RTF

When I was a kid and hunted our family farm, there was always a big breakfast waiting for us first thing when we got up on opening day of gun season. Anyone still do that?

Why dont you just thank him and tell him because of him you were able to kill that deer the other night. Tell him it ran from his property to yours because he was walking his property screwing with those signs. Tell him thats why you have the deer stand where it is because his activity pushes all the deer over to end and hunting has never been better. Since he helps you out so much offer him a venison steak or two

Oh ya thats a cub in tow for sure.

I think most if not all ECO's want hard evidence of illegal hunting. They are not going to waste their time on BS tickets that they know could ultimately get thrown out. They want a dead body and witnesses. I think this whole thread started because someone claimed that their "friends" were ticketed for hunting after hours by merely being in the woods after sunset during deer season. I have yet to hear anyone claim that they have been written up for a loaded gun after sunset on this forum.

OMG! That bear is HUGE!!!!! Where in carnations is that?

Just know you cannot hunt or shoot them "DOGS" until the 25th of this month.They are not in season.

How about 24/7 year round season or not. Unless your supplementing livestock on your property.

I wouldnt advise anyone to go out and test it, thats for sure.

So I guess when we all set up our game cams out of season we are all guilty of hunting if we bump deer out of the bed.

It is 100% illegal to allow dogs to run on land inhabited by deer in NY, unless the dog is a hunting dog and is under control by its owner while in the commission of hunting. This is basic 101 stuff and any and all DEC officer will know it like the back of their hand. The law goes above and beyond the basic NY leash law and the fines are pretty steep. It’s a serious offense. The salt lick is also totally illegal if it was placed out for wildlife and not livestock. A good way to check this is to use google earth. It has a ruler that can be used to measure distance in feet and yards.

By NYDEC definition if you pursue harass or worry wildlife you are hunting. Does this mean only if you have a weapon in hand? Loaded or unloaded?

So Bubba, are you stating that if our weapons are unloaded and or disabled, we will not fall under that definition?

I use to hunt that area a lot back in the 80's. Shot my first male wood duck there. One year when I was pheasant hunting on the hill side, Air Force One with Ronald Reagan on board flew over me while taking off from Stewart. That plane was so low I could see the pilots faces.

There is a ton of bait already in the woods. I hunt over and under bait all the time. I got ridge tops chuck full of acorns, flats loaded with beach nut old farm lands invaded by crab apples. The best part is mother nature puts it out there for me and it dont cost me a dime.

I guess you have never hunted farm lands during the spring turkey season. So really you wouldn’t understand.

First of all I think that judge needs to grow a pair and also be removed from office for being incompetent and unprofessional. .

I think Bubba has made it perfectly clear that there are no such laws, at least that is what I got from his posts. He is only advising us on ways of to avoid an intent charge if and ever we are stopped by DEC after sunset during deer season.

Very interesting.

I really think NY really needs to re-think and possibly re-write the laws on night time predator hunting while deer season is open. It just might save a lot of grief and a lot of confusion.

Good luck and have fun

I think we need to call Jim Shockey on this one, he'll know what to do.

Are there any outdoor gun ranges anywhere within the NYC borders, or are they indoors? Does Rockland county have the same laws in place?

The best time to stalk up on them in bedding areas IMO.

And that goes for all the liquid versions too, such as C'mere deer.

So tell me is NYC gun crime at an all time low with all these firearm restrictions? Must give you guys a piece of mind knowing that they make it very hard for just anyone to own a gun in NYC.