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I would just freeze it in larger chunks and grind it as you use it.........I've started freezing all my venison in larger chunks and cut it up when I defrost it to cook........I think the larger chunks keep better in the freezer.
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the fold back option is great allows you to tuck it under your sleeve and keep it out of the way while climbing your stand.
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dont want to hijack the thread but any suggestions on getting a bassett hound to sniff these out?
I would suggest a beagle if your seriously considering a rabbit dog.
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I second doewacker's post. Find a NAVHDA near you. I brought my Brittany to the chapter near Stewart and they were awesome and so good with ME! The dog was great from the start - I needed the training. My only suggestion would be to play lots of hide and seek games with bird wings. Keep dog in the house. Tie a wing to a string off a pole and drag it around your yard- hide it and take dog to the start point with some pulled feathers. See how well your pup stays on the scent-so cool to watch a dog with a great nose.
I started the "gunfire" with load claps while he was eating, then moved to a muffled starter pistol while he was distracted chasing a ball or such. Gradually I increased the sound and the proximity to the pup.
Good luck and enjoy the journey - take lots of video of first hunts - I never did and SO regret it.
you pointed out a very important way of introducing a dog to gunfire...........never start with the real sound of gunfire and always make sure the pup is preoccupied when introducing him to the sounds. If you have a muzzleloader, you can use that with just a primer if you don't have a starter pistol.
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Never used, shot one time into broadhead block. $20 shipped.
so they were used one time?
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Ah the good ole days. Its amazing any of us survived them.
never had to worry about hanging to death by a safety harness back then.........it would have been a straight trip to the ground below.
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Awsome info!! Def gotta look into those tidal wetlands.
and if I'm not mistaken, some allow deer hunting......
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no climbing blocks here, but have used numerous dangerous methods of getting into treestands in the early years.........safety was of little concern back then.
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yea I hear you agross it is a very wealthy area I am sure its a rough place to hunt waterfowl. We are trying to find a place to go for geese and it is not easy. Must have been on the phone with the dec about 10 times and they are no help what so ever. Neither are the Suffolk county parks its crazy no one seems to know a damn thing about it!
see if you can find info on hunting the tidal wetlands, I used to hunt a piece that was in Timber point on the Connetquot River next to the golf course............not sure what type of access is there these days, but we used to park and walk in................from what I remember we used to get an access pass from DEC.......not near Cold Spring Harbor, but the best I can offer...........and there's a few more along the South Shore.
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Might be a good book, I never read it. Book has sold a lot of copies, but are you familiar with the author? Bob Whele, pronounced "whaley" was from Henderson NY. He died about 10 years ago at a ripe old age. His English pointers were sold under the name elew- his last name reversed - which is how a lot of kennels are named.
Whele is reported to have a back ground in genetics - which sounds more important to breeding bird dogs than it actually is... The other thing about Whele is he was a BILLIONAIRRE who inherited most of his wealth when he was in his twenties.
Training hunting dogs is hard outdoor work. You can BS people, but you cant BS a dog... Not the line of work for the rich. Whele may have been the only billionaire bird dog trainer, but not the only wealthy one. Some of these rich guys hire trainers - some of those hired are good others are not. I never met whele, but others I met didn't work, didn't hunt, and certainly couldn't train a dog to drink water...
I bought the book way back when and found it pretty helpful for someone who had no experience training a dog, it was a good starting point.......I'm sure you could go broke from buying books and DVD's from all the "experts" out there.
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"Wing and Shot" is a good training book, been around for a long time.........simple obedience is a good place to start, because the best hunting dog in the world is useless if it doesn't listen.
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I just wish I had read that Mayo Clinic report before I ate that Walrus.........
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I do agree that you can't shoot them from your bed but my rational for this is... It is easier to get the time in the afternoons from the office and in addition, I don't want to bump deer going in early. I would rather go in when they are bedded down and sit til they begin their late day/evening feed. Later in the month when the seek phase heats up the bucks are likely to be on the move throughout the day and then I will be in the woods all day.
if you don't have the time before work to follow up on and care for a deer you may have shot, then you're probably making the right choice........unless you have the option of calling in and getting the day off.
