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Probably not. But that's not as apples to apples as you think, because my income is probably higher in NY anyway; NY residents per capita pay more in federal taxes than Louisiana for example even with our deductions because we're a much wealthier state.

The friday I referred to in this post was the one that caught this very deer, at lunch time:

Evidently house republicans in some of these states such as new york will be not voting for this. As my link in the first post points out it's also people in some democrat-leaning states who may also get punished. I promise that if this goes through and my taxes go up I will be removing myself from the republican party. I won't join the dems, but I will not be part of this party if it takes my already massive taxes and makes them even more so. Despite these much needed deductions I already pay much more in federal taxes than the average person outside of our state. Lots of states teeter back and forth. If this bill goes through, the truly poor who may get a break (as if they pay anything anyway) are still going to vote dem. Those of us who get hit will not forget, or forgive. New york is lost to republicans already but many other states are not, but they can be.

You should find a local processor for times like this. I would like to try processing my own deer, but sometimes after hunting and dragging it's the last thing I want to do. I bring it to a guy who for $80 turns it into a ton of very nicely packaged meat.

Good heavens. This is the same corner I was at sat morning when a good size buck came through. Checked the cam today and this deer is a beast. Awesome pic, too, from a two year old $40 cam. Same spot another big guy bedded a couple weeks ago, too.

Nice idea. This is one of those times having a minvan is really nice. Third row I can use as a change room.

I went to .19 a couple years ago and love the tiny pin. I doubt these would reduce light gathering meaningfully. It's probably broken somewhere. My housing has a battery operated light I can use to put light into them but of course it's long since fallen off.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5073343/Mitch-McConnell-Middle-class-tax-hike-all.html I'm positive I will be the recipient of an increase if this passes. Even the dems are not stupid enough to pass a broad increase in income taxes on the middle class.

Are you sure you even hit one lung?

No joke the most important piece of gear I bring hunting after my safety belt is toilet paper. And I use it regularly!

Extremely cold today. Kick up deer by stand on way in. Soon after a buck. Soon after that biggest buck I have ever seen while hunting st 20 yards. No tags left tho!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man it is cold! No wind tho. Gonna try and film this morning with phone + battery pack taped to front of xbow. Will post a video if a deer comes by and this works out. Good luck all! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Further to my last post, before anybody starts considering us leeches in NY for getting these deductions, a lot of red states rely more heavily on federal aid than NY: https://taxfoundation.org/states-rely-most-federal-aid/ Perhaps more importantly, NY pays a much higher amount of federal taxes than these other states as well: http://www.dailyinfographic.com/federal-tax-dollars-per-state-infographic So saying we get some special treatment and aren't paying our way is bit like a person at $20k income/year complaining that I use some deduction they don't and it's not fair, except I already pay tons more in tax than them irrespective of that. I'm only going to partially blame NY state for this situation. As it is the federal gov receives ample tax revenue from us even with our deductions. Yeah, if my tax burden goes up because of new legislation out of Washington I will hold responsible the party that directly and most recently caused my tax rate to go up. I don't really believe anybody in this thread who sees theirs also increase will put the blame squarely on NY and give a pass to the party that just made it happen.

That's great and all but I have a house, kids are fully established, we have careers locally. I have already moved states in the past. Ripping my family out of where they are now is a terribly burdensome. I'm not terribly inclined to leave simply because the current political winds (which will change eventually) don't favor me. I have to just take it more or less, but no I don't like it. I'm just glad I didn't move yet to a more expensive house, if this ends up going through.

It's not really okay, though I think a lot of red states actually pay less for federal than they get out of it; whereas I believe blue states pay a little more than their share because although we pay less as if we made the same pay in another state our total pay is higher. At the end of the day my taxes are high. If they go higher I won't make idle threats about leaving the state but it does change my outlook. It would make me very slightly more willing to entertain the occasional whisper from my wife about leaving.

Bare skin!

Will be out tomorrow. Good luck everyone. That buck growalot posted is a beast!

