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That’s funny. Told my wife if I die in the woods know I died happy. As long as I don’t end up as bear crap that is.

Wife laughed at me this morning apparently I woke her up yelling in my sleep to telling the bear to back off.

That’s what my wife said also but that’s not going to happen. I’m going to finish scouting that piece just going to be taking some protection next time. Also need to set some cameras up. I’ll just be making a wide walk around that den. There’s a big buck living in that swamp somewhere and I want to find his bed. I’ve found a bunch of his rubs and they are all hip to chest high.

I hope the 3rd time is during hunting season. Like I told a friend kinda glad I didn’t have a gun to some extent I may have shot maybe not to hit but to scare it but if I had to put her down I would. Then to find out there was cubs I would of felt bad if it came down to shooting her. Regardless I need to start carrying something since I keep running into them.

Yea never heard her come out of the den just looked over and her head was at my waste. Same with the other bear I saw never even heard him walking. Just caught movement and then there he was. there was a big adrenaline dump on my way home. I was shaking like it was -20 out.

Yep both my encounters are in chenango just 2 completely different stateland pieces

Yea phones acting up for some reason only getting some messages.

Waiting on my pistol permit right now. Will not be happening again after today.

Yep. Now that it’s over I was laughing about it on my way home. All I was thinking was shit if she really wants to charge me I’m done. No gun,no knife on me. This is the 2nd time I’ve had a close in encounter like this in the last 4years. The other was a lone bear at about 20yards and that was close enough for me.

So today I went for a hike to pull a camera I forgot and to do a little shed hunting. well shortly into the shed hunt I found a little spike dead head. About 2 mins after is when the poop trail started. I was rounding the end of a blow down tree when at that same moment a mama bear was coming out of her den. I’m talking maybe 3ft, 4 at most I could of slapped her on the head. We both jumped away from each other. So I yelled at her to get her to run off that’s when it got a lot worse. when I yelled she jumped back and i jumped through a brier bush to get some distance. Well when I looked back up her 2 very tiny cubs. Talking couldn’t even hardly walk came out and towards me. Well mama didn’t like that so that led to her false charging me and doing that chomping threat thing they do. luckily I had already gotten through the brier patch and I slowly backed out while yelling at her to keep her back. So that is why there is a shit trail in the woods because I’m pretty sure it’s from me. Now I am home and can’t believe it happen. It all went down in a matter of 2 or 3 mins. I’m considering myself very lucky to not have it been worse. side note those cubs were cute as hell and mama was very healthy looking.

Well found another dead head and there may be a shit trail going through the woods now also. I’ll explain shit trail in a separate post. All I will say is I was very lucky.

Shouldn't change much luckily Most of my spots are within 10-15 mins from home. Unfortunately I won’t get out much with hoping to start nursing school in the fall. So I won’t be overly picky this year to make sure I have venison in the freezer. Also pa will most likely be out of the question this year as well. I’ll worry about it when it gets closer to the season. Things can change from now until then.

Papers are in and finger prints are all scheduled for next Monday. Then it’ll be a waiting game.

Is that right on there website?

3.99 yesterday, 4.19 today. Nothing like a $2 gas hike in less than 2 years.

Anytime. Just sent you a pm also means you might be able to make it my opening day chili dinner as well.

Well you are about 4 mins from me. Most of the people who come from downstate all seem to have camps and stick to them hunting wise. I never see anyone from out of state. nice area though plenty of stateland tons of great small fishing ponds and lakes, there’s a main snowmobile trail that goes through guilford, not to far from Norwich that has a bunch of stuff at the fair ground all summer plus the classic car museum. Oxford has a farmers market every Saturday morning from spring until fall, bunch of little apple festivals and pumpkins stuff in the area. Nice corn maze not to far from guilford a local farmer does for the community every fall. Also guilford lake is a great little fishing spot where you can also drop a boat in if you want. small game is ok I can share some spots with you if you would like. It’s not like it was however very few people seem to hunt small game in the area so you would have free range of a bunch of stateland. Otherwise it’s a very laid back place in my opinion people are usually willing to help people out. Also there is a bunch of little gun shops and my bow guy is great so if you need anything I can point you in a right direction.

Where in the county are you looking at? I’ve lived here my entire life.

papers are all filled out. Just need my references to sign them over the weekend and drop back off Monday and setup my finger print appointment the same day.

There’s actually a left on the packet stating permits will only be permitted for hunting/target only. I took a picture of the letter wrote by the judge.

Think that’s the route I’ll go for my wife. Want something that she doesn’t have to hesitate with if she needs to. We will see her through the application/ finger print stuff then I’ll start shopping around.

I don’t have a good answer for that. Lol

Everyone told me longest part is waiting for finger print appointments.

Chenango county. i did just asked another friend who got his how long it took him.

Judge is very pro gun and acknowledges that it’s a right unlike some other judges in the state. Longest I’ve heard of is 3 month since he took office. But most women are under 6 weeks from what I’ve seen as long as everything goes right.