virgil

Bordering public ground can be a blessing or a curse. It depends on how accessible the adjoining public ground is to the public. If the closest access is a good distance away, great. If there are public parking areas, trails, etc. that are close to your land- not so good. You could either be overrun, or you could have lots of property to yourself I had property that was surrounded on three sides by State forest. But, it was directly adjacent to public hiking trails. I didn't have problems with hunting pressure (mostly because the hunting wasn't so good). But, I had constant issues of trespassing and vandalism due to the constant foot traffic through the area.

You can find lease templates online- just fill in the blanks. I did that once and it was pretty easy.

I'd like to hear more about the deer taken in my neighborhood that you're referring to.

I hunt not far from Curmudgeon's Christmas tree farm. I have been lucky to always see a lot of deer on my land. But, I've always seen few bucks as compared to does; and even fewer mature bucks. This year, I saw fewer deer in general, and no mature bucks at all. I did have considerably more hunting pressure on adjacent properties this year than in the past. My neighbors were doing drives and firing quite a bit on opening day- they typically don't hunt the adjacent property much early in the season. By Sunday of opening weekend, sightings were much less frequent. Thanksgiving week, even less. My general impression is that the deer were very quick to become nocturnal; and I did not see much evidence at all of an active rut this year. Hoping this year was an anomaly and not the beginning of a trend.

I have the parka and it’s great for gun season. High quality.

Look at the Amazon listing in the OP. 'Gift Ideas From the Ellen DeGeneres Show'??

We got my wife a 2018 Honda Pilot two years ago. I priced the remote started at the dealer and at another place and the prices were similar. I went with the dealer.

Oh, never mind.

Wouldn't you want to verify any of those claims prior to spreading 'like wild fire'? A quick Google search will show you that this Ed Chenel letter has existed on the internet since the late 90's, and Chenel's existence hasn't even been verified.

they were also at the Throgg's Neck Bridge last weekend.

Really great program.

Thanks everyone. Turned out to be no problem. Took it to the local trailer place and got new tires in an hour. Well worth the $135 for the convenience and peace of mind.

Thanks guys. Of course, I’m hoping to bring the trailer with me when I head upstate Wednesday morning. So, I’m in a bit of a time crunch.

Just noticed that my trailer tires are in awful condition and need to be replaced. I’ve never replaced trailer tires before. For those members with experience, do I need to take it to a trailer place, or will a regular tire shop be able to replace them?

Good for you. Sounds like things are heating up in 4F. I can't wait to get up there for the last few days of bow and then the gun opener.

You couldn't resist..

Congratulations. Do you think there's any chance this is the same deer from the other day?

Hi Curmudgeon. Sorry to hear about your miss. Sounds like you grazed over the top. As far as why your bolt went so high, is there any chance it grazed the blind? I'm only asking because, a couple of years ago, I decided to use the top of my popup blind as a rest to shoot at a nice 8pt. Had a clear view through the scope. But, with over/under scope mounts, the barrel was a couple of inches lower than the scope and was actually blocked by the blind. Of course, I missed the deer, but shot the living hell out of the blind.

Pretty sure that's arugula.

Do it- as long as you don't need to do a lot of limb cutting and lane clearing. Guys go in on climbers all the time- not really any different from hanging and using a new hang-on stand.

Without some added fat, it'll be dry and ground patties probably won't hold together; sausage will be like sawdust in a casing.

Very sorry.

i got one also, 4F. Never had that happen before.

We got into a few woodies and mallards this weekend. And a single goose.

Looking forward to hopefully adding a picture to the 4F thread. Got some ducks this weekend. Does that count?