mike rossi

Was used with or without bait, day or night, summer or fall... http://youtu.be/4kYIneuKW5w

Was used with or without bait, day or night summer or fall... http://youtu.be/pwEwF7VAaEA

I didn't write this part below in bold italics in post number 10, but your post makes it appear I did. It shouldn't be my responsibility to reconcile it. BTW: A conspiracy is irrelevant, if you crap on public land or on land you do not own or on the border of land you own, it should be well buried... . And well buried doesn't mean covered with leaves... Perhaps taking a dump in the woods is some kind of CONSPIRACY .... Maybe that's why those NSA dudes have been following me around the woods , poking piles of my poop with sticks... And all this time I just thought maybe they had a "poop fetish"...

http://youtu.be/pqv2AAKFu5g

Here are some links, like I said I don't really know how reliable or useful they are, should we say for entertainment purposes.... http://www.ducks.org/migrationmap?view=snowcover http://longpointwaterfowl.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Weekly-Duck-Migration-Forecast-for-18-November-20131.pdf

Not sure how useful and/or reliable the DU migration maps are, but hunters have been reporting birds staging north of the border in Ontario. Heard about all birds, but the most reported are bills, buffleheads, and honkers. A guy or two reported snows up there too. I been seeing about the same as others around me - lots of local honkers and a few local ducks. Seems to be more honkers, not just resident birds, but if so I have no idea when they got here. I think its just local birds congregating, but who knows. Forecast is for a northwest wind and cold, so maybe things will pick up this coming week, that's if the birds read the magazine articles off course...

The gun plug exception is NOT during all Canada goose seasons: Only during the September Canada goose season and during the snow goose conservation order season AND when other waterfowl seasons are not open at the same time. Same for the other relaxed regulations (electronic calls, hunting hours) they do not apply when other seasons are open.

Oh , I get it that's what the Burger King bags are for... Still doesn't explain the unwrapped condoms, which I am glad are not used, but since they are not, what message does that double as? I would say in legitimate emergencies get well off the beaten path, bury it in soil, then on top of that soil place stones or chunks of wood. If that's too much work try golf... Besides, it sounds like the OP is talking about disrespecting a landowner who granted someone permission to hunt. This exact thing is one reason some landowners wont allow hunting, I have heard it more than once...

Often it is intentional, why else are people defecating in areas where their is little privacy and heavily traveled, like on the edge of a parking area? Half the time they leave a McDonalds or Burger King trash in the same place. They are seeking to offend others, plain and simple...

http://youtu.be/jRzxt_mE8Pk

The majority of the wood ducks came and went weeks ago, and any year-round birds are locked out of most of the beaver impoundments and are on rivers and streams... Woodcock flights have been here a while and are still here along with resident birds. Huge flocks of doves are flying in as quick as other flocks are leaving and the year round birds are here as always. The second split of the PA season is going with lots of birds and little competition for them... The Canada Goose molt migrations of unpaired or birds not tied to a nest/clutch in late summer; which are confused with actual migration have long ceased. A slight cold snap this week got the year round birds to settle into a fall pattern and are feeding longer rather than flying around to loaf on sand bars or ponds after feeding. Since they are moving less, the hunting is harder. Once the migrant birds start moving, that wont be a problem, the northerners might even follow the residents somewhat. Have not seen snow geese yet either. But you guys on the great lakes and Long Island might have an alternative to the crowded woods this weekend. There has been a North West or at least a west wind for the past ten days and temps hit freezing. Most of the diver species are "calendar migrators". A certain time of year, like November, they start to get restless but procrastinate migration. By theory, a northwest wind cures the procrastination and they get flapping. If they settle in Henderson cove for example, and then temps moderate, rather than bottom out, as is the forecast, those birds might stay a while. Waterfowl hunting pressure in NY is relatively light and during southern zone opening week it can be even lighter... What about the "freeze migrators" the mallards and canadas? Off course a few resident birds are always here, but most of the migrants aren't here yet. Unlike calender migrators, they aren't on a schedule, but move when snow and ice shut off their roost sites and food. The conditions have not been harsh enough in most areas north of the border above NY (the Atlantic Flyway) to get them going , although the Mississippi and central Flyways are reporting movement. Wind from the northwest followed by snow and cold from the same area would bring a push of calendar migrators followed by a push of freeze migrators. Not this week, but I wouldn't be surprised if some areas see an influx of redheads, canvasbacks, and scaups. Be interesting to hear from some of you guys on LI about what is out there last week and this week...

