sweet old bill

at 68 years young I now hunt only from the ground. I fell about 12 feet, 14 years ago and broke my right leg in 9 places, the knee in 3 pieces and thru out my shoulder. SO my days of being with the birds is now over. I love the ground blind made of natural material as I can use a full size green plastic chair (walmart)Makes the time go by in comfort. BUt the % of deer taken from the groun d is almost 50% less than in a tree stand. But when you get one it is eye ball to eye ball..

I am in the town of Franklin and the deer herd is way down. I think we are overhunting the herd due to the changes in the amount of doe permits and the it seems you can take a buck for every type of hunting permit. Also the ability to have one person sign over tags to another. I sure wish we would go back to just your ability to take one buck perseason and it is your choice of how or waht you use to take the buck. I also would like to see the DEC come up with using the system to have a online questions of were you hunted the prior season how many day you hunted, how many deer you saw, how many deer you took, and did you report the taking to the DEC. to give the DEC real time info to reduce the deer permits and or increase based on hunter feedback. I also would support a number of point to be able to take a buck, like two on each side for all hunters except for youth hunters.

I use a head lamp flashlight to get me in or out of the woods in the dark

not me, except for the opening day of gun. Being retired: I got out each day during the season from first light till 9am and then 2 hours prior to dark each day and sit in ground blinds etc...

I ware during the bow season or use face paint.

the 2nd week of september

I wear orange or orange camo during all seasons except the bow season and turkey gun season.

As a small archery dealer that has gone out of business this year I sure hoped I had local support. But the changes to buying direct, ebay or other from the internet pused me over the edge to not having the business to keep going. I worked out of the house and was in business for over 20 years, started when I still worked at IBM Endicott, making custom arrows. Then part time as I retired and grew thye business to a full archery shop. I loved the business and the customers. But found as they would buy form oter source and then bring a bow in and want me to resolve any problems they had even without buying the bow from me. Also the cost to maintain a inventory has increased in the last 10 years by almost 75% cost of the inventory you need to just open the door. To my past customers I say thank you again for your support of Sweet Old Bill's archery Pro shop in the past at North Pharsalia and last of Franklin NY.

I do think there should be a palce for cross bows if you are physical challenged hunter ( supported by docotr signb off ) and or use by anyone in the BP or Gun season if the hunter wants to use this crossbow tool to hunt.

At 68 years young I sure only want it to be a buck 4 point or bigger mor I let it walk. I do not shoot doe's as in my area the deer herd is way down.

Hi all I am a 68 year old hunter from near the town of Franklin in Delware county NY. I try to hunt with either my compound bows ( Hoyt or Parker, or use my recurve bows. I also use a Remington 308 cal model 742 woodmater to hunt with. I retired in my early 50's and had a small archery shop till this year. Bill