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Wow, look at the size of this guy taken out of the Hudson River in Orange county. The record for catching the largest inland Striped Bass in New York state was recently broken, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. Eric Lester of Campbell Hall caught a 60 pound female striped bass measuring 53.4 inches in length and 33 inches in girth from Hudson River in Newburgh, Orange County on May 14. The new record surpassed the former record of 55 pounds 6 ounces, set in 2007, by four pounds ten ounces. “This is a remarkable new record catch,” said Commissioner Martens. “I congratulate Mr. Lester on his success and determination in catching the largest recorded inland Striped Bass in New York and encourage others to take advantage of the many outstanding fishing opportunities New York has to offer.” Angler Eric Lester knew he had a big fish on when a comedy of errors ensued as he fished alone on Newburgh Bay on May 14, 2014. As the fish fought, the reel came off his rod; he managed a quick fix only to find the line tangled around his prop. Despite these difficulties, he was able to successfully land the fish. Mr. Lester, while astounded at the size of the fish, managed to get her on board. DEC biologists estimated the fish to be at least 20 years old. Mr. Lester submitted details of his winning fish as part of DEC’s Angler Achievement Awards Program, which tracks state record fish. Through this program, anglers can enter freshwater fish that meet specific qualifying criteria and receive official recognition of their catch and a distinctive lapel pin commemorating their achievement. The three categories that make up the program are: Catch & Release, Annual Award and State Record. Although this is a once in a lifetime achievement occurred on the Hudson River, New York, as a member of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, is participating in drafting a new coast –wide striped bass management plan addendum. The draft addendum, expected to be released later this summer, will propose regulatory changes to address increases in fishing mortality and decline in the female spawners in coastal populations of striped bass. New York strongly advocates managing our fisheries to result in sustainable harvests for future generations of anglers. This post has been promoted to an article

For a AGP? Seems like something else that could leak and be hard to winterize.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a free mobile application that provides up-to-date information on fishing, hunting, wildlife watching and other outdoor adventure opportunities in New York State. The new app follows last week’s 2014 New York State Tourism Summit and the kick-off of the summer travel season and celebrating outdoor recreation opportunities throughout the state. “New York State is home to a vast array of fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation locations, providing unmatched opportunities to enjoy the outdoors while supporting local economies statewide," Governor Cuomo said. "Tourism is a major industry in New York State, and drawing more visitors to our Upstate communities to enjoy the outdoors means new jobs and revenue for local communities. This user-friendly app will build on our efforts to help connect New Yorkers and visitors to opportunities to enjoy our world-class fishing, wildlife and outdoor recreation resources." DEC Commissioner Martens said, “This app is just the latest development in Governor Cuomo’s continuing efforts to enhance tourism and promote New York state as a premier destination for fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation. These efforts draw more people to enjoy New York’s incredible outdoor assets and for residents to truly explore all regions of the state.” The application is called the “New York Fish & Wildlife” app and is part of Governor Cuomo’s NY Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative. DEC developed the app in partnership with Parks By Nature Network® at no cost to the State. The New York Fish & Wildlife App is available for free download in the iTunes App Store and the Android Market for use on iPhone and Android devices. ParksByNature Network, LLC (PBN) developed the technology Pocket Ranger®, a smartphone outdoor mobile guide application as a resource for state park systems and fish and wildlife agencies across the country. The app provides advanced GPS mapping features as well as many other features to maximize any outdoor adventure, including detailed species information, news, advisories and weather alerts, social networking and photo sharing, and cache-able map tiles for offline use. Brett Melillo, Parks By Nature co-founder and program coordinator, said, “The Pocket Ranger Fish and Wildlife App will encourage a new generation of users to explore and discover all that New York has to offer for outdoor recreation. This public-private partnership has provided a robust mobile app that will enhance the outdoor experiences and raise awareness, interest and participation in New York’s outdoor resources.” This app gives both novice and seasoned outdoorsmen and women essential information in the palm of their hand. Powered by Pocket Ranger® technology, using the app’s advanced GPS features, users will be able to identify and locate New York’s many world-class fishing, hunting and wildlife watching sites. Official Geographic Information System (GIS) data allows users to access in real-time accurate trail data, user location, sites nearby and amenity locations, including boat ramps, parking, restrooms and more. For hunters and anglers, GIS data will give geographic spatial information, making it easy to identify county borders and units that apply to regulations, permits and licenses for species. Other outdoor adventure features include: · Real-time calendar of events · News, advisories, and weather alerts · Social networking and photo sharing · Potentially life-saving alert features · Cacheable map tiles for offline use · Advanced GPS mapping features including built in compass Download the New York Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife App on the Apple App Store or Google Play store, or by going to the Pocket Ranger website. This new app is in line with Governor Cuomo’s unprecedented support announced last Wednesday at his second Tourism Summit, pledging the state’s commitment of $45 million to promote statewide tourism, create jobs, and attract even more visitors to the Empire State. Also, this effort stems from the governor’s NY Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative aimed at improving recreational opportunities for sportsmen and women and boosting tourism activities throughout the state. This initiative includes streamlining fishing and hunting licenses, reducing license fees, improving access for fishing and increasing hunting opportunities in New York State. In support of this initiative, this year’s budget includes $6 million in NY Works funding to support creating 50 new land and water access projects to connect hunters, anglers, bird watchers and others who enjoy the outdoors to more than 380,000 acres of existing state and easement lands that have not reached their full potential. These 50 new access projects include building new boat launches, installing new hunting blinds and building new trails and parking areas. In addition, the 2014-15 Budget includes $4 million to repair the state's fish hatcheries; and renews and allows expanded use of crossbows for hunting in New York State. This year's budget also reduces short-term fishing licenses fees; increases the number of authorized statewide free fishing days to eight from two; authorizes DEC to offer 10 days of promotional prices for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses; and authorizes free Adventure Plates for new lifetime license holders, discounted Adventure Plates for existing lifetime license holders and regular fee Adventure Plates for annual license holders. This post has been promoted to an article

