First-light

This is true and accidents are a small percentage but when they happen it's catastrophic. Think of the gulf spill. If it plays out there will be many more wells drilled in the Southern tier than we have ever seen. I'm still on the fence about this.

I have one food plot that is ready to go but I haven't got a clue what I want to put in there. Suggestions????? It's on a travel rout leading to a big clover field.

Years ago I video taped all my hunts. I actually made a 2hr feature film from all of it. It took hours of work but was worth it. Probably the last 8 years I haven't taken the camera in the woods. Partly because it's tough filming a by yourself but things have changed and I'm looking to be a bit more stealth out there. lol The real reason I will go back to filming this year is my Father inlaw who has hunted with me for the last 25 years was just admitted to a nursing home. He had a stroke at the age of 50, it slowed him down but we were able to get him out in the field every year. This will be the first that he isn't with me on the 6 hr drive up, he would tell the same stories over and over again about hunting Indian lake with his brothers. We laughed the whole way. I'm thinking I'll bring the hunt to him. I'll get a recorder that mounts on the bow and take it from there. It will be nice to show him.

Hey, did anyone read the story in ODN about the conviction of the guy who shot a hunter in PA? The story is nuts, the shooter was an convicted felon/lawyer who tried to do this huge cover up. There are some scary characters out there, be careful when confronting them. Check out the story if you can.

Don't want to be an alarmist (said it 23 times) but even the deer are holding their summer coats into November!

The chemicals are used to reduce friction, kill algae and break down mineral deposits in the well. Various well services firms make different proprietary blends of the solutions and supply them to the drilling companies, which blend them with water at the well site before pumping them underground. In recent years, some makers of the solutions have sought to replace toxic ingredients with “green” or food-based additives. For instance, Range Resources Corp., one of the most active drilling companies in Pennsylvania, is close to rolling out a 100 percent biodegradable friction reducer, spokesman Matt Pitzarella said Monday. Wouldn't that be nice. ;D

If this gas reserve becomes a true proven reserve, that will only happen when the drilling starts next year, what are you going to do when Chesapeake Energy offers you $4,500 bucks an acre and 20% royalties on your 100 acres. I find it hard to believe people will say no. The landscape will truly change if NY wells start producing next year.

I'm sure the ignorance was also there years ago.

touchy subject, glad we don't live in PA. It's like the wild west with the drilling. I think you will see drilling mid to late 2012 in NY. Tioga and Broome counties first. A lot of drinking water vs a lot of cash to be made, hmmm-who will win??????

I'm in 8p and med prob doe permit, wow. I'm a land owner and should get one anyway, hope that didn't change?

I like the story and the work by the biologists that solved this mystery. I like to give a bit of credit to these guys, DNA is very hard to disprove. Think about it, there aren't many of these cats around so when they do find evidence they take dna samples and have a data base. Very easy for them to take samples from this cat and match it up. I believe the story and I believe that there are some cats in the east, cats that roam around not establishing a population.

Tough to disprove DNA, why not? Just goes to show even when they have proof some still won't believe.

What a hog!

It traveled from South Dakota, go figure. Had to pass through NYS so they do exist in the wild. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/27/officials-mountain-lion-traveled-from-south-dakota-to-connecticut/?&hpt=hp_c2

Talk about clowns, it had to be 20 years ago I was on private property and along came two local guys. My BIL tells me they have permission and won't bother us, they entered the woods with no orange visible wearing brown Carhartts!!

Basically what you think happened in that accident is true. I won't comment on the other things, enough hurt.

I have heard a whole different story from people from that neighborhood then what this guy is saying.

You have to remember to always put safety first. This is hard sometimes "in the moment" quick and clear thinking must prevail. I know of one person who shot himself in the foot. I think age and maturity makes you slow down and think about what type of situation you will be in. I'm with you on the paranoid side. You want to believe your in a safe situation but the fact is anything can happen at any time, be prepared.

Glad she is fine.

We have had them for the last two years. That little sucker is getting around.

Alpha doe, real nice looking.

Don't miss that commute, did it for 38 years by train and car. To Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Westchester.Dave I can't wait till the day I'm siting on the porch of my cabin thinking I don't have to do it any more.

So it looks like most of us will continue as we were in bow season. I just want to put out a scenario and you guys tell me what you think. Your a member of a hunting club and for the most part only 50% of the hunters hunt during bow season. DEC lets the use of the crossbow in bow season and now you have another 15% of the guys getting out. We know how a seasoned bowhunter acts in the woods, well now you have these guys in the woods at the same time you bow hunt. A couple of guys shoot decent bucks with the crossbow. How are you going to react? ??? ?

I think it was 150 in NYC today. OMG it was the worst ever. My train only managed to be 30 minutes late, not bad!!!! lol

Funny! They go in the barn! Thanks guys, I'll post more picts when done.