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Actually I do miss the old opening days of the southern zone, no boredom and on high alert at all times, shots and deer everywhere, it was exciting. At the end of the day back at the truck the hunter's stories were big and tall. Al

I pretty much hunt the same way today, no cameras no phone with me when hunting, never was one for a tree stand "too boring for me", I like being on the ground so I can move and reposition. Still hunting, tracking, spot and stalk, that is what hunting is for me. I will almost always kill the first legal deer I can draw down on. Al

Did not watch any of it, I think the last time I watched a halftime show was when Shania Twain performed. Al

Man, the prices are pathetic for the work involved, the only trapping I do lately is for problem varmints getting after my livestock. Same with my varmint hunting-calling. Al

My main hunting area is right out my back door, my property sits in a large several mile block of big mixed woods, while it does not have a big Deer population I love the convenience and time saved traveling. The small game population is decent with just about all species to be found except Pheasant. I have other good places to go but prefer big woods hunting, below is a satellite photo of a portion where I do most of my hunting. Al

I see that a different outfit called New York State Sportsman Association has taken over the running of the Syracuse Gun Show from the NY State Arms Collectors Association, hopefully things transition smoothly and they do as good a job as Sandy Ackerman did for many years. April 20 is the opening day and I will be there, just picked up my new current study manual so I can be educated. Al

Neat photo, I hope he can make it back to dry land without too much problem. Al

The ads are what finance the board's operation, it cost money to have a message board hosted online. If the ads bother you too much just install AdGuard, it is free and your problem will be solved. Personally I think putting up with a few ads is a small price to pay for some of the best NY Hunting content on the web. Al

My equipment is much the same as Doc's, vintage, it was top of the line stuff in it's day. Several Bear bows both recurve and compound, an Oneida lever bow and a Browning compound. I did buy a crossbow a bit ago and a long bow but I got them to play around with and shoot. Since I moved to the northern zone quite a few years ago I have bow hunted very little. I do love archery for it's own sake and do quite a bit of shooting. Al

Dan, I was about to start a similar thread but I had in my mind that there was one already up and posted that I had seen long ago. I kept going back searching and finally found it so I brought it back to life, it is a good thread. I hope to add the 6.5 PRC to the list this year. Al

I think those little 28 ga shotguns are just about perfect for small game, I have a TriStar 28 OU and along with my CZ side by side and one of those two are what I grab most of the time when out with one of my dogs. A lot of people rag on Turkish made firearms but I have had nothing but good experiences with any made in Turkey. I have shot quite a few clay birds with mine and not only can I make good hits with them, they have also been totally reliable. The only negative is the shell can be hard to find but I solved that problem by handloading my own. The price is right, that little OU will make someone a great small game getter, good luck with the sale. Al

Me and Harliegh are hitting the timber hopefully to knock off a Hare. Al

Have a good one!! Al

Good content never goes bad Al

A blast thread from the past, and what I can recollect from the past 60 years plus, Still have some safe queens that have yet to earn their stripes. The vast majority of my Deer hunting and kills were with 12 ga slugs and for rifle my 280 Remington. Bottom line all what I used killed deer with no problem with a well placed shot. Al ================================== 22Lr 222 Remington 220 Swift 243 Winchester 6mm Remington 25-05 Remington 250-3000 Savage 280 Remington 338 Winchester mag 357 Mag handgun 357 Mag rifle 44 Mag handgun 44 Mag rifle 47-70 Government 20 ga slug 12 ga slug 6.5 Creedmoor 45 cal muzzleloader 50 cal muzzleloader

On my several hunting trips in Canada especially in Newfoundland I found tongue was very popular, I tried and developed a fondness for pickled lamb's tongue, also tried pickled hog tongue which was pretty good too. The cooks in our hunting camp cooked up Moose tongue several times in different ways and that was great also. Tongue is tasty and very underrated. Al

Poking around on ebay I found slingshot prices ranged from just under $10 up to around $50 for something like the one pictured above. Watching the video above most of those guys use a basic traditional type slingshot for what they do and they seem pretty deadly and accurate with them, well made traditionals can be had for around $20. Al

Email from DEC about their tree seeding program, These are a pretty good deal, Got some Cedars from them some time back and they did good. Al

WOW!!!! Al

Did anyone try and eat that Merganser?, I can eat almost anything but Mergansers I have taken are something I do not care for LOL Al

As the old saying goes "The Truth Hurts" Sorry but I call them as I see them. Do you people have your heads up your rear, take a good look at what has happened to this country. Something has to be done. I can not be a hypocrite and pretend these people are my friends, I won't do it. The political actions of those that are ruining the outdoor and shooting sports along with the whole country for that matter need to be called out and just because you hunt does not give you a free pass from the terrible harm that is being caused. I will not be quiet about it and I will expose those responsible every chance I can get. The days of keeping quiet and my head in the sand are over!! Al

Now that is what I call a banner day, congrats, the top retriever looks like a Chessy, they are a Hoss. Al

Libtard socialist Democrats pretending to be our friends, anything but! All the ones that hated the politics section of this board. They learned their lesson exposing themselves when they were here and I will bet a dollar to a donut they now lay low in the shadows. Al

More Double shotgunners, Al

Got an email from the DEC that they are scrapping the current plastic license material and will be issuing them on regular paper which is fine as long as it does not muck things up.