WesternNY

If this is a hunting only cabin.... I would consider propane for heat, cooking, lights, and fridge and then do solar with battery bank for other electricity. Save some $$$$$$ Just me though.

Wish it was going to be cooler, 70 for a high and lows in mid 50's is a little warm for my liking.

To take care of grass in clover you want cleth It is 74 but this will last you a couple of years. http://www.keystonepestsolutions.com/arrow-2ec-herbicide-1-gallon-select-2ec-26-4-clethodim-115.html You need to mix with crop oil, also found on this site. You may be able to find it locally as well. You want to spray in summer when temps are warm and grass is growing. Mowing will help with weed control in clover plots, but grasses will get worse with mowing. SPRAY Chicory will be killed by cleth though Raptor and pursuit should not kill clover chicory, but I have never used them, not sure on availability or cost. Plots will always have weeds, and that is OK, Most clover plots should last around 5 years if done correctly, then plant a Nitrogen sucker like corn and watch it grow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You should read some articles on Camera Census, normally it is done with bait but you can do it without so you are legal. I would also look at fawn recruitment rates... in the past it was 0.8 now some areas are reporting 0.2 that is a scary number. Really you want to look at your habitat and have as many as the land can handle. If you have browse lines, or trouble with forest regeneration, high winter kill numbers.. likely you have too many does. For me we take usually 8 a year and it doesn't help, but with all the work I have done to my habitat I do have a pretty good draw. http://www.qdma.com/articles/how-to-run-a-trail-camera-survey This article doesn't go into non baited census, mentions details in one of their books. I have the book and will take a look at it and see if I can help. I would REALLY suggest looking at regeneration of saplings though.

We hope you guys can make it! The AM session Is free and open to the public. The Summit is for Branch volunteers and officers. You would need to find your local branch and get involved. Shoot me an email for more info. [email protected] Mike

Love my Kubota mx5100 50 Hp 4 wd, 44 hp at the pto

Oh, I thought and I prefer Duschbags!

The DEC is doing a study to determine a more accurate population estimate for NY and then create a management plan... perhaps a limited season with small # of tags in the future?????

I could be wrong but I believe leaving a gut pile is OK, but all other waste must be disposed of in a trash bag in the regular trash pick up, or a person can bury it on his/her own land. Leaving bones, spine, skull etc on open ground even yours is a $1,000 fine. On my N Quebec Bear hunt this year, they brought the entire bear back, we skinned it and cut the meat off without gutting. Gutting a bear is illegal there due to the black market for the gallbladder.

Clover and Chicory

I agree.... there are a few duschbags on here that simply don't think before they type!

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For sure.... plots are great, but having them set up for success is far more important than rushing to get them in.

Deer need to eat about every 4 hours... the problem currently is the amount of mast available to them... they are moving, but not far. The temps look much better in the next 10 days. Heavy rain and wind here at the moment.

http://www.lumenok.net/product.htm Easy To Use Just remove the original nocks from your arrows and insert the Lumenok. When the nock is fully seated against the electrically conductive end of the carbon or aluminum arrow shaft, the Lumenok lights. Wiggling the nock back and forth in the shaft breaks electrical contact between the arrow shaft and the Lumenok, causing the light to go off. At this point the archer can put the Lumenok equipped arrow in his quiver and forget about it. It will automatically be activated upon release of the arrow when shot, allowing the archer to more easily follow the flight of his arrow. The Lumenok will remain lit for up to 40 hours or until retrieved and is turned off by wiggling it back and forth. These nocks will operate hundreds of times.

I am not sure what you are asking. How to turn off lumenocks?

Have you been drinking

Tonight it is 80 degrees sunny with a slight se wind

Congrats Zach! Well done with your son!

Deer love edge habitat.... edge is where on type of habitat meets another..... field edges, old farm fields along woodlines tend to have decent deer traffic. Are you hunting on the ground?

I always have to laugh at everyone who discounts New York state. I guess it is easier to say we live in state that has no potential for decent bucks. Will we grow bucks the caliber that Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, etc can in the volume they can..... NO. Likely we will have much smaller, likely 20 inches and a lower number of B&C bucks. But the state can and does already grow very nice bucks. Some facts to think about. A 1.5 year old buck still has his milk teeth, he is the equivalent of a 13 year old boy in terms of physical maturity. a 1.5 year old buck has around 10 percent of a whitetail buck's potential antler development. At 2.5 years old a whitetail buck has still only grown around 25-35 percent of his potential antler mass. While I am not in favor of Statewide AR's, I am all in favor of Voluntary passing 1.5 year old bucks. My reasons for preferring a 2.5 or older vs a 1.5 are: They are harder to hunt, and I like a better racked buck than what a 1.5 year old can biologically produce. What buck would most hunters rather harvest.... here? They can't get bigger if taken at one and half. This picture show the number of bucks entered as B&C bucks.... as you can see the whole state varies. the soils are much better in WNY and more and more people are voluntarily passing on 1.5 year olds out here. But it proves the old adage that NY while never produce good racked bucks. The soil difference in NY state is the same reason why big buck states are able to produce better bucks... but NY has great hunting and great potential. The biggest factor is Age, that half inch decision with the trigger is key. Another good resource is the NY Big Buck Club.... it shows a good number of super bucks all taken from Poor Little NY http://www.nysbigbuckclub.com/ Here is a WNY Buck that was a Spike at 1.5, this pic is of him at 3.5 and yes he is a wild free range buck. He has a white nose that has made him easy to ID. This is from a friends property! NY is making progress.,... last year 2.5 year old bucks made up 44% of the buck harvest. In 2000 it was only 33%, still over 110,000 plus 1.5 year old bucks were taken in 2012 just over 52% of the buck harvest. Imagine if those 110,000 plus bucks had a chance to see 2.5. I don't like mandatory because I feel we are over legislated. Also when you look at the NY B&C map, obviously the state differs. Some guys cant get a doe permit.... statewide is not a good idea. Individual area management, hunter education and support Is key. Also I feel, very young and old hunters should be able to harvest anything... and on my property they get a green light. The rest of the hunters are on a 8 point min. This brings up an issue.... AR's are an easy rule, but is flawed. In WNY most of our 1.5 year olds already have 3 pt a side... so it will not save them. Hunting by age is key, but difficult for people who are not vested in learning to age. Anyone can learn between 1.5 and 2.5 but it takes time and effort. Happy Hunting.

I pulled a card from the plot cam and no action in past 36 hours.... tonight I will head to a stand close to bedding area!

Rare morning sit on a plot

weather.gov tells me calm winds, weather.com tells me NE 5 MPH.... my weather instruments on the farm tell me NE at 3 at the moment. NE wind for me is rare.

Getting out this AM finally, enjoying my coffee hope to head in at 6.