Jdubs

That is just beautiful right there!

My current xbow situation stinks, actually. I won't field the Barnett Jackal again and do not have another xbow; at the moment other priorities are dominating. However, like you, it will not be the end of the world here either if my hunting is limited to the regular season and the 3 tags I have to fill.

Ok, I'll play. Where are you traveling to to hunt wild horses, if legal, to feed your family? What does that cost and how is it possible that that money could not be better spent on other common food sources close to home? Do you raise rabbits or chickens? Do you forgo shopping at grocery stores and source all of your own food? When will you cut off your internet to reallocate the funds for food procurement? Why not just shoot stray local dogs? Wolc, the alternatives are nearly endless before you or anyone else in NY will ever be forced to hunt wild horses to avoid starvation. So to say you'd consider hunting wild horses, if legal in the U.S., and justify that as a necessary means of procuring food for your family, is about as ridiculous as anything you've posted here. Thanks for the laugh!

I swear, you post the most ridiculous shit on this entire forum.

I also use 550 paracord and a small carabiner. One rig goes in a cargo pocket, others are left up at regular stand locations during the season. I'll be long gone before I ever run out of 550!

Oh, ffs, I just realized this is the same guy who started the squatch thread last year. Light dawns on marble head.

You might want to hunt that apple tree spot!

Yes, my user name there is JW1069. The bear spray/bells threads are fairly entertaining. lol

Wow, that was fast. All I did was ask you, "Why?" and you folded like a cheap tent. By all means, if it makes YOU feel more comfortable, then carry bear spray. In my experience, black bears are food scavengers and a nuisance, not human predators or threats. Making a blanket advisory for all hikers and campers to carry bear spray sounds more like fear mongering than safety advice.

You started the thread, TwoSeventy. I hike quite a bit so please explain why I need to carry bear spray as protection against black bears in the ADKs?

Why?

Are you at a hotel? Any chance there is security cam footage?

My sincerest condolences to you and your family, First-light.

Biz, your liver is my hero.

Current status.

True. From my trials and errors with a Barnett Jackal last year, I have a much better understanding of bolts, broadheads and arrow retainer springs.

Deer rifle is GTG, but I still need to buy a xbow and get some range time with it before 11/3. Too much going on right now.

How is that and what does it compare to?

I love sunrises from a mountain. Time in the woods to decompress sounds perfect. I don't envy you for being on the front lines of political discourse in these times.

Another LH 25th tonight.

Who cares, drink copious amounts of rum!

I doubt that your hunting gear is invisible or immune to discovery. There are no less than 5 hang on and ladder stands that I found in an area near where I hunt. They were discovered in spots that any good hunter might reasonably expect to ambush deer. Some were concealed very well! In fact, I literally found the hang on below by picking a tree where I said aloud, "This would be a great ambush spot" and looking up the tree. However, I am not an asshole criminal and left the gear alone.