burmjohn

i figured that.. i only saw the 24 case you had bottled. so what did you get around 40 something bottles capped? Yeah, next time I want to figure out a better way to siphon to leave that cake at the bottom, maybe even a little more water during the brewing process to have like 5 and 1/2 gallons of brew?

How do you make the burgers? Anything special?

Geno, I did 5 gallons, can't wait to try it.

Bottled up my first brew.... Three Hearted Ale.

You know, I never had that... Maybe this year.

The deer don't disappear when AR is put into place. Not sure where that misconception comes from, you have a year where the little ones walk. DMP's are issued based on need to control the herd numbers and get the doe ratio down. In 3M / 3J where our fam's other property is it seems like they give them out like water. Anyways, this isnt the thread for this, we can talk about it when we get together for a LI shoot

Sheez!

I'm in an AR area and have been for years, lots of deer (thousands of trail cam pictures to back that up as well). 5 were taken off our land last year, unfortunately I was not one of them. The round thing was for the wife

And yes, I ate it all.

Oh man, had venison steaks tonight, holy crap gooooood. Not getting a deer last year I have to ration my venison out from what I got my from uncle, oh man... It might have been the best I ever had. Marinated in oil garlic pepper and a dash of sea salt and a little red wine 24 hrs. BBQ'd on medium for 1/2 the time I would for a steak. :'(

The DEC has released some points that needed clarification on the Deer Management Plan Draft. In reviewing comments already submitted for our draft deer management plan, it is apparent that a couple strategies of the plan need greater clarification. We have posted the following notes at www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7211.html to explain that the plan: (1) does not propose a 1-buck per hunter rule, and (2) does not propose an early muzzleloader season across the board for the Southern Zone. 1) 1-Buck Rule? - It's not in the plan. Strategy 1.3.2 proposes to initiate a process to discontinue either-sex and antlerless-only bow and muzzleloader tags for antlerless harvest and transition to a system based exclusively on Deer Management Permits (DMPs) in all areas of the state. Some hunters have apparently misinterpreted this strategy as though DEC intends to institute a 1-buck per hunter rule. However, this is not the case. The proposal is strictly based on the need for a more sensitive antlerless harvest system, and Appendix 5.6 in the deer plan describes this need and purpose. At this point, the draft plan presents a concept for improved antlerless management. The potential tag system is not fully described, but bow and muzzleloader hunters would still be able to harvest one antlered deer during the regular season and one during either of the special seasons. 2) Early Muzzleloader Season in the Southern Zone? - It's proposed for very limited circumstances in specific areas only. Strategy 2.2.6 proposes a possible early muzzleloader season under very limited circumstances. Some hunters have apparently misinterpreted this strategy as though an early muzzleloader season is being proposed for most or all of the Southern Zone. However, this is not the case. The strategy describes an approach to progressively increase harvest pressure on antlerless deer in areas where deer populations are above desired levels. This would be considered where DMPs are available to all hunters and additional steps are necessary to reduce the local deer population. A short, early muzzleloader season for antlerless deer is proposed as the third step of a three-step process. Based on current deer population trends, it is likely that step 1 (use of Bonus DMPs; see www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/10001.html for an explanation of Bonus DMPs) might be appropriate for 8-12 Wildlife Management Units, mostly located in northern Regions 8 and 9. If use of Bonus Permits is sufficient, then we would not need to progress on to step 2 (make part of the bow and late muzzleloading season antlerless-only) or step 3 (a short early-muzzleloader season for antlerless deer). The draft deer plan is available at www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7211.html. I encourage you all to carefully read the plan, form your own opinions and give us feedback. Please remember that July 28 is the deadline for submitting comments on the draft deer management plan. Comments may be submitted in writing to DEC Deer Management Plan, NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4754 or by email to [email protected] using “Deer plan” in the subject line. Please do reply to NY Big Game to submit your comments. Click here to view the article

I'm pretty sure Papa bear is around too...

Thanks for the info. Trust me this kid isn't going in the woods for a long time...

Ive had a few run ins with the bears up there to. Had a bear follow me around during bow season one time which was no fun. What happened?

LOL sounds like a plan to me! I'd just a big wuss with bears, always have been, always will.

My Old man said there is a bear den on the property, actually not to far from the house. Its on the mountain / hill where there are a lot of rocks. There were two cubs playing outside of it, he didn't have a camera. Problem is I'm going to crap my pants come bow season walking to my stand, being that the stand is about 75 yards away from there in the pitch dark no less... Anyone have any dealings with bears / dens??

By those terms above, I guess it would disqualify the deer, however I'm sure those need to be amended..

Its nice being dept free, maybe in 15 years once the mortgage is paid off I can experience that Other then that I use CC's just for the free $, pay it off every month. I have one card that gives me a flat 2% towards my IRA at Fidelity, thats a win win with zero fee's.

A whole mix of stuff... I think its the same as I used last year, I'll have to check the bags. It was a mix of rye clover brassicas.

Plots are disc'd - ready for a nice dump of lime again from the local farmer supply.

Nice!

LOL

Wish there was stuff like this closer to me

I don't think he is saying that, I think he is saying that why should the rules cater to him more so then others. Personally, in my area, from my experience and others around my area AR's have not decreased the opportunity, its actually increased the opportunity to harvest a buck. Last year I think I saw one buck I could not take due to AR's every other buck legal to take according to the regs.