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If you still hunt of track in the Adirondacks you will likely be eating your tag.

You've done very well with Dodge. It will be interesting to see how the new aluminum f-150 works out. I am a little worried that aluminum, even thick walled aluminum may not have the reparability and the crack resistance that the higher yield strength steel has. The best aluminum alloy has now where near the fracture toughness that a good steel alloy has. I also tow a good sized boat and I think that having a heavy tow vehicle is a good thing for towing stability. Just a thought.

He sounds like a good man to me. I will support him as much as possible.

I have had great luck with the Weatherby Vanguard, they send a target in the box with the rifle with a three shot sub-minute group. Their barrels are made by Howa Machinery Company in Japan but are great barrels. Form personal experience I know Browning A bolts have great out of the box accuracy and I'm sure their newer line is no exception. Although I don't own a Savage they have a great reputation for out-of-the- box accuracy as Ford says. Howa also makes there own line of rifles and are an exceptionally good value. http://www.howarifles.eu/21.html. If I were in the market I would probably check them out.

Woodchuck, Thanks for the good information. Didn't know about the Ram with diesel.

Ford, Sounds like you do a good job with installing your optics. I agree its all fun and a good challenge. I have used shims a few times when I could not mount the scope without going near the maximum and minimum elevation settings. The addition of the shims got me back to the center region of the scopes adjustment range. For convenience I use ready made shims made by Hart Barrels. Their barrels are more than I can afford but their shims are just a few cents each. The worst problem I ever had with a mounting a scope was mounting one on a misaligned cantilever shotgun barrel. The cantilever ramp was so badly out of parallelism that the scope, even with several thick shims was in the stops of its elevation setting and still would not zero. I returned the cantilever barrel to the manufacturer, they agreed and replaced the barrel.

Guys, Thanks very much for your comments which are indeed helpful!! New York Hillbilly, I had good luck with my 2005 Tundra as far as the engine and the drive train were concerned with the exception of a leaky rear differential. At 9 years and 65k miles the rear differential housing or pumpkin developed a number of pinhole leaks due to corrosion. Unfortunately Toyota made a poor decision and did not have a replaceable rear differential cover but the differential housing is part of the rear axle assembly. They also used poor quality steel and there is now a recall out on the frame. I'm taking mine in and will also inquire as to whether or not they have improved the design of the rear end and remedied the problem. My fantastic experience with Dodge was with a Dodge Ram Charger which I purchased in '87 and ran for 16 years and 240k miles without significant problems. So far I have heard generally good things from owners of Dodge 1500's and Ford F-150's, except for a few exhaust manifold problems on the Fords and some front end problems on Dodges.

Yes, very good point.

I am planning on purchasing a new or used half-ton pick-up. I have bad luck with GM Chevy's in the past and the 2005 Toyota Tundra I have has undercarriage corrosion issues. My top choices are the Ford F-150 or the Dodge 1500. I had good luck with a Dodge truck in the past (put 240k miles on it) and I know that Ford has a good reputation in their F-150. Any advice would be welcome. Many thanks.

dbHunterNY, Your post brings up a very good question. Because I am very detail oriented when it come to long range shooting I have lapped the rings on all my center fire rifle scopes to insure maximum contact of the bottom ring. You only need to do it to the bottom ring to get a rock solid mount. A short Midway video shows why its a good idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWv7SiBheV0 For my shotgun slug guns and muzzleloaders I have been using Warne weaver type rings these ring don't lend themselves to lapping but are sufficiently well machined that I seem to get a solid grip on the scope. I notice from year to year during sight-in that the zero on the lapped scopes changes less. You have the most control to insure a tight rock solid mount with intimate mechanical contact when you lap. When you don't lap you are at the mercy of the ring manufacturers and to a certain degree to the scope tube manufacturer. I use the non-permanent Loctite that you mentioned for locking in the bases. I agree that torx head screws are very good although hex socket head screws work well as long as the hex tip of your screw driver is made of good steel. In this regard, I found a good gunsmith screwdriver kit is well worth the investment.

Good to have you aboard Mike! The Remington 700 is a fine rifle.

Jack O'Connor wrote about the ideal woods rifle and shooting through brush. Jack favored heavier bullets and recommended round nose or flat nose bullets rather than spitzer or spire point types for shooting in brush. According to Jack, round nose and flat nose bullets have a center of gravity that is closer to the front of the bullet which makes it less likely for them to de-stabilize when they hit a small twig.

I generally give them wide quarter but I admire your save and would hope to do the same.

If your plan includes hunting Brown and Grizzly bears you would be a little under gunned with the '06, but other than that you'd be good.

For shore fishing I would recommend Taughannock Falls State Park: http://nysparks.com/parks/62/details.aspx. The water drops off in depth rapidly and lake trout, landlocked salmon are caught there regularly. There are usually schools of bait hanging around. Lake trout regularly come out of temperature into the shallower water near the point even in the summer. Taughannock Creek flows into the lake providing bait and attracting fish. You can also catch bass and panfish in the area. Here is a short article: http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2012/07/cny_shoreline_hot_spots_taughg.html Its a beautiful park for the family. You can picnic right on the edge of the water.

The Last couple of weeks in southern 7j have been conducive to nesting, hatching and poult survival. Guardedly optimistic.

Welcome to the site Mike.

Thanks for Posting This. Maybe there is some hope of dethroning the king of fools.

Good Point, The History of Anti Second Amendment Legislation is incremental removal of rights. Your AR-15 today, your Remington 1100 tomorrow, next all repeaters.

Lady Slippers.

Reeltime_ Congratulations on taking a fine NYS gobbler! I agree with you about Lovett Wiilams. I was a big fan and listened to his tapes for many years. He was a kind hearted man who really knew wild turkeys. I found out he has a website, I think his daughter will be running his business: http://www.lovettwilliams.com/ I hope you have continued good luck during your season.

Nice going! Nothing like success! Good luck with #2!

Landtrac, How was your sugaring season? We only did about 60% of what did last year. About 34 gallons ( I'm a small timer).

Heard one gobble at 0900, a long way off. Called and brought him in to about 100 yards, then he hung up. Only other contact was a large hen. WMU 7J.

K9, It definitely is worth it. I've shot birds late in the morning and close to noon, in one case about 11:50. Often the a hen the gobbler is with will nest up a few hours after sun-up and the gobbler will look for another hen. In some states where hunting afternoon is allowed they shoot them in the afternoon. Good luck.