Last year I learned the benefit of overalls that ride high on the back. I got some waterproof insulated field and stream brand for not much more than a hundred bucks. I used them in some windy some-freezing conditions last year and had no issues. I don't use a muff yet for hands but I really appreciate minimal gloves. Mine are medium thickness now, and if I put hands in pocket I should be good. I've yet to try handwarmers beacuse my fingers get cold and I like gloves not mitts. I'm a fervent believer in toe warmers. Since last year I use mucks field blazer II boots. These are thin enough to use in fairly warm weather and with wool socks and chemical toe warmers they can take way below freezing. Those toe warmers are light, cheap, and make light weight boots into winter boots.

For me all the deer I've ever pulled a vertical bow on have either been completely oblivious to me (I was doing it out of their peripheral vision) or they made me immediately and bailed. I've never, ever had, nor can I even really fathom having a deer within reasonable bow range that is aware of me and doing anything but staring right at me (or running). If they see you, they look at you. And they either freeze or they bolt, and if you make any additional movement they bolt. I know there are exceptions to every rule, though. That shot is weird for sure in the OP's pic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/i-dont-feel-wealthy-the-upper-middle-class-is-worried-about-paying-for-the-tax-overhaul/2017/11/09/a5cf1acc-c55e-11e7-aae0-cb18a8c29c65_story.html?utm_term=.c976d86a159b This tax plan looks terrible for a lot of new yorkers and californians, NJ etc.. I realize we have gotten away with paying less federal than some in other states, on account of deductions, but at the end of the day our total tax rate is already exceptionally high and I believe if this goes through it's going to affect me negatively. This is not going to engender me to future republican support. This also cools my desire to move. We were thinking of getting another house and I'm not sure it's responsible without seeing how this all pans out, because with our astronomical property and state taxes, if we can no longer deduct those I'm paying egregious property taxes on income I've already had to pay federal taxes on. It's going to hit me in the pocket book.

Try a few more shots see if results are the same? But the thing is still smooth and doesn't grab foam in the same way the rage tip might.

Very close. It has some weird grooves cut into it that look like the Deadmeat's grooves. But to your point that is probably why people find the ramcat extremely accurate.

I came close to buying a pack this year from walmart for $29. I only didn't because I felt like the blades may not stand up to a lot of target shooting into a broadhead target and I needed them to. Also, walmart sells the original ramcat, not the diamondback, which is 100% fixed and doesn't have a wiggly quassi-fixed thing going on, which I think may make the breads tougher and probably remove the oft-repeated issue of loose screws after each shot. Despite all the negatives they remain near top of my list. I also had a revelation about 15 seconds ago. I wonder if you could remove the blades and shoot them blade-less approximating their bladed POI. Then when you add the blades the blades ought not to impact flight much.

It's really little, and it's why I learned my lesson on cheap broadheads. I won't use cheap heads again, but I'm not at all convinced that $50 is money well spent on these when other very well reputed heads are in the 30's. If somebody has a study showing a scientifically valid proof that these broadheads hit really close to field tips--appreciably better than rage or similar I'll go and spend $50 today. Results with a hooter shooter or something would be nice to see. I like the idea of getting a collection of BMPs and using them for all field-tip shooting, though. If they really do hit like the head, you'd never have to broadhead test. https://www.bowhunting.com/blog/2017/10/23/g5-deadmeat-broadhead-field-test-review/

Like you said, though, that is just the practice tip. The BMP is shaped in a way conducive to getting through a foam target but the rage isn't as much. I would expect G5 to penetrate better than rage, though. but the rage ought to do more damage if it avoids bone due to greater cutting surface. You need a new target. Get yourself a heavy bag target for $40-50 from field and stream--one set for a crossbow. I replaced that exact same blackhole with one this year and it makes a joke out of my vertical bow. I get a few inches penetration all day long. It won't work a damn for broadheads, though, so get yourself a rinehart 18-1 instead