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Yeah , I hadn't heard of landowners being turned down . Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

HHA makes some of the best Bow sights out there . Now they are making them for Crossbows......

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I would think the best way to find out is to go to the DEC Office and talk to somone .

I havn't had any problems since I installed the lock ........

I bought the Lifetime last year when they changed the ages of the Sportsmen's licenses . I'll go to the Town clerk and the the ML , Archery and request doe permits . Oh yeah , I don't have to pay when applying for the doe permits . http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/dancing_b06.gif[/img]

My sons both use the screw in steps where they have chain-on stands . I will use either a ladder or ladderstand . I don't like the screw in steps !

I got my Lifetime hunting license in the mail today . I still have to buy ML and Archery tags . If I have time , i'll stop by the Ontario Town Clerk's office tomorrow .

Do factory loads have a low powder charge ? The reason I ask is after moving my scope back last week , I went to the range so I was dead on at 100 yards . I reloaded some 25-06 rounds with 49 , 51 , 53 & 55 grains of powder . Max powder load is 57 grains . I was dead on with 53 grains and 4 1/2" high with 55 grains which leads me to believe that the factory powder charge has to be low .......... Any thoughts on this ? http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/crazynew2.gif[/img]

What do you use for shooting bags ? I bought a few empty shot bags for 25 cents each and filled them with "clean" kitty litter . I've been using the same bags for about 15 years .

Good point . If you don't bend at the waist when shooting from an elevated position , the shot will be high because you would have dropped your bow arm . You want to keep your bow arm parallel to your body .

I totally agree with that ! I am a victim of many of Murphy's Laws . I believe that if I shot a small racked buck , a huge 10 pointer would immediately walk under my stand . I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a doe though .

Nice job Vipertech . They look rock solid . http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/dancing_b06.gif[/img] I put together a home made stand several years ago that I had shot at least 6 deer out of . Anyway , it was 12' high and I had a heck of a time putting it up alone . It was about 20 years ago and I thought I was going to have a stroke getting it in the air and to the tree .

Yeah , that would be okay . I woun't want to see too young of a person turned loose to hunt . Yes , some have more sense than a few adults but .......they are still kids . I see kids nowadays as getting bored too easily . I would be afraid that getting them started in hunting too early that they might get bored and not want to go out in a couple of years . As for the mention of some states allow 6 year olds to hunt with a supervising adult , I have seen hunting shows where 8 year olds are sitting with Daddy in a house blind . The kid is just about sitting on Dad's lap and Dad is doing almost everything except pulling the trigger . That's not right !

Does anyone clean their dies . I had some 223 dies that I left in my turret press for well over a year . They had accumulated a bit of ferrous oxide on the outside so I decided I had better smarten up , clean them up and put them away . I took them apart and used some very fine steel wool inside and out . They cleaned up quite easily . I put a light coat of oil on their outside and wiped them down . I guess I am getting lazy in my old age .

Unless it was a good sized body 4 point I think I would pass knowing I had 2 more days of bow hunting . If I knew the weather was going to be real crappy , I might shoot the deer and then take the next 2 days and get ready for gun season .

I have shot a lot of bucks over the years but nothing bigger than an 8 pointer . I am retired and I make it a point to spend as much time ine the woods as I can during deer season . The 1st few weeks of archery , I will hold out on shooting a small buck . Does are another story ! I try to fill those tags .

The wife and I had some venison steaks tonight and I put together some Mesquite marinade mix . Not much taste . The best mix I have found is a Peppercorn mix ....

Nice pics ! thanks for posting

I got some Custom strings for my Ben Pearson TX-4 from a guy on another site ...... TWIZTD STRINGS is the name of the place . Here are the strings that I got . They are great !

The stand is about 500 yards from the road , 150 yards from the East property and over 200 yards from the West property . Someone found it a couple years ago and used it . I took a portable drill and drilled the hole so I could lock it . I was surprised to see that someone had been in there as my sister in law hasn't let anyone else hunt her 69 acres . It was definately a tresspasser . At least the person didn't trash the stand when he couldn't get in it anymore .

What did you do ? Spill honey on the camera before you put it up ? ??? ... ??? ... ???

Nope . I'm a Bills Fan and have been since the old days . I root for the New York team ............. ... ...

I don't go in a treestand if I don't have my harness and I don't gun hunt unless I am wearing Blaze orange but .......... I don't think either should be mandatory .