Lawdwaz

Bingo! Good job on the link.

That the ice storm of 1991? Boy did THAT change the landscape in the Finger Lakes........funny thing though, IIRC the east facing hillside got hammered worse than west facing. That ice storm completely ended my spring gobbler hunting on the west side of Canadice. I had been doing very well there from the early 80's until then....After the storm, the woods were totally impenetrable. After about ten years it was hunt-able again but I had found some other hotspots.

I travel two areas locally that have wind turbines and also see the damned things on the shore of Lake Erie. The flock in Wyoming County is enormous and stick out like a sore thumb. I see them every time I head to my buddies in Arcade. I'd see the turbines every time I spent a day or three at my uncles cabin in Naples. I've turkey hunted near them and couldn't stand it. I pity the people that have to look at the beasts daily............

That's a real sad deal right there.............pretty poor excuse for hunters IMO.

I thought the "Blizzard Of 77" was an event just in the Buffalo area? You guys all got the snow off lake Erie too?

I was only 16 at the time but remember it pretty well. One fond memory is of walking OVER strung power lines behind Mill Middle school. Probably not the smartest move........... The drifts were unreal all over the place, high lifts and the National Guard took care of things!

Seems I remember hearing that........... I only went to the traditional shoots at Denton Hill but I understand they put on a huge one for the compound guys too in September IIRC?? I was at Hawkeye for their first couple shoots but then lost interest.

I'm going with the Seahawks.

I bought from Kustom King and Bill Bonczar at Allegheny Mountain Arrows. Bill lived in Holland NY back in the early 90's and I met him through a friend. He then moved to down around Denton Hill and went into business with Mike (can't spell his last name) the fellow who managed the ski area. I'd say we went to MIchigan in 91 and 92 and probably went to Denton Hill in about 92 or 93? Don't recall exactly but do remember taking my son as a baby in 93. The wife went on that trip...........no bows came home either. We'd camp when we went, stay two night usually My buddy Tom had a 16x12 wall tent we put up, it seened to draw a crowd. It just got WAY to big towards the 97-98 years and was kind of a turn off. The early days for us were great. It was fun shooting the breeze with G Fred, Rick & Jerry from Great Northern and all the other great vendors. Shooting the flying discs etc...Riding the chair lift up the hill was interesting, then shooting your way back down the hill was cool. I was losing interest in 98-99 so mighthave missed your company along the way, what was the name of it? Did you do any of the NYB (New York Bowhunter) get togethers? Know any of those guys? How about Hawkeye Bowman shoots, do them?

Classy bow! Family heirloom, internet score or other?

What bow, arrow etc combo are you shooting? Glove or tab? All instinctive I assume? (never mind on that one.......I see it is instinctive)

I try and keep 'er up a little but always manage to get a hunk or 12! The dog has the option to go in the cleared area but usually heads for the "primo" favored spot in the south east corner of my stamp..............

There's information on the web so people know about it. Put it on Ebay for a $100 reserve and see if it sells. I'm guessing it isn't worth a fortune...............

I just typed a response to this for 30 minutes and then by mistake pulled the plug out of the back of my computer and my machine went blank. UGGH.... In a nutshell, I've hunted with archery equipment since 1976 when NYS had their first "Junior Archery" season. 14 & 15 year old kids were allowed to bow hunt legally. I've killed deer with the compound, recurve and longbow since then. I started with a recurve in '76, shot until 1980 when I bought my first compound. In 1986 I met a guy who got me hooked on tradition bows. That went until 1999 when I decided enough was enough, I had wounded too many deer and had to make a change. On the second day of gun season I walked into Nick's Archery Shop and plunked down some serious cash on new Darton Maverick. Since then I've had two other wheel bows, a Bowtech and my current Elite The traditional days for me were hardcore! We (myself and a bunch of friends) shot all over the place, camped out for a few days at Denton Hill and Michigan Longbow Associations traditional get togethers. I bought raw shafts and made my own arrows, fletched with barred feathers from gobblers I killed. I killed plenty but wounded one to many and had to give it up, I just didn't put the effort into practicing that it needed. My wife, young children and business took more of my time. I still know lots of guys that hunt with recurves and longbows but you have to make a huge commitment to practicing year round and be dedicated. If not, you'll have "trouble". You can limit your shot yardage as much as you want to but it is still easy to muff a shot with a sight-less bow. I loved shooting those bows, nothing compares to making that perfect double lung shot and seeing that deer trot out of sight and hearing it crash. It is a TOTAL head game to be a great shot with traditional gear. If you can devote the time to becoming proficient and pick the right shots, it is rewarding. I know a bunch of guys that wanted to do it but soon realized that it just wasn't for them. They still enjoy shooting the gear but when it comes time to hunt, the compound gets the nod. As far as wounding rates between the two groups, that is a hard number to come up with. For me, the compound is a much more accurate tool.

Heck YA! Fresh snow.......run them down. It'll sure tell the tale if any birds are around. Pics please..............................

Never used Wipe Out but have used an early version of a foaming bore cleaner from Outers, IIRC It didn't work so good. My bench area has Hoppe's, Kroil, Iosso, Montana Extreme Copper Killer and Sweet's 7.62. I think I'm out of Butch's Bore Shine right now. For some reason my 7-08 NULA seems to clean up the best with the Sweet's but the Montana Extreme is pretty darn good too. Nylon brushes of course with those two products.

Some are getting 60+MPH winds right now..................that ain't nuthin' to sneeze at!

I do it for the old girl too, I'll take a run along the side of the house and do a circle in the backyard. I'm always amazed at how cool the grass looks as its being shredded and blown out!!

Have any pictures of lamps handy?? Pretty snazzy stuff...........

Kudos to you phade. Hopefully a good kid can be found..........

Dinsdale is your huckleberry............

How is it going out on the Island and other downstate locales? I was just watching the 10:00 news and they showed the radar in your area now, whew it looks like its coming down pretty good. The dog and I just got back from a walk around the block and its kind of nice out (in a strange way!) around here. 2" of new snow and its still falling. Light winds and 16* temps..........the funny thing is with the new snow there is more traction on the sidewalks than last night. Nice night......... Hopefully you guys downstate don't loose power like they said could happen, 2-3' of snow is one thing but no juice is a whole different kettle of fish.

Hey wait a minute, aren't you (Big Indian) in the medical field?

FEDEX................................. A few years ago I did the most rudimentary of pulled/BBQ venison you could do. I put a big hunk of venison in the crockpot and drowned it in Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce and let 'er simmer on low for the day. Good golly it was dynamite!! A side of coleslaw and a good cold beer and I had arrived in Fat City.

It sounds like a winner. Good on you for doing something different with your venison.