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when I was actively tracking, I went and got my dog to track every deer I shot whether or not it was needed...it was good for the dog and putting him on a trail that I knew would end with a recovery was invaluable to him in my opinion......and I also had all my friends call me to track for them whether or not needed if they didn't mind.....but then again I could drive home and get my dog within 20-30 minutes of anywhere I hunted back then.

see that didn't take long.....you can kill a deer as dead with an older bow as you can a newer one.

there's gotta be someone on here with an older bow they're looking to get rid of just to get you started......you should have jumped on the one I got rid of on here last year,it was in great shape and cheap, a lot cheaper then I wanted because the guy never paid and disappeared but that's another story.

just tell him, hey it's my first year owning the property so until I get to know the land and you better I want it to myself......here's my number if you ever need to come on and retrieve a deer or if there's anything else I can do for you feel free to give me a call........simple enough. If I were you I'd tactfully put up some new posted signs along that line and around the property, I'm sure a lot of guys would just overdo it with signs in that area to send a message, but no need for that at first.....or better yet, knock on his door and ask him to walk the property line with you to show you the area.

start by"picking his brain" about the deer hunting......tell him you've been scouting the property and casually bring up the area without even mentioning the stand, maybe he'll be the one to touch on the subject......who knows, he may be just as eager to meet you to ask for permission to hunt your land so it'll be an easy conversation.

we had a guy buy next to us after we had already been there for a while, absolute ahole.....it's pretty unpleasant at times because he is just smart enough to keep things annoying enough to us but doesn't break any laws in the process......the property is an absolute dump and we never even thought of buying it when it went up for sale.....oh well.

give up something you don't need for a month or so and you'll have the money in no time....I gave up drinking and smoking this past year, and let's just say I have a lot of spare cash lying around because of it.

yep, if your smart about it there are benefits....I know a lot of people who buy everything with card for the points, but they pay it off immediately.....and then there's the one's who aren't so good.

that's the beauty of credit cards Rob, you don't have to have money now or be able to afford it now....go get it.

I'm one step ahead of you, I just piled some of mine in front of the washing machine last night......

he's vaccinating him for CWD..

where about in Delaware County?

wow, you were a good looking guy back in the day.......

nothing as of yet.

as odd as may sound to some, it's actually part of the hunt, really no different then standing in line the first day licenses go on sale to see if you get the coveted DMP like some do...I almost enjoy logging into the website and doing that stuff, you can actually even see past reports on there, so it's kind of like keeping a journal of some sort.

I bet you had the classic porn star mustache to match....

we get zero reception where we hunt and have our cabin, so that's not an option for us either, and I'm certainly not about to drive 30-40 minutes trying to get a signal.....but I've always been on top of reporting my game so it's not something I have to do right away or I'll forget anyway.

I have no idea, but I would personally be a little concerned about shooting any run of the mill wood dowel out of a crossbow, they get pretty brittle and snap pretty easy after they dry out.....I don't know if there's a difference, but I would suspect that wood used for arrows is inspected for flaws and what not, you have no idea what Home Depot is selling.

I'd be afraid of it splintering or shattering, I'd rather waste a bolt.....would you shoot a dowel out of your compound bow?

ahhh, the good ole 70's........

my kids both shot that .410 just for fun and to get the feel of shooting a shotgun.....when it came time to hunt, I bought a youth stock for my 20 gauge 870 and that's what they used......so if I actually had to BUY a gun for a kid to use, it would be a 20 gauge, light skeet loads is a perfect way to introduce them to a low recoil shotgun....when it came time to turkey hunt I just snuck in the 3" hevi shot magnum and they never knew.

we didn't have much of a choice when we were kids, you started with whatever was in the gun cabinet that fit you.......the .410 was what fit a young kid, so that was what I used, and to be honest I don't remember doing any worse then my Dad or older brother who were shooting either a 16, 20 or 12 gauge......in fact I liked it so much I stuck with until I totally outgrew it size wise.

Long Island doesn't allow them either......but most of the small game habitat is gone now anyway so it doesn't much matter.

unless you live in an area that doesn't allow rifles in the field...

I was a .410 kid...killed more rabbits, quail and whatever else I hunted, I still have it....one of the most cherished guns in my cabinet.