[The Obama Administration Was Setting Up Gun Owners For Harassment!]

I read through all these post and cannot believe the number of members on here that support Obama.

[Did anyone hunt with a crossbow?]

Harvest of a buck with any bow, during SO. muzzle loader season is terrific, congrats. Was DEC .paying closer attention to those who harvested a deer with a crossbow? Was there more questions asked on the Decals program, then with firearms?

Good question,don't know if the DEC is keeping record of deer harvested with crossbow.I know when I reported my 2 deer crossbows were never mentioned.

[Did anyone hunt with a crossbow?]

I hunted the late archery with my crossbow and dropped a nice 8 point.

Awesome!

[Just Curious-When was the last time anyone saw a grouse in Dutchess County?]

We still have some around here but nothing like say 30yrs ago.I did find a nest with 10 eggs in it this Spring while cutting firewood.

I read an article in NY Conservationist last yr on the ruffed grouse.It said that the most common predator of the grouse is hawks.I believe it because I see hawks all the time while hunting.Like Doc said there is no control on these predators.

I have pheasants released on our property every yr and the hawks raise heck with them.They are relentless, I'll be bow hunting or gun hunting and watch them flying over our cornfield constantly looking for an unweary pheasant.Sometimes I feel like all I'm doing is feeding the hawks, but a few pheasants do survive.I don't hunt the pheasants I just love to have them around.

[Ouch]

Ditto

[Seriously]

Quote- If I am in my camo in my woods or my green wool, and you walk up on me, believe me you are going to know I am there.

My point is, if you were wearing blaze orange instead of camo nobody would have to get that close in order to see you.

With the new camo patterns they have now days I have a hard time believing you can spot every hunter wearing camo.

[Oct 1 , 2012]

This is something I have been hoping for yrs.Glad it's finally happening.Many states have an Oct 1st opener.

[Seriously]

I've heard this argument for yrs and it has never made any sense to me.You guys that wear camo because you think it's going to increase your chances of filling your tag, well I have always wore blaze orange during gun season and I probably have shot just as many deer as you have.

When I hunt during gun season I want to make darn sure other hunters can see me.I don't want them to have to get the binos out to make sure I'm not a deer.Just makes sense to me.

[Why do some]

Human nature,

Hopefully we can learn to get along because our numbers continue to decline and if this great sport of hunting is to survive, we better learn.

Sure we all have differences of opinion on certain things but it's no reason to bash one another.I don't agree with everyone on here, but you won't ever see me bashing another fellow hunter.

[This may be a stupid post but......]

I've never had a doe aged but I believe most of the does I harvested were older than 1.5 yr old.

[Is ML season long enough?]

A large number of landowners who grant access for the snowmobile trails will not allow that access until after hunting season. The snowmobile clubs will fight any attempt to extend the hunting seasons and further delay the opening of the trail systems.

Good point.

I noticed some of the local snowmobile

clubs have already put up trail markers.

[Which would you prefer??]

The big land owners want the lease money and royalties the small plot land owners want nothing to do with it, It's just greed.MHO

I agree the homeowner who lives on 1/4 acre lot doesn't have much to gain therefore wouldn't be pro gas drilling, but like I said before our country needs it and NY sure could use the jobs.

[Which would you prefer??]

We have had this topic up for discussion before, even had a survey for pro or con.Was close to 50/50 split.

That's probably accurate.

But in a town not far from here it has become a very heated issue, to the point where there has been threats exchanged during town meetings.

[Which would you prefer??]

If it were me owning property that was a prospect to frack..id be all for it, money wise and gas allowance..even get shirts made.."whats yer hydro fracken problem"..

I don't have a problem with it ,I'm all for energy independance.Our country needs it!

But alot of the people in this area are opposed to gas drilling in any shape or form.

[2011 HuntingNY.com Deer Take Survey]

Forgot to mention, I gave my DMP tag to a friend and he filled it.

1 Doe 7p rifle

[Which would you prefer??]

Pat that is exactly right where is the enforcement coming from. Especially if that Hydrofracking for natural gas gets passed in NYS. DEC can't even enforce game laws how can they monitor hundreds and even possibly the thousands of projected gas drilling sites all over the state. Hope the fracking gets voted down.

I happen to live right in the area where they are currently drilling and hope to frack.You could start a whole new topic or open a can of worms with that statement.LOL

[Did anyone hunt with a crossbow?]

I did! Took a nice 7 point on 12/8 with it, and missed a small doe with it by underestimating the distance, went right under her. (Yes, I'm glad it wasn't the other way around!) I'd prefer to use a gun, but there are places I hunt which are archery only, and other places near housing where I'm simply not comfortable using a gun. So I used the xbow in those areas, and a shotgun or ML everywhere else.

Zhe Wiz

Congrats Wiz!

It's nice that hunters in NY now have that option.

[For those eating tag soup.]

LOL!

[Did anyone hunt with a crossbow?]

Just curious, with NY allowing crossbows this year during the regular season and late archery season, was wondering if anybody actually tried hunting with the crossbow.

I didn't and I don't know of anyone that did.

[Which would you prefer??]

The only way I think a 1 buck rule would work is if we shortened our regular season.

[Glad its Over]

Sorry for the bad expierance you had this yr, hope you can find a new place to hunt.There seems to be more and more lack of respect these days.

[2011 HuntingNY.com Deer Take Survey]

_{1 Buck, bow 7p}

_{1 Buck, rifle 7p}

[Bobcat]

Watched one catch a mouse in our front lawn about 15yrs ago.Wished I had a video camera then.They are a beautiful animal , don't think I could shoot one.

[Man poaches prized buck at Minnesota deer farm]

Don't care how big a buck they create on these deer farms they will never get any of my money. I prefer to hunt wild deer on my own property.In fact ,I would shoot a wild spikehorn before I would shoot a farm raised deer.Don't care how big the horns are.

[Cleaning up]

More than once I have had people arrested for dumping garbage on our property.If I find a garbage bag or bags left on our property I will dig trough the trash until I find a name and then call the Sherriff.Litterbugs really tick me off and our property is only about 3 miles from the landfill.They only charge $1.25 a bag.