Bigfoot 327

You obviously haven't heard that the United States Supreme Court recently decided to hear it's first gun case since 2010. The case is NYSRPA vs NYC challenging the legality of New York City's handgun law. You never want to lose a case before the high court, because it can set precedent. In this case, it really looks for the pro gun side. The outcome of this case could have implications nation wide. The is also another case working its' way through the lower courts. It's called something like NYSRPA vs Cuomo. Can't wait for Andy to get his ass kicked on that one...…….

So what does this have to do with 8W? The area mentioned is in 7R.

Yes, I'm off 79 on 327 ( Bigfoot was once a nickname given to me by a senior deer hunter, hence my handle Bigfoot 327). I suspect your friends name is Biff. By the way, I have had a 7K system on my roof since 2014. It makes power even in the dead of Winter. This morning, with 2 inches of snow and ice on my 28 panels, the system was only producing about 200 Watts. After I cleaned the panels off, production jumped to almost 3000 Watts. I don't buy any power from the grid. Over the course of a year it makes more electricity than we use. My electric bill is $16 a month - the cost of being hooked up to NYSEG. I originally figured just over a 7 year payback on my system, but given that the cost of electricity keeps going up, it will be shorter. Uncle Sam and NYSERDA pay for most of the cost.

I live 6 miles due West of Ithaca, so I am surrounded by their "feelings". I also recently served on a town committee to rewrite the towns solar and wind laws. Our residents successfully fought off an attempt to cram a small wind farm into our township (that some of the Ithaca types strongly supported). In a general kind of way, some people locally want the use of all fossil fuels eliminated as soon as possible and replaced with "clean" energy. Some do everything legal to block local gas related projects including Cornell dorms and infrastructure such as pipelines. They also are pushing to close the local power plant and replace it with solar. (Not sure how that's gonna work on a cold Winter night). But they are divided when it comes to what clean energy looks like. They support small projects and local control. Many hate corporations and large projects. Large solar projects are permitted by the Public Services Commission and local laws, planning boards and town boards are bypassed by something called an Article 10 proceeding. Locals are given a couple of seats on a board, but basically they have no authority, no control. Large solar projects have issues much different than a few panels on your roof. What happens to the large number of panels when the project is over? Is the land returned to it's prior use/condition? If the project is several square miles in area, will herbicide be used over the entire area to suppress vegetation? What happens to run off? Pretty sure there won't be deer inside the fence...……...

This law completely disregards the rights of the unborn. This will not stand constitutional review.

Several solar farms covering thousands of acres are in the works. One will have more than one million panels and a blanket more than 3 square miles of land. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/01/24/gigantic-solar-farms-planned-rochester-region/2666009002

Do not under estimate the ability of squirrels to get your nuts! One year I placed some shagbark hickory nuts in Tupperware containers to over winter in an outside storage shed. Come Spring when I wanted to plant them, I had- a big mess. Critters chewed through the Tupperware and destroyed every single one.

Yes! I think that's exactly what happened.

Long story short. I hit a doe with my pickup. The doe had a broken pelvis and could not stand. Sheriff's deputy finally arrived and decided to dispatch the doe. While standing directly over the doe's head he took aim from about 10 inches away and fired his 9mm at the top of the deer's head. He did not miss. Doe's head dropped momentarily and then she raised it right back up and looked around! Deputy was pretty pissed that he had to use a second round, which killed the doe instantly. Anyone that believes that a 9mm is serious bear medicine is dreaming.

IRS will not be issuing refund checks during the shutdown.

From a solid waste management perspective their use of the pizza boxes as targets is reuse. It is not recycling.

I am currently vacationing in North Palm Beach and visiting family. Can't see me ever being a snowbird, but who knows with Cuomo doing his best to drive me from NY.

CBS news. I don't believe much of anything on FB. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dicks-sporting-goods-mulls-ridding-hunting-supplies-from-all-732-stores/

Last I knew Dick's had some stores where they were exploring eliminating hunting/fishing gear altogether. Stay tuned.

You are 100% wrong. They make money on license sales. Our town clerk actively promotes license sales because the state pays the for each license they sell ( and our tiny town government can use the cash).

Thanks, good to know.

No, of course I did not receive a survey. Didn't win the mega millions either...………..

$1.85 along the I95 corridor in South Carolina.

I don't think we had any significant winterkill in our area (western 7R) due to the unusually mild February, which gave the deer a free pass to browse wherever they wanted. The pic below was taken last January 26th. Not a skinny critter in the bunch.

Better reporting compliance? Probably not. Increased success rate? Entirely possible as I think most of the Southern Zone had snow cover for the gun opener.

I would like to try them, but I fear my location (South of the Finger Lakes) is almost as cold as yours.

DEC press release notes major increase in the reported take so far for 2018. (Not to be confused with the calculated take). http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/115628.html

Reading through the past and present discussions on chestnuts I find a lot of good info on American Chestnuts and Dunstans (hybrids). However, I see almost no mention of chinquapins. I see that the DEC tree nursery at Saratoga is offering seedling Alleghany Chinquapins as part of their coming Spring sale. Other than the obvious disadvantage of planting a seedling vs a 2 to 4' tree, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with these or what you thoughts on trying them might be.

If you are one of the lucky minority who actually receive a survey it would be appreciated if you would share: 1) the fact that they are out, and 2) the contents of the survey. Thanks!

I have a friend that took a bullet through right side of his chest during his service as a Marine in Iraq. He can't hunt with a compound, recurve or any sort of conventional bow. He would if he could but he can't draw it back. So, he hunts with a crossbow. He's not old. He's only 31. If you would like to call him a wuss, I would love to be there to watch. LOL