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Can I quote you on that ? : .. : ... :

Again ? .. ..

That guy is a real stinker ! ???

Yupper , they are a big danger to homeowners pets . Keep your pets inside . Makes me wonder how many of these pet owners are PETA folks that change their mind when little Fluffy or FooFoo gets stomped . :

There is a group of hunters in Italy Valley ( between Potter and Naples ) that practice QDM . They started about 4 years ago and are seeing larger racked bucks . They put their own antler restrictions on each other . If someone shot a small racked buck he / she wasn't chastized as shooting only big racked bucks wasn't mandatory . It was more of a Gentleman's Agreement .

I agree that many of us set our own personal standards as to what deer to harvest . I know there are some nice bucks in a spot where we can hunt in South Bristol and I have passed on some small bucks figuring I would shoot a large doe instead . Well , this past season , I didn't shoot anything there but had opportunities to shoot smaller deer . IT bothered me a bit that I didn't fill an archery tag but I did what was right for me . What someone else does is their business . I did see a couple real nice bucks but they were out of bow range . At least I know there were a couple of big boys around !

The deer was mine . I got pics on my trail cam . It wasn't fair that you shot it ! What a jerk !

If the deer had killed or severely injured the dog , she wouldn't have thought the dog playing with the deer was so cute ! Uhhhhhhh , she should be reported to HSUS .

Yeah , at about 20 cents a pair , it can really add up . If you've never had an infection , it means you never will . Why bother !

That is sooooooooo wrong !

This is the difference ............

The article said it took a couple months to heal and one of the men still felt some discomfort .

An intelligent , well spoken , patriotic politician . That's something new !

Well a couple of us are older than the dirt on the State Land !!!!!!!!!!!!

Just another thing to worry about . Looks like we may need to start wearing hazardous chemical suits when we field dress deer .

Oh heck , I forgot this thread was about hunting State land ! oops !!!

Ya know , that is funny . I have hunted quite a distance from my vehicle but able to see it . And it really kills me to watch deer walk past it at maybe 10 yards or less . About 3 years ago , I was sitting in a tent blind about 100 yards down from my truck ( I now have a Subaru Forester ) that I had parked about 500 yards from the road . I hadn't seen anything in the morning and was back for the afternoon hunt . I figured I would hang in there late as I didn't have to go very far . I was day dreaming and 3 doe hauled butt down through the field about 50 yards out but too fast for a shot . I looked up toward my truck and saw a buck coming my way . I stuck the barrel of my ML out the side window and it was so cold that the tent was brittle . I ticked the side of the tent and the buck ran and stopped at about 40 yards . I had the scope on him all the way and when he stopped to look , I fired . He ran maybe 50 yards and folded up . On the way home , I was thinking , instead of using a tent blind , why not take a 8' X 8' plywood wall and paint a tractor or pickup truck on it with some cutouts to shoot through and have it blend into the background . I have seen deer walk past tractors and other farm equipment and not be the least bit fazed . http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/icon_smile_whistling.gif[/img]

Doug Emblidge of Rochester's TV 13 NEWS was giving a report on Brother Wease's show . He read a report that an employee of a Car Sales Dealership in Chigago was fired for weraing a Green Bay Packers tie at work because it was bad for business . In light of that , I would warn any folks in Paterson , Rutherford , Jersey City and Hackensack , NJ not to be wearing a Pittsburg Steelers tie !!!

Yeah , the Hawk pic is neat !

Welcome to Hunting NY !

Too slow ---- only 300 fps vs the PSE Tac 15 Groups at 30 yards , fine . What can it do at 100 yards ? Hmmmmmmmmm

It's a long read but very interesting ........

The Sreelers played a good 1st half . The Jets played a good 2nd half . In the last few minutes , it was anybody's game !

One thing I have to say for the older , out of shape hunters ( of whick I am one ) is to take your time and take breaks . Don't get all stressed out . Every once in a while you hear of someone dragging a deer and having a heart attack . Other than the last hard drag ( getting a deer up a gulley bank ) , my hardest one was pulling a deer ( on a sled ) 500 yards up a hill three years ago . My son was on the opposite side of the gulley in South Bristol and offered to help but I didn't want to ruin his hunt and said I was fine . I was huffing and puffing when I got to the top . I got smarter this past season . My son shot a button buck . He dressed it out . I dragged it down to the lower road while he went uphill , got his truck and met me at the bottom . I've gotten smarter . I'll be 70 in September . I guess if 40 is average , that makes me "above average" !

I had to pay $21 each for the Bow and ML permits . I will be 70 in September and will no longer be required to pay these 2 fees ( unless they change the present requirements ) . No cost for Turkey Tags .......