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Another problem is , the laws don't get enforced tough enough . The court doesn't come down hard enough on killings / woundings as a result of careless accidents . Makes you wonder what value is put on a human life .

I put the cameras up about 10 feet or higher and aim them down . At least use an IR camera rather than one with a white flash .

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I am totally against making Blaze Orange MANDATORY . I don't gun hunt without it . I wear a Blaze orange vest , hat and back tag . I wear it for my personal safety . Making it mandatory could prove to be less safe . Guys won't wear it and shooters will think that if they see something move that doesn't have orange , they may shoot . As for the shooting time . If it was the same as duck hunting 1/2 hr before sunrise , etc , there still would be those that would shoot earlier because they have enough light , blah blah blah ......

She thought it was an 8 point ........ She said the buck was grooming itself like a cat would do ....... The sub was roast beef with cheese , tomato , etc . It was a 15 - 16 " sub from Tops .

Hey ! I resemble that remark !

My sister in law spoiled my day . She called me at 9:40 am to tell me that she looked out her back window and could see a buck laying in her Sumac right behind the house and he was grooming himself . I told her she should have waited to have the screening replaced on her deck which is probably at least 12' higher than the ground below . Her property drops off rather steeply 10 yards from the house . I had cut out a bunch of that Sumac last summer and it grew back . Saw several old rubs when doing this . There is an overgrown field on the West side of her house where the deer travel through .

The guy is a dumb ass . Get him out of the woods . The article said he "patted" it on the head to give thanks , not "pet" the deer . My father in law got me started with deer hunting . He told me , "if you knock one down , put a slug in his neck so he doesn't get back up" . He introduced me to one of his friends that shot a buck and then straddled it to cut it's throat ( old timers did this ) . The buck wasn't dead and thrashed the crap out of the guy with it hooves . Jim had several scars all over his body and said he had somewhere between 60 and 80 stitches . He said he couldn't remember but showed us a few . Jim said he was lucky that the deer did the damage with the hooves instead of coming at him with its antlers . He did finish off the deer with a follow up shot . This was around 1966 - 1967 that I met the guy . .

Congrats on another deer . I am still waiting for my 1st deer of the season . This has been my worst year so far .

We met in Geneseo at 6 am , got our gear and headed for the stands . Two of us had to walk almost a mile to get to the stands . NEVER saw a thing . We walked the woods and the thickets and didn't kick anything out . Heard possibly 5 shots all day but in the distance . My SIL called me at 10:20 to tell me that a doe was in her lower pasture lot . She noticed it when she was heading to the barn to let her horses out . I had brought along a 15" sub that we split and ate while we talked about where we might put up a couple of permanent stands this summer for next year . Left around 1 pm and that was good timing as it had started to rain . Listened to the Bill's game on the way home .

I still subscribe to Field & Stream , Outdoor Life , Deer & Deer Hunting , NY News and a couple other mags .

I went to Mass last night so I could hunt today . I am heading out in a few minutes for a 50 mile road trip . I hope there will be a few hunters out there moving deer . Rain or not , I gotta go .

My 2 sons that hunt and I will hit the woods in Geneseo tomorrow . Rain is forecasted a good part of the day . If I stay home it will be clear . If I go , I will probably get soaked but hopefully there might be a bunch of hunters out and about .

Glad to hear that you weren't physically injured . Kinda sounds like a booby trap to have someone leave it that way . Someone is definitely a real a-hole !

About 4 - 5 years ago , a couple of guys were playing John Wayne at the Ontario Rifle Range which is located on Trimble Road in Ontario , NY . They put a hole in a swimming pool located on Putnam Road which was almost a mile from there . There was a heck of a big deal made of it and the range was shutdown for about a year . Had to raise the berms , get certified to use the range and go through a special safety course . All because 2 dumb asses were doing something stupid . The homeowner was playing with his kids in the back yard when the accident happened . He said his daughter had just walked past the pool a few seconds before the hit happened and water came out of the hole caused by the bullet ( was later recovered ) . The club member was kicked out and he and his buddy are not welcomed back to the range . Point being ----- the bullet traveled at least a mile ( .223 ) .

I was planning on hunting Sunday but rain is forecasted for most of the day so I really don't care to go and sit out . I don't think too many hunters will be out there pushing deer around in the rain . If my 2 hunter sons decide to go , I will have to drive to Henrietta to get my son's shotgun to him ........

I went to Geneseo this am and took a web chair . I sat at the base of the Willow Tree after trimming a bit of crap that was blocking my view . I was relaxing at 6:30 waiting for 7:22 to roll around . Sat there until 10:30 . The spot overlooks a processed soy bean field where the deer travel . Nothing ! Walked to the woods and through the thickets and still didn't see anything . Went to my car and changed clothes . Stopped up to talk to my SIL before leaving . She was working in her barn . As we were talking , I spotted 3 does running across her neighbor's field . I had already called it a day and was in the process of thawing out . Did I forget to mention that it was cold . The real killer was when I turned off 390 onto 590 there were 8 does out in the big open area . Took the wife to dinner when I got home .

Is it illegal to make a photo copy and have a tag on your back and also on your backpack ?

I am going to try ground hunting this am . The stand I am going to faces blown down cattails where the deer had been sneaking through before they were flattened . The deer my son had seen from the stand in the willow tree came into the field behind him . He couldn't get a decent shot because of all the limbs . The stand had been set up for bow hunting toward the cat tail trails .

Surprise !

Since I am still at zero for the year I can't claim any of the fat ......

When you get that up in the tree , make sure the Turn Signal is off !

I was wondering if you could trim limbs off as you go up . But , like Doc was saying , that tree in the demo was quite ideal / perfect .

Before I even bought my in-line I bought a book by Sam Fadela that explained everything you would want to know about shooting BP . I looked all over for it and then called my youngest son as I recalled loaning it to him . He still has it . I think I paid less than $20 for it on Amazon or at Borders . Barnes and Noble may have it .......

I will be trying my luck again tomorrow but I sure hate getting up at 4 am . It never bothered me much in my younger days but now , it sucks ! I took my son's Mossberg 835 to the range this am to check it out . Ist shot at 50 yards was right in the black . I put a couple more in there and then hit low . He is using the Brenneke KO slugs . Decided it was me not the gun and that all shots were in the killzone at 50 yards . I moved the scope up 8 clicks and put 2 shots at the top of the 4 1/4" black ring . After a dozen shots I started to flinch a tad but was still in the kill zone and figured I would leave well enough alone . It's ball parked but we don't all have the same sight picture and what's good for me might not be good for Nick . When I got home I took the barrel off and gave it a good cleaning . Ran a the bronze brush through it and the a crapload of patches . Then , in all my brilliance , I decided to remove the trigger housing group . Once I did that the carriage interupter fell out . As I was putting that in the carriage stop fell out . Dayum !!! I took out the bolt slide and couldn't remember which way it went back into the opening . I was working up a sweat and thinking I was going to have to bag a bunch of parts and to to a gunshop . I asked my wife not to talk to me for a while and took my time working on the re-assembly . I finally got it back together and everything works fine . I was sweating bullets for a while . It's one clean shotgun ! I'll give the gun back to my son when we hunt together this coming Sunday .