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That is easy to answer, the Democrats have done a great job of turning this country into the biggest shithole on every metric and the people know what is going on and have had enough! You ain't seen nothing yet. Al

One of my favorite summer past times is traveling throughout the state attending county fairs. Those listed below are the ones I frequent most, Otsego is the one I like best. Oneida, Broome, Lewis, Otsego, Herkimer, Madison, Cayuga, Jefferson, Oswego Al

Was ground zero on my place last summer, never saw anything like it, every tree except a Black Walnut was stripped bare and was left with a desolate looking landscape, the woods behind my house seemed to be devoid of life. Everything was covered with caterpillars, in one word "HORRIBLE" I have my fingers crossed, so far this year I have only seen a couple of caterpillars, most of the tree have some foliage growing back and are recovering somewhat, the crowns are still bare. My Apple trees sustained severe damage with some limbs dead and completely bare, the Apple trees that have regrew leaves and look halfway decent did not produce a single blossom this spring. Hope I never see that kind of destruction again. Al

I can not say, I have never seen one quite like his with three rows of shell holders. With all the birds he bagged he needed it. Al

Are High US Gas prices really Biden and the Dems fault ?? Is The Pope Catholic?

Looks like the hunter used a Damascus LC Smith sidelock along with a couple of English Setters to have a great day afield, love his hunting clothes, very dapper. Al

For me it ain't even close, my choice is easy, I will take "then" over "now"! Al

So I had this old Deer leg laying around and hung it from the fence in the area the little Gray Fox was being seen hoping to get a few more photos with him gnawing on it. I look out the kitchen window and he is out there but not interested in the Deer leg, he was pouncing on Voles and was in the company of a couple of hen Turkeys who were wandering around with him paying zero concern or attention just scratching up the leaf litter around the bottom of the fence for whatever they could find. Kind of surprising I think. Al

For the most part I like riding back roads and easy dirt trails, getting up there in age and decided to get something more easy handling than my motorcycles, something small and very gas economical. After a lot of looking around I went with a Honda 150 ADV scooter as I felt it would best fit the bill of wants. About as easy riding as it gets, can hit over 60 mph, light weight (295 lbs), 80 mpg, no shifting and plenty of under seat storage that will hold my pack rod and other outdoor stuff. Did about 50 miles yesterday and had a ball doing it and the gas gauge hardly moved. Al

Have this little Gray Fox hanging around this spring, there has been a bumper crop of meadow mice aka "Voles" which may be drawing him out of the woods. I know they are around, see them dead on roads or crossing roads at night but I have only seen one Gray Fox ever here, had one pass by me when Deer hunting. Reds are a different story I see them all the time. Al

Just did a quick search on ebay for "pistol scopes" and came up with a slew of both new and used from most manufacturers, should be able to find something that suits you make and pricewise with no problem. I used a Leupold 2X on my competition pistol for many years with complete satisfaction. Al

The grips look great, I am always adding some personalization to my firearms, part of the fun. Al

I have never owned a Dan Wesson revolver but I had a couple of friends that had them in 357 and got the chance to shoot them. I was impressed with their accuracy, from what I saw I believe they will shoot as well as anything. Their front locking cylinder latch was reputed to be the reason behind the fine accuracy as it was said to hold the cylinder chambers in a alignment with the barrel with almost zero play. I remember them to be quite popular for silhouette target shooting back in the day. The sporting goods store I worked in kept them in stock and we sold quite a few and had glowing reports from customers. The changing of barrels to different lengths is a snap. My only complaint was the grips I shot with did not fit my hand as well as I would have liked. Al

Retardo Montalban was out in back of my house on the shooting range this morning gobbling up a storm, I put my Howard Leight hearing amplifier muffs on and listened for any distant return gobbles. Other than his harem of Hens yelping on occasion no other Toms were heard. Al

The Ruger 1911s have a lot of custom features for the money, congrats. Al

I still have the first bow I ever bought, in the center is my Bear Super Kodiak recurve that goes back to the late sixties. Don't bow hunt much these days but I still enjoy and do a lot of shooting. Al

That may or may not be true but at this stage of the game I would not take much pleasure is killing this guy, there is zero challenge. Al

