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I spent a lot of time going from specialist to specialist trying to figure out what was causing the symptoms I was experiencing back in late 2019. Doctor after doctor told me there was nothing wrong with me, but my symptoms told me otherwise. The ONLY doctor that helped in anyway was an integrative medicine doctor that specialized in lyme and other tick-borne illnesses. She told me that the 24 hour rule as it relates to ticks and transmission of lyme is a misnomer (ok, she actually said that it's patently false). Since she was the only one who was able or willing to treat me in any way AND that treatment was effective, I have no reason to doubt her. I'd recommend a course of antibiotics just to be safe because I can guarantee that you wouldn't want to go through the things that I experienced with my symptoms. After doing some research on this at the time, there's a lot of conflict between the CDC and what are called "Lyme Literate" practitioners. There was a rather alarming documentary type video on YouTube that I watched - I'll see if I can dig that up.

Better safe than sorry with this stuff - I'd insist upon a round of antibiotics. If you don't catch it early, it can get very nasty. I had symptoms for more than a year because I didn't catch it early enough. Fortunately, things are much better now.

I may be in the market for a beam to use as a fireplace mantle if you are looking to sell any. You may have said so already, but are the beams chestnut as well? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lyme is bad enough, but Babesia is really nothing to mess around with. If you catch Lyme early, antibiotics are typically enough to prevent any long-term issues. Babesia, I believe, is treated with the same drugs they use for malaria.

Many of the most popular crossbows on the market are off-limits to NY hunters who want to comply with the draw weight and limb tip width restrictions. There seem to be fewer and fewer premium crossbow offerings that fit within the NY standards. Many crossbows that use older technology (e.g. most Excalibur crossbows with their recurve limbs and heave draw weights) also aren't legal in NY. I'm not a crossbow hunter so I don't really have a dog in the fight. But like the 7 (or is it 10?) round capacity rules for firearms, the current restrictions seem quite arbitrary and limiting for no real good reason (or at least none that I've ever been made aware of).

I don't know too much about other manufacturers, but I have a Sig Sauer 1911 that has been a great gun.

I'm not sure how old the machine is, but the picture you posted makes it look brand new. Depending on the options on that machine, $7k may not be a bad deal. Used market is crazy right now - you might even be able to make a little money on it.

How much is he asking for his ATV/plow setup?

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Anything over 12x12 is taxed and requires a permit in the town where my hunting property is located. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My 13 year old son shot 3 deer with Hornady American 100 gr. factory ammo. None made it past 50 yards from POI, with one dropping in its tracks, and all were one shot kills. Worked very well for him.

Great view! Which lake is that?

I'm not sure I have a picture of the 162 pounder - that was before cell phone cameras Did you get a weight on yours? Looks huge in that pic!

A doe that weighs 180 lbs. field dressed is one huge doe! We have kept weight records for all of our deer going back to 1991 - the biggest doe shot on our property was 162 lbs. dressed ... and she was a tank! Congrats on the deer!

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Don't the deer have to be dead in order to test for CWD? Or have they developed a method to test for CWD in live animals?

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I stock up every time I’m down that way … which will be pretty often soon since I hunt in that area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My cousin is the brewmaster at Steuben Brewing Company outside of Hammondsport. He has some excellent beers!

What it tells me is if my arrow rest is set for proper center shot - not manufacturer recommended center shot, but the center shot of the bow / arrow combination. If you are hitting dead on at 20 but get progressively more to the left the farther you go back in distance, move the rest to the right (or vice versa) until you are hitting your target consistently in the left/right direction.

I originally started out at 7 or 8 yards in my basement to make sure I had good bareshaft flight. I took it to 20 yards outside after that and was getting such good results that I stepped back to 30 yards, then 40 yards to see how things looked. I don't normally shoot bare shafts at 40 yards but was pleasantly surprised that it hit with fletched arrows at that distance. I'll only be shooting fletched arrows out of the Enkore now that everything is set up and tuned appropriately.

I'm shooting a 60 lb. Enkore and have to agree with you that the tuning system is great. Took me about 5 shots to get a bareshaft flying straight out of the bow. And it was grouping well with my fletched arrows out to 40. It's not the smoothest drawing or quietest bow out there, but it sure shoots well for me!

Tightspot quiver - been using them for several years now. Tuck in very tight to the bow (if you want it to), rock solid attachment point, and easy on/off if you like to take your quiver off when hunting. I have no complaints with mine!

We’ve had a nesting pair living in our scotch pines behind our house for 2 years now. They had 4 chicks this year. No marshes or swamps within 5 miles of my home … only farm ponds. Cool birds! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk