Rack Attack
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Evercalm is like anything else, it's not perfect, it doesn't make you undetectable. However, the stuff does help, I use it on my boots for the walk in and place some when I arrive. I have to say I feel it gives you a bit of an edge over not using it. One stick should last the average hunter most of the season, so in the big picture the price isn't to bad.
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It's the same deer, both have brows, you just need to look close at the night photo. The appeared difference in tine length is due to the angle the head is in with the two photos.
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1 hour ago, BizCT said:
It all depends on the area though. All the teachers I know make over $125K and some over $150K. All of them are under 40 years old.
SeethroughNY.net you can look up any NYS teacher, cop, fireman or state/county employee salary to verify.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProAs a person who's wife is a public school teacher for 17 year I can guarantee you that is not the norm. This may be common salaries in downstate where the cost of living is through the roof, but in the remainder of the state it is not the case. I would wager a bet that the average teacher salary across the state is closer to the 50-60k range which in not a lot of money when you are required to have a masters degree to teach in the state. My wife came from a working class family, went to SUNY schools, worked all through college, didn't go on fancy vacations, has worked two jobs ever since and is still in student loan debt.
I completely see both sides of this issue and don't feel that blanket loan forgiveness is going to do a thing for the issue. This nation will be in the same spot in 5 years that we are today, because this forgiveness does nothing to fix the problem. All this will do is perpetuate inflation even more by injecting more money into the economy.
I think others on here have had some good ideas about reducing interest rates or other options that are a potential viable solution for the ones that have current debt. In addition, I feel something needs to be done to address the extreme rise in cost for college education to actually address the root cause of the issue. I don't feel that it is appropriate that people that go into a public service or other meaningful careers, using state schools should be put in the situation they are in with the pay that is available to them. The fact is we NEED go teachers, nurses, etc., and many of these people are the ones getting hurt by the current situation that exists in higher education.
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1 hour ago, SWEDE said:
You better be sitting down when they give you the quote. How much you think. Just guessing. Guess higher
My guess assuming two 8'x8' overhead doors in one wall would be $9200 for just foaming the walls. Last I checked it was about $1.50 per board foot. This price is assuming 3" in the walls. In addition, you would need to put blown in fiberglass in the ceiling. Side note, if you do spray foam the walls I would recommend putting up house wrap or some kind of adhesion barrier between the steel siding and the foam, cause if you ever need to replace a damaged wall panel you can without major issues. Another point to think about is that by code you will need to cover the insulation after its installed with either sheetrock or liner panel.
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I agree with others, back in my younger years I took a fall on November 4th tearing my ACL, MCL, PCL, and meniscus in my knee. Two surgeries later, crutches, an ATV, and some determination and I was back out for the first week of gun season. You can do it, and knee replacement surgery has come a long way.
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4 minutes ago, Kmartinson said:
They really love that old stump....
I'd be willing to bet that old stump is in Ohio, where they are allowed to like old stumps...
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Anywho, if you've never made home fries from them you all should give it a shot you won't regret it.
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On 6/25/2022 at 7:58 PM, Jeremy K said:
The best home fries are made from baked potatoes
My favorite home fries are from leftover salt potatoes!
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52 minutes ago, hunter said:
I called Maine and the lady gave me figures from last year; 3,647 resident moose permits issued and 321 non resident. When I did the math I got 0.088 percent or just under 9%.
It's actually 8%. 321/(3647+321)=0.080
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The real answer to getting people and the market to buy into more green options is hybrid. Currently there are a bunch of different options out there that have been successful. I'm not sure why there isn't a bigger push to get more hybrid options out on the highway rather than the push for full electric. As has already been stated, the lack of tax revenue from fuel sales is going to be another big issue and no one is talking about that. Wait until it cost you $1500 to get your car inspected due to being taxed by the mile. Also, as demand increases for electricity, what do you think will happen to the price of it? Now your home costs are also going through the roof. Things are not looking good heading down the path government is taking.
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47 minutes ago, Berniez said:
Sounds like we need lots of guys here in New York to just quit hunting. Then the rest of us will kill big bucks like in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. Awesome
I always thought hunting was a sport to be appreciated by all who enjoy such an endeavor? Now I see it’s about whose got the biggest set of “horns” irrespective of the consequences.
Losing more hunters means less voters to ensure that we can hunt in NY. As soon as the “antis” realize our political power is gone…..Just what are you going to hunt with (a cell camera approved by PETA?) because the Rainbow Unicorn and Tree Huggers Coalition of Progressive insanity will make sure that ALL hunting will be stopped. This will be done to “save the environment” because “we need more empathy and compassion for all creatures!”
"Just get guys to quit hunting""? What a brilliant idea to ensure the extinction of all hunting in NY.
….and if you don’t believe that, just look at what NY is already doing to hinder what instruments we can hunt with, where and when.
