vipertech

So, how do you like to cook up your game? Favorite recipes? Should we have a specific forum for recipes and cooking tips/tricks? I'm pretty lazy about my cooking. I tend to like the quick and dirty. One of my favorites and super easy ways of cooking venison is to cut it up into bite sized squares. Then put the squares in a Tupperware container with flour. Shake it up till the squares are covered with flour. Then deep fry them in a pan filled with vegetable oil. Six minutes in the oil seems to be plenty. Sprinkle your favorite seasoning over em or try dipping in blue cheese. Generally speaking, I like to eat the tenderloins right away. My current favorite way of doing them is to just fry them in a pan with some butter and onions. If I'm feeling up to it, I might use the grill. The onions are a key thing though, I love onions with tenderloin.

Probably the best/safest thing to do.

In this case, is it a state LAW? In this case, is it Darien Lake's company policy, or covered under some kind of state law? This particular situation is a good example of what I'm trying to find out. Good/bad idea aside. If one plans on drinking, yep....bad idea. But if you're say the designated driver and/or do not drink at all, I suppose a case could be made that this is exactly the kind of place one would want some personal protection. But again, the merits of carrying in such a place is not what I'm trying to discuss. I'm trying to get an answer to the actual legalities.

I posted the question because I saw it posted on another forum. But on that forum, it was not state specific. Some of the responses were from people in different states. The answers in some cases were along the line of "Here in <state>, if you carry into say a restaurant with a no guns sign and you do not leave when asked, it is considered trespassing". I did not see anybody respond from NY hence the reason for posting my question. In just about every response, people said that any federal building with a no gun policy has a stiffer penalty. It seems obvious to me that these places would fall under federal rule, not state. I'm fully aware of the Xerox policy as that is where I work. But given the armed robbery/murder that took place at the Xerox credit union a few years ago, I would think people would want to re-think the policy. That policy did NOTHING to stop that crime. One could argue that had the credit union employees been carrying, maybe the outcome would be different. I guess I'm looking for more of a generalization. If I'm carrying, and I go to a bar that has a no guns sign on the front AND someone happens to discover that I'm carrying concealed what happens? What about in state parks? Or say some place like Darien Lake Theme Park? My guess is that they would first ask you to leave. Failing that, I think they would call the cops. But at that point, what would they book you with? Trespassing? I don't know.

I've bought all my bows from Guerin-teed Archery in Marion NY. The owner Todd is a good guy and does good work. He has a pretty good indoor range. He also always seems to have a great selection of used bows. I have done business with Archery Solutions in Williamson. My experience there has been better than what Fasteddie describes. They have one of the best indoor ranges around. Then again, I used to work with the owners Dad, I shoot the indoor range fairly frequently, and I helped teach an Archery Hunters Ed course there.

Great job. And I agree with the last post.....no need to qualify with "It's just a ......". Turkeys in particular are tough to hunt. I'm always happy to fill my tag with any legal one that presents a shot.

Agree. Or also try to use something like the Lead Sled to ensure the gun is perfectly stable. That's what I do. The Lead Sled can also help make this a one-person operation.

Vipertech I couldn't read that with a microscope. LOL Sorry....for some reason, a lot of my posts show up with really tiny fonts

It's much easier with a friend. Shoot the shot aiming at the bullseye. Look through the scope and confirm where the shot hit. Maybe it's low to the right, whatever. After the recoil, reposition the gun and make sure it is still aiming at the bullseye. Now, while still looking through the scope, have a friend carefully move the crosshair (without bumping the gun) so that it covers where the bullet hit. Next shot should be dead on.

In NYS, if you are carrying and you come across a facility that has a "No Guns Allowed" sign but you go into the facility anyways, are you breaking a NYS law or are you disobeying the policy of the facility?

At least I know I'm in good company!! ;D

I do not know if he survived. Certainly hope so!! I hunted THAT buck all season last year. Never saw him again after seeing him once then catching him on the cam.

I do use one most of the time when bow hunting. But I've taken deer plenty of times while not wearing one. I really don't think it makes that big of a difference. When gun hunting, I usually do not wear one. By that time, it's usually colder and I'll opt for a cold weather mask.

