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Hey FSW, how much per lbs of venison? Can you kill, butcher and package for me? Willing to pay extra for that since I won't have to get my hands dirty or use up any ammo.

If that's how someone wants to kill a deer, I don't think we can stop them. However, he sure as hell won't get a congratulations from me for his "hunting" accomplishment, because it really isn't much of an accomplishment. I guess earning or having enough money to go to a place like that might be, but we are talking about "hunting" accomplishment here. I would congratulate the guy who shot the scrawniest of free-ranging deer well before the guys killing these fenced up bucks on steroids. Do the ear tags have barcodes on them so they could ring you up at the cash register when you have him hauled back to checkout? LOL

So complementing the guy for his fantastic photo skills, let alone his hunting skills, which proves to me that he "walks the walk" when it comes to nature, wildlife AND hunting above many others around here in your eyes is wanting to "date him"? Obviously you are jealous that he has some fans around here while you don't. Believe me, I am holding myself back here from really ripping into you, but I will leave it at this.

So what's your problem with my statement?? You told him to "settle down, Francis" after his first statement and Jerkman told him to take a Midol. All I did was to come to the defense of one of the few people I actually respect around here. Not that he needs any defending since Wooly can handle himself quite well around here. Tough noogans if you have an issue with that.

You know what they say about stereotypes not being too far off from the actual truth? Definitely holds for hunters, eventhough most will never admit it. They don't get portrayed as fumbling bafoons for nothing, this I can assure you!!

The thing is, Wooly is a hunter/naturalist, while the rest of you are hunter/killers. Most here seem to need food plots, game cams, 100 treestands, etc. in order to kill a deer, while Wooly can find deer and any other sort of living critter just by casually strolling thru the woods. That's a HUGE difference in my book. His superb nature photographs are all the proof I need to put him miles ahead of most anyone on this forum. He knows nature and wildlife and respects it. This is something that I admire more than those who only post pictures of their kills.

Did you guys know that Wooly is General Custers's great great grandson? If you didn't now you do.

The only constitution I could see you guys putting together is the one that takes place in your bathrooms in the morning. LOL And I'm sure some of you struggle with that one, too.

That would be quite a spectacle. Have greater minds ever been assembled in one room?

This has got to be the joke of the week around here or something? If Trump is such a great example of a christian, I could probably consider myself St. Peter. Or at least St. Hubert for crying out loud! Then you guys call liberals a bunch of sheep? I think you guys are even more gullible than they are.

It definitely drives people away. Many who still have access to private land may not realize it, but it's only a matter of time before they start losing more and more access. It WILL happen. Pretty much the only way you'll get to hunt private land is if you own it or lease it. Owning land and paying taxes on it year in and year out for the sole purpose of hunting on it doesn't make much sense to most people. You could go on good outfitted hunts for many years for the cost (purchase price, taxes, maintenance) of even a small chunk of land in this state. Leases definitely would be more sensible if the cost was within reason, but with today's trophy mentality landowners might see a decent buck killed on their property and all of a sudden they'll think their land is a Texas ranch and will increase lease prices to a premium. Hunters will then have to be hunting harder to find affordable leases every year or two than they will for the deer, turkey, etc they planned on hunting. For many people this will get old real fast and they'll probably give it up. I sure can't blame them either.

That's pretty much it in a nutshell. You can have youth hunts, old folks hunts, give out free hunting licenses, you name it, it won't matter one tiny bit. There is simply no room and not enough game for all hunters to be hunting public land so without private land access readily available or for no more than a modest price tag for leases, since that's where things are going with private land access, I don't think hunter numbers will be going up anytime soon. All I've seen is hunter numbers going down over the last 20 years, and a major reason for people giving it up is because they no longer can find private land to hunt. As I said you could give these people free licenses for themselves, their kids, grandkids, and youth hunts once every other week, it won't be bringing too many of these folks back if they can't find private land to hunt.

Oh my goodness!! You guys must be a bunch of pansies. Look, I am man enough to apologize if what I posted offended anyone. The guys I know have no issues calling each other fat, ugly, stupid or whatever else we feel like calling each other. No one is perfect and we are comfortable in our own skins. Obviously you guys are sensitive souls, so I will try to be more careful in what I say around here when I do decide to make a post.

Yes, big bones, big necks, big gut, big butt, etc., etc. LOL Here's a funny clip I stumbled across today. I think the guy up front needed to ride his bike because his American made truck was in the shop again. As if driving an American made truck wasn't bad enough, he kind of screwed himself some more when he gave this "big boned" guy a ride!

Dang, your neck size will give this fella a run for his money!!

Thanks! I'll be filling up my tank while you'll be putting air in your bicycle tires since that's what you'll be riding while your truck is in the shop. LOL I'd be more than happy to give you lift, however.

Since you all seem so compassionate, lets throw affirmative action into the mix here to go along with youth hunting, ladies night and reduced meal prices for the old folks. Lets see how much support that gets on this site? LOL

I get what the youth hunt supporters are saying here, but the one significant negative I do see with the youth hunts is that they do give youngsters a bit of an unrealistic view of what hunting will be when they no longer qualify for a "youth" hunt. Hunting deer for example with a gun in the calmness and emptiness of the October woods is definitely NOT what they will get when they no longer qualify for the youth hunt. In fact, the difference may be quite dramatic depending on where they hunt. I guess time will tell how many of the youngsters who first got their taste of hunting via a youth hunt actually continue to hunt into adulthood. Probably way too soon to tell, but I do know that when people are given preferential treatment in other facets of life, it doesn't always turn out as good as many might expect. Just my .02 on this.

I could care less if people love to knock the Japanese brands. I know that I will continue to buy Japanese because I have had so few issues over the years that they've got me sold for good! Sure, both American and Japanese brands can have issues, they are mechanical/electronic devices after all. But my experience has been that the Japanese brands have way less issues from the people I have known owning one or the other. I'll be sure to honk my horn at you guys when I pass the repair shops!! LOL

Forget about the shotgun, I love the finish on that scoped rifle. Is that a Remington 700 BDL? Sure looks like an original BDL stock. Looks like you stripped the original stain off of it and then re-varnished it in natural wood color. Looks great!!

If you have good health insurance policy, this is a waste of money. We have it in our company, but I never have participated in it. Insurance companies will sell you insurance to insure your shoelaces at a premium of $5.00 a year, but why would I get insurance on them when I can buy shoelaces for $3.50? This is how I view this Aflac nonsense. You are better off just saving even half of the $120 they would charge you each month and you'd have plenty to cover any additional healthcare costs that possibly might come up that isn't covered by your primary healthcare insurance.

I think the deer knew it would have it's picture posted on HuntingNY.com, so it wanted to act like the typical forum member here! LOL

I'm sure he'll find a job elsewhere. Maybe not on any major TV networks, but I'm sure he'll at least get a radio gig. He won't make as much money as he did before, but does he really need any more money? He's got more money than dirt already. Oh, and my hunch would be that many, if not all of these allegations are probably true. His pompous personality is exactly the trait that many men who harass women possess. They think they can say anything they want to anyone, at anytime without any consequences. It's now caught up to him, and I honestly DON'T feel a bit sorry for him.

Give me another day or two. I'm having it translated into Spanish so that we might understand it better! LOL

I tell you, I have a hard time believing that there isn't more fine print to all this. There are a LOT of people falling under the $125K threshold in this state, and for the life of me I can't imagine that all these folks will now be able to send their kids to a state school for free. Where the hell is the state going to get money to fund all this? Yeah I know, they might increase our taxes, but I just don't think this is going to fly for very long if everyone and their uncle can now go to a state or city school for free!!