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She represents the part of NY city that is adjacent to central park. There might be a few coyotes living there. Maybe one will snatch her poodle some day and she will change her tune. As far as the baby-killing goes, her time for that is short. With a solid conservative majority now on the Supreme Court and RBG on her last leg, it won't be long until Roe vs Wade is overturned. After that happens, the only way NY will be able to keep up the "abortions on demand" would be to succeed from the Union, and that ain't happening.

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Daughter had a field hockey game at the Epic center tonight and we saw 4 or 5 of them circling to the South East of that building on Wehrle drive around 4:45 pm. I wonder if they were part of the same flock.

That is good to know, and may answer Larry's question "If humans can get CWD ? ". Do you know any of the folks who ate that deer and how many there were total ? If there were any bad effects, I would think they would have shown up over the last 14 years.

It seems that those folks who ate the CWD-positve deer at that fireman's raffle in Oneida back in 2005 would provide an good test group to study the effects of CWD in humans. I wonder if anyone on this site knows someone who was at that event and ate the "tainted" venison ? I drive thru the area several times each year (sometimes with a deer carcass strapped to my vehicle). I never fail to think about that sad day back in 2005 each time I cross that bridge on Rt 81 over Oneida lake. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2016, a local asked me about the the buck strapped to the top of our mini-van while we stopped for gas in Brewerton. He was quite the deer hunter, and said that some of his mounts were on display in one of the local cafes. I was afraid to bring up the subject of CWD, but I really wanted to ask him what his thoughts were on the subject. It is a big deal to me, because the bulk of my family's protein comes from free-range, NY state whitetail deer.

It is interesting that the last little bit of ISIS-controlled territory in Syria was collapsing almost at the very instant when Fox suspended Judge Jeanine. History will now associate her with this latest big victory in the new Crusade against Radical Islam. Trump is the first US President since Eisenhower who has not been afraid to publicly use the word "Crusade". For me, the highlight of his last State of the Union speech was when he used that word, which still sends shivers thru those who oppose Judaeo-Christian beliefs, especially those of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Can you offer any proof that "wild deer" outside of a fence were ever "discovered positive" for CWD in NY state ? Also, do you remember the recent news stories (February 2019) which told of dozens of CWD-infected deer down in PA. Many of those were found dead with no signs of starvation, etc, or were killed in attempt to limit the spread of the disease. We can't say that would have happened had PA not had statewide, mandatory AR's in place for many years, nor can we say that AR's contributed to the recent explosion of CWD in PA. What we can do is err on the conservative side and keep mandatory AR's the heck out of NY, including the elimination of them in the few "test DMU's" where they have been in place for a few years. We should also push to ban deer farming in NY, since that practice has been positively linked to all of the cases of CWD which have been discovered here. That said, I have no problem with "voluntary" AR's, which is a practice that I adhere to myself. It has been more than 10 years since I killed an antlered buck with less than 3 points on a side (bb's taken on "antlerless" tags don't count).

Only pickled hearts. In fact, my younger daughter and I enjoyed a mix of that as our appetizers tonight, while we were waiting for momma to bake the lasagna. Currently, there is an half-filled quart jar with a mix of button buck and 3.5 year buck hearts in the fridge. So technically, tonight's dinner came from (3) different deer. My wife pickled those last weekend, along with a beef tongue, which filled another quart jar. It gets a little sweeter, the longer it is in the jar, but we usually eat it within 2 weeks. I like the tongues a little better, but deer tongues are too small to mess with. The beef tongue was eaten within 2 days. My all time favorite wild game is pickled moose tongue, which are about the same size as that from a finished steer.

My wife made doe fawn lasagna for dinner. It was very tasty. The kids liked it so much that they ate every last bit of it. Unfortunately, that means no leftovers for the weekend. There are just 5 or 6 packs of fawn grind left in the freezer. When they are gone, we will have to start on the grind from older deer (2-1/2 and 3-1/2 year old bucks). I always like to eat the best first, in case our 40 year old freezer takes a dump. We still have a few button buck and doe fawn roasts and a couple packs of backstrap. I am saving those for "special occasions". I am really looking forward to a crock-pot, bone-in button-buck neck roast. I heard they are excellent, but have yet to try one myself.

My kinda guy for sure. He makes it very clear that as a hunter, meat is his top priority. I especially liked the South American episode where he ate the monkey brains and was making fun of the catch-and-release fishermen. He did not look too thrilled with taste of coyote meat, in the episode where he tried it, but always seems to like the nuts of mule deer, whitetail, and antelope when cooked with butter and lots of pepper. I am surprised that Belo, being such a big fan, is so opposed to trying any of those.

You must have missed the earlier post by SJ: TLHS = Texas Lion Heart Shot

Not a perfectly executed "TLHS" by a long shot. Looking at the video photos from the link, it looks like the guy took his first shot from the rear while the lion was at a "quartering away" angle. That is why the second and third shot were required. Had he moved a little further to the left, prior to firing the first shot, he would have saved himself a couple of bullets and gotten the job done quicker. Maybe an African Loin Safari would be a good idea after I retire so I could show him how to do it right.. Getting a lion shoulder mount, showing the single "exit" hole on the center of the chest would be cool.

Yes, but I would walk around back first and shoot it directly from the rear. That would give me a good angle to the heart and would also point it in a direction that would allow me to get the maximum amount lead into it (with follow-up shots) before it got to me. Having pulled that shot off once on a standing buck, I would not hesitate on a sleeping lion. I would not shoot a sleeping lion from the side or the front, because my chances of escaping unharmed would be lower.

I also thought that was odd, especially because the author mentioned "CWD in NY". As far as I know, there has not been a single confirmed case of CWD in a free-range deer in NY. If I am not mistaken, it was only detected in a farmed deer that was slaughtered (before they knew it was sick) to feed folks at a fireman's raffle in Oneida back in 2005. I wonder if any study has been done, on the folks who ate that deer at the raffle, to see if CWD can effect humans ? If the author would have pointed out the fact that states like PA (which have widespread application of mandatory AR's) also have widespread cases of CWD in the free-range deer herd, then it might have made a bit more sense to bring it up. This evidence could be used to show that keeping mandatory AR's (mostly) out of NY, might be helping to keep CWD out of our free-range herd. Hopefully, FSW gets home from vacation soon so he can clear all this up for us.

That buck makes a very strong argument against antler restrictions. Nice job on the mount.

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Does not matter, Trump will veto it and still get the wall. Even though a few Republicans have defected, those that remain loyal to the President are more than enough to prevent an congressional override of that veto in both the Senate and the House. The inevitable lawsuits also don't matter because a solid majority of the Supreme court is also on Trump's side. The bottom line is, Trump will get the wall and there is not a darn thing the Democrats can do to stop it, with control of just 1/6 the power in DC.

We need to wait until FSW gets back from vacation for that, otherwise it will be all meat.

I heard that a new Runnings store is moving into our neighborhood in April. Hopefully, they will stock Redfields and I can find one a little cheaper there. I heard they often beat Bass Pro prices. Amazon has the 2-7 x 33 Revolution now for $ 175. I am looking forward to getting that new scope out on the range after it dries up a little. Nikon is out of the running, because I was disappointed with a pair of binoculars from them about 15 years ago. No Redfield product has ever let me down. I have never heard anything bad about Leupold but could never justify the cost of one of them. I would definitely prefer to stick with an American-made brand. My Bushnell was a fixed 3X. I like the old Redfield variables on my 30/06 and ML a lot better, especially on the range. There, I usually dial the zoom up to the max (9X & 7X), which seems to helps keep the groups tighter. Most shots at deer has been on the lowest power (3X & 2X,) to keep the field of view the widest. The Redfields are also much better in low light conditions. After getting this new Redfield, my last old scope will also be the first one I ever purchased: and old Weaver 1.5 X on my grandad's Ithaca model 37, 16-gauge featherlight. Had I taken that out last year, after dropping my Marlin with the Bushnell on it, there would certainly be one more fat doe in our freezer right now. I have also dropped that one out of tree stands a few times but the scope is still as clear as when it was new, it never fogs up, and that old Ithaca has never failed to fire (even after being submerged in water several times.

