Five Seasons

that was me. I lived in oxford for 2 "seasons". I like some of MS and dislike others. this was the first year they changed baiting to a 100 yard and in view as opposed to out of view, many opposed to it (and believe it or not, it was the turkey hunters who were more upset). More concerned about rifles being used. crossbows are new to ms as well, and their primitive weapon season includes .35 caliber and up breech loading single shot rifles (kinda neat). they also mandate orange and harnesses on public land. there is a lot of debate about the tag system as well and it'll change soon I bet. and of course common sense 30 minutes before and after sunset laws. Ultimately the difference between the 2 states is inline with the government minding their own business. NY feels they know what's best for you and your land. MS believes you as a land owner can manage your game as you see fit. (no bag limits for land owners at all). But MS does control their public land fairly well. Remember though, MS is scarcely populated. The whole state's population is less than the city of Atlanta. So hunting clubs are big and it's not hard at all to get access to a thousand acres for some membership dues. That just isn't how we hunt up north. Finally, they killed off a lot of deer a decade ago and there are many hunters down there fearful that they went to far. Also keep in mind a normal doe weighs 70lbs though so you need to kill more to get your meat lol.

I wonder how this data is skewed by the insane amount of accessible land in the adirondaks... which also has extremely low deer populations per square mile. Essentially hunter on top of hunter anywhere in the southern zone is just nuts. Ask anyone who lives anywhere within an hour of a city how many shots they hear every night and morning and you wonder how any deer at all survive.

http://www.uticaod.com/article/20140731/News/140739921 http://megpostol.tumblr.com/post/97258945230/the-grisly-history-of-the-steuben-hills wow

holy crap. a 3 year old? wtf was this dude's deal? also, that area must be great now after the town clear cut in the name of conservation. we need more of that.

there's nothing wrong with keeping a truck going with diy work. My issue was that everything I touched was rusted and broke. It made even simple jobs headaches. When I noticed the frame was rusting pretty good as well I knew it was time. Unfortunately this is an issue when you buy a used truck that the previous owner didn't wash enough in the winter.

at that mileage I can't imagine there aren't other issues and problems ready to happen. might be time to call it quits. good luck. I nursed a beater truck along and did more work than I should have just to get another year out of it.

nothing at all. But when we talk legislation on this forum the reason some are in favor for shortening seasons, reducing dmp's, implementing 1 buck rules and ARs etc. is because they don't want neighbors filling all the tags they have right now and have no legal recourse to stop it. I'm not saying it's my opinion, but there is a mindset that education can only go so far and some members here wonder why other members would ever want to change anything and I'm simply providing a reason why. I have brown its down neighbors on 2 sides. I'd love to see some ARs because it seems our mature buck population keeps dwindling. Is that selfish? of course, but I'm just being honest. We take a doe and maybe a buck or 2 every year and practice QDM, but if the neighbors don't it's all for nothing. It's the same reason many here don't want longer gun seasons. Save some freaking deer. Deer aren't over populated in most hunting woods. They're overpopulated in parks and no-hunting zones. This leads to frustrated drivers, gardeners and insurance companies and also leads to overhunting and scarce sightings in other areas.

nothing stopped your pansy ass from hunting with a real bow. don't blame not having a crossbow on not killing more deer to fill your brothers cousins mailman's freezer.

I believe the whiner you speak of is mostly bitching about his or her neighbors. I would guess only 2% of hunters in NY enjoy large enough tracks of private land where their herds are not impacted by neighboring hunters. Heck, a lot of guys hunt public land. It is hard to hunt <100 acres and have any real influence on the herd if: A. you don't know what's being shot by neighbors, so you're not sure if you should leave the doe alone or shoot more B. every bb and yearling buck you let go gets shot by the neighbors too. Listen, I know that's a selfish thought. But how many times on here do you see "if it's legal, who cares". "if you have that tag, fill it". The bitching crowd is typically the ones frustrated by bad neighbors with no ability to influence it.

your typing makes my head hurt

so mine is 11/27/13 and that means no action is needed?

I make my living in the world of regulations and laws. the only caution I'd have with mailing the info is proof. Even a certified mail receipt is not proof believe it or not. So the intentional act of making a mess is a great idea, but when things get messy, things get lost. I imagine (and someone correct me if I'm wrong), doing it online provides some level of confirmation? I'd hate to see someone lose their permit because something was misfiled, misspelled etc. just a word of caution and nothing more.

full auto machine gun? Rocket launcher? .22 rifle? spear?

Wait crossbows are easier? All I've ever been told is that it's the same or harder. Are you proposing doe only crossbow?

lol. That's exactly what I was going to do. upgrade from my woodymax. but $132 without tax or shipping is a steal.

i sure hope I get something in the mail, otherwise I would never even have heard about this.

Quality boots are one of those things I don't mind paying for. I cross streams, wade through muck and sit for hours in cold ass weather. Rubber and neoprene is also much better than leather as far as scent control. When the average quality boot runs you $150, and you get close to 10 years out of it, that's really not bad at all.

careful. that's wife talk there.

I've never really seen any insane deals from cabelas or basspro. bought some decent clearance UA stuff once but that's about it. Midwayusa, dicks and sportsmans guide tend to have good after season sales. Sometimes i'll also use google shop if there's something in particular. Sticking with my muck boots theme I saw Wards had their top of the line supreme boots from $225 down to $130. Couldn't click the link fast enough. Size 13 and 7 only

i almost bought a pair of new muck boots for 20% off gander but didn't. my old ones are good but 10 years in are starting to finally show wear. for the first time in maybe forever I'm pretty set with my gear.

glad you pointed that out because I was thinking mine was fresh from my address change and actually I'm 4 years in...

there's a lot of men, and hunters even more so that think they know it all. This guys clearly falls into that category. Level of friendship is important here, but again I do have very close friends where we share different beliefs. To say this guy isn't a true friend if he can't handle criticism is fair but I still am not going out of my way to point it out. As myself and few others have said, there's a way to go about it.

thanks culver that makes sense. and also pisses me off. when I was thinking about predator hunting I thought how great it would be to get a new gun. then I remember the fun scary black gun I always wanted but didn't have an excuse for would be a great choice. then I remembered I moved back to ny.

I'm not saying to tippy toe around anything. Chas was never asked for his opinion. If the guy brought it up and asked for help then sure... say it straight. I would. But to go out of your way to point out someone's flaws?

ok I get it. and not that I should make sense, but it doesn't. how is this database any different than the requirement to update address and pistols? Legally I have to update my address when I move and that costs $10. Is that info not put into a database? Are they trying to capture everybody who had a permit from 50 years ago?