power in Tehran. Iran subsequently became the main state sponsor and promoter of international Islamic terrorism. When Islamists took over our embassy in Tehran, Carter was too weak to effectively respond, thus strengthening the rule of the radical Islamic mullahs. 3) Lyndon Johnson – Johnson turned the Vietnam conflict into a major war for America. It could have ended early if he had listened to the generals instead of automaker Robert McNamara. The ultimate result was: 1) 58,000 American military deaths and collaterally tens of thousands of American lives damaged; and 2) a war that badly divided America and created left wing groups that evaded the draft and eventually gained control of our education system. Even worse, his so-called War on Poverty led to the destruction of American black families with a significant escalation of welfare and policies designed to keep poor families dependent on the government (and voting Democrat) for their well-being. He deliberately created a racial holocaust that is still burning today. A strong case could be made for putting him at the top of this list. 2) Barack Hussein Obama - Obama set up America for a final defeat and stealth conversion from a free market society to socialism/communism. As we get deeper into the Trump presidency, we learn more each day about how Obama politicized and compromised key government agencies, most prominently the FBI, the CIA and the IRS, thus thoroughly shaking the public’s confidence in the federal government to be fair and unbiased in its activities He significantly set back race and other relations between Americans by stoking black grievances and pushing radical identity politics. Obama’s open support for the Iranian mullahs and his apologetic “lead from behind” foreign policy seriously weakened America abroad. His blatant attempt to interfere in Israel’s election trying to unseat Netanyahu is one of the most shameful things ever done by an American president. 1) John Kerry – Some readers will likely say Kerry does not deserve to be number one on this list. I have him here because I regard him as the most despicable American who ever lived. After his three faked Purple Hearts during his cowardly service in Vietnam, he was able to leave the US Navy early. As a reserve naval officer and in clear violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, he traveled to Paris and met privately with the NVA and the Viet Cong. He returned to the United States parroting the Soviet party line about the war and testified before Congress comparing American soldiers to the hordes of Genghis Khan. It was a clear case of treason, giving aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war. We got a second bite of the bitter Kerry apple when as Obama’s secretary of state, he fell into bed with the Iranian (“Death to America”) mullahs giving them the ultimate green light to develop nuclear weapons along with billions of dollars that further supported their terrorist activities. Only the heroic Swift Vets saved us from a Manchurian Candidate Kerry presidency. Ultimately we got Obama. Frank Hawkins is a former US Army intelligence officer, Associated Press foreign correspondent, international businessman, senior newspaper company executive, founder and owner of several marketing companies and published novelist. He is currently retired in North Carolina.