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Agree. Had one walk up to me in a tan jacket and mostly White hat. Shocked to see me in orange I think!

Oh well back to work tomorrow. Good luck all.

Out in 3g. At least the pouring rain has stopped. Maybe get some movement now.

Not sure how far it is but there is a pheasant breeder in Sharon CT

Hunted the Wassaic Multiple Use Area (RS) in Amenia for a second time this year for pheasants. No birds and no sign of any either? Is the state not stocking this area this year?. Great place to run my dog but with no birds makes for a disappointed day for her. The new fencing and gate takes the worry of losing your dog onto rt 22 as well. Any ideas?

I guess Crappyice is like me! I have run into to many guys lurking on the edges and I don't want to be responsible for shooting in their direction because I did not know they were there.

Hunted for pheasants with my 2 Britt's today at Cranberry Mountain. Was greeted by 3 guys bird hunting with 3 dogs and they were all in full camo. I usually wouldn't care but the field grass is 6' high plus in some areas and I didn't see them until they were 40' from me. Just think its reckless to hunt like that. Any thoughts?

If you are trying to prune the trees to grow apples you will need to take some of the weight off the upper branches and clean up some of the taller suckers. Expose some of the canopy but not too much as it will cause scalding to the bark and cause damage to the tree. Take some of the heavier growth off this year and prune more extensively next year. Fruit should only grow on second year growth so leave some smaller twigs for it to bloom off of. good luck!

I was pheasant hunting inThe Great Swamp today. While I was watching my dogs working a bird inside some thickets on the back side of a field a guy snuck up on me, I just happened to turn around and he was 20 feet from me. Normally I would have seen him but I was concentrating on the dogs in a tight spot. He never said a word until I turned around and he says"Don't Shoot!" A little warning that he was there would have been nice. He tried to ask me about the dogs but I told him they were hot on a bird and ignored him. Just then a hen flies and I take a second to set and shoot. As I pull the trigger I feel this Woosh from behind me and can not hear from my left ear anymore. This A Hole shot at the same time at a bird my dogs pointed and got up in the air. He takes off after the bird and says Good Luck! Is there no respect for others hunters? I called in my dogs and left. This guy was walking the woods outside the fields hoping to take birds from hunters with dogs. Following around the outside is bad enough but to shoot from behind me was dangerous. I still have the ringing in my ear. Wish I could afford to join a club so I would know who is lurking around. If you come across other hunters please repect them and let them know where you are!

Thanks for the info guys! Must have been cool to watch it take off Clifford

Anyone hunting pheasants at Stewart ? Are there many birds there? Do you check in before you can hunt? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I can't get over the numbers of dead bucks you find? I am sure I don't cover as much ground as you wooly ( then who could?) but the number of dead bucks is really sad to see. Makes me wonder about how many are lost in my area that we miss. Keep posting them Wooly, kind of a final tribute to them!

Fishing the Salmon River is really like hunting! Especially for Steelhead!

That was me on the roof last winter about now and again in February. It is all a blur now! Very happy not to have that much snow again! A few 6" storms are perfect!

I went out yesterday to look at a piece of land that is supposed to be Open Space...not huntable, mostly swamp with a nice small brook through the middle. I was surprised to find out in the middle of the property was a ladder stand with camo screen around it. On the other end of the property was 2 more tree stands that comes out by a road. You would have to walk a long way to get to the one in the middle. Anyway did not see any horns but did find a young otter that must have died before the last snow. No marks on him, hard to determine what he died from. Off to other property

I only started looking last year because I got the itch after seeing so many picks of them on line. Ionly found 3 last year and they were all 4 point and all the same side. two were found withing 10' of each other. I found them all on the same day in early March but they could yhave come off sooner with all the snow we had. I just walked the main trails and bedding areas in the woods. Any advice you can offer to a novice? I did find it much easier to get permission to look for sheds than to shoot a deer, but it could be the opening for deer hunting permission down the road.

My younger dog Dani has done really well on pheasant and woodcock so I wanted to test her out on Grouse as they need to be just like Doewacker said. She has done well in heavy cover so I wanted to test her. As far as shooting...lets hope we see some first!

Thanks Guys. I am going to try to get up that way next week. Hopefully there won't be too much snow?

Anyone seeing any grouse in the Catskills area? If so do you know any State land areas that would be good to take my dog to hunt some up?

So cool..Amazing what are fathers and grandfathers went through to make our lives better! Really feel privileged myself!

I have always wanted to buy a camp on some land to hunt and enjoy. One of the downfalls was what happens when your not there. What do most of you that have camps do about feeling secure about your properties. Anyone have any issues with theft or vandalism? Just thought I would see before I work a deal out with someone. Thanks!

I've been out there when the stocking truck came to Cranberry. I pulled my dogs in and waited till the truck left. However I did see and hear shots from the lower field as the birds were released. They were shooting them in flight from the crate. If that's what you want to do you should go to a club and do a tower shoot. I enjoy watching my dogs work more than shooting the birds. No one is out there to shoot a pheasant because they need to put food on the table. IMO. Give em a break!

Why do you think they would drop off this early? I don't usually see them until late January and February.

Brings back my younger days when i trapped. Mostly coons and rats back then although I did catch one mink and one fox. Have not seen any Gray fox down in CT for many years. Cool to see. Good Memories!

Thanks!