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It's part of the EPA's sinister plan to make us all walk and ride bikes to get around and stay warm. "We don't need no stinking fossil fuel"...they say. God help us..

I just want St Bona's Golf club to open so I can practice mis-hitting golf balls again..

I thought Realtree bought them out awhile ago. Didn't want to complete with Skyline.

Sweet

nice problem to have. Unfortunately, we bag more mice in our cabin than deer in the field. LOL

Heading for the YMCA therapy pool to relax and thaw out from shoveling sh_t against the tide.

shoveled out 10-12 inches of white stuff. At least the driveway is only 40 feet long.

Like it. Maybe I'm a little Crumbcruncher too.

My wife telling me to move south making more sense every day.

I recall something about "setbacks" of 500 feet from adjoining property owners and you are right about the 50 acre per turbine requirement. Our land could only have 2 turbines max since our land is about 140 acres. Sure glad we didn't pursue the turbines...would have been a helluva mess for us.

..When should I send the driver to pick you up?LOL

Sorry, off topic a bit, but wouldn't mind seeing a windmill or two erected near Barbara Streisand's place off in the bay at the Hamptons. Tweak her nose a bit...

Members of our club had a chance to jump on board with wind generator people several years ago in Wyoming county. We kicked it around and decided not to pursue. I think we had a chance at either $7000/year royalty or whatever money we could receive for 3 or 4 percent of the generation per year. The money would have been nice, but the windmill would have dominated the view from the camp front door and, in the view of the membership, destroyed the value of the camp. A neighbor did decide to allow construction of 2 windmills, but we didn't get mad or stomp our feet. He/she did what was right for them. We can see and hear them whooshing...whooshing, and may have ruined the turkey hunting, given the traditional roosting areas were taken out. I drive frequently from Olean to Batavia, using route 98 and am amazed at the hundreds of wind generators dotting the landscape. To me, it ruined the area in Wyoming County, Allegany county, but people make their choices and go with it, and that's ok.

That's it...you're hired...you start on our plot April 1st. Your knowledge is outstanding!! I'll send a driver to pick you up....

Stuck at Huntley steam station in Tonawanda for a day until the storm passed. The half hour ride home to Cheektowaga was 3 hours..and that was after I shoveled the snow out of the engine compartment of my Ford.

Nice to see pictures like this during these crappy weeks. Keep them coming!

Yeah, read that poll. Not a dominant view on the choices provided in the poll. I lean towards the one buck/per year option. Gives everyone a chance to hunt the buck of their choice...some can lean towards holding out for a mature buck, others can opt for a younger one...then spread the wealth a bit by still offering doe permits as needed in each management zone. Of course, what do I know...just my humble opinion.

At the end of your day, be sure to have a glass of wine to unwind.

butter

The "we" are the guys in our Rod and Gun club, who have varying levels of interest in how to manage the property. Money should not be an issue for establishing a food plot, but getting the guys together on one common goal is similar to herding cats. Some just like to fish, some like to picnic, some really like the deer hunt. I applaud you for doing the things you want, when you want to...nice looking plots. I wish I had my own land. Since I am president of the club, maybe I should take a page out of Pres. Osama...I mean Obamas play book and just sign an executive order....

Wouldn't mind seeing some control of the deer nuisance permitting process. Anecdotal evidence...Neighbor farmer has been getting several nuisance permits for his farm for years. Deer sightings have dropped off significantly the last several years. Still not comfortable with extra length of the bow season as it stands now.

Should not have come down to on side kick recovery. As someone else mentioned, the Packers settled for field goals in the 1st. period. No balls, no blue chips. They actually had the game in hand until special teams botched coverage on the fake field goal. Not feeling sorry for Bostic. He, like all other "hands" people on that squib kick, wear those sticky gloves for exceptional grip. He should have had it.

trying to...Wife wants to watch crummy ice skating...need man cave...

We have about 1/2 acre of land that was logged off and stumps uprooted and pushed aside, then land was leveled. Nothing done since.. Not sure about rocks in the soil, although I have to assume there are some that can cause problems with tilling soil. We want to pursue a food plot. Sounds like you may not have been totally impressed with the Groundhog max. Do you think it is better to go with some heavier equipment at first to prepare the soil, then use a device like the groundhog in the years following? Do you find the groundhog abuses the ATV enough to not even consider using it on ATV? We are thinking of purchasing an ATV for work around the property, dragging deer, plus the food plot. Thanks.

Weather in the northeast is simple...It gets cold in the winter, then it gets hot in the summer...easy as pie Algore..