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High Bear Activity in Eastern High Peaks and Giant Mountain Wilderness: Bears have been very active in approaching hikers and campers around Marcy Dam, Lake Colden, and Feldspar Lean-to in the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness and around Roaring Brook Falls in the Giant Mountain Wilderness. All visitors to these areas are advised to practice proper management of food, trash, and toiletries to prevent negative encounters with bears and creating nuisance bears including: Store ALL food, toiletries, and garbage in bear resistant canisters Bear resistant canisters are required in the Eastern High Peaks and strongly encouraged in the Dix Mountain Wilderness BEAR HANGS DO NOT WORK in this area Cook and eat away from your campsite before dark Do not leave food unattended Know what to do in a bear encounter Consider carrying bear spray for close encounters with bears

Shoot em both....One for doing it and the other for standing there

Happy Birthday Hope you enjoy it

Posted August 23 · Report post Hunting and Trapping News - Bowhunters - Help Monitor Deer and Other Wildlife 08/17/2017 Bowhunters: Help Monitor Deer and Other Wildlife Populations Participate in DEC's Bowhunter Sighting Log Last year, 3,805 bowhunters from across the state participated in the Bowhunter Sighting Log and provided valuable data to aid DEC biologists with long-term monitoring of deer and other wildlife populations. Participants logged 186,110 hours afield and recorded seeing 120,067 deer, 47,772 turkeys, 2,698 ruffed grouse, 2,232 coyotes, 1,376 red fox, 1,323 raccoons, 446 fisher, 382 gray fox, 339 black bear, 128 bobcat, 7 river otter, and 5 moose. We are gearing up for the 2017 Bowhunter Sighting Log and welcome new participants. If you hunt during the bow season with a vertical bow or crossbow and have not participated before but would like to participate, send us an email ([email protected], subject: BowLog) by August 31. Include your name, address, hunter ID (back tag number), and the county where you primarily hunt.

Have him read this http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/2014/07/sniff-test-do-scent-control-measures-really-make-a-difference and then tell him to go pound rocksalt.

Nice head gear on all of them..good luck if you choose to wait for one of the big ones.

I let some walk every year and do not regret it if I don't get to fill a tag.

By the time opening day rolls around I would love to be tagged out to the point I would only have to trophy hunt since I am more & more less interested in gun season. If I have to hunt opening day the gun I would use would depend on the terrain I am hunting. More than likely I would be toting the .12 gauge auto with sabot slugs but in certain areas where I use a rifle it would be my Browning A-bolt in .223 with the 60 grain Hornady v-max. I realize most of you prefer the "bigger" calibers. but the .223 is my prference.

I can tell you in these parts not so good. I haven't seen or heard one in at least ten years. The only place I have ever had any luck is up north. Used to jump them out of junipers on a regular basis.

Never tried it but it has been said that if you wear your glasses upside down it improves you shooting vision. I just gave up the peep sight and concentrate on the sight and what I am shooting at. Never had much use for a peep.

Good Luck with positive results !!!!!!!!!

Welcome aboard

That really stinks

To all the diehard Buffalo Bills fans. I caught their game last night with the Ravens and they SUCK worse than I have ever seen them. The only thing they have going for them is their defense. I would dare say the only two games they have a chance of winning is against my team the NY Jets. It is going to be a long season for the Bill's fans. Glad I don't have season tickets.

http://www.nyantler-outdoors.com/2016-new-york-whitetails.html

Another one I missed HAPPY BIRTDAY

Happy Birthday

A little late but Happy Birthday

Craigslist Posting 7 Days ago. Steuben County : 30 acres of prime hunting in steuben county, backs up to 2500 acre corn field. unit 8x. only 2 hunters allowed,carry your own insurance, 650.00 per person. can text pics of the property https://rochester.craigslist.org/wan/d/hunting-lease-available/6278356564.html

Hunting and Trapping News - Bowhunters - Help Monitor Deer and Other Wildlife 08/17/2017 Bowhunters: Help Monitor Deer and Other Wildlife Populations Participate in DEC's Bowhunter Sighting Log Last year, 3,805 bowhunters from across the state participated in the Bowhunter Sighting Log and provided valuable data to aid DEC biologists with long-term monitoring of deer and other wildlife populations. Participants logged 186,110 hours afield and recorded seeing 120,067 deer, 47,772 turkeys, 2,698 ruffed grouse, 2,232 coyotes, 1,376 red fox, 1,323 raccoons, 446 fisher, 382 gray fox, 339 black bear, 128 bobcat, 7 river otter, and 5 moose. We are gearing up for the 2017 Bowhunter Sighting Log and welcome new participants. If you hunt during the bow season with a vertical bow or crossbow and have not participated before but would like to participate, send us an email ([email protected], subject: BowLog) by August 31. Include your name, address, hunter ID (back tag number), and the county where you primarily hunt.

Don't know much about the "astrological date for the equinox" but around here the indications are for a early winter. Our burning bushes stared turning at the end of July which seems to be a good indicator. We have some Maples beginning to turn early, the golden rod is getting it's yellow tint, and the humming birds are hitting the feeders like crazy. Historically (here) they do that for a week or two before the get ready to migrate They were wrong last year but they may be closer to the mark this year. Just my opinion

Never heard of a Tristar Pretty sharp gun with good reviews. Better not be missing with it:

Most of the fast food is on 5&20 just east of Walmart all the way through town. A nice place would be Belhurst Castle Rt. 14 South just past the dorms: http://www.belhurst.com/

I was in NY city once and swore I would never go back. I saw more wackos in the few hrs. I was there than I have seen anywhere else. No offense to the people that live there but it definitely is not the place for me. Just like everywhere else it probably depends on where you go...and I was definitely in the wrong place.