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Went to Dicks last night to look at tree stands, and ended up in the gun section. Figure that. Anyways, looked at a Mossberg 500, 12 Ga., with a nice wood stock, deer barrel, and scope mount reduced for $279. Think they took the scope out of the box, and reduced the price. It had vent holes in the top end of the thick barrel. Guy behind the counter said Mossberg put them in because of heat up issues, after firing a number of shells. Anyone know about this? They are noisey after some use, but so is my Remington 870 after 8 years on it. The shocker was when the clerk said we could take it home right away after an F.B.I. check cleared. Where did the 3 day waiting period go in this state? Would this be an ok gun for a small amount of deer hunting?

After spending 100's of dollars on other deer scents, picked up a bottle of deer dander 4 years ago. Experimented with it on and off that season. I can tell you that I see more deer with it on than with it off. Have used it ever since. It works. ( Quick Tip) I put cloth between used up, fresh earth waffers soaking them in deer dander and putting them in my hunting totes. The cloths absorbed the smell and you don't use as much spraying it on yourself. Bought 4 bottles last year for $42. Looking for more for this season.

Fantail; I'll plant about 3 acres usually, sometimes a little more or until my seed runs out. It usually last into February when the deer go off it. The main thing here is the squirrels and chipmunks love it to. I see cobs in the v's of trees from them. Plant enough to feed all the little critters. Trial and error is how we did it. We usually have farmers around us that plant hundreds of acres, so maybe that's why it last. One thing I might add, corn loves fert. Make sure you put plenty on, 300-400 lbs/ acre.

The corn seed I got from the Amish grew ten foot stalks to the top of the tassels. The ears averaged about 9 inches in length with a diameter like the corn, the old timers use to grow. Cobs were a good 2 1/2 inches in diameter, with big kernels. Kernel planting placement 6 inches apart in 28 inch rows. I also like to seperated the rounds from the flat kernels, so I can run the rounds through the planter. The flats, I broadcast on. Picked some for the chickens, and left quite a bit for the deer. The only thing we noticed, is the deer wouldn't come into it with a breeze or higher wind blowing the leaves, until dark.

The local feed mill tells me if the corn has been dried, it won't germinate. Are you buying corn in bags or obtaining it on the cob.? I bought a hybrid cob corn on a auction one year, but it didn't do much. I started with a non hybrid corn from the Amish quite a few years ago. It is 115 day growing season and have sucessfully saved the seed for replant every year. With the late planting and drought this year( which we are still in) it looks like I will loose the seed. I would like to get a shorter day corn for next year. Any advise?

I search the GM internet site and find an item. I make a phone call, they don't have it. When I go to the store, the shelf didn't even have a spot dedicated for it. Our closest store has been like this for years. Never cared for them much.

So, what do you do with the apple core, after your done eating the apple?( I know some of you guys answer, lol)

Car-deer collisions have a big impact in our area. I'm sure insurance companies also have a strong voice, that is heard in Albany.

Their are so many factors that play a key role in supporting deer numbers in any given area. From 1954-2002, deer numbers have growned, state wide. ( according to DEC estimates) The DEC would like to believe it's due to their efforts, and maybe part of this may be true. Something is working, at least in some of the state. It would be nice to obtain deer numbers each year, by each WMU unit, to see where it has worked and where it has not.

It seems that show producers have lost touch with reality. Their market for sales is limited. They think people that view their product, want to see this type of deer hype. Oh yes, they have to promote their sponsors. It's big bussiness, and that has fallen in the way of how it really is in the outdoors.

Companies aren't carrying excessive amounts of inventory. Their seems to be more" direct from the warehouse" these days. Making the manufacture stock more and slowing down shipping times. I would expect this to get worse in the future. The customer will have to wait longer at peak sales times.

A few select hunter's in our area, get together, for coyote hunts after Oct. 1st. They get quite a few each year. They seem to be good at what they do, because coyote numbers are held in check. Might be worth looking into.

