Grouse

Some people become more docile as they descend into dementia; others become more angry. But Biden did not write the words he read and he did not arrange the venue, which is to say his puppeteers prepped his vitriolic hate and division remarks with a deliberate strategy: Keep the spotlight on Donald Trump rather than the Biden administration's failures in order to rally his unhinged leftist base ahead of the midterm elections. Most low-info Demo voters don't possess the ability to discern between Biden's lies and reality.

No informed individual is saying the earth isn't warming. The issue at hand is, are the proposed radical "solutions" to the earth's temperature rise going to have any positive impact after billions of US dollars are thrown at it? And if it is a global issue, why are we only demanding the US foot the bill for it? When questioned, the answer seems to be more about wealth redistribution than any correction of the climate. That being the case, the disadvantages to the "solutions" proposed, far outweigh the advantages. Scientists are not economists. It's outside of their field of "expertise". But I'll bet if asked, many would also agree raising taxes and forcing electric cars on us all at gunpoint, isn't going to fix anything.

Consensus fact?? Now there's an oxymoron I've not heard before.

You have me confused with someone else. I predicted a stock fall if Biden was installed in the White House. I find it pointless to debate certain people anymore. They're insignificant.

Sure. They want people in a stoned stupor. Makes them easy to control and manipulate. Guns and ammo make them able to resist tyranny. That's why they want to eliminate them.

I really don't care what others think of me, especially if they are leftists or clueless low info voters. People get mad when they cannot refute what I post and prove me wrong. It offends their fantasy view of the world. Yet, all of the things I've been saying here from day one have proven to be correct and have come to pass. If there is ever a Democrat stance that improves the country, I'll support it, but I have yet to see one. I believe I've said this before. I have a lot of patience for stupidity in people, but not with those who are proud of it.

Arms and obstacles?? LOL!

No, more people are seeing the need to arm themselves. And the government is putting obstacles in their way.

TEN DEAD, FIFTEEN INJURED IN MASS KNIFING IN SASKATCHAWAN, CANADA. VIOLENCE IS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN, NOT OBJECTS...

No need to go that far. There are plenty of grouse in the Adirondacks.

It sucks that NJ banned all grouse hunting in the state now. There are some places in Sussex County and the southern half of the state that still have grouse in huntable numbers.

It seems pretty obvious some gun owners and hunters prioritize other things above their 2nd Amendment rights. Perhaps they think it's more important to get an abortion, have legalized weed, support the gay agenda or get a lot of "free" stuff and are willing to sacrifice their gun rights to get those things.

That is funny but very true.

Right now grouse populations are just starting to rise in their classic 10 year cycle of population. They have been scarce for the last 2 years, but are coming up again right now. Nobody really knows why this cycle occurs, but grouse hunters agree it does. So finding any this year will be tough, especially if you have never really hunted them. But it's a good year to read books on grouse hunting and study areas with likely habitat and cover. Grouse & Grouse Hunting by Frank Woolner is a great book to read. It's also a good year to travel these covers to get your legs in shape and accustomed to hiking a lot of miles looking for them. It is said for every grouse taken, the hunter has traveled 5 miles in the woods. Of course a few were missed in those travels too, but it is a good way of setting the expectations a grouse hunter should have. If you are batting .300 shooting grouse, you're doing great. I would suggest hunting the Catskill lands that belong to the NYC Watershed Authority. There is a lot of public land in their possession that will hold grouse. You can find a listing of these properties online with maps locating them. (I'll look to see if I have it and post it here if I find it.) Find an area with good cover and maybe some old apple trees, or thornapple groves, and you will find some birds. Areas with pine groves or hemlock trees will hold some too, but it's hard to see them when they flush inside those trees. Edges along farmland are often very good too, but an abandoned apple orchard can't be beat. It's all about knowing what food items the birds are eating at any given time and finding it. The foods the birds eat changes as the season goes on. A good grouse dog is priceless too. To put the odds of hitting one in your favor when you finally flush one, you should choose a lightweight shotgun with a relatively short barrel and an Imp Cylinder bore in the early season, then move to a Modified choke later on when the birds don't hold as close anymore. It's important to use a gun that you can shoot instinctively, as you will only get a second to point and fire at this fast moving target. Some practice rounds on a sporting clays course will really pay of when you get a shot at a grouse. Any light 12 gauge is a good choice and anything 28 gauge on up is fine. Grouse are not hard to kill. A lightweight gun helps, because as the day goes on, any gun will feel much heavier than when you started. A heavy gun combined with fatigue, will turn your shooting skill into one easily matched by a drunken gorilla. Here's the online info. Good Luck this fall. NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Areas (arcgis.com) Your closest locations will be around Liberty, NY off of Route 17, or around the Ashokan Reservoir off NYS Thruway Exit 19 in Kingston and follow Route 28W. The farther you go on Route 28, the better the cover will be. If you are willing to travel as far as Bovina on Route 28, there is good farmland and grouse cover in those woods.

That's because they don't think it will affect them. They ignored oppressive gun laws in NY all along because they don't own an AR or any handguns, but this new laws affect any semi-auto deer rifle too. If they don't think this leftist anti-gun attitude will eventually affect all hunting guns too, they should be reminded it's already affecting all of their hunting ammo.

Oldest-known photo of a deer is that of this blacktail. It dates back to 1854. (photo courtesy of Getty Museum)