Here is another one, but not a very good one. This novice isn't ready to hunt, she cant ID her birds and is still babbling about her dilemma regarding killing animals and shooting guns. Another thing, the recipe at the end, that is the first time I ever heard anybody suggest there is such a thing as under cooking a duck. http://youtu.be/tGkpKjm8HbM

I caution you if you expect to get an eight week old pup and have it perform in the field by next season. If everything falls in place that sometimes happens, but don't count on it. So I am not sure if you meant that literally or you over looked it or you are looking for an older pup or young dog? Unfortunately I am going to butt heads with Doe Whacker and a few others on this, The only people that can argue more than deer hunters are people who run bird dogs, so that isn't a surprise... First, in my opinion, I wouldn't pay a lot for a dog or pup and wouldn't concern myself with bloodlines, breeding, reputation and all that conundrum... Second, in my opinion, and after owning, training, breeding, working for some of the big name breeder trainers of the breeds, and blowing them away in trials, wouldn't go with a GSP or a Brittany. Both are good dogs, but when you compare them to an English setter or a viszla, they are harder to train, handle once trained, and harder to kennel or live with in the house - and are no better in the field... Whatever breed you get, pick out the female runt of the litter, unless it is overly weak or unhealthy. Get her spayed. I am telling you, stay away from alpha or even beta dogs of either sex and males in most breeds are anxious, clingy and whiney. Pick a healthy, female runt and spay her.... When you are talking retrievers, where size, strength, and cold tolerance is important, I would be more inclined to pick a large male and put up with the significant drawbacks, but def. not for a bird dog...

I disagree. Many landowners grant permission because they would rather have a select few use their land responsibly and hope that they will confront in an orderly way, or if needed report, trespassers. This guy is not a cop and seems to think he is a tough guy or has an issue with an over sense of entitlement. You never want to let these confrontations escalate, especially if you have a gun and/or he has a child with him. Solution: use your video camera, The macho cops might not be to turned on by a trespasser, but someone with the audacity to claim he is one of them will get their hackles raised and veins bulging,,, Should have caught some film AND audio OF HIM SAYING HE WAS A LEO... Get 'em talking and get it taped. you just ask incriminating questions the dumb azz wont even know whats going on. Post it on you tube BeFORE you call the law, just send the cops the link with your contact info... Clarification: the landowner can authorize you to make trespassing complaints or tell people to leave. The landowner can authorize you to post his land and put your own name , address, phone number on the posted signs,,, AND: don't let confrontations get heated, people with that mentality have a huge sense of entitlement and since they don't respect others property rights don't expect them to respect any law or any person.. Record, question, post, complain...

I agree, you should blend that fresh soil with grass and maybe even a leaf or two so that the trap bed matches the surrounding ground. The fresh dirt is an attracter, but you don't need it if you bait or lure the set. Often you can take a hand rake and comb grass right over the bed so it looks like it is growing there. Same with snow, I know there is freezing issues, but I like to blend snow over when its on the ground. Just be sure you can find your set when you hide it really good, else you will be back with a metal detector... And if you use drags, a metal detector wouldn't even help if a catch moved off...

A long term downward trend in hunting participation has shown a slight reversal recently. Adult females and locovores have contributed greater recruitment numbers than youths from non hunting families and hunters who have returned to the sport after becoming inactive... The meat aspect among existing hunters may not be new, but what is new, is the recruitment of locovores and foodies into the sport of hunting... The reference to Locovores or Foodies is not about the meat motivation of existing hunters, this is about new people entering the sport. These are people without prior exposure to hunting who are attracted to the sport for healthier or alternate meats, who don't wish to support factory farms, and want to decrease their carbon footprint... Below is a link about locovores and there have been several hard copy books written about it the past few years as well... Its a movement and it is growing... http://youtu.be/t4BvNGiBiz4

The poster should of used tags so it can be easily pulled up!

Glad you and others are noticing that... This site would be more useful if people would use the tagging function. When a bill or issue comes up it makes things that were previously researched or discussed more easy to search. For example I have tagged most of the stuff I posted about Dove hunting in NY and the state pheasant farm so that when these issues surface again people can search for info more easily.