Looking for some answers. I think the DMP program needs some fine tuning, in certain WMU units. I don't think it's working, in those units, like the D.E.C. would like it to work. I'm talking WMU's 9A,8A,9F, AND 8G. The harvest success rate falls below the state average 0f 18 %. Examples; 9A-9.1%; 8a- 14.5%; 9F-14.2%; 8g- 15.3% (2010 harvest report). Hunter harvest rates continue to run the same year after year, despite increases in DMP issued numbers.( I realize as DMP numbers increase, so do harvest numbers to keep the % the same.) Nothing is said to much about DMP's in this 5 year plan, their currently studying. Will the DMP sucess rate rise, if they pull the either sex tag for bow? Could someone also explain why DMP target numbers are always different than the total numbers handed out?

Nice to see some poults in the pics. Looks like a good hatching there. I have only seen 3 all summer long and that is unusual. The farm and surrounding land flooded three times in May and I think the turkeys had a tough time hatching. The ones I did see seem to be very small , but ma ma was good size.

Nice to see some entries from N.Y.. Check out that bad boy on pg. 7, #198 from Minn. Wow! Billy's got his hands full this season- Maybe.

I like the Hunter Safety System Vest. It's a few years old but, looks similar to the Treestalker. Been using a Fallguy 20+ Retractor which still works . The vest is $90 and the retractor is $80 now. See link www.integratedsafety.us/store

Depends on the size of the deer. A doe doesn't lend near as much meat as a couple hundred pound buck. So it depends how lucky, we are. Our three families use about 120 lbs. a year give or take. Three to four deer are harvested, usually one buck, so we give some away. Friends are happy to receive it.

I would agree with Eagle Rider. We decide on the spot to which stand, we are going to use. Tend to use ladder stands where the lower part is in undergrowth. How many of you have had a deer come up to you ladder, smell it, and then look up at you? Hang ons have their place in more open areas, with the use of ladder sticks or rapid rails. We use climbers sometimes depending on what type of tree is present. Oaks & hickorys are not very user friendly trees for climbers . We do have a few maple, and ash trees that work well. In the market for a good $100 or so, ladder stand. The last ladder we bought was a Direct Outdoors, which we were very pleased with. It was well built and weighed about 75 lbs. You could dance on the thing without it moving. I have noticed in the last few years, that the better ladder stands have priced themselves out of our market. They have become very cheap in building quality. I don't trust alot of them.

Nice trophy. QDM, posted ground, and becoming nocturnal all make this size deer. Some do slip up to become harvested, before getting hit by cars or die of old age. Would like to hear the story if you don't mind posting it.

The second picture seems like it's chewing on an apple. I have noticed on cam pictures, deer feeding under my thorn apple trees also, with no apples on the ground, prior years. This year, the apples- leaves are already dropping a few weeks now, maybe due to the dry weather.

Welcome to the forum. Thats a giant deer. What year was it takened, and what did it score?

We had about 8/10" in about 10 minutes . Sure going to help some crops. First nice rainfall here since June 24th. Me thinks, I see things greening up before my eyes lol. The deer were even out in joying it at lunch time. Time to get alfalfa planted too.

The one with his head down, I count at least 10, maybe 11 points. I know alot of agriculture is up that way so, big deer are there too. I've seen big deer in the fields there. Good luck in harvesting one. Thanks for sharing some nice pics.

It doesn't seem that the state is to worried about reporting kills, or they would have done something way before now. Take a look at Ohio, they issue you a temporary tag. The deer must be takened to a check in station, where a metal tag is issued and the kill is recorded. There report rate is far higher than NY's. Of coarse, things are done much more effectively in there state anyways. As far as issuing DMP's, The deer tend to build up in greater numbers, where their is ideal habitat. What is the state doing to improve habitat in those areas where deer numbers are lower than what they desire? Are deer numbers ever going to improve in some of those areas, reguardless of what the state does?