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Ha! Actually I asked Shawn to tell me which one to buy and I just bought whatever he recommended. Only criteria I gave him was that it had to be short (so no break action) and I didn't want to mess with any complicated air tanks or anything. The deer I took went fast! I ended up giving a lot of it away. I didn't mind though. If I didn't get anyone hooked or interested in hunting, at least I got a few people to at least understand hunting and not look down on it. I'm going to see if I can get out there and do some hunting this Saturday. It's going to be my only chance till after the wedding.

Collector Rifle & Ammo beats out John Blauvelt by 20 minutes plus I don't have to cross any tows. I'll give them a call. See what they say. Thanks.

What brand and model is it? I know nothing about airguns.

I got a lot of recommendations for John Blauvelt in Wallkill, NY. That's an hour and 20 minutes from me. Several people think highly of him. I was hoping to find someone much closer because I want to establish someone I can go to regularly. If not, then I guess I'll make than long drive.

I could but what I really need is the gunsmith invoice as evidence that I got it done.

Inner tube is just the magazine. It can be replaced.

In the future, it's going to be a bunch of trigger work. I want the poundage of all my triggers set to be the same. But right now, I need to have a inner tube magazine of a lever action rifle to be crimped so that it fits Bloombergs retarded restrictions of only allowed to have 5 round capacity. Simple job it seems but I just need to reputable gunsmith to do it and write the invoice so I can prove that it's been done.

Curious as to what part of the bison or chicken they're refering to. Remember, once the breasts, wings, legs, and thighs are removed, the rest is still "chicken". Of course I'm generalizing. NutriSource may have much higher standards than the average dog food company. But in reality, I don't see what's the big deal. Lungs aren't any less healthy to eat than the heart or the liver. It just isn't appetizing to humans. Dogs don't care about that. So it's not like they're eating less healthy because it's the less appertizing cuts. My dog eats Beneful. Not the best by far but it's what she'll accept. She's very finicky about what she'll eat. I supplement that with a ton of left over human food. Essentially I don't throw any food away. I'm also probably in a different situation than most since my dog weights all but 12 lbs and sleeps all day. Here's a interesting read: http://www.bornfreeu...hp?more=1&p=359 [edit: grammar and spelling]

Actually, this is the good stuff. The cheap stuff is made from the left overs of slaughter houses after all the prime cuts have been removed for human consumption. That's why when you look at the ingredients of dog food, it doesn't say "beef" or "meat". It say "animal by-products".

Want to establish a regular I can go to. Preferrably in or near Westchester County since I live int he Bronx. Thanks.

Unless you get to know the person, I've never met anyone with a felony charge that would openly and willingly tell a stranger that they have a felony charge.

You would think it'll be when I got my first deer but my best day was actually during the second week of early archery. Had squirrels come within 5 feet of me and stare at me trying to figure out what it's looking at. Had a deer come with 10-15 feet of me but I didn't have a clean shot since she came in at the same exact angle as the tree I was hiding behind. She got so close, she sniffed out the wind as it hit the rock wall behind me and curled. Otherwise, I was completely undetected 15 feet out. To boot, on my way out that day, I kicked up another doe right by a second spot I had scouted. While I didn't get anything that day, I proven to myself that day that I had it figured out.

Since we're spending so much on our wedding, me and future wife agreed that we won't partake in gifts this year. What she doesn't know is that technically, I never agreed to this deal. My response was always "whatever". I'm covering 2/3 of the wedding cost and I'm ahead of schedule so I guess I'm free to splurge. I went and got some stuff and she doesn't know about it yet. I bought her and my oldest neice tickets to see Avenue Q this Sunday. I saw it years ago so I won't be going. While they're at the show, I'm planning on taking my youngest neice horseback riding since she's never been. I then bought myself a Henry Lever Action in 22LR. Always wanted this rifle but it's considered illegal in NYC standards unless I get it modified. Sad but true. I plan on taking it to a gun smith once I receive it to have them crimp the tube so that it'll only hold 5 rounds. *sign*...hate Bloomberg.

I go every once in a while. Not good enough to do any tricks but enough to go down the blues without busting my butt. I don't go enough to justify getting my own gear. I usually go to Hunter or Belleayre.

Sounds good, Martin. Too bad our schedules didn't match up last time. Been really busy this year so I haven't gone out as much as last year. Hopefully we'll find a time soon that'll work for the both of us.

Welcome aboard.

How come there are people registered in Westchester living in NYC? I didn't think that's possible.

Congratz on your first bow kill. If/when you gut her, you'll know the full story of what happened to her.

I've been hunting coyotes with a 223 but haven't ran into any yet. I recently ot a 17hmr for raccoons, foxes, etc. While I'm calling in foxes and raccoons but a coyote shows up instead, would a well placed head shot under 75 yards with the 17hmr be enough for coyotes? [edit: stupid auto-correct]

Grey...first I brine the squirrel in a brine solution for 24 hours. This tenderizes them some and removes some of the gamey flavor. Then I bring a pot of water to a boil, reduce heat to low, drop in squirrel, and leave them in there for (covered) for 2 hours. At that point, their tenderness would not be fall off the bone like stewed chicken but tender enough to eat comfortably like fried chicken tender. [edit] PS...the brining process is not necessary. While it does tenderize, it tenderize very little. While I have done this process without brining, you can sort of tell the difference in tenderness but not by a lot. It's mostly to help with flavor.

The problem with volunteers is that there is very little accountability. I use to work with a lot of volunteers. If a worker showed up late for work, they got chewed out, and threaten with termination. If a volunteer showed up late for work, you couldn't legally do anything because you can't demand more "donations" from them.

Squirrels main predator are hawks and owls. During the early season, they feel more confident running around foraging for food because there is ample cover (leaves) and they're trying to fatten up in time for the winter. Once winter hits, there is very little food which means they will rely one their stores more but they still go out for food. They're just a whole lot more cautious now. A grey squirrel on a grey bark is really hard to spot. Just as the leaves use to cover them in the early season, they also covered you from them. In the winter, odds are they spotted you before you spotted them. What I do is look for nest and feeding spots. You'll spot the feeding spots by the large pile of fresh chewed up acorn shells. When there's fresh snow, you can see their whole travel routine. Once you find the spot, hide away some where in the distance and keep perfectly still. Again, they're extremely cautious during the winter so you have to work extra hard for them. That doesn't mean you can't succeed. They're only really active during certain parts of the day. An hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. They'll come out mid-afternoon before not as much. Anything that'll interrupt the ability to detect danger (wind, rain) will completely keep them in their dens.

Definitely no hard feeling. I over reacted.

If Doc or Culvercreek came at me and told me my idea blows, it's cool. They and I have had an on going friendly debate. While I may not agree with them, I feel their views are valid and I respect their opinions. It's when someone I have not had this discussion with just comes in and the first thing they said to me me was I sound like an ass kisser and that I can take my idea and shove it, took me by surprise as well. The way I see it, something is going to happen. The cards are stacked against us. If something has to give, I rather it not be more bans or restrictions.

Found this a couple of these today. This didn't look like no ordinary scrape. Deer prints and poop all in it. What the heck is the deer doing?