Steve D

I had a similar issue with one of my trucks. The smoke test is probably the best bet and can still cost quite a bit. Once the first problem is found and fixed there could be another one that could throw a code, resulting in another test and another part replacement. The other issue I ran into was the part that needed replacing (fuel pump module) could not be replaced without the truck being reprogrammed. It was exposed and easy to get to and probably a fifteen minute job at the most. If I would have replaced it myself I would have had to have it towed to a dealer for reprogramming. They don't make them to work on them anymore without a computer. Good Luck

Hope everyone has a SAFE and Merry Christmas. Eddie.......Hope you and the Mrs. get well real soon!!!

Nice Buck Four Seasons

All part of the master plan orchestrated by Hochul and Letitia James to limit gun ownership in NY

I have pulled them for now but while I have them out it is primarily to get an idea of what is roaming around. Without them I wouldn't know there were so many coyotes and where they seem to travel.

Some more to share:

While things have been pretty quite in this area it seems a number of guys and gals are knocking down some BIG bucks across the state. While there has been a lot of nice racks what has really caught my attention is the size of some of these deer. Thought I would share some for you to enjoy.

I will be sitting out again this year. This will make my third missed season. Hopeful for next year. I hope everyone has a SAFE and enjoyable season and I look forward to reading all the stories. There have been some really nice bucks taken in the state so far and hopefully you will all get your chance at one. ENJOY

Never really used a blind. I have always hunted bow season with a stand never from the ground. Gun season I mostly hunted from the ground with a occasional sit in a tree stand. A lot has to do with temperatures and freezing in a tree stand during gun season is not my idea of a good time.

Buffalo man killed in hunting accident in East Otto Troopers responded to Plato Road in East Otto around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday to check the welfare of a hunter. Police said an investigation determined that 54-year-old Mark P. Scanlon went hunting off Plato Road and did not return to his vehicle. Scanlon was found dead in a wooded area from an apparent fall from a portable tree stand. There were no signs of foul play and his body was taken to Olean General. Buffalo man killed in hunting accident in East Otto

To all that have served

To bad New York has not come to it's senses yet. We will continue to struggle with their outlandish decisions.

Volunteers Needed for "Gut Pile Ecology" Project Are you a deer hunter or know someone who is? DEC is expanding our “Nonlead Ammunition for Eagle Conservation” project during the 2024-25 deer season. The biggest change for this season is that all licensed deer hunters are eligible anywhere in the state where hunting with a firearm is legal. Like last year, we are collecting data on scavenging rates and dynamics at gut piles of harvested deer including how long it takes for scavengers to find them, how long gut piles persist, and differences based on habitat and location. If you are a deer hunter or know deer hunters who would be willing to volunteer to assess “gut pile ecology” please sign up to participate. We’re asking volunteers, during their normal deer hunting activities: to place a trail camera at the gut pile after harvesting and field dressing a deer; to record a small amount of data including location of the gut pile; and whether they have a trail camera they’d be willing to use for this effort. **We have a limited amount of trail cameras that we could loan to volunteers.** We are looking for volunteers throughout the entire state at any time during the 2024-25 deer hunting season. We do not want volunteers to change anything about their normal hunting activity or how they normally would leave a gut pile (this is important for our study to be valid). We are interested in what is happening at these gut piles after they are left on the landscape. More detailed background and instructions will be provided to volunteers after they sign up.

I would have guessed 18" inside but never guess on weight because I am usually wrong which is why I bought a scale. All I know is some of the ones I have dragged out felt like 400 lbs. and they didn't weigh half of that

We Voted on Friday. A few people in line. We were in the 300 numbers for the day. Reports indicate early voting is at an all time high but based on the numbers it appears only approx. 20% of eligible voters have voted. I sure hope the other 80% or so get out tomorrow regardless of the results.

Precisely why I didn't join the other site. There were some nice members that left here to go there but a lot of them I don't miss a bit. I could never understand why some just have to stir up crap. Nothing like a good disagreement from time to time but to leave this site to join another and then come back to bash people on this site shows the mentality. Best part is from what I understand a couple of them are moderators on the other site. Bunch of whinebags if you ask me.

I hope to work on it in the upcoming weeks. Every card pull there are at least 3 or 4

October 27, 2024 New York State Confirms an Isolated Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in DEC’S Region 6 The New York State Departments of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) and Environmental Conservation (DEC), in coordination with the State Department of Health (DOH), today announced a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a facility in DEC’s Region 6 area. While there is no evidence that CWD is present in wild deer at this time, DEC will initiate enhanced surveillance in wild deer working with local hunters, processors, and taxidermists in the area. Efforts are also underway to collect roadkill to determine if CWD is present in wild deer. It's what happens when you just read the headlines. https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2024/10/new-york-state-confirms-an-isolated-detection-of-chronic-wasting-disease-in-decs-region-6