nyantler

Hey thanks for including me in the joke

I'll leave the keys in the tractor and fill 'er up for ya.

I believe it was Elmer...

Ok Lawd.. that's officially my favorite pic so far!!

Now that's what I'm talking about!..perfect!

A 100 acre square is 10acres by 10 acres 10 acres would be about 2000 feet.. I think I can walk 2000 feet in 10 minutes.. and if it was a rectangle I would just walk the short side.. I own 6 acres.. approx 150x1600 I can walk it the long way in 5 minutes.. i could use another farm to hunt

Actually I saw a big nub on one at the end of the video.. maybe the nice buck you killed??

There is no question that deer populations move up and down, primarily as a result of antlerless permit allocations. I have seen both extremes here in our area. So when someone tells me that they have a shortage of deer or an overpopulation, I have no problem believing them. Lol ..... actually it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense for me to contradict them anyway since I don't hunt every locality across the state. But like I say, I have seen the cycles that deer populations go through for close to 50 years, and I have seen the huge ridiculous deer yards over by Honeoye Lake and I have seen years of extreme scarcity so I know that at certain times, both extremes can happen. And my point is if you keep hunting in an area where you think there is less deer.. then you will continue to see less deer. I do not agree that there is ever a shortage of deer... that would be a relative statement... what I consider a shortage and what you consider a shortage might be very different. An overpopulation is much easier to see due to the usually damage that the additional deer in gthe habitat create. And I believe that too many hunters blame their lack of success on the amount of deer they have seen.. I say that if you are having trouble seeing deer either change your tactics or change where you are hunting. It would be like saying there are less fish in a stream because you didn't get any bites today.. when in reality it was because you weren't doing the right things to catch them or picked a bad day for catching fish... (although I don't think there ever is a bad day to be fishing )

NO, I would like to see who can walk a 100 acre parcel in 10 minutes. Remember that the hunting population is getting older and we can't walk at 60 like we did at 25. We have a club and are on private property and we all have atv's. If we didn't, half the guys wouldn't be hunting today. It extends their ability to still pursue the sport they have loved for over 30 yrs.Dave I walk as well at 51 as I did at 25.. maybe better.. and I can absolutely walk across a 100 acre square in 10 minutes.. in my opinion many guys could do the walk just fine but are too lazy..getting older is not always an excuse

Just curious if you are a treestand hunter?

??? I totally lost you there Dave... I was talking about the more we loosen the laws the easier they become to abuse. I don't see your tactic reference.

And the more you loosen the hinges the easier they are to knock off

Where the heck did that come from???

Not everyone can always be on the same schedule as you rocket... If I was constantly having problems with ATVs ruining my hunting.. I'd find another honeyhole or learn to live with it.

If someone choses to use a .22 for deer be prepared for some disappointment evry now and then

The lack of seeing deer is more about the style of hunting and pesimistic attitude of hunters than any lack of whitetails in NY. I am not seeing any less whitetails.. and if I were it would probably mean that I needed to change my tactics a bit..

I'm sure there are a lot of entries for the smallest..

Took the words right out of my mouth Doc!

Who ME??? If you ever see my posts heading in that direction...you have my permission to shoot me..lol

UH OH.. Not another conspiracy theorist in the group...YEP.. I'm sure the DEC relishes in the thought of huge winter kill... Come ON!

actually i saw a few nubs starting on some I think

yeah I understand the complexity.. thats why I'm not sure what to think about niusance permits... be nice if there was another way to remedy the problem, but i know its difficult.

Yeah.. there is a reason the DEC doesn't let us supplimental feed

The worst part is you don't even realize that you don't belong there..lol

The truth is.. no matter what you spend.. if you get the mount back and the work is bad the price will be too much.. if you are happy with the workmanship.. the cost is worth it. Shop for a quality taxidermist not a cheap one... and no I am not a taxidermist.. but I did play one on TV..