Daveboone

Lots of hot weather keep the bears moving around. I agree not very big. The bigger the bear, the smallere the head looks.

People are not going out to shop, now more than ever due to the Corona virus. Stores are keeping stocks very low and people are simplhy avoiding shopping. Almost all we do is online too. Shipping companies only have so much facility.

I would think still hunting is as safe as any other...less chance of breaking your neck falling out of a tree! Of course not all areas are equal for still hunting. I wouldnt do it in a heavily hunted area or where no one else knew where I was.

Aint no other fishery in NY like it...our favorite boating and fishing destination, but we usually stay away during the hot busy summer months. This is my son with our day best from last september. We specialize in pike and perch....bass are fun, but too easy and taste....well, pike and perch are much better!

Yo. I was pleased to see the county land behind my land was lumbered through last winter and spring. I was happy enough to have the reopened logging roads and paths I enjoyed using twenty years ago or so. Yesterday when walking them, I was delighted to find that the roads were leveled, harrowed and planted with clover, which is coming up nicely! Does anyone know if the logging companies on state/public lands are now required to rehab the land and roads after they are done? (sorry guys, I aint getting too specific where this is, but it is public that I hunt the Tug HIll.)

Never for sure. Up around here there are alot of small chunks of state/public land that are poorly marked or arent at all (at one time you could get print outs of all state/dec lands in a given area...not available anymore). I guess the same argument could be made for "if there were no posted signs isnt it still public land unless its posted private?"

I think having a trailer there would complicate things for you, as far as liability....any building/structure you would want a security deposit, etc. . Who is responsible for cleaning after use? Risk of fire with the propane heater/stove? Water, sewer clean out, etc. My opinion is that I would only rent/lease by the season or year, letting the other party supply thier own tent/trailer,etc. I certainly wouldnt break the property into smaller parcels to lease. One party on ten acres may be fine in the right spot, but four parties in forty acres or so is no where near enough elbow room.

We specifically looked for a camp in an area that did NOT have power, because it is a self limiting factor for area development and we wanted to keep maintenance costs as low as possible. Alot depends on the type of use you anticipate the camp being used for. We are totally off grid. Propane lights and stove, but we are in the early planning for a simple inexpensive solar set up just to run LED lights. We have a camp rule of no electronics (tvs, computers etc. ). We go to the camp to be together. A Yamaha 3500 watt generator runs needed tools, etc. or in the warmest weather fans and an airconditioner. Know what you are getting into when it comes to running power. My neighbor down the road was planning on running power when he built his camp which became his home to discover...75.000.oo$$$. The power ended over 3/4 a mile away.

absolutely ! I have had a great run on Coleman garage sales stuff....last years deal was a like new 2 mantle lantern with hard case and hanging accessories also for five bucks.

Whoaaa...that is a beautiful stove! I also would strongly advise to stick with white gas/ coleman fuel. It is pretty cheap at Wally World, and you wont run as much a risk of gumming your generator. My guess is that replacing it will be costly and difficult (to find). Two weeks ago I found a brand new in the box Coleman Two Burner dual fuel stove...for five dollars!!!! I didnt dicker on the price!

Last year I bought a .308 and traded it off the trigger was so horrible and heavy, with lots of misfires. It is a well documented terrible design. I am eager to see if they are any better afterwards...I traded to my brother in law, so I will probably be involved in the shoot testing when it comes back. This was my first Henry, and I was very excited to get it. It was by far the prettiest rifle I had, but the experience left a very bad impression with me.

Damn same horse almost killed me last week. Good thing I only put 75 cents in....they should put that mustang down!

LOTS of Ithaca sweet sixteens out there....great slug round. I wouldnt sweat harming the value much.

Very nice, I cant but it looks great! I hope life smooths out for ya

ooohhhhhh...........looks great!

Looks like a lonely youngster Mom kicked out. Keep a clean camp and dont share your peanut butter sammich with him.

Contact the regional DEC office for your area, or better yet stop in and ask for information on state lands (which are different than the NY City Watershed lands). Do you have your safety class? No such thing as getting out there too soon for scouting, even if it is just getting familiar with the lay of the land, scouting mast crops , browse, recent logging and crops nearby..With all our COVID restrictions there are NONE on the public land access. :).

Many hunts are cancelled this fall due to Corona. This is putting a real hurt on almost all outfitters around the world. alot of folks are just outright cancelling the hunt, but if possible you help them and yourselves out alot if you reschedule. We have been four years in planning a trip next spring to South Africa, and the small amount of money (by our standards) the locals get for their services is huge in getting them by. We are keeping our fingers crossed but are keeping our plans. We will reschedule if have to.

Hmmm, do you take pics of Squatch too?

beautiful rifle! About the only firearm I regret not buying was an M1 back in the nineties when they could be had for 120.00. I used to woodchuck hunt with our ML. Same challenge, but sure as heck no quick follow up shot!

I found one down in Georgia once....cool critter, but had a bit of an attitude! Never found one in NY though.

Actually turtles are pretty easy to clean...just have patience. I butchered them leaving the shells intact...chop off the head, give it a good scrubbing, then I skinned the meat around the legs and cut the quarters out. You get a surprising amount...probably more cutting the shell, but I wanted it intact. The nervous system with turtles is VERY primitive, so even a brain shot they keep a kicking for hours. SEven hours after butchering, the heart was still beating! My veterinarian taught me a trick though....Cut the tail off close, then take a straitened coat hanger. Run it up the middle of the spinal cord and work it back and forth a bit..it destroys all the central nervous system and they are as dead as dead can be. If I remember correctly, the shell has to be 12'' long to be legal to kill/keep.

incredible book on the aftemath of the battle "A strange and Blighted Laond"....I forget the authors name...written by one of the guidesat Gberg, about the field of battle and the local repercussions. The scene he painted in your mind describing the field after Picketts charge was sheer horror.

The view from Little Round Top puts the whole battle field into perspective.

When muzzleloaders first became popular with thier own season, it was cap and ball. Seasons changed and equipment changed over the years due to hunter demand. Shotgun season went from smooth bore to rifled shotguns to now rifles in many areas. I no longer bow hunt...took a few with my compound, didnt like the high tech bowhunting approach and took up the recurve for awhile, and enjoyed it much more, but couldnt shoot to be good enough to hunt responsibly. Therefore I tend not to get into the xbow debate much. BUT...considering the primitive nature and intent of bowhunting, I do not think that xbows should be used during thier season. Unfortunatetly also, all...and I am saying ALL xbow hunters I know do not put the practice in with thier bows to shoot proficiently and are very prone to shooting irresponsibly due to the "rifle like accuracy and trajectory" of the xbow. They suck with them. of course there are plenty of responsible shooters out there, but it seems many of them use it strictly as a crutch, and a poor one at that.