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  1. What it means is ONE and only ONE hunt for the first split (typically until December when the zone closes) anywhere near this incredibly food rich and productive water when a little common sense would have left plenty of good hunting for the entire season.  Meant only as an example.  Stupid, slovenly and selfish.  And it happens every year.     

  2. Just wanted to say thanks to all who helped make Carters Pond the waterfowl wasteland it always is after opening weekend.  Not so much as a feather to be found amid the rafts of shells and wads.  We do ourselves proud by busting the roost and laying waste to every wood duck we see. 

  3. On top is DC's "The Ringer" in pearl acrylic.  New in box. (http://store.duckcommander.com/duck-calls/premium-calls/the-ringer-duck-call/)  

     

     

    Below is the Kumduck "Retro Wood" in madrone burl.  Blown some around the house and in the car.  With 2 packs of replacement reeds and cork.  (http://kum-duck.com/retrowoodduckcalls.asp)

     

    BOTH ARE SINGLE REED.  

     

     

    $50 for either.  Will trade BOTH for RNT Short Barrell or new Old Style.  Seller ships.  

     

    PM or email ([email protected])

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  4. The Ruffed Grouse Society has released its fall forecast.  Spread the seemingly good news.

     

     

    New York

    New York had good weather for nesting in May, however above-average rainfall in most of the state in June may have negatively affected nest success and chick survival, or alternatively resulted in abundant food resources for woodcock in the form of earthworms and other soil surface invertebrates, and for grouse in the form of insects, leafy plants, and berries. The drumming rate from this spring’s turkey hunter observation survey was 0.24 grouse drumming/hour, which is a 9 percent increase from last year. The spring drumming rate has shown to be a good predictor of the fall flush rate for grouse. “This would suggest that the flush rate this fall will be higher than last year,” remarked Mike Schiavone, New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) lead upland gamebird biologist.

    According to Schiavone, “The breeding population index (singing males/route) for American woodcock from the singing-ground survey (coordinated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) increased from spring 2014 to spring 2015, so we anticipate that we will see an increase in the number of birds hunters encounter this fall. A lot depends on reproductive success this summer, but in general, the breeding index is a good indicator of abundance.”

    You can read about the “Grouse and Woodcock Hunting Log” on DEC’s website http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/9351.html.

  5. I see what you are saying, but don't necessarily agree. Actually, I think your statement is contradictory - if it isn't condoned, how is it encouraged?

     

    Yes, get rich or die trying is persistent in the culture. However, ethical standards are also pretty clear. Most people who steal or cheat an employer know full well what they are doing, they simply find ways to justify it.

     

    While in no way an attack or insult on you, I suspect you knew the practice was unethical when you asked the original question. Asking was simply a way to find justification. No one is perfect - its human nature to look for ways to justify our mistakes, and we all make mistakes.

     

    It is contradictory.  If it's encouraged; it's condoned.  Damned semantics. 

     

    As I said, I wouldn't do it but I understand it.  I was thinking about a shop I once visited that had gear on its shelves that I was pretty certain didn't come from the manufacturer.  It was clearly new stuff, hadn't been used.  I've wondered ever since how that stuff got there and arrived at the ethical scenario I put forth here.

  6. IMO, no legal bearing. However, you original question was on ethics, not legality.

     

     

    True enough. 

     

    So much for entrepreneurial zest.  While I wouldn't do this myself, I can certainly understand others doing so and wouldn't be comfortable passing judgment on them.  I believe our culture at large encourages such behavior, life itself being primarily a for profit enterprise.   

  7.  Even where the policy is broader, acting as a reseller is not within the spirit of the policy.

     

    Playing devils advocate here.  Could a policy's "spirit" have any legal bearing?  That seems a little metaphysical for jurisprudence.

  8. So we're going to GIVE money (Federal Pell Grants) to inmates to go to college.  After reading this brief I gave the paper back to the dog and ordered him to eat it immediately lest I burn it and the house down.  I figure while serving time for arson, manslaughter and cruelty charges I'll get another degree.

     

    A bit facetious, but seriously, who comes up with this stuff? 

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  9. Does anyone know of a map that shows the waterfowl zones in more detail?  Those directions on the DEC site ARE helpful and I've outlined the zones in ink on a road map but it just doesn't do it for me.

     

    Hell, I just might have to make one and digitize it.

  10. If you can name a breed of sporting dog, there's a rescue organization dedicated to finding homes for them.  Whether they were lost, abandoned, whatever, they're out there.  Most are familiar with the breeds they take in and don't mind sending them to hunting homes, some even prefer it. 

     

    But, buyer beware, sometimes these fellas were given up with good reason and you might be inheriting damaged goods.  Meet and greets and interviews with the rescue group are always a good idea. 

     

    Our greyhound was a rescue and he's worked out better than I ever could have imagined.  It took some time and a lot of love but I've never owned a better dog. 

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