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A QDM report from $ QDM Co-Ops in Yates County Co-op Members, Attached is observation summary information from all four individual QDM Co-ops within the county along with a county total. The highlights: · There were nearly 4,100 total observation hours · More than 1 in 4 of the antlered bucks observed were 2.5 years old or older (1 in 3 within the Italy Valley Co-op) · A total of over 4.600 deer were observed · The adult doe:buck ratio was 1.76 does observed for every antlered buck · The fawn recruitment rate of .79 fawn for each adult doe observed was nearly on the estimated western NY rate of .80. Almost time for some serious shed hunting – good luck! John

I guess i should take an Atomic Clock along when I go hunting ! : ... : ... :

so what does it matter how it is cocked? i thought your biggest issue was that it is ALREADY cocked when game approaches? ??? ??? ?hey i'm as strong as an OX, wether i kill a deer with a 100lb compound bow or a crossbow that is auto cocked whats the differance, do i have to prove my strenght to anyone when i hunt, is that what this is all about, you gotta have big enough muscles, ROTFLMAO!!!!! Maybe if you would quit rolling on the floor you wouldn't smell like an Ox . Are you just looking far an argument ? Folks were talking about bringing 12 year olds into hunting . Many of them cannot draw a Vertical Bow or pull the string back on a X-Bow so this system would help them . It allows the bow to be cocked and un-cocked with ease . What part of making it easier for someone don't you understand .?. It will be a big help to handicapped and disabled people also .

Great Pics !

Some of the latest technology in X-bows ...... Even a 12 year old could cock this http://www.bowhunterssuperstore.com/parker-2011-concorde-1753-package-multi-reticle-scope-p-1867964.html

When I used to hunt with my father in law on Gibsonville between Leicester and Perry , we would hear shooting while it was still dark . One morning I was sitting in the car finishing my coffee before daylight . I car pulled up behind me and a fellow got out and approached my car . I rolled down the window and it was a DEC officer . He asked if I had a gun in the car and I told him it was laying on the back seat , empty with the chamer open . He shined the light on it and said okay . Then he said there had been shooting quite early the previous morning and I told him I had heard it . I said he could check my shotgun if he wanted as it hadn't been fifed . He declined and told me to be safe and have a good day . That is the only time in 45 years that I have met a DEC officer while hunting . I agree with the 5 minutes bit but I always hope that no deer comes within shooting distance until legal time . ???

It's an oldie but I laugh every time I read it ! ;D .. ;D .. ;D

This is what we get for helping others ............

We have no business in Lybia and shouldn't have gotten involved or put any of our troops in harm's way . We have now pee'd away a few more million dollars in missiles , etc .. Even if it's left up to NATO , we pay most of the bill there also .

dave corrected himself and mentioned that he uses a tubing cutter on Aluminum arrows only ( not carbons ) .

I do and keep in mind that if legal shooting time is 7 am in Albany County , it's not legal Monroe County yet . Check page 73 of the regs .

Use "the 3 S method" to get rid of them ( Shoot , Shovel & Shut-up ) ....... :

All you need is a buddy with a Back-Hoe ! :

Doc == You hit the nail on the head but next time use a bigger hammer !

I have used various hooks , screw-ins , etc .. Just trying to avoid screwing anything into a trre that might be objected to by the landowner . Some of them are a tad fussy .

I don't think that I would like to try cutting carbons with a tubing cutter but whatever works for you . I can cut arrows to exact length with the saw .

Does anyone cut their own arrows ?

Your curiosity is going to cost you . The darned things run $39.95 for 3 broadheads and 1 practice head . A bit pricey .

There should be a competency test to make sure a 12 year old could at least draw and shoot a 35# bow and hit the target . I believe 35# is still the minimum weight allowed in NYS . If the 12 year old passes the safety test and bow test , he / she gets certified . And before it's asked , it wouldn't bother me if I had to take the test with a bow at 60 or 70 # draw weight and hit a target . They have that requirement in place in Irondiquoit in order to cull the deer herd in the village .

Feeders with pits dug nearby

I wouldn't shoot . That would be just about the time that I would have a DEC official tap me on the shoulder . That's my kind of luck !

For some reason I thought this was a "shorten the Gun season" thread . Anyway , I prefer to Bow Hunt over guns but ..... I think it would be unfair to the Gun Hunters to lose time in the field . I would also think it would decrease the hunter numbers even more and business' would lose money from the lack of sales to hunters .

If you are going to allow 12 year olds to Bow Hunt , you had better wait until Crossbows are fully included into the Bow Season .

Until I have a problem with the Rage 2 blades , I will continue to use them .......

In 1963 , I was on a Mediterranian Cruise the the USMC ...........