The timing looked good on the compressions (120 per minute or so). The two breaths would have been tough but thankfully he did not need them.

Maybe you do, but apparently the mods don't, so I guess those two got a permanent vacation. Members should worry about what they kill themselves and not so much about what other members do. If they have "concerns", a better method of expressing themselves would be a pm. I see a personal attack as nothing more than the attacker's public display of their own weakness and insecurity. Personally, I welcome them on myself, and I would prefer that only those were not restricted by the moderators. I am always looking for more folks to put on my prayer list. I do not enjoy seeing other's attacked though, and this site would be better if those attacks were reduced. It does seem that this thread has achieved that objective. Thanks to the mods for that.

Stir fry with sliced doe-fawn back-strap, cooked medium-rare and Thai peanut sauce, washed down with Genny light. Was very good, equally as tasty as button buck.

I love it too and they are very good eating. I bought a Marksman .177 cal with a scope on it from Dicks last year when they had them on sale for around $ 40. I took it out once this winter, after sighting it in, but no squirrels showed up in range. I am looking forward to September 1, when the season opens. The advantages I see, with the air rifle, are #1 cost of ammo, #2 lack of noise. The only problem so far with that Marlin is it has a very hard trigger pull. That might limit the effective range to 25 yards or so, but I could live with that. Longer shots in September are unlikely anyhow with all the leaves still on the trees.

A couple older Redfield scopes have performed well on my 30/06 and 50 cal ML, but I do not have any experience with newer ones, since Leupold took over. It is time to update the old Bushnell Banner on my primary 12 gauge slug gun and I am leaning towards one of those new Redfields. It sounds like they come with the Leupold lifetime warranty. The 2-7 model looks like it would be a good fit on my Marlin 512. My longest shot with that one with the old Bushnell that was a doe at 163 yards. The Bushnell Banner had served me well, prior to last season, especially considering some of the rough use it had endured. That includes dropping it from a 16 ft high tree stand one time, which sheared off the #10 base mount screws. I drilled them out and replaced with 1/4", and it continued to work well for about 10 more years. The trouble last season first showed up while checking the zero over Labor day weekend. The image thru the scope was fuzzy at 100 yards, but clear at 50, so that is where I checked the zero. At 100 yards, I could see two bulls, but just one at 50. Quite a number of antlerless deer have fallen to that gun/scope combo, but none with "protruding" antlers, until opening day last fall. My first shot (from 100 yards away) struck that heavy 3-1/2 year old buck about 20" to the left of where I aimed, passing thru his mid-section, just below the spine. He remained on his feet until the second slug struck a couple inches higher, right on the spine. A third "finisher" to the neck from point-blank range ended his suffering. While dragging the 200 plus pound carcass out of the swamp, the gun slipped from my shoulder, into the cold water. The final strike on the old Bushnell came a few weeks later, when a couple of smaller bucks chased a doe twice around my tree stand. The first time she passed directly below, but my gun misfired due to a frozen firing pin (I should have cleaned it better after dropping it in the water). The second time they brought her around, I took a running shot and missed her clean. I shot on a lower percentage than normal, because I wanted to see if the gun would go off. It did, resulting in what I am about 90 % sure was a "clean" miss. I spent a couple hours following tracks and looking but no sings of a hit on some pretty decent tracking snow. If anyone has a good reason why some other scope might be better way to dump less than $175, fire away. I really can't justify spending more than that at this time.