Setters4life

Happened here: http://bulletsandburgers.com/

Events in our recent history has created the culture of; "If you see something, say something."

While the "I will not comply" gesture is noble, it ends up meaningless unless the courts can overturn these Draconian measures. Consider CA's AW ban in 1989; only 7,000 of those banned weapons were surrendered by the deadline. The number estimated in circulation was 42X's that tally. Those weapons turn up occasionally at gun buybacks or raids today. Consider NJ's AW ban by Gov. Jim Florio in 1990. Very few firearms were surrendered before the deadline, a handful were registered but that number was never disclosed, for many gunowners didn't see the need to surrender their Marlin Model 60 that held 18 rounds of Long Rifle cartridges since it didn't seem to fit the description of an assault rifle. An arrest of a man who owned one that made it's way to the state's Supreme Court where he ultimately lost his case, showed others how futile that exercise was. The lawmakers and law enforcement don't have to do anything for now. They will just wait for opportunities to come to them like so many crumbs swept from the kitchen table. The future for CT, NY, MD, CA and soon NJ doesn't look good. Vote the bums out? Incumbents seem to have a 90% chance of remaining in office. On that note, it looks like Charlie Rangel is set for a 23rd term in Congress, just one example of how we've come to accept mediocrity for America.

Expansion of Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania rejected. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/06/no_sunday_hunting_for_pennsylv.html#incart_river

Too much parroting of the phrase about common sense gun laws. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edkUY8dPK00

Mike, I was unaware of the revised amendment. I agree that bear is incidental with NJ's 6-day firearm week, but of those 10,000 permits offered, fewer have been issued each year. Interest is waning. They even dropped the special "bear education class" for those interested in hunting them that was required: 2012 - 6,700 bear permits issued 2013 - 6,445 bear permits issued I agree that closing quail to only two wildlife management areas in the entire state may have been a good thing, but it's still put & take. The past two winters have been tough on birds that get stocked the night before. I would like to see them do the same for pheasant, and close land to hunting like they did in PA, but hunters want meat for their $40 stamp. The estimate of "7,000" dove hunters was Andrew's estimate based on a blend of migratory permits sold and pheasant & quail stamps sold in the state. It's all about numbers. (Waterfowl permits were 10,455 and pheasant & quail stamps were 11,908.) Those permit numbers today represent half the number of hunters who participated almost forty years ago. How do you spur interest to hunt doves in New Jersey, to a very small audience? I would prefer 70,000, but we don't even have that many hunters. The committee formed in 2009 to initiate a dove hunt ceased their efforts due to lack of interest from sportsmen. BTW - When was the last time you ran into a grouse hunter in New Jersey's forests? Just like quail, there are groups making small man-made plots for habitat restoration, but they have netted limited results.

Konus

Andrew Burnett is the principal biologist in our state for any Upland Game & Furbearer project. He's a good resource to talk to.

It was never recent. Mourning dove has always had a "game bird" status in New Jersey. Game status affords "protection" through the establishment of season dates and bag limits.There is no open hunting season for dove, hence it is protected. PS - In an analysis put forth back in 2006 by the NJ Sportsmens Federation & NJDFG&W, it was estimated that less than 7,000 hunters would pursue dove in New Jersey based upon the number of upland & migratory hunters. And because both groups have a limited war chest, it was not feasible to move forward with a hunt because of the anticipated lawsuits that would be mounted by various anti-hunting groups. Fear of being sued is a great motivator when the funds aren't available, and the hunters so few.

Mike, Mourning dove has been a game bird in NJ for as long as I've conversed with game biologists there. There just isn't an open hunting season for them. Like New York, there is no interest being driven by hunters in New Jersey, unlike in other parts of the nation.

Unless it gobbles or has horns, most hunters don't have an opinion or interest in dove hunting.

It's not just impacting the folks in New York: "The companies being relocated are: Advanced Armament Corp, Lawrenceville, Georgia; Montana Rifleman, Kalispell, Montana; TAPCO, Kennesaw, Georgia; LAR Manufacturing, West Jordan, Utah; 
Para-Ordnance, Pineville, North Carolina; and DPMS, St. Cloud, Minnesota."

When .308 & .223 ammo was non-existent during the ammo crunch, .250 Savage and .257 Roberts could still be found out there. .25's are a fun caliber. Good luck if you get it.

"Well known?" Never heard of him, I had to Google his name. I have no infatuation for, nor have an interest in "celibrity hunters."

Check out the updated Utah's Public Safety website: http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/FAQother.html Or on PA's Attorney General site: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/crime.aspx?id=184

Nice job!

I saw the news this week where folks from CT were flocking to to register their "assault weapons" before the deadline. It remains to be seen how many New Yorker's will be registering their "assault weapons."

The Biscuit Eater was a great movie.

He's on "alert" for chipmunks that scamper back and forth on my neighbors yard.

Sweet video.

That is sweet! Nice job. (Thanks for the idea too.)

"Dead end?" The 53rd Street site is famous in Manhattan, probably the most visited and most profitable of all halal carts in the city. They serve more meals each day than the Hilton does across the street. (Google them.) http://53rdand6th.com/ http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2012/10/best-halal-cart-53rd-street-6th-avenue-street-food.html

Another shining light from the National Felon League

Probably working the night shift cooking chicken and rice with white sauce at the halal cart on 53rd & 6th Ave.