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Mostly because it’s touted as the best ny county for buck take. We have plenty of does down here but bucks have been hard to encounter.

Hmm I like to still hunt so I’d prefer to avoid places with too many other hunters. Don’t want to feel Like I’m walking across a hot range. Is Erwin big enough to get that kind of hunting done?

Got a longer break than usual for thanksgiving this year. thinking of making a longer trek up from the island to steuben county. cany anyone comment on the public lands there? not looking for anyone to divulge their secret spots. Just want some confidence that there are good deer to be had before driving for 6 hours. thanks y’all.

Again I have no problem with them deciding what their proper product mix is to maximize sales or profits. It's when they urged congress to push for a ban on all assault weapons that they crossed the line.

Cool. Thanks for the link I'll check them out. Nothing too crazy. My nieces wanted to try fishing so I'll prob tag along and take my son as well.

I was planning on spending some money with fishing gear this summer at f&s. Now I need to find some other place that carries that stuff.

If anyone could guarantee that by banning this one specific, yet ambiguously defined, "assault type rifle" that no mass shooting would ever ever happen again, I'd support it instantly. But we all know that it won't. So what's next? Any semiautomatic rifle whether it's black and scary or pink and flowery? Then what? All semiauto handguns? All guns period? Not trying to be overly dramatic or poetic but let me paraphrase something that came out of the holocaust: First they came for the ar and I didn't stop them. Then they came for my rifles and I didn't stop them. Then they came for my handguns and I didn't stop them. Then they came for me and I had nothing to stop them with.

Pragmatically an age increase might make sense. But at the same time, are we saying 18 year olds can't be trusted with firearms but they're still trustworthy enough to vote and serve in the military?

Blows. Being in Long Island the field and stream was the easiest option to stop in and get little things here and there for hunting, especially last minute. If they had simply decided to stop selling ARs it'd be fine. But to come out and basically say they agree that assault rifles are bad and should be banned is where they lost me.

I was out hiking in a no hunting park on the island over the weekend. Saw some deer trails and was tempted to go in looking for sheds and whatnot. Ticks were exactly the reason I didn't. Wasn't wearing any treated clothes and I could here the mice hopping around. No doubt I would've emerged looking like a poppy seed bagel.

When do they start dropping around here? I'll probably try my luck with a few more actual hunts before the season ends. After that I'm planning on doing some shed searching as an excuse to get out of the house.

Some solid bucks there coastalhick. Ive only had one verified buck sighting on public lands so color me jealous.

That makes sense. I would have no problem reporting any deer taken from those areas or for any state property for that matter. Is that information not required when you submit a tag online? In any case I was more concerned with whether I had to present a whole carcass in person at the check station. I would prefer to quarter out in the field.

I believe anything taken during the special firearms season needs to be checked. During the regular archery they suggest it for everyone but it's only required for takes from Brookhaven, wildwood and ridge.

Nontypical you seem to have good experience hunting the island. Do you know why deer taken at Brookhaven and wildwood need to be checked at ridge?