Note the bold type below. Mineral companies are not in the business of owning idle land and would accumulate a big tax liability if they retained ownership of all of their closed mines. That is why it is not uncommon for them to donate land. Donating reclaimed mines is common and everything else is merely complying with an existing law. They probably would have donated the land anyway, if they didn't, it would just be a parcel of private land adjacent to the Park... A big corporation got the bargain, not the public... Those minerals are just as much mine as theirs, don't tell me I can go work like a mule for them at minimum wage, divvy up the revenue, public resource, public profit, lol... Proposition In Relation to a Land Exchange in the State Forest Preserve with NYCO Minerals, Inc. The proposed amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution would authorize the Legislature to convey forest preserve land located in the town of Lewis, Essex County, to NYCO Minerals, a private company that plans on expanding an existing mine that adjoins the forest preserve land. In exchange, NYCO Minerals would give the State at least the same amount of land of at least the same value, with a minimum assessed value of $1 million, to be added to the forest preserve. When NYCO Minerals finishes mining, it would restore the condition of the land and return it to the forest preserve. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? As with proposal number four, the State Constitution generally forbids the lease, sale, exchange, or taking of any forest preserve land. NYCO Minerals is a producer of wollastonite, a mineral that has industrial importance worldwide. In the United States, wollastonite is mined in Willsboro, New York and Gouverneur, New York. This proposed amendment would allow NYCO Minerals to expand and explore for the mineral, keep people employed and still protect the forest preserve.

In this years NY Hunting & Trapping Official Guide to Laws & Regulations; the booklet you get when you buy a hunting license, on page 8, gives a pretty good overview of how the DEC is going about this. It is also on the DEC website, here is the link (go to page 3, very easy to do with an adobe file) : http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/1314guidefeatures.pdf Just out of curiosity, would you be more confident if Responsive Management did the survey instead of Cornell; or RM did the survey along with Cornell, but independently, and the results were compared?

Are you guys conservation officers on here playing games? It violates federal law to harvest crops in a way which deviates from ordinary local agriculture practices. You can not harvest a crop in a non-conventional way to aid your hunting - that is illegal... Likewise, you would be legal to set up in a low spot that's smashed down from ordinary farming operations, but it would NOT be legal to stomp it down or something. I am not sure if there is even any benefit to setting up in short or bent over stubble, but that's beside the point about the law...

It is not uncommon for mineral companies to donate reclaimed private land to the state or local government. In this case, the land already belongs to the state. Thus, a donation of extra land may not sweeten the deal as much as advertised... Another thing, mines are not always restored to the original state or into habitat. Sometimes they are made into golf courses or who knows what. It almost always depends on the landowner. If state or other government becomes the landowner, then social wants might come into play. If ABC Real Estate or Jim Smith is the landowner, then its their call, with few exceptions... In this case the state already owns the land as part of the Park; so reclaimation (should) be consistent with the management plan of the Park.

I think in order to have informed voters it should be clear that it is a legal requirement to reclaim mine sites, not word a proposition on an election ballot like some company is sent by the heavens doing the public a favor, when the reality is it is conducting a lucrative business on public land and profiting off of a public resource which belongs to all of the public... Not to mention the ecological impacts, including, but not limited to the fact - mining is a dirty industry, I wont even attempt to go there...

I think you may have been fooled... This is no bargain at all, even if they mined on private land they OWN or lease, they are required by law to do all that. This is known as mine reclaimation. I am not a fan of economic arguments and besides the same case can be made for protecting land; here is a recent report (November 5, 2013), on the dollar value of conserving land: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/RefugesPowerfulEconomicEngines.html Most importantly conservation is a time is of the essence nature, so reclaimation and mitigation are not the wisest use...

Wasn't really interested in who runs the local yocal nor the proposition about the casino biz. But there are two other propositions on todays ballot about PUBLIC LAND... But voted NO to allow an industry to mine and then reclaim. Mine reclaimation, similar to wetland mitigation, is a good policy, but conservation is time - sensitive... No benefit to impacting something and then "fixing" it years later... Voted Yes to settle land claims in return for other land adjacent to state land. Hard to vote on that without knowing the conservation value of all the scattered parcels, but a contiguous block sounded good, true or not... Should have did more research on that one, not so sure about my yes vote...