I mentioned this camo poncho once before, I got it for varmint hunting and have used it also for Deer and Squirrel hunting and this spring I have been using it for Turkeys. By every measure this garment works great for everything I have hunted, light weight and airy I can wad it up and stuff it in a large coat pocket, I also have it sprayed down good with Sawyers and have been completely bug free from black flies, skeeters and those damned ticks. A lot of bang for the buck right here, Al

Turkey hunting has evolved a lot for me over the years. I live a stones throw away from one of the DEC's first release areas of wild live trapped birds to establish viable breeding populations. It was a resounding success and after just few years birds were being seen in good numbers and serious hunting for them began. I learned the basics and killed a few but can say I was not bitten by the bug. My biggest mistake was raising a flock of western Merriam wild Turkeys here on the farm and the luster of hunting the local wild birds faded away big time. This year a thread about Turkey hunting with a double barrel stirred my interest and I thought I would get out and kill one with my classic LC Smith double. I knew there were a few around from seeing them when Deer and Squirrel hunting. Did some scouting and with some observation I found there was a small local flock frequenting my hunting ground. Best I could tell there are six hens and one Tom and I had their daily routine down pretty good. What bothered me a bit was just the single Tom, I was hoping to see some satellite opportunistic Toms or Jakes hazing those six hens. I see other Toms out in fields and crossing roads in the area so I figured sooner or later I was going to see them horning in on the local boy. Well it has not happened, day after day I am seeing the same Tom with his harem with no competition. I could have killed him several times but I keep holding out as I want those six hens to have an opportunity to mate. To make matters worse they are now coming out of the woods every day and hanging around my house LOL, shooting the Tom now would be almost the same as killing those tame Merriams I once had, Personally with the way things stand I would really not feel very good about killing him at this point so with the wife's encouragement he is getting a pass. Believe it or not he is right outside my window gobbling now 20 yards away. Al

I am just the opposite, while I still would want the sentiment of Grandpa's old gun I want it to be like the day he brought it home new. Any gun I am going to keep for and use myself I want in the best possible condition both mechanically and cosmetically, I try my best to make them look and function like the day they came out of the factory. Al

Check out artist Tom Mansanarez, he does some nice wildlife and hunting art. I have a small collection of his stuff depictions of hunting various big game with Hounds. Philip Goodwin is another. Al

Good to see you still have some Chucks to hunt, the Savage model 12 setup you have is a dandy. Of the many species there are to hunt Woodchucks are at or near the top of the list for me. There was a time when they had huge numbers and they provided me with more varied hunting opportunities than any other game. I have hunted them with Archery equipment, Handguns, Rimfires and long range Varmint rifles and even a few with my big game rifles. Between Chucks and Squirrel there is nothing that provides and teaches in the field-hunting marksmanship like those two animals. Some great times were had hunting Woodchuck habitat, today it is rare to see any up my way and any I see here on the farm get a pass now. Al

Yes it is fairly common for various brands of ammo to shoot to different points of aim out of handguns because of so many variables with powder brands-charges, bullet styles and weights along with barrel lengths and twists. It is especially disheartening with many of today's compact handguns that most of which do not have adjustable sights. You find a good load that is grouping great but printing high, low or left or right with no easy way bringing the group to the point of aim. Without adjustable sights you have to try out as many brands as possible and hope for something that groups well to where you are actually aiming. I know many of these fixed sight belly guns are made for closeup short ranges where precise shots are really not required but personally I have a hard time warming up to a gun that does not shoot exactly where I want it to. Al

Owned an Ithaca model 72 made by and imported from Erma Werkes W Germany for Ithaca, the Henry is an almost exact copy of that defunct rifle, passed it down to one of my sons. Smooth operating is the one word I would use for that gun, accuracy was adequate for it's type. As for sights, performance wise I shoot with peep type sights the best, for squirrel hunting I would go with a good quality dedicated rimfire scope for more precise shot placement at longer ranges. Al

Have not hunted Turkeys in quite some time, fired myself up by going old school this year, patterned my LC Smith Double sidelock SXS at 35 yds with some old federal Hi-Power 6s 1 3/8 oz. I think I will be alright if I can get one to come into range as the left side improved modified barrel gave pretty good coverage. Al