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OK Belo & I am with ya on that

Belo HUH? whats the Matter?

Deerpassion Charger is a nice bow it replaced the rampage series. I have the Rampage XT which has all the same cpomponents that the Carbon Element has except for the riser and was half the price. The charger should last you a long time. I know I wont be replacing mine unless something serious goes wrong with it Good Luck with it

Fletch I have done a lot of smoking with Venison it is not always dry you need to just tend to the meat more then you would other meats & at a cooler temp. Also try making slits in the meat & put some bacon in the slits. That also helps but I prefer just a shot of juice in the meat

I value everyone's opinion, although mentoring holds a special place with me. My mentoring experience is probably a bit more on average than most people on this forum - and that's not being braggish, full of myself, or anything of the sort. I'm just saying it's not my first rodeo and I know what mentoring new hunters involves. It's a marathon and not a sprint. Setting up a weekend encourages "sprinting" when nothing is really done beyond that. The DEC needs to take a holistic approach. A weekend is a band aid and not a root cause solution - and we have no evidence to really support its impact either way. Groups like QDMA, Kicking Bear, etc. seem to have better direction on how this should be done the right way. Now, the DEC doesn't have the same agenda; however, what it does have is control over the playing field and the rulebook, and thus can make macro changes that can better facilitate mentoring, recruitment, etc. If the "weekend" were part of a bigger plan, I don't think near as many would question it. All they did was give the weekend and then pat each other on the back for solving a problem that they didn't really solve. Sorry I said I was done but just needed to say: I see what Doc & you mean now Don't know the Politics of the DEC in NY or NH but I do understand where you are coming from now Like I said before (probably should have kept my mouth shut as I am an outsider) & I know NY & NH are totally different states on so many levels for NH this turned out to be an awesome program & gives kids a good opportunity to harvest a deer now it may not work in NY but for NH where the deer population is est. @ 85,000 YES NY state Kills around 3X the amount of deer we have living in NH I would think NH hunters would have been more upset for this reason alone I don't know if NYDEC has public forums or not but we do in NH & we do get a say (or at least we can speak our piece) if they don't NYDEC should consider it.

I smoke venison & is pretty good need to keep it at a low heat I try not to go over 200 I will inject it with a fruit Juice or Vodka keep a spray bottle very close by to mist the meat I do every hour with everything but Venison is every1/2 hour I fill the spray bottle with Sam Adams Lager or a hard cider outside can come out a little like Jerky but insde will be very good as long as you keep the outside cool & moist with the spray bottle Roasts I find are the best to smoke off a deer I agree with Crappyice Beef: you can beat a brisket

Sr22 is a great pistol acurate, comfortable & very fun to shoot

Doc I see your points. & we have just as many idiots here TRUST ME. most of these people do not take their kids out or they have already shot one before the season. If these kids are taught right to be responsible & ethical hunters gun season will change for the better it will take time but it will be safer for everyone. YES. In NY would be scared as hell to take my daughter on public land during reg gun season & would not do it. Private land is a different story All I can say is here in NH I have seen the change in the hunters ethics. I do believe that the youth program here has helped that dramaticly. I am 99% sure more good then bad will come with a Youth "weekend" continue to bowhunt during youth weekend Doc & if it makes you nervous set that tree stand a little higher (J/K) As I have no intrest in NY youth hunt I will not voice anymore on this matter unless asked to do so Just hope we can all share the woods. Most of us sportman & sportswomen are all out there for the same reasons

OK Doc I guess I don't understand how NY state works as far as the youth program Here in NH Youths can hunt all season as long as long as they are with a licensed hunter over 18 my daughter hunts with me all rifle season the youth weekend just gives them a little extra chance Not trying to fool anyone & I am sorry if I don't understand how the system works in NH if land is not posted it is legal to hunt. I have rifle hunted western NY public land & switched to bow season when you have idiots running YES Running through public land firing their rifles in the air with no concern for anyones safety just to push deer to their buddy I will say I don't want to be around let alone my daughter so maybe they cant hunt all season in NY but here my daughter since 10 years old has hunted in 70 to -10 degree weather with me. My word Doc in no way am I trying to be disrespectful but it is one weekend it is still bow season here youth weekend & doesn't seem to bother anyone or the deer.If I am not mistaken isn't a lot of different gun seasons in NY during bow season there if not someone better call DEC because I still hear a lot of shots at waterfowl, turkey, small game & upland birds going off on the public land. I will gladly put my bow up to spend a weekend hunting witth my kids Could care less if I ever shot a deer again I cant take back the time I dont spend with my kids in the woods

how long is this special season? NH has had a youth weekend for Spring Turkey & deer Firearm for many years More hunting accidents & wounded deer during regular season then Youth season I have taken my daughter for youth weekend since she was 10 years old. Isn't this what everyone Preaches "Take a kid hunting" they are & should be the future of this sport & should have a time in the woods to learn the ropes without a million idiots out there just my thought on it & am glad NH has done it for years. My daughter is one of the most ethical & Responsible hunters I have ever hunted with.

yeah sounded real good for us non residents till I found the proposed changes doesn't look like it will be any change for me we spend a week for bow season out western NY & looked like I will pay the same price as we will be required to buy a regular hunting license on top of the bow license still will be $140 + cost of DMP's may have to look for some public land on the VT side to hunt to makeuse of the firearm tag

Anyone know if the License structure & pricing change passed or not?

case of rocky mountain oysters? bet he doesn't have those

Tiffany just pulled up on a SXS with a 1/2 ripped Tank Top

Would also look at the Ruger American got one in .308 for my daughter & also a great rifle for cheap money

my money is on a Farm Hand

Here they come now

He asked I answered I can tell the difference between how my CX mayhems shot compared to my red zones so I guess I am a helluva shot so thanks for the kind words

stated +/- .006 my RedZones are +/- .0025 Max not Avg

My 01 Honda Rancher 350 ES picked it up last year use it for hunting, plowing, York raking & of couse wheeling This was the first real trip on it deep in the woods

they look nice but price wise they are no cheaper then Carbon Express & I Love my RED ZONES

I have said it many of times before after spending more money in shipping cameras back then the cameras cost me originally I will never buy another WGI product again. I could not get them to last 2 months let alone 2 years

used to wear the muck but I now wear Bogs I like the feel better & mine are rated to -30 below

might try it at deer camp after some Crown Royal & a few Sam Adams

Huh those aren't illegal in NY yet LOL? well if noboby is going to claim the Hearts You can ship them right up to NH