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I've found that the landowner's either allow only a select few to hunt or they let anyone hunt................tough to get a spot all to yourself unless you have connections.

are the landowners so fed up with the deer that they want to see results from you? if they are, you may want to take a few doe to show them that you're willing to help them out with the deer problem and not just interested in taking a buck or two...just a thought.

just checked it out, my guess is the simple fact that there was a gun involved, if you can articulate that you feared he may get the gun, then you may be justified in the shooting............in the Zimmerman trial, the defense said that once the physical fight started, it could have became anyone's gun during the struggle.......oh, that and it appears to have been a black male doing the shooting.

I'm not familiar with that case, what I posted are just general guidelines as layed out in the penal law........like I said, there's dozen's of other scenarios to be considered, each on their own.

the only way is if you own the house or have permission from the owner.

hopefully the pro gun candidates will make it known when they run against the anti gun politicians.

my only concern with the plastic bin in the early season is you're more than likely to sweat your a*s off..........I don't know if I'd want to contain that scent in a plastic tub.

if the cost of ammo is not a concern than go ahead...........30-06, 270 or 308 is more than you need in NY and the ammo is considerably cheaper, and if you don't mind the pounding it delivers.

what gauge?

and Zimmerman was able to articulate his fear of dying very well.........Zimmerman's statement's were, Martin told him he was gonna kill him, he tried to smother him and he went for his gun.

interesting that he has no interest in all the other 1000's of killings in the country and the outcome of those trials.

In NY, there's a distinction between "physical injury" & "serious physical injury", and of course "death"..........there's been more than one scenario discussed here, so if I misread one or two, my mistake. If someone swings at you with a fist, that's considered physical force and you probably won't get away with shooting them.........if someone swings a bat at you, whether or not they connect, that's considered deadly physical force, because it's capable of causing death or SPI, and you can justify the use of deadly physical force to protect yourself.......and of course there's dozen's of other scenarios that can be brought up, but that is the basic guidelines.

has anyone else who hunts the island had to deal with chiggers? I've gotten them once or twice and it's not pleasant.................I've also been told they aren't chiggers but some type of tick larvae, either way it wasn't enjoyable.

they can shoot if the force being used or about to be used against them is readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury............unless I'm mistaken, you said just if they perceive a risk of any injury. But like you said, I was wrong about the law too, but if you read what Deerthug posted, it pretty much says exactly what I said.........in fact it's copied right from the NYS Penal Law.

so where does harassment come into play? the verbal threatening of someone.............my source is the NYS Penal Law.

you won't see anyone charged with "Battery" in NY.......

get yourself some good tick repellent............if I was you, I would treat my outer clothing with permethrin, it dries odorless and lasts quite awhile.

that isn't from the NYS Penal Law....better check your source... and if you hold a gun to someone's head in NY and threaten to kill them, it becomes another crime, not Assault.

actually, in NY when you verbally threaten someone it's considered Harassment.........Assault is when you physically injure someone........and Police are not taught to shoot to kill, they are taught to shoot until the threat is removed...maybe you should go look it up..........and a Police Officer cannot just shoot someone because they "might" get injured........

I don't know how the race thing is displayed as my quote, I just responded to it with the "Oriental comment....................................if you shoot and kill someone in NY, outside your home or business, you should really have a better defense than to say they looked like they had AIDS, Hepatitis or appeared to have the knowledge to kill me.

don't Mexican's fall under the Hispanic category?.......I find it hard to believe CNN used the term "Mexican".

I'm gonna guess the Orientals topped the list...........or did you mean to say Asian?

stay tuned for the civil rights trial..........

Zimmerman's attorney said his defense cost over a million dollars, incredible..........and it sounded like he didn't do it for free....................I wonder if Zimmerman wishes he stayed in his car?

so you're telling me, that in NY, if you are a 6ft 200lb male and a 5ft 100lb female or an 80lb 15 yr old is just making verbal threats against you, and you have no escape route, you can draw your gun, order them to stop and shoot them when they refuse your order? good luck with that one.