How about we work on improving the habitat on private lands and access to both state and federal property to improve what we already have???…maybe we should be encouraging more youthful hunters who want enjoy the outdoors and the comradery of the hunt no matter how “BIG the “rack”.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
How about we actually get this state to manage the larges park in the country ( the Daks) so that a healthy population of whitetails ( and other wildlife for that matter) can actually be supported by it? So many people complain about "needing" access to private property when the larges piece of public land in the nation is in this state and is so underutilized because the state refuses to properly manage it. This would actually help spread out some of the hunting community and provide more opportunity for all in the state.
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50 minutes ago, Four Seasons said:
Exactly. Ny takes guns out of the rut and implements 1 week season and it’s a total different ball game.
Agreed, In addition, NY needs to put some real teeth in poaching and trespassing violations. What is currently done is a joke and the criminals know it.
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49 minutes ago, BizCT said:
It's still genetics though, right? Even if someone had 2,000 acres in WNY in prime big buck land, could they run a successful outfitter business? The answer is no. As far as I know, there is a not a single highly successful deer hunting outfitter in NY. There's a ton of money in that business. If someone could do it, they surely would.
I don't think this is a true assumption. The reason I say that is that a local indian nation purchased a bunch of property not far from me. They have high fenced it and created a hunting preserve. As part of it they partitioned off the property and in half of it they just allowed the native deer to grow to maturity and they are doing put and take in the other half. This operation has been in play for about 5 years. A friend of mine butchers all the deer taken on the property, and two bucks taken from the natural deer herd side of the property scored over 180", with multiple others in the 150-160" range. So my point is that I think we have all the things we need except age.
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G-man, I understand your point however I think the real outlier here is Wisconsin. Wisconsin has similar hunter numbers per square mile as New York (12 vs. 13) yet has the most Boone and Crocket entries of any state. What are they doing different? Is is purely the terrain? The minerals? A combination of all?
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7 minutes ago, Belo said:
Am I reading that right, 55 males taken during the September antlerless season?
Probably buck fawns.
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I have a treager and really like it. I think it does a really good job and is easy to use. I like that the model I have has the wifi setup so that I can monitor and adjust from my phone so i don't have to babysit it all the time.
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He should be buying this, even comes with some ammo.
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55 minutes ago, Kmartinson said:
Why have a diesel, the 6.0 gets better fuel on average and does it all.
Are you referring to a 6.0 chevy? LOL If so, you must not have drive any diesel pickup from the modern era, cause there's no comparison. The little 6.0 might be okay for dragging your little boat around or hauling glider fuel in the back, but if you need to haul anything heavy the diesel is the way to go. It's all about your needs...
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I really love how our society has come to the point where the people that violate the law (i.e. the criminal) has somehow become the victim. Grant it, in this case it's a pretty minor issue, but none the less we are talking about defending the people trespassing and villainizing the property owner that wants them off his property and wants to know how they gained access to his property. How did we get to the point were the guy minding his own business fishing with his family/friends on property they purchased and maintained (seemingly in the middle of nowhere) isn't allowed to be irate when people stroll up to them while trespassing?
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2 minutes ago, G-Man said:
That's not what that says they own the bank and in certain areas dec gets 33 ft access to shoreline for public fishing. Navigatable water is public if your in the water your legal.
If you're floating in the water you're legal. If you're wading you're not, that's how Barclay charges trespass fees on the Salmon river.
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29 minutes ago, farmer 52 said:
I would say the guy that claimed they trespassed over stepped.Any claim that he owns half the waterway-river sure seems out of line.I was alway under the impression that waterways had a right of way that is owned by state or federal government.He was a total dick,the two young guys were more than polite.I think if I was in their shoes I would have totally ignored him,and guessing he would have backed off.
Actually that was proven not to be the case on the salmon river in Pulaski. Barclay owned the property around the river and won in court that anglers could not walk the river without paying him trespass fee. Guides and anglers can drift boats through, but they cannot anchor.
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1 minute ago, farmer 52 said:
Yes,there is also a huge solar farm going in on the Elma,Marilla border.Wondering how all the neighbors that border this mess are going to cope with it.
I'm sure it'll help their property values right out... Oh and another "great" part about the solar fields is all the property they sit on is now tax exempt, since it's being used for "green" renewable energy. So not only will it devalue your adjacent property, you now get to pick up the tax burden on top...
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18 minutes ago, Nytracker said:
I know you can't hunt near the land variety. That shuts down a big chunk around them . Can't imagine they will allow you to anchor near enough to fish one . The ones here are a one and done. The feds give money to build them . When they are down for good they leave them . They don't get money to replace them . Company's don't want to spend their own money on them . When they are forced to remove them there is no recycling it all goes in the land fill .. wish I could find the news thread I was reading last week about them .
IDK, but the ones around me you can sit right at the base of them and hunt if you want. They've been here for 23 years.
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35 minutes ago, boo711 said:
How is solar more detrimental?? Aren’t all solar farms fenced in?? Just curious
How about just because it's fenced in, forcing all the wildlife off the property onto adjoining farms where their crops get decimated. Or how about because it takes up 1200 acres rather than the 1 acre a windmill takes. How about you have 1200 acre of junk solar panels to get rid of when they are done with them and abandoned them. Just a few things, I could keep going. The problem with all renewable energy sources minus maybe hydro is they are not energy dense enough to be truly viable at this point.
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