Elmo

Martin, where abouts do you hunt in Dutchess County? I hunt in Orange County mainly because that's the closest to me. I'm actually from NYC so it takes me an hour just to get to Orange County.

I wanted to start off small so I've been trying to bag squirrels but at this point, I am willing to go for any legal small game or upland birds that comes my way. My plan was that once I felt I can succeed in hunting, I would invest more money and go into coyote hunting with a centerfire rifle. My problem is that I head out into the woods for hours (walking around, sitting and waiting, etc) and have not come across a single game yet. I went to West Point on Friday and Stewart State Forest on Saturday. I did not see a single creature (except for some sparrows and woodpeckers). I did see one doe in West Point and she just laughed at me before scurrying away. It's like she knew I was carrying a shotgun loaded with #6 shot and I didn't have a doe permit.

??? I've been trying to change the forend on my Mossberg 500. It came with wood forend, but I'm trying to replace it with the black hawk recoil stock & forend. I removed the action slide tube nut and according to various websites and tutorials, it's supposed to slide right out, but mine doesn't. Am I missing something? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!

Hello everyone. Not only am I new to this forum but I am completely new to hunting. I am hoping to meet new people maybe learn a few tricks and stuff. Thanks.