WNYBuckHunter

Congrats!

Thanks Burt! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Merry Christmas Eddie!

Merry Christmas to you as well!

Sorry for your loss Larry. Sounds like your Dad had a long fulfilling life though. Have a Merry Christmas, and keep your chin up!

I agree, its tinder box waiting to get out of control.

I agree that the state usually doenst manage anything correctly, especially money. Maybe the money collected from timber harvesting of areas like the Adirondacks should be put back into the programs for managing and purchase of state managed lands through the conservation fund. Youd think it could be pretty simple, but like you said, this IS New York we are talking about.

I finished mine yesterday out in Victor. Bunch of idiots driving last night, just not thinking what they were doing, too worried about what to buy. Im just glad I didnt have much to get or many places to go. Went to Henrietta today to get sausage making stuff and the prime rib for tomorrows dinner, and the traffic was pretty light, especially for Christmas Eve.

Until you allow naturally occurring fires to happen, the Dacks will not be an example of natural progression. They are an example of what tree huggers think the forest is. Fire is natures reset button, and when we keep putting those fires out, the forest becomes overly mature and any understory that would normally grow after a fire, is kept from growing. The only way to keep a semi natural progression of a forest going, without the use of fire, is selective logging, which thins the canopy and allows the understory to grow. The state could rake in some funds in the process as well as make the Dacks natural again. JMO

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Depends on what part of the state.

check out the Python locks from Masterlock. All hardened steel and fully adjustable. Thats what Ill be using on all of my cams this year. http://www.masterlock.com/products/product_details.jsp?lockStyle=null&typeOfEnvironment=null&lockUpValue=null&category=CableLocks_AdjustableLockingCables_DiscLocking_No.8419PythonAdjustableLockingCables&modelNumber=MLCOM_PRODUCT_8419KA You can get sets of them with the same keys, or take them to a lock smith and have them re-keyed.

My gimpy 6 point bow buck.

What weapon(season) for each deer?

The problem with just looking at those numbers alone, is they do not indicate how dark it was or any other circumstances of the "accident". If you are shooting after dark, BO isnt going to make a difference. Do I wear BO? Yes. Do I think BO should be mandatory? No. A color alone isnt going to fix stupid.

I leave my ladder stands up, but my hang ons and ladder steps come down. On the ladder stands, I check and replace ratchet straps as needed each year. Hang ons are easy to put up, I can go from nothing on the tree to steps, stand and lines up in 45 mins. Squirrels like to chew straps, so I wont leave them out.

Well first, stands have to come down, then theres scouting, coyote hunting, shed hunting, and most importantly spending time with my family and building up brownie points for next year.

Hes still around, got an email from him yesterday. Probably just busy with work and holiday stuff.

Merry Christmas to you as well!

We usually have all kinds of treats in the office at this time. Luckily, Ive been on the road all week and havent even had time to eat lunch.

I DVR'ed it, was too busy cutting up deer. Ill watch it tonight, its a great show.

Deer season is still open, just not around here. LI is still going.

Can we move the predator discussion into the proper area please?

Looked like apples. My bad. Bird feeders arent baiting unless you start getting bears coming to it, then you have to remove it. Happy Holidays.