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It's been there for 20 minutes and I don't see anything for sale yet ! :

Opening day I try to hang in there for the duration . I might take my hub blind and a chair along this time so I can sack out if need be . I find it very tiring to sit all day and gey drowsey after a while . I am usually setup about 45 - 60 minutes before legal time so it gives the area time to quiet down .

Those darned deer don't read the books that we do ! ???

I don't recall when the Sunday hunting 1st started but then , I DON't believe in Sunday hunting . I hold Sundays sacred !!! Sundays are for Football ! ')'>http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/newrollinglaugh.gif[/img]...')'>http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/newrollinglaugh.gif[/img]...')'>http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/newrollinglaugh.gif[/img]

Weaver Qwik Point sight . My wife bought it for me the Christmas of 1965 . There used to be a gunshop in Lakeville where I had it mounted .

Like I said in another post , I got the survey in the mail a few minutes ago . It was postmarked Sept 28 . The day before I started my whining !

It will have you list up to 4 areas ( town , county , WMU ) that you hunt in as well as daily info -- hours on stand , bucks, anterless deer, other , turkey , red fox , gray fox racoon , coyote , grouse and a few other less common . It will have an instructions sheet . I picked up the mail a few minutes ago and got mine in today's mail . All that crying and whining for nothing . Saw 3 of these guys in South Bristol in 2008

Not to br repetitious but I havn't had to adjust my sight in 43 years ...........Shot a doe with it opening day of gun season in 2008 . I took my Blaze Orange for the pic

This is what the 10 year participant patch looks like for the Bowhunter's sighting Log

The DEC sucks as far as communicating with the public . I received a letter in the mail a couple years ago that they were discontinuong one of the surveys they did in Region for lack of participants . They needed 75 - 100 and were only getting 60 people . Sixty ! I wrote back and told them that if they would give those 60 people an advance notice , then they could probably each get at least 5 (or more) of their acquaintances to participate . I never got a reply . I had sent it to Arthur Kirsch at the Avon office . He doesn't answer the phone either . Busy man ! : .... : .... :

With the help of burmjohn , I was able to send an e-mail . As for answering the phone I would expect someone at the DEC to talk to concerned citizens . Even if it's to tell me to go to hell . I even requested an assistant or anyone who might be able to give me some informatio .

My situation was where one of my HS classmates had at least 20 guys for breakfast and then we split into 2 groups (posters & drivers) . WE took turns alternating between the two . Out of 20 I knew about 5 but had never hunted with any of them and never did again .

I cannot e-mail the DEC because it wants me to install a different Mail System ........

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Other than a couple of 2 man drives , I havn't done any drives in over 30 years . We were doing some drives in woods in Groveland years ago . A buck doubled back and was running our way . I swung my shotgun up and over and as I saw the deer go by , I saw the hunter to my left swinging his shotgun horizontally across and my heart stopped . What if he had pulled the trigger when the buck was in line with me ! I never went on a deer drive since then except doing 2 man drives with my son .

I called the Avon office twice today and left a voice message and I also called the Albany office once and did the same . No one has returned my call . What is ironic is that I got a 10 year participant patch in the mail today . Do the DEC guys hang out at the Donut Shop like the cops ? They sure as hell don't stay in their office ........... >

I usually enjoy the "B.C. Cartoon each day but today's cartoon pissed me off !

Nice pics . Thanks for posting . Uhhhhhhh , what are the GPS coordinates ? ;D .. ;D .. ;D

Have you ever smelled deer before seeing them . I swear that I have . A few times , while day dreaming in a stand , I have smelled something only to look and see a deer ( and I didn't have to lick my nose to make it happen ) .

Rachet straps are inexpensive to replace ( less than $10 for 4 at Harbor Freight) .... Make sure you check them out good as they will deteriorate over time .

I put a call into Art Kirsch at the Region 8 office in East Avon and left a message with his assistant to see if they were going to do a survey this season . Can you believe some years they havn't been able to get 75 - 100 participants to do the survey ! ??? It's a simple thing to do . The hardest part is trying to talk to someone other than a receptionist ! > Art Kirch ---------- 585-226-2466

Do you have any friends / relatives that hunt deer ? See if one of them would take you with them for a learning experience . Even if your friend gets a deer , see if he will let you field dress it and explain each step to you as it is done .

Having an opinion is one thing . Coming on a site and calling people IGNORANT with 2 posts is something else . I set my own standard as to not shoot spikes and 4 points but I am not going to belittle the person who does . With no AR , that's perfectly legal . It doesn't help QDM but ....... it's legal . "YOU CAN"T EAT HORNS" .......... :

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