DoubleDose

It's also possible that when he saw the tracks pass through the two narrow trees he thought this may be a big doe track.

Oh I know, by the residents. Knocking on doors and asking is not getting you access.

Excellent kit. After cleaning and straining the media from the cases, be sure to check each case that there is no media stuck in the case, flash hole, or primer pocket as you remove them and place in your reloading block/tray.

Most likely on unhuntable property.

Rack matters to the majority, but not everyone. The reasons are B&C, P&Y, State records, and it's in all the advertising, regardless if the product even has any relevance. Racks are sexy, they are all different and unique, and sex sells. Who wants to look at doe heads? What I like about the videos is the lack of products pitching, like a NASCAR winners circle in the major hunting shows. The take away for newbies should be it is about hunting skills and woodsmanship, not products and gimmicks.

Interesting. I've done this hunt many times before. Met some great guys and some real AHs!!! Like the ones that say "Your in my area" when they do not know the lay of the land or have ever hunted there before! Not only does he seem to be committing a theft, he is also in illegal possession of a deer. Since he did this all on a DEC managed hunt, DEC should be showing no mercy on charges. They can confiscate his weapon and take his license.

Your timing is good. You will get used to the skim milk, it takes time. Eventually regular milk will taste like heavy cream to you and you will not like it. Regarding eggs, I said egg whites. Yolks are fat, whites are protein. You do need fat in your diet, though to absorb vitamins A, D, E, & K. I would by both eggs and egg whites. When eating eggs, use one whole egg (for the yolk) and substitute the remainder for egg white only.

I am confident Biden, Hochul, and Fauci are putting together a comprehensive mandatory mask, mandatory vaccination, and mandatory testing plan for our white tailed deer. I am sure there will be an announcement shortly banning them from yarding this winter in order to minimize social gathering transmission. Perhaps even the 2022 rut will be banned to prevent a surge. All the lessons learned on us humans will be leveraged to the benefit of the deer. The challenge will be for NYS DEC to put regulations in place for 2022 season to ensure that we easily identify and only harvest vaccinated, negative testing, masked wearing deer. This will be like antler restrictions, the deer must have a K or N95 mask or double of others, a real not fake vaccination card, and an FDA authorized test. It will be an interesting social study to see if the deer are more cooperative than the humans.

All of the above is true. The concern with CWD is that it is a prion disease, like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) which affects humans. The official position on CWD transmission to humans is that there have been no known cases. That does not mean it is not possible.

While I sometimes feel like that too, I have to remind myself that my role as a father was first to prepare them for the world, which is a tech world; and not my desire for them to be my hunting/fishing buddy. Denying tech to the young is problematic too, probably more problematic than we can imagine. Everything has tech now. In the end, we have to accept that they are individuals that have their own interests which are different from ours, and we did not mess-up as parents. We just have to accept that some parent got tech kids who like to hunt and fish LOL!

For your goals, gaining weight/muscle mass, I do not recommend taking after working out, unless you work out in the late PM. During workout, your body has shifted your blood supply to where it is needed, your muscles and not GI tract. If you take your protein shake in the evening, before bedtime, while you are asleep your body will shift blood supply to GI tract maximizing absorption. This will make the protein available for muscle building when your body does it, which is maximal while you sleep. This is the opposite advise you give to a dieter looking to lose weight. Regarding protein, no-fat milk and egg whites are the only complete proteins, that is they contain all the amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and hence building blocks of muscles. The product you choose is excellent.

Agree. In my experience, most of the younger generation has no patience. They want instant gratification. They have no drive to get out of bed early in the AM to hunt or fish BUT have no issue with staying up to any hour of the AM playing video games. Thankfully, there are exceptions though.

...and if your truly old enough, you can remember when his father Mario as Gov told the press that hunters go hunting to drink and cheat on their wives!!!! The apple did not fall from the tree with respect to the elite left disdain of "the right leaning, gun owning demographic".