I have done several all day sits. It's tough. I have to be in the right frame of mind and I have to be confident in my stand location. Generally speaking though, I usually do take a mid day break. Many times I move to one of the other properties unless I've been seeing deer. Some of my places are better morning spots and others, better evening spots. So when I'm having a slow day, I'll switch properties. When I'm hunting with other people (like my sons) I pretty much always take a mid day break. To me, using lunch time to talk about what we saw and planning the evening hunt, are all part of the hunting experience.

Now that y'all mentioned it, I'm definitely going to agree that it is a turkey head. Based on where I placed that cam it makes sense. The cam is attached to a tree that is sitting on a small knoll. So it makes perfect sense that a turkey could walk close to the cam and appear low in the shot.....just like here. Mystery solved!!

Not sure. But I've not had much luck with them in previous dealings. For one, their website is crap. Second, whenever I call over there asking about parts, they never have them. They tend to refer me elsewhere.

Thanks. That's weird. I also had to fix a bit of font between the pics. wonder why it did that? Oh well. ;D

As there doesn't appear to be an Off Topic section on this forum, I guess I'll place this post here! ;D A little background: When I first met my wife, her Father owned this Ford F350 truck. A short time after we were married, he purchased two wrecked F350's that were dually rear ends. From the three trucks, he re-built a new truck taking the cab and engine from the original, frame and rear end from one of the dually's and parts from the third. He drove this "new" truck for several years using it on the farm, etc, then sold it to his nephew Dale, my wife's cousin. He drove it for awhile then let it sit for a few years allowing it to deteriorate. Last year, my son Alex expressed an interest in taking the truck and trying to fix it up. He's on a career path for fixing heavy equipment so I told him it would be okay if he could keep it at the farm and get it running there. As it turns out Dale gave the truck to Alex as payment for working on Dale's farm. Last summer, he got the truck running. It runs pretty good actually. He removed the bed because it was completely rotted away. He replaced the hood and some panels and fixed up the interior somewhat. The frame was sanded down and cleaned up. A few months ago, one of my fears came to be. The truck was brought to my house! Now this eyesore is sitting in my driveway. Here's some shots of it a few days ago: To his credit, my son is continuing to work on it. It's not just sitting there doing nothing. But of course, his budget is pretty much zero. Well, I've finally had to step up and help get this thing on the road. In order for it to pass inspection, it has to have a bed on it. Alex decided that he wanted to build a flatbed for it. So, that is where we stand on the project. I've truly crossed over to the world of redneckery!! Building my first flatbed on a pickup truck with little or no budget. This is very much a MacGyver style build! We're not shooting for a showroom restore by any stretch! We obtained some nice pieces of scrape 2" steel tubing and have been using it to build the under-frame for the flatbed. Here's where we stand as of this past weekend. We've measured and cut the steel tubing for the flatbed frame. Because the tube wasn't long enough, we had to weld on extensions so it would run front to back. Then we built the footer just behind the cab so the flatbed will be level on the truck frame as well as allow the rear tires to compress without hitting the underside of the flatbed. We cut more posts for the flatbed frame to sit on and welded these to the passenger runner. The driver side runner had to be built in three sections to allow for the gas tank fill pipe. Here's some pics of the progress so far: Next up: Have to finish both runners and weld them to the truck frame. Then we have to cut and weld on the supports that run side to side on which the actual bed will be attached. We're going to use diamond plate for the bed. If you told me a few years ago I'd be building a flatbed on a pickup truck, I'd have probably laughed and said you were crazy.

WTF??

I've done that very same thing once before using a 4-wheeler. The trick is to place a golf ball or something similar under the hide. Then tie a rope tightly around hide over the ball. Works pretty good. In my case, my wife drove the 4-wheeler slowly while I helped the hide along by making minor knife cuts as the hide peeled away.

D&DH, Guns&Ammo. I also pick up the NY mags off the shelf now and again.

Usually late August, early September.

;D Yep. I keep doing that by mistake because the NEXT button at the bottom of each thread takes me to the next thread, not the next page in the post!

Haha! I was thinking the same thing. The guy in the vid got good at gutting fast because he was used to getting out quick before the law arrived!! But seriously, why the rush? I like to take my time to try and do a good job. Not to mention enjoy the warmth on my cold hands!