We have had the intex one where you take it up and put it down after the season for the last two years. Loved it, cheap way to see if we would want a pool. Anyways we used it all summer. Thinking of doing my own above ground pool install, read a lot, watch some video's seems simple enough! Sounds like the most important thing to do is to make sure the ground is 100% level before putting up the bottom rail. The good news is where I put the pool now is already level (15 round or so), so I'll just have to extend that out to 18 feet. I also read a lot where people do not use sand as base for the liner but use either or a combo of a liner pad and foam boards. See if anyone has done that before here? I am definitely getting a line protector for the bottom, this one looks neat: http://www.poolsupplyworld.com/Liner-Armor-LLGP18R-18-Round-Above-Ground-Pool-Liner-Premium-Protection/LLGP18R.htm

Amazing pics again, so cool!

True, thats what I'm doing too

What the hell are you talking about? Seriously.

I don't either because rather then bitching I hunt all the seasons I can. To bad the cry babies don't do the same thing. Then again if they did then there would be nothing for them to complain about. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

This +10000 Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Last time I ever buy a crap Remington Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Me either. Guess I'm shielded from all the gun hunters that complain. Guess I'm also shielded from all the bow hunters that are elitists too. Every hunter I know are great people. Except that one trespasser I keep chasing off, didn't see him last year through. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

WOW! The video's are awesome!!!

And again.... For the second time in three days an errant tractor trailer has crashed into the underside of an overpass on the Meadowbrook State Parkway. The latest incident took place at 8:54 a.m. Friday on the northbound roadway between Exit M5, Hempstead Turnpike, and Exit M6, the Southern State Parkway, in Uniondale.

Sounds like you've been hunting around and or associate with the wrong people. None the less, showing off what you harvested because you are proud of your success is bad? I don't get that, Its not wrong and never will be. When you harvest a nice buck you never told a friend the story of the hunt? Never sent a text message of the deer to anyone. If that's the case why even get them mounted then, why put them on display if you think its so wrong? And who gives a flying squirrel what anti hunters think, 99% of them hypocritical dopes that go out and buy meat from the market and think it grows off trees.

nice !

I wouldnt, where he was the overpasses are pretty close together, so I'd be afraid of having that crap crash onto my car.

Or they could just pickup a bow and stop crying.

Maybe they will turn their attention to the Xbow now

You are really digging yourself into a hole here.

I have a few trailcamera's, I am selective in what I shoot, and I would like a nice wall hanger some day.

Im sure they have an outdoors Chan Oscars. Hah Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Here is the first episode of that guys show that has since been canned. http://www.bowtube.com/media/1485/TrophyPursuit.com;_Walking_World_Record/