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I also know of a few towns that does not allow hunting aside from those mentioned. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Think bows also, but definitely no rifles. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

No. There are designated areas for hunting, not all DEP property allows hunting. On top of that, there are regulations in regards to what type of hunting and implements allowed. Be sure to read through your hunting guide and ask questions if you don't understand it. Welcome to HuntingNY. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Saw a fox today, too bad I couldn't pull the trigger. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

No, just a good read when you're in a pinch. [emoji1] Wait, is that what you were implying? X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

While you guys debated lift and POI, I went and got a new boat. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Moving the knock point low does not change the generally direction of where the bow is pointed, hence no change in trajectory, only change in exit angle of the arrow. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Surprised no one else noticed this. In a tuned bow, there shouldn't be any lift. But place your knock low and see what happens to that arrow. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Wish we had Luna around our neck of the woods! Great job out there! [emoji106] X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Not sure what my nephew could pull, but he's only 9 and won't be able to hunt for a while. But I do want to get him into archery if not for the discipline of shooting. Great jester and way to go in not letting the dirtbag change who you are. I'll send you my offer via PM. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Think it's illegal to sell game(intact) unless it's for the fur. Long Island has many fox. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Unfortunately, no. Sounds fancy though. I use stones passed down from my parents and added the honing and ceramic sticks myself. Although I understand that there are better stones out there, I'm use to these stones and allows me to practice my strokes. Phil refers to removing large amounts of metal to achieve the ideal angles of 15-20 degrees. The faster you can achieve this, the less fatigue you'll have, the smaller the chance of messing up. You can equate this to form in shooting a bow in terms of fatigue. The knives that I sharpen are generally of low quality steel, and does not require the faster more aggressive stones. Here's a post I made and a picture of a knife I repaired for a friend. http://huntingny.com/forums/index.php?/topic/28357-The-2015-Season-is-Creeping-Up-Fast%2C-What-is-your-game-plan%3F/page__view__findpost__p__390462 You can see the remnants of the damage caused by improper use, and improper sharpening with a metal file. But the edge is pretty flat. The angle was more than I put on my blades, anticipating future improper use of the edge. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I wouldn't expect everyone to understand the process to getting a blade to a custom level of sharpness. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

If the steel is of a very high Rockwell hardness, you'll need diamond and a special steel to hone it afterwards. Generally, the longer a blade holds its edge, the longer it'll take to sharpen it back. Diamond stones has shortened the traditional sharpening times greatly. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I've never lost an edge, but I've worked on knives that has. The lower grit stones make quick work on taking out chips, wrong angles, and alignment of the blade itself. I'm not familiar with the Sharpmaker, but it sounds like a nice touch-up tool to have. I generally only need to hone the blade after gutting and quartering. If I take my time and skin properly, I usually don't have to hone either, but if I'm short on time and start cutting hair, I'll either switch knives as they dull, or hone it a couple times as I skin. If I find it necessary, I'll run a ceramic stick a few times on each side of the blade and then hone if it requires it. Knives that I find I need to go a little further are my fillet knives, since I cut through bone often with them. I'll use a super fine wet stone to polish up the edge and then skip the ceramic and just hone. Shaping the edge: there's two types that I generally do. One is the angle, and the other is the geometry, or what I call alignment, of the blade. For the purposes of ultra-sharpness and functionality, I generally go for a smaller angle. Generally on a 1" tall blade, it'll be 1/2 my thumbs width. That's my angle [emoji1]. I generally try to achieve feathering paper on my meat knives, and slicing on my utility/all purpose knives. The other shaping is the geometry of the blade. For example, curved vs straight. If I wanted to remove serrations etc. Most of the time, it's just fixing others bad sharpening jobs that has altered the alignment of the blade where there's gaps in the blade. Lastly, the edge grind itself can be customized from a flat grind to a chisel, chisel with backbevel etc. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

If the deer has lymes, and you cut yourself while butchering, could you get it like that? I would say no to eating since stomach acids would probably kill the bacteria. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Sure about that? X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Why does an arrow not have lift? X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Same can be said about a glider? How about a boomerang? A frisbee? I think what you meant was propulsion, and not proportion, correct? In which case, none of the above has propulsion besides the initial release of the object. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

You can number your arrows and if the same arrows group differently, you can isolate them for further inspection or put them aside. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I believe my bow was shooting 205 fps prior to upping the poundage. I have yet to check the new speed. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

The ceramic sharpeners are ok for the folks that just want to pull it through a couple of times and use the knife. I use stones and honing because I like to determine my own knife angles and have full control over how I want to shape my edge. You can equate it to a carpenter using only one grit of sandpaper and only using one machine to sand, vs multiple sanding machines from belt sanders down to hand held files. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Don't let anyone deter you from shooting more. Each person has a different perspective on what they shoot and how they shoot. Do what works for you. Practice makes perfect, and you can't practice if you can't draw the bow. My arrows are 383.2 ±.3 gr tolerance. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Mine failed in the fog couple days ago. Only read 6-7 yards before fog lifted. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems