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Originally for me it was the fact that I could get another deer as well as hunt an extra month. I also used to watch a lot of hunting shows where they would bow hunt, so that made me want to try it as well. Glad I did because now I couldn't imagine not bowhunting.

Wow what a nice buck!

I went with the 22 mag when I was debating which one to go with. The reason I got it was so I can take it out for coyote time to time. 17hmr gets the nod

Love it! It has proven to be a great tool for Dr. Grant in his food plots as well. One day when I have a property, I will be using the same technique as well

That's probably bs. Its common practice to sign agreements to not talk about training to anyone. I don't believe any leaks out of either camp at this point.

Not a problem bud! This really is a one of a inf event. Probably one of the most active state specific forum ive ever seen. The event is specifically geared toward new bow hunters so bring a notebook to take notes.

Not at all. Its a free event for all

Ill let you know when I'm free. I'm taking a summer class so I've been a little bogged down with school work.

Im not too far from Glendale (depending on traffic off the jackie and grand central)...in fact I went to elementary school in Maspeth right by juniper valley park. I don't really go to shops very much, but my local shop is Queens archery if you want to meet up there one time. Also we have a few events at Suffolk archers that would really be good for you. One of the events I volunteer at is coming up towards the end of August called bow hunters rendezvous. I highly suggest you go to that.

I am praying that Mcgregor wins. I absolutely hate Mayweather and used to hate Mcgregor (until I realized he backs up what he says). Im a huge Mcgregor fan now though. Now statistically if you look at the the numbers there's no way Mcgregor has a chance, but looking at the statistics is a terrible way to analyze the possible outcomes. I'm actually giving him at least a 10 percent chance of winning and here's why. 1-Hes just so different. His movement is completely dynamic, he switches stances constantly, hes a southpaw, hits way harder than Mayweather, hes younger, has the reach advantage and he is very good at knocking people out when stepping backwards. Now it is boxing so obviously he is slightly out of his element and its 10 oz gloves. If hes going to do it, it'll have to be with in the first 4 rounds or else Floyd is getting that decision. No way his brittle hands will knock out Conor and no way Conor will win a decision against Floyd. I may catch flack from this, but i also believe boxing is not a fight when compared to MMA. Now I may be biased because ive been doing jiu jitsu for close to a year, but its way harder when you have to worry about someone getting a takedown and beating the crap out of you on the ground, choking you out, breaking a limb or catching a shinbone to the temple. That's just my opinion though.

No Need to spray when you put down grass clippings. You'd be surprised how much it helps. Maybe I have to pluck a weed now and again

Everyone here is dealing with weeds and to be honest I almost never have to deal with weeds. One of the things that I always do is take my lawn clippings and spread it around the plants and anywhere that's bare dirt. That way is stops germination of seeds, keeps moisture in the soil for much longer, promotes beneficial fungi and serves as the best slow release fertilizer. Think about this, the Great Plains are some of the most fertile ground in the world and that's due to the vast grasslands that constantly have grass dying and decomposing. I've noticed my plants do much better since I've done it and my soil looks much darker through out the year and especially early spring. Best part is it's a once in 2 week application Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My trees right now are about 10-14 feet, but that's only because the last few winters caused them to die all the way back to the roots. They can grow 7-10 feet in one year as long as there is a normal amount of rain. I'm sure by the end of this year ill have trees no smaller than 14 feet. The good thing about figs is they produce best when heavily pruned. You can safely prune up to 50 percent of the tree with out adversely effecting yield (putting the tree in shock). I have not had any problems with rodents getting to them and I've never heard of them ever eating the bark of figs. Even back home where the rabbit population is high, they never ate the bark of a fig. As far as type I couldn't tell you what the English name for most of them as I have 4 different types. the purple figs are the most hardy, but my green figs are the sweetest.

Well aside from eating them fresh you can dry them out or you can make a preserve out of them. My mother usually does that because we eventually have too many figs to eat at peak harvest. They are great to use for pies...especially if you mix some chopped walnuts with them. As far as climate wise NY is pretty much the northern limit for many varieties of fig. We had to baby the figs we brought back from the village my father comes from because of the cold. Because I live in the 5 boroughs, we have a warmer winter and warmer summer so figs tend to do very well around me. Many of the people around me are Italian, Croatian, Greek and some Albanians like my self so most of us grow figs. Most years they do very well with out any extra work for the winter, but some years they die all the way down to the roots. As you remember the winter of 14-15 and 15-16 were very harsh and the figs died all the way back to the roots and have to start over again in the spring, so the crop is usually poor those years. This past winter was very mild so all the figs in the area survived with almost no winter attrition. I have seen figs in Ulster county though. One of the things we did in the early years of our fig trees were to wrap them in regular pink insulation and cover them a black plastic garbage bag during the whole winter. Doesn't look all that good, but it'll save your figs.

Got out for about 30 min today and decided to see if I can pull in a fluke at my local jetty and I was rewarded with one in about 5 min of being there. Small guy, but it's always fun Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Real easy actually. What you do is find the back bone and run your knife down it from the head all the way to the tail. Then you just fillet on each side of the fish till you get 4 loins off each fluke. Probably one of the radiate fish to fillet. I'll post some steps if I can actually get my hands on a keeper Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got some more figs today. Lost a few to ants already, so it looks like this year is going to be a race to see who gets to my figs first...me or the ants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The online store is no longer active so unfortunately I couldn't Capitalize on it.

Back in Europe my father only planted watermelon next to the fields that had a natural spring or in fields that are flooded each winter so they have wetter soils come spring and summer. They really need a lot of water to produce decent size melons.

At this point I think there are more invasive in Fl than natives. Especially in the everglades and Miami area

Rip It down and leave a note on how to get back their stuff if you want to give it back to them. neither the cam nor the stand should be there. He said the stand isn't his so there's nothing he can say about it really. He's lucky you gave him three months because I would have given him a month tops...especially when he flat out lied to you.

Sorry for your loss!

Happy Birthday!

Saw one my last day of turkey hunting this year. I haven't been upstate since then, but I did see a few right before glen cove in LI.

Where I come from is right across the Adriatic Sea from Italy so we tend to all do our gardens looking the same. I've seen fig trees in southern tier of ulster county. What you have to do is wrap them in insulation and then cover that in a black garbage bag. That should protect it well enough to have it survive the winter. Never tried it that far up in NY though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk