Bigfoot 327
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Best woodchuck hunting I ever had was sitting on my Mom's back porch. I nailed 5 in 20 minutes. She had planted a small garden and the chucks were destroying it. They really love newly sprouted green beans
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Last year DEC never did get around to sending me any of my tags. Due to a "computer glitch" about 4,000 of us were affected. Pretty sad when they can't do what they have promised to do. I finally gave up on waiting and visited my local (wonderful) town clerk on 9/4/18 who took about 30 minutes to fix DEC's incompetence. Can't wait to see how it goes this year.
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It amazes me that all these anti's have their own interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. The Supreme Court has already done that and their interpretation is the law of the land.
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As I was walking my woods with a forester last May we happened to flush a grouse. A discussion on grouse populations followed. He offered that he didn't see near as many as he used to (he's been a forester for about 25 years). As he tours way more woods than I could ever hope to, I listened intently. He offered that much of the decline was do to development and maturing habitat. He also said that grouse were susceptible to West Nile Virus (which is carried by many of our crows). Don't know if that is true or not, but it certainly makes me wonder.
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Grouse need young forest habitat. DEC has a program called the "young forest initiative" that calls for maintaining 10% of wildlife management areas as young forest. For example, in the Connecticut Hill WMA about 13% of the habitat was classified as young forest in 1970. Today that number is more like 1 or 2%. The management plan calls for clear cutting about 178 acres a year for 10 years to return the young forest portion to 10%. The habitat management should help woodcock, grouse, and wild turkey. DEC has a section on their website regarding the young forest initiative that provides a wealth of knowledge.
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1) I haven't found any more deer parts on my lawn for several weeks now.
2) I welcome foxes and see them almost daily. Anything they eat denies that food source to coyotes. The only foxes that I shoot are ones that act sick or have no fear of humans.
3) I have had trail cams surveilling my lawn continuously for the last 4 years. Exactly one yote on film and two observed during that time.
4) ZERO tolerance for coyotes-any near my place are subject to "sudden onset lead poisoning".
As deer are still getting hit by cars, I conclude that fawns are now to big to be taken by the foxes.
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Just doesn't look much like this bobcat.
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Are you sure that's a bobcat? Hard to tell from that pic.
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My youngest son really wanted to make his high school basketball team. He soon realized that even if he made the team he wouldn't get any playing time. One of his friends asked him to join the swim team. They were lacking people and he would be participating full time. By his senior year he was section champion in 2 events! Not making the basketball team is one of the best things that ever happened to him.
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Does anyone here have any experience with Gun Owners of America (GOA) or the 2A Foundation? Would love to hear both pros and cons.
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http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/117352.html
Hunter shot and killed his partner before legal shooting hours. He plead guilty and received 6 months in the county jail, 512 hours of community service, order of protection issued barring him from contacting the victim's widow, and a lifetime ban on firearms ownership.
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Our rescue squad has had instances where they responded twice to administer Narcan to the same individual in the same night.
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I found this one a few years ago while mowing. I had mowed within 2 foot of him and he never moved. I stopped mowing and left the area after taking the picture.
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While there is a state highway nearby, I doubt what I am finding is roadkill. I don't think these fawns are old enough to do much except hide in the grass. And a fox doesn't have to take them down when they are already lying down. Give them a couple of weeks and they are to big and to fast for the average fox. And if momma is nearby, the fox is risking his life.
As a side note, nothing gets your attention like hitting deer bones with the riding lawn mower.
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I have always assumed that adult fox took a few newborn fawns. This year I am finding fawn parts on an almost daily basis. Our local red population is high, in fact there is an active den just off my lawn and scarcely a day goes by that I don't see at least one fox on our lawn. For the most part I enjoy having fox as neighbors. I have read they keep the rodent population down (and ticks that feed on them as well). But, I am at the point of rethinking this, since it appears that they are taking more than just a few fawns.
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I have two observations.
As a teenager I had "farmer" friends that could ride right up to within 50 yards of deer in fresh cut fields that would not spook until they dismounted. In the same fields I could drive my snowmobile to within 100 yards of turkeys and they would not care as long as I stayed on the sled. They spooked instantly when I got off.
Later in life I lived across the road from a large hillside horse pasture. There was one horse that would run any deer that came within 100 yards of him out of the pasture. So, the deer were wary of him and were careful to keep there distance.
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3 hours ago, crappyice said:
How were crops pollinated prior to bees?
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThere are more than 4,000 species of bees in North America.
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Friend of mine hauls tractor trailer flatbed loads of bees from the Watertown area to Florida each Fall. This past week he hauled them back North. Tricky business, he can't let get to hot. The hives are encased in netting. He still gets an occasional sting.
By the way, honey bees are an invasive species imported from Europe. That's why the native Americans learned to boil down sap into syrup and candy. There was no honey to be had!
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On 5/9/2019 at 9:36 AM, ODYSSEUS said:
When is the Wild Hog Season down in Florida?
On private land the season is open year round, no bag limit, no hunting license needed. On public land and refuges licenses are needed and area specific regs may apply.
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Our place is in central Florida- north of Orlando and South of Ocala. We have oak trees near us that are 20 to 28 inches DBH so it has been quite a while since the area was severely impacted by a hurricane. I was told by my neighbors that Irma knocked down exactly one tree in our development. Hurricanes tend to travel up one coast or the other -and my homeowners insurance is proof of that!
There are no water features near me, hence no gators. Village next to me has houses built around ponds, two nuisance gators were removed there last year. Hunters legally harvested 257 gators in the county last year. This sounds like a opportunity, not a problem.
It will take a while to learn and adjust to the wildlife. I have American green tree frogs in my yard as well as a large rat snake. I'm told that if your going to have snakes, they are the ones to have. Neighbor showed me pics of a wild hog that he took. The tusks look to be about 5 inches long.
I have not seen a cockroach or spider. I guess the frogs are doing there jobs.
I know about humidity. I spent the entire Summer of 1972 with the US Army in Louisiana. For now, we will be spending Summers in NY anyhow.
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Update: the "one year" plan when off the rails when my wife fell in love with a property in Florida. That house closing was in late April.....
I had a forester walk the NY property and I received lots of free advice. Timber will not be cut at this time. Timber company is not interested in buying the forest due to our ridiculous taxes.
A fellow hunter found out by word of mouth that the property was available. He has hunted an adjoining parcel for the last 20+ years. We are in negotiations and things look promising at this point. As an unexpected kicker he offered to grant me lifetime hunting rights!
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Do peach trees thrive in your area? Your area is pretty cold isn't it?
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Looking forward to hunting both hogs and gators!
Won't be spending Summers in Florida, too many fish left to catch in NY. (gotta get my moneys worth from my lifetime Sportsman's license).-
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Is it impolite to shoot your nieces pit bull ?
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I would call the state child abuse hotline. Detail your experience and concerns regarding the critter around the kids. Child protective will investigate (in itself a royal PIA that I would never wish on anyone). If the kids are in danger, the mutt is toast. You can remain anonymous from your family if you wish, as CP will not reveal the source of the complaint. Others at the party must have observed the dogs conduct, so any one of them could be the source.