BillatAlbany

Glad I read this, you guys have made some interesting points. I am planning on going out in the western/southern region of the 'dacks for an early hunt this year, I don't have any experience bear hunting (though I have quite a bit of experience wandering around/camping in the areas I plan to go). My thoughts if I had managed to get one was to quarter it out in multiple trips, even with a friend. I had a visit to my camp already once this year from a questing bear, and managed to find one dead that had fallen over a waterfall just the other weekend. As of the last few weekends the foliage up there was still too thick to really see anything (except in the marsh areas as was wisely pointed out). Here is a picture of the bear that had fallen by the way.

Eastern NY, in the past they have been real bad in Dutchess county for me, though I am usually around Albany area (Pinebush is bad as usual). But all the other areas I have hunted/fished/berry picked this year I haven't really had any problems yet. I will have to keep the permethrin on though just in case I suppose.

Just wondering, has anyone really seen that many ticks this year? Seems like two years ago I couldn't keep away from the things, but as of this year I haven't noticed more than a few, possibly on the down swing of the whole "acorn-white footed mouse-deer cycle"?