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That's neat.. Did it take any under water pics? BTW you are getting all this water in Middletown?

Wow nice plots...

Burt, That looks like a great place. Lots of fields near you! I can't wait till my daughter gets to an age where I can start doing some outdoor activities that she will appreciate and remember. I know I will never forget the times as kid hanging out in the woods and doing all those activities.

Tell you what, after reading this thread I'd really love to try out bird hunting. I wish there was more of a population in NY, I jumped a few grouse on our property one time with my brother. It scared the crap out of me, it was in some brush along an old "Corduroy Road" we have towards the back of our property. But since then we have not jumped any other birds. My old man doesnt really deer hunt but he would LOVE to bird hunt (as he did back in the day), there just isn't anything out there. We did create two small food plots, and a lot of the stuff we planted is for a wide variety of things, but down the road the his goal is to create a nice 20 acre or so plot specifically for a deer sanctuary and a bird ground. As the issue is with most places, there are yotes all over the place. And they seem to be almost uncontrollable, even with the contests and everything they have going on in my area http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/NEWS/801240322 - this contest goes on every year in the town where my dad lives.

Does it say "old fart" on the license?

Can I work for you as your assistant?

Sad but last night was the first time shooting the bow since last season. With my daughter being born, and other crazyness around here I just have not had the time. The good news is, I'm dead on! I'll be trying to shoot 2x a week for the next few weeks.

I never have hunted there, hunting in the Catskills area , 3H & 3J my entire hunting life.

lol

Is true, its unfortunate that the DEC doesn't have an "official" stance on this in the books. It makes it so confusing.

What time should I be up at your place for opening day?

thats a nice buck

Its not that, its just that those blades do not retract consistently. A few of the guys asked DEC officers, most of which said they were illegal.

Its been discussed before, and it seems they are not legal.

Click here: http://huntingny.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=usercp&tab=core&area=notifications Then make sure you have Auto follow topics I reply to. Notification frequency checked off and on immediately. Then put a check mark next to the email box under Notification method to use for replies to followed topics. BTW - Last night I went to C&B, went to call you, and realized the PM's didnt convert over with your phone #! PM it over again please

Where do you put these o-rings, kind of confused.

Anyone have firsthand with seeing any of this?

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed that approximately 100 white-tailed deer found dead in the Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, over the last two weeks were killed by Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD). EHD is a viral disease of white-tailed deer that is transmitted by the biting midge in the family Culicoides. The EHD virus does not infect humans and humans are not at risk by being bitten by the infected midge also known as a no-see-um or punkie. DEC wildlife biologists collected a sampling of deer carcasses in Rockland County and submitted them to the Fish and Wildlife Health Unit for necropsy. Tissue samples were then sent to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory where the diagnosis of EHD was identified. The EHD virus was last confirmed in New York in 2007 in Albany and Niagara Counties. EHD outbreaks are most common in the late summer and early fall when the midges are abundant. The symptoms of EHD include fever, small hemorrhages or bruises in the mouth and nose, swelling of the head, neck, tongue and lips. A deer infected with EHD may appear lame or dehydrated. Frequently, infected deer will seek out water sources and many succumb near a water source. An infected deer may die within 1-3 days after being bitten by the midge or the disease may progress more slowly over weeks or months. There is no treatment and no means of prevention for EHD. The dead deer do not serve as a source of infection for other animals . EHD outbreaks do not have a significant impact on deer populations. Generally, EHD outbreaks occur in a specific geographic area and about half of the EHD infected deer may die in an outbreak. In the North, the first hard frost kills the midges that transmit the disease and the EHD outbreak ends. Hunters should not handle or eat any deer that appears sick or acts strangely. DEC will continue to monitor the situation. Sightings of sick or dying deer should be reported to the nearest DEC Regional Office or to an Environmental Conservation Officer. For more information on EHD and helpful related links, visit the DEC website directly at http://www.dec.ny.go...als/39767.html. This post has been promoted to an article

I herd that buck was hit on the Cross Bronx.

Wow good luck, take a bunch of pictures!

What site did you put on your bow btw?

the logs would be huge, you have the ability to split big logs? My uncle wants some wood too but he isnt sure if his splitter could handle it.

I can't speak for everyone, however last year I could have shoveled the acorns off the ground almost everywhere on our property. Last year was quite a year for acorns in New York and I believe it had accounted for less action and movement during the hunting season, specifically bow season. Deer love acorns, and if they are dropping that is what they are going to hit first regardless of food plots and other food sources you have in the area. If there are acorns everywhere, specifically in the area's where deer feel secure, near bedding area's and thickets why would a deer move out of those area's when they have everything they need right there? Most of the success around my area were people that had hunted near deer bedding area's. While others who did not observed minimal movement during the bow season, which was the complete opposite of previous years where their stands / blinds had a lot of action and success. Last year I observed that the deer movement basically changed overnight once those acorns started dropping. We had two trail camera’s up one on a major travel route to our two small food plots and another in the field. The deer were still hitting the fields at night, however action during the day nearly stopped on the fields once those acorns starting dropping and the one travel route became a ghost town, the trail camera was snapping a fraction of what it was before. This year is different, I noticed a lot less acorns in the oak tree’s, and hope that this may cause some more movement during the day. Those with food plots might see the plots getting hit more frequently and earlier then last year. If you have an area's where acorns drop constantly year after year that might be the place to setup shop this year. There are a few nice white oaks where we had setup a friend to hunt during the bow season, unfortunately there was not a lot of action in this spot because the deer had way to many other places to fill up on. Something else to thing about is how has last years acorn crop effected this years deer population. I was speaking with a friend yesterday, and he is could not believe the amount of bear cubs and fawns he has seen this year, and attributes that the to the acorn crop of last year. Acorn information: “One ounce of dried acorn has on average 140 calories, of which 9 grams is fat, 15 grams is carbohydrate, and 2 grams is protein. Using some simple math, that means a whopping 50% (72 calories) of the caloric intake is from fat! Now you now why deer pig out on them prior to the onset of winter. But the buck doesn’t stop there. Carbohydrates make up 43% of the caloric intake, which can also be converted and stored by a deer’s body as fat or immediately used as energy. Protein makes up just 6% of the caloric intake, but protein is not very important for adult deer at this time of year. However, growing fawns appreciate the additional protein because they need it to increase muscle mass prior to the dead of winter.” - Source: http://www.buckmanag...iled-deer-food/ The QDMA has an article “Scouting After The Harvest” which covers some great points about what to look for when inspecting an Oak tree. “If you are inspecting an oak, do you see many acorn caps, a good indication that something has eaten the acorns? In fact, if deer are heavily using a particular oak tree, you shouldn’t find many acorns because they are eating them as fast as they fall. Obviously, signs that deer are eating the food source are important. However, the one key sign I look for and will instantly give me confidence that deer are using the area is fresh deer droppings. If old droppings are present too, I’m hanging a stand! That means that deer have been using the area consistently for a while.” What have you noticed in your hunting area’s? Do you notice any deer movement changes during banner acorn years? How is the acorn crop this year looking as opposed to previous years? This post has been promoted to an article, click here to view.