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Thanks......... As per a call to DEC, I was informed, just as I though, there are no areas in 5 where taking a doe is legal except with a ML. No bow, not even in the early season. But hey, he may have lied to me.

Also maybe hit up the local markets for donations. Put up a flyer asking for people to help out. Canned goods, meat, potatoes, veggies..etc..

I keep up with the laws and regs for NY. I am heading into the NZ tomorrow morning for a hunt. Private land ( finally! ). After finishing up the details with my buddy, he asks me, "Can you kill a doe here with your bow?". I said not as far as I know, why? He replied, "My father thinks you can. You can take them here with a muzzle loader. Why not a bow?", I still replied that I think bow is still an antlered deer having to have at least one 3" horn. I may be off here, but in the NZ for NY, isn't a bow it treated like a firearm as far as killing a doe? Hence, you have to follow the same regs. I just spent an hour looking this up on the DEC site. This is the regs: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28605.html I find nothing that says I can take a doe with my bow in 5J. Am I wrong, or am I missing something here?

G/f just told me on her way to work this morning she saw a doe on the side of the road on 155 just past the APB sign. I was in for an AM sit, but took Morris RD., never saw it. Guess they are moving more in there now as I have seen deer the last two mornings out. GL to everyone still hunting the area.

I'ma be sending you a PM about this one. Right now, I am going to bed to get ready for the morning hunt.

If you are serious dude, I would live to get a pic of me with that rifle. In memory of my mother. That was what she hunted with.

I said nothing about super long range shots.. You can call all the BS you like. A 300 is a frikin moose rifle! You just don't need that much for a whitetail or black bear, even at distance. If a 5.56 can kill a man ( sorry to bring this one up ) at 1000 yards, then a .223 or a 223 can kill a deer.

I forgot the .270. My fav caliber!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cuts a little brushm and still can be a tack driver depending on the rifle and the shooter.

If you are hunting in NY, you do not need a 300 Mag. You don't even need a 7MM mag. The 25/06, .308, 30/30/. 35 Whelin, or even the 7mm/o8 will kill big game here! Even the popular 30/06 can be argued to be over kill. I will try to find a vey old Petersons Hunting article to prove this one. The smaller less recoil calibers can be very effective! As long as you spend time on the target range and get a full zero. Hell, a .222 or 22/250 can kill a deer just as fast as the ought 6, and is legal. You just need to get the right bullet for the rifle. While I'm on the topic of calibers, anyone remember the 30/40 Graig?

I honesty have been pretty respectful of everyone here. I keep reading, and re-reading this thread from start to finish....I just don't see an end to it. Like i asked in the fist place, how in the hell can you blame deer farmers for something they didn't cause? At the same time, I can see the view of others, who I feel never made the real point clear. Most hunters do not want to hunt deer fenced in like cattle. To be forced to do that takes away from a hunters nature to get out and earn the meat. It's a two sided coin, and no matter what, no one is really right or wrong here. So why keep arguing? We are all hunters, so lets act like that! If there is some damn Govt. crap going on, we won't stop it. So get over it and move on........... BTW, I don't think there is. I am just so tired of hunters treating others hunters like crap just because you can't accept a fact. C'mon people, united we stand, divided we fall.

I read a ton of threads before registering here. I knew there was many who would just be more of a jerk the really offer help, or even give advice. I figured, "That's cool. Every site has it's share.". I might be guilty of having an opinion, but some of you are just flat out mean and arrogant. I am to the point I really don't care if you like me or not. I have shared some very solid information to a few, and unless you have been a , I have shown you all proper respect. More then I can say was my reception. It really doesn't matter. We are who we are.

The original argument was a disease. Now it's political, and gone so far away from the OP that you have to re-read the whole thing three times to make sense? Not one thing has been resolved. The dissension in this site is nothing more then foolish. It always "I am right! You are wrong!". Even when real facts have been presented. Are we all still 14 and have to have the bigger dog?

Sure, blame it on the "winter cabbage"..............

Hunting the APB behind the g/s's law firm tomorrow AM. Most likely the last time I hunt the APB this year. We shall see how the fever hits me.

I have no idea. I did a search for...well, I did a search for "luxury" deer stands and this pic cracked me up. Just though some might get a kick out of it.

Here ya go! No need for heated seats. Deer will get used to the scent. I just wouldn't move around to fast in this baby! Now this would be hunting in style! Crazy! just CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I find washing my hunting clothes, and showering with the old school Ivory soap, and a good spray on sent cover for my clothes just before entering the woods works just fine. No need to carry excess gear into the stand. This is just my opinion.

Actually it will be 29A. Very sorry about that. Like I said, been many years.

Just be patient. The deer will show up.

Never told a living soul this one before, but, I used to carry the casing from the first rabbit I shot with my first shotgun. That casing has long since vanished.

Yep. That's why I posted the link. Better to add a spot for folks to see for them selves then make a guess at something like this.

I am very shocked that it went on for 6+ minutes and no one did call the cops.

He meant me. Lawdwaz and I have a growing, nurturing, very respectful friendship budding. ______________________________________________________________________ Don't sweat it John. Just do your best.

I asked about the driving because you were pretty vague on the whole thing. They way it sounded, it seemed like you have to travel a bit to get your spot. Was no malice intended. Just a comment. Talk to the land owner though, get a written permission for DS to go in there. Just in case.

I think it might be called Peck Hill now. If you head in from RT 29, try and go in near the restaurant if you go in blind. There's a small pond back there and I always seen deer there in the AM. Haven't been there in years ( due to the NG lighting the woods up on me once, and a guy I used to hunt with I found sipping brandy and not hunting ). Steer clear of the huge "blow-down" area. If you drop one in there, or it runs in there, it will take 5 people and two days to drag it out through all the debris. Unless you quarter it right on the spot.