New York Hillbilly

Yikes.....spooky!

Cool, nice job! Many years ago when the DEC was still insisting there were no coyotes here, a gray one and a blonde colored one ran across the highway, and I watched the car in front of me hit the blonde one. I stopped and was puzzled by the color of it. In fact I actually called a DEC biologist I knew in Utica, bagged it it a lawn and leaf bag, and me and my cousin took it downtown for him to see. It was hysterical as I carried the thing inside the county office building, up the elevator to his office, and tried to keep it from falling out of the bag. When I got there and took it out of the bag he told me it was a "dog", because there were "no coyotes in the area", and besides, "they don't come in that color". Even when I told him it was with another one that was gray, he insisted it was a dog. I said to hell with it and took it back to the same spot it was hit and left it there. Since that time the DEC stopped denying their existence, and I have seen them in many different color phases, ranging from blonde/red, gray to almost black. Again, nice coyote, congrats!

Well if I end up living there Phade, i'll bring the beagles and we'll keep them bunnies in check.

Hey thanks WNY. That must be some lucky kid to have a track like that. It looks huge!! As I zoomed in it confused me because it looks like a big garage/shop type building, with lots of scrap and junk all over the place.

Well, I have a tentative offer in Rochester. Still have nothing solid in my hands for Ogdensburg. I was looking at the area out by my daughter was wondering if anyone could tell me what I'm looking at on Google Maps. Out on "Plank road", towards "Nine Mile Point" something or other road, is that a "race track" of some sort? It looks like a huge dirt track for motocross. Also, has anyone on this site ever hunted that area? Thanks for the help.

I heard the same thing Belo. That's why shed hunting is such stiff competition! LOL!

I've seen it several times in the past and actually posted the same question years ago. I never did get any good explanations. Once, it was a wounded deer that someone shot that crossed over onto my land. I tried tracking it but it was leaving no blood, acted gut shot, and I wondered if the blue urine had something to do with an injured organ. I never caught up with the deer.

Watch out..........big brother may be watching here too!

Things feeling really positive for Ogdensburg right now. Perhaps it won't be long before I'm puttering around up there. Always thought I would be moving to a warmer climate when all was said and done. When it comes to me staying in the snowy North East, I guess it just goes to show you, never say never. LOL!

I just wish people would finally wake up, and vote all the bums out.....take up a vote all the incumbents out campaign. Even on the brink of financial ruin they vote themselves more money, do less and bicker, pi$$ and moan more. It would be nice if we could throw them all off their own fiscal cliff come election time.

Super fishing on Black Lake over the years, Indian River, and Butterfield, Red, Clear, lakes. Also, tons of fish on Chippewa Bay. I still want to know about snowshoe hares and rabbits though. I'll hang onto my land down here and come back for deer hunting I guess, even if I move north.

or Ted Nugent..........lol......he looks wilder than the cat in that pic

My home town!

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So it sounds like the old saying is true, about the best predictor of the future being the past.

I'm curious about the lower number of deer up north these days. Back in 1973, I spent a summer working on my uncles farm in the Hammond area, and never saw one deer all summer. These reason for no deer I was told, was because they were shot pretty much anytime they were seen, season or not. Well, I would have no way of knowing it that was correct or not, as it was a long time ago, I was only 13 at the time, and was only there for one summer. I was told, and have read, that over the years the deer population seemed to grow like crazy, as many of the small farms went out of business and the land use changed. In any of my road trips up that way for business or pleasure I would see deer in the fields as I drove along, which sort of supported that claim. Now we have had a few winters hat have been really mild, low deer mortality due to weather, and with such low hunting pressure, common sense would tell you there should be even more deer. But, both comments on this site and the DEC reports tell a different story and say there are less deer. Why? With so much land, so little pressure, the thought that you would have a better chance at a mature buck elsewhere confuses me. I read sometime back on this site that there was a group of Amish guys bragging about shooting a pile of deer. I don't remember if it was in or out of season. I'm not finger pointing or blaming any one group here. I'm only bringing up what I read on this site, and makes me wonder if there are others out there doing it as well, and to what degree poaching is having an effect on the deer population up north. In other words, is it a return to what I was told back in 1973? PS. Are there any snowshoe hare or a decent population of rabbits for my beagles to chase?

Ok well there you go....it's an arctic fox. Now we've covered it just like my favorite shotgun....over and under lol

josephmrtn, I hope you realize I was only kidding about it being an ant eater. lol Anyone with a set of eyes can clearly see it's really a wombat.

SteveB............lol..........now that was funny...........forgive me if it is true........but still made me laugh!

Well folks, as I said I have a job interview next week in Rochester and have been looking into hunting and fishing there. I also interviewed in Ogdensburg yesterday. No offers on the table yet! So for anyone in the know, how about enlightening me about hunting deer that far north. I am keenly aware of the fishing because I have done a ton of it up there over the years. But am totally clueless about the hunting. Rochester VS Ogdensburg for hunting..............how about it!

Happy belated Birthday!!

Rough coated ant eater.

Well.............you guys did a good enough job freaking me out where I'm too scared to look. Thank you for saving me a trip to the ER.

growalot All very good points! These were also questions I asked and got pretty iffy answers. The zoning is a real big deal. I should know as I am on our town zoning board. Some towns, I would like to think most, like ours, are reasonable and play by the rules. In the past though I have seen some real rogue groups who didn't take to "outsiders". And at one time, "I was the outsider", which is something I do not want to go through again.

Yup....I had to smile when I heard the part about deer living i the big woods. When I pictured the in between the corn field part my eyes lit up. Sure enough, I can see it now, let everyone hike about in the woodlot looking for deer, where they are supposed to live, while the deer lay there in the brush quietly watching the hunters look for the deer where they are supposed to live, from the spot they are not supposed to be. LOL!