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I would think the quicker you can get it dressed out and skinned the better, with the thickness of the hair and the amount of fat on a bear, they will hold body temperature for quite awhile......and I would suggest not letting a bear hang to "cure", the fat on them is unlike beef or venison and has a greasy quality to it, kinda like a giant raccoon.
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If you're looking to get a taste of bird hunting, try Spring Farm in Sag Harbor.........they provide a guide and dog and I think it's 25 birds per hunt.....not cheap, but split 4 ways it's not too bad......a lot cheaper than joining a club that you may not be able to effectively hunt without a dog.
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Mr B is my husband...Because when I originally started posting ...years ago and on other sites...my "handle " as it were was/is msbadger...or Badger1...so talking about my husband Mr. B was a good option.....
the same Badger1 as on the NAHC website?
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IF it is before sunset you might get away with it depending the judge.As a former member of Deer Search Inc. We would have to notify the NYS police when and where we were retriving a deer or bear, we were allowed to carry a fire arm Not the hunter.
Yet I know of hunters while archery huntying trying to get down from tree stands that had packs of wild dogs at the base of the tree not letting them get down, one I know shot 9 wild dogs to get down.t all depends on the judge if you get caught and go to court.Last year around me the ECON offesers were really inforcing the DEC laws.A lot of people got fined and went to court.
I think it was a combination of the dog, the spotlight and the fact that you were actually able to use the firearm to shoot the deer after sunset that required the notification to the Local DEC, Police..etc..................I'm a former member as well.
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Well the ball is in Putin's court now. If he and the Syrians don't deliver game over.
and at that point we should take our ball and go home......enough wasting American money and lives on these animals.
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somebody has to look out for us......
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Let's not overlook the fact that when previous gun legislation was presented the internet and social media was not as firmly entrenched as it is today. instant access to a proposal and the buzz surrounding it is at a fingers touch for almost everyone.
and as Doc pointed out earlier, some of the laws that had been passed had "grandfather clauses" in them protecting the people who already owned certain weapons and magazines.........which more than likely created an "I've got mine" attitude among owners, so many saw no need to protest.
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Look at first lite base layers expensive but they are great. 100% merino wool. You can sweat in it for days before it starts to smell and they will keep you just as warm but will breathe 100% better than under armour or cabelas ones. There is another company that makes them called minus 33. Its the same stuff but cheaper.
John
I agree, can't beat wool........I like to put a light base layer on (any brand will do) and top that off with 100% wool, that really does the trick.........couple sets of cheap base layer stuff to change out of, and the one set wool is good for several days.
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When I first started bowhunting, my bow was wildly out of tune. I just figured you buy a bow and and accessories, the guy at shop sets it up and you are done. Tuning? What was that? Well, the guy who set mine up may as well have been stevie wonder. I had no business being in the woods with that thing. Luckily I never wounded a deer with it. Never killed one either.
The importance of Shooting an arrow straight with a tuned bow cannot be overstated.
I can't help But think joes bow is way out of tune. 3 yards? 10 yards? Joe, save yourself the trouble, and get to a good shop and have them spend some time with you.
To echo someones point above, you seem to have the drive to become a good hunter. That's important because that's something that you are born with and can not be manufactured. For now, Just get that bow and your shooting right. The hunting end of things will take care of itself.
good advice.....
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I'm a bit confused about the point you're making, but I would just like to correct one thing about that first line of your reply. There's been a ton of gun legislation that has passed prior to the Safe Act.
the point I was trying to make, was that they have been chipping away or attempting to chip away at gun ownership for years, when did they enact the last magazine capacity law, was it 1994? don't remember any uproar over that.......why is it that people are just now waking up, because they took too much all at once?
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just be careful what you get, I bought a cheap scope a few years back and it did not hold up to the recoil of the shotgun.....I was told afterwards that a shotgun produces more recoil than your average deer rifle and that's what did it in......not sure if that's totally true, but something to consider.