New York Hillbilly

Your lucky she didn't tell you you couldn't have your merchandise because your account came up a little short! LOL!

A sure fire way to defeat your enemy........make him your friend. I would send him a Christmas card and write it in, "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding this past deer season and hope we can be good neighbors again. Please except my best wishes for a Merry Christmas to you and your family.",and sign your name. If that does not fix things there is little hope, and at least you were the bigger person. Peace

ok....i'm sold.....i want to move there now. With that many rabbits I think I should come help. lol!

wow...........I just got how from work and thought I would see how everybody did hunting today but checked this thread first............what a feeding frenzy. I don't know what tired me out more, reading this stuff from page eight through sixteen, or 12 hours on the unit. Anyway, nyantler thank you for your comment, " starts strangling people with piano wire... I would hate to never be able to hear a piano again". That made me laugh for the first time today! It looked like everyone started to tire out a little by the end and there were even a few Merry Christmas wishes tossed in which was a nice switch. There is way too much ugliness in the world as we have all seen, and I think everyone has been rocked by this latest tragedy. It was sick, senseless and the actions of a person who was clearly unable to feel empathy for others. It is too easy to harm others when you don't see them as people. My fear is that a similar phenomenon occurs on these forums, albeit to (thankfully) a lesser degree, where you only see words on a board that ignite emotions, and not a person. Anyway, I guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow to read how everyone did hunting today. LOL! Oh........and I before I go..did I read it right......somebody here has a problem with "hillbillies"...say it ain't so....LOL! Peace

I'll be out.

While emotions are running high, it does not help the situation to toss about names like crazies, whacko, crack pot, nut job, etc., because it only adds to the stigma that prevents people from coming forward or seeking help when they need it. And, do you really know of any doctors that walk the street collecting kids to feed drugs to? How many parents run to doctors for a pill to control their kid when they say "I can't control little Johnny or Suzy"? Rather than demonize doctors how about taking a hard, honest, look at some of the parents, or lack thereof, out there. There is always the potential for a biological/physical explanation, but there is also the psychological and social etiology. Sometimes medications are absolutely necessary, other times it's therapy, very frequently it's a combination of both, and sometimes it is neither. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it's a lot more complicated than that. Again, I send my prayers, and now I will remain silent.

It is a very complicated situation. Especially when the statistics show one out of every five people suffers from a diagnosable mental illness in this country. That does not mean to say that they are actively being treated or that they have even been diagnosed. How about each one of those officers in that school witnessing up close and personal this tragedy. Depression, anxiety, PTSD are all possible and actually likely. That does not mean each officer who may become ill is now dangerous, or should lose his job, or right to own and carry a firearm. Like I said, it's a lot more complicated.

What a sad, sad , sad day. Prayers to all the families suffering through this horrific experience. The quick knee jerk reaction will be to put all the focus on "guns". While there really does need to be open, honest discussion about firearms between those on all sides, the real discussion needs to be about the disgusting state of our mental health system.

Two antlered deer, only one was horny!

Welcome to the site huntersponrun. Now that deer season is over I'm looking forward to rabbit hunted myself. The beagles are itching to go!

Welcome to the site. Lots of people here willing to share information and helpful tips.

Had some company to hunt with for the final afternoon. So an hour ago I put my nephew in one of my stands, my brother in law in one of my ground blinds, and my buddy in my patio chair in the scrub apples. I settled into my old stand by to watch the fields. My buddy slowly walks to his spot and across the field comes a tall spike buck, not a minute behind from the same spot comes running a big rack buck. They're heading for my nephew. I hope his eyes are open. Lol!

Brother in law is bummed. He just texted me in a panic what to do. First deer he has had by him since opening day and muzzle loader misfired. Big doe at ten yards and pop but no bang. Said she just trotted away, stopped and looked at him them just walked off.

Also overlooking bedding area today. Tucked in and sleepy! What better place for me to fall asleep in my stand. Lol

I heard the same thing here in 7M, a couple times during the season. I could not believe my ears. It did sound like a police shootout.........no exaggeration!

Did it a few times then it dawned on me, "If God wanted me to fish in the winter he wouldn't have closed the lake!". Who am I to argue? I take my beagles and chase rabbits.

I would love to bring my beagles and come hunt rabbits. There was a fella who used to post pictures of his rabbit hunts, on one of the beagle sites, and they were very impressive! Nice pictures, thank you for sharing.

Hey Grizz I just wanted to make a point on what you said. I agree with your statement that "people that are gonig to make stupid mistakes in life can't be avoided... in anything", and those I say are called accidents. On the other hand, a person who deliberately aims a gun at something they think is, or might be, or probably is, or I thought it was, or oh please let be, a deer, and pulls the trigger is a dangerous idiot. I don't care how desperate, excited , if there was low light, no light, fog, snow, rain, or if the person shot at was in full camo, head to toe brown carharts or blaze orange, or whatever other excuse someone might come up with. A person who aims at anything and pulls the trigger, no matter what the target is, without "knowing" it "is" what it "is", and causes damage to another person or another's property, should go directly to jail and stay there. That is not an accident as far as I'm concerned. It is negligent, reckless, stupid, and a criminal act.

I have a buddy that claims he see's one every year by his camp by Black Lake. He says they only see it from June through August. Must be a "summer squatch"!

That fella in the Tacoma is pretty impressive to put three deer on the ground in one deer drive! All kidding aside, I hope he's OK that must have been scary.

Hey WNYBuckhunter............I was only half funning around in my post, but that discretion thing has really been tossed about here as it applies to application of game laws. And, "Just because something has wheels, doesnt make it illegal to hunt from.", you're right. Like you, I looked into that too and as a result did the very thing you are considering. LOL! It's a beautiful thing so far to scout from on crappy weather days, but as far as actually hunting, I prefer actually being in the woods with my back pressed to a tree. Oh......and back to the deer stand........it is motorized to climb up and down so here we go again! Can I get a ruling.......is this a motorized vehicle?

You won't believe it but with the tuft ears that's what I was thinking. I just surprised myself.....lol

I would have to pass. I have never been good at hitting a moving target, and I bet I'm a hell of a lot worse at shooting a target when I'M the one running!

Holy smoke................a gargoyle!

Billy Ray Buck!