Now let's look at the bolded text, 2A, and gun control politicians. 2A was never about hunting, it was about personal protection and defense of the constitution itself, hence "...shall not be infringed.". Yet the politicians love to mislead that they are not taking away our hunting firearms. Many Americans witnessed first hand that the government cannot and sometimes will not protect you. Many or most of these first time gun owner Americans have no intentions to hunt, only protect themselves. That leads to the firearms themselves. What are the optimal firearms for personal protection? Not hunting firearms!!!! The optimal firearms for personal protection are the same ones our military and police/law enforcement use. Interesting that all of the gun control measures seem to be directed precisely at owning those; which certainly is an infringement to 2A and a breach of the oath to uphold the constitution.

Do these require any body/suspension mods to fit or are they straight bolt on? What about lug nuts, do the factory ones work? A side pic of the tread with a coin or ruler inserted between treads would help better show tread wear/depth.

This is in response to some recent posts regarding judging hunters skills/abilities, based on their harvest record. Is it because you know the deer behavior/biology better, like they have antlers and not horns? Deer antlers and body size are a factor of age, genetics, and food. Is it because you happen to hunt where all 3 of these factors are optimal (antler restrictions, agriculture, doe management)? Some of us can only hunt crappy public access state land. Is it because you hunt in a high deer density area? Some of us may go days to weeks without seeing a deer. Is it because you hunt in a low hunting pressure area? Some of us will see multiple hunters every day we hunt. Is it because you put in more time? Some of us have work and family commitments that may limit our season to a few days. Are you "hunting" open areas where shooting is in the 100s of yards or are you hunting thick areas where shooting can be measured in feet? You cannot kill big deer where there aren't big deer and that deer management has nothing to do with an individual single hunter and their skill/ability. I propose that If you are fortunate enough to hunt an area with optimal deer and hunting conditions, you can be an average to below average hunter and kill many trophy deer. This is a PSA for any newbies to hunting.

One last tip. You are loading .308 and may come across military ammo or once fired military cases/brass. Military ammo has the primers crimped in place. This requires the primer pocket to be swaged for reloading purposes; basically extra case preparation and equipment.

One other thing, you cannot use bullets designed for a 30-30 in your 308. They cannot tolerate the velocity and will break apart in flight.

From your first post you are shooting a .308, considering Barnes full copper bullets, and plan on a diy case cleaning regimen. Your .308 has a carbine length barrel so you will lose some FPS; but not enough to factor in to your reloads, IMO.You will not have any noticeable performance difference and more importantly the deer won't. I would not opt for the Barnes bullets. All copper bullets came about because of CA law to save the Condor. This did not change the game for the better. Recommend using traditional lead/copper jacket bullets from Nosler, Speer, Hornady, etc. Regarding your DIY case cleaning regimen, cleaning your brass cases you need to use products intended for this purpose. Household brass cleaners contain chemicals that will weaken your cases. Lastly, always start with the minimum charge loads and work up looking for pressure signs.

Whatever the reason(s) "the right leaning, gun owning demographic" is leaving NYS, let's never forget that former Gov Andrew Cuomo said to the press in regards to this exodus, he did not want these people here anyway.

Great point. I remember as a kid getting into NYS deer hunting and doe permits were party permits; 3-5 people jointly applying for a single permit. Now NYS has longer seasons and more permits available; including ability to transfer.

Magnum primers for an '06? Can you explain why not using LR primers?

They are talking all of USA. My personal experience in NYS is that it is going down. Most "old-timers" I know have stopped hunting and their sons and daughters have not continued in the sport. From the article itself: 2004: New York 696,679 2021: New York 550,868

Understood, archery season. Same question: Just to be clear, are the Toppings Path spots Ridge station check-in or access permit only? My recollection from the 1990s was they were part of the Ridge station check-in. I want to start bow hunting again in 2022 and want to avoid the Ridge check station if possible.

@bruno1 Just to be clear, are the Toppings Path spots reservation or access permit?