grampy

It really does hurt to lose a hunting spot you have had access to since you were a kid. We had 350 acres next to the farm I was raised on,that we had exclusive hunting permission for years and years. After the landowner died,his kids didn't want it and sold it to the state to expand a state park. It is now open to public hunting. And that brought a slew of problems for the 400+ acres we still have. We now let the hunters push the deer from the public land to us and have been successful using them to our advantage. Nothing stays the same and you change and adapt with the changes you have no control of. That being said,being that you have lived there for many years,there is a lot you can offer the new land owners. As said above,you are there to keep a close watch on their land when they are away. You can offer help with land improvement like food plots,brush clearing,best stand placement and just being the best neighbor you can be. I wish you the best of luck with the new owners,hope it all works out for you. Sometimes change works out ok.

Great first catch pic's! You have a fishing partner for life! Enjoy every minute of these younger days,they grow so fast! Good luck with the new food plots. The ones you have now look really nice!

Good Luck......as another door opens!

Wouldn't it be easier to just wear a tin foil hat?

Welcome! Happy to have you here. Good luck in all your New York hunting adventures!

Good luck hunting those Canadian gobblers! Hope you and Gator have a great hunt!

Congrats on tagging out this year! I've seen a gobbler come over and "stomp" another one after the "stompee" was killed. And I too have heard about what you saw,but have never seen it myself. So cool you got to see it!

I'll check around the Albany county hilltowns too.

I'm not usually an advocate for new laws shoved down our throats. But I will go with this one. Hit the scum poachers where it hurts the most,in the wallet. Make the fine high enough where they may think twice about jacklighting,baiting or any number of other disgusting things poachers do. I know nothing works 100% even if the fine was a million dollars,scum is still gonna be scum and do what they do. It's a step in the right direction though,even if it deters a few from doing it. Now what can we do about trespassers?

Been thinking about getting one of those for myself. Would help with my knees and back. But I'm not old yet!......lol

Great job! Congratulations to your Dad on a very nice first turkey!

Not too much will beat the smile on a successful young hunters face. Great job! Congrats!

Wow,didn't know they liked lily pads so much. And what a huge buck too!

Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms here and gone. Know that you are loved.

Great story and exciting hunts! Still plenty of time to be in the right place at the right time to take that big butterball home with you or your guest. Good luck guy's!

Happy Birthday Red and gonehntn! Hope you guy's enjoy your special day! Gonna be warm out there,so a few ice cold one's will taste really good! Have fun!

Very cool! Nice job! Congrats!

You've completed a real challenge to be proud of. Way to go! Nice job and congrats!

You won't usually see bears out in an open field at almost noon on an 80 degree day. I say turkey too.

Not much beats making hunting memories with family! Nice turkey! Congrats to you and your son!

Memories that last a lifetime! Two great birds! Nice job! Congrats!

Great hunt with your dad,plus two awesome birds! Way to go man! Congrats!

Really nice job on another very nice bird. Way to go! Congratulations on a successful turkey season!

We lost 30 to 40 percent of last years fawns in my immediate area. It could have been worse as we had a very heavy wet snow in November,that broke a lot of trees and branches down for them to eat when it got real bad out there. We still have a fair number of adults that are getting better each week now. But not a normal amount of little ones from last year with them this spring. Mother nature took her toll here last winter. But the strongest survived and so will our deer herd.

Hope your new property is everything you want it to be. Good luck on all the new hunting adventures!