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Over 11 million acres in NY and increasing. If you want to hunt over a corn flinger in Texas where the animals come running like it's a dinner bell... have at it. That's not my thing. Texas would be towards the bottom of my list for hunting states. But they sure know how to have a good time down there.

http://www.nrcm.org/documents/publiclandownership.pdf

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Understandable and aggreable but not all of Adirondack park's 6 million acres is public and not all that is public is huntable. And that chart that was posted by d-bone20917 does not depict huntable public land so it is irrelevant. And to all of those that believe Texas is nothing but a "corn-flicker" type hunting then you are very misinformed and seriously need to stop watching hunting videos. Yes that is a common practice there and it is not of my likings but not everyone participates in that not to mention if you are hunting public land then that is going to be some good ole fashion stalk and still hunts. And not to beat a dead horse and it doesnt really belong on this thread, "corn-flinging" happens alot here and more than you know, the difference is there it is legal and nobody hides the fact and here it is not legal and kept a secret. I speak from experience when I say all of the locals near my hunting camp in 4A have been caught baiting. Anyways this has gone way off subject but as you can see I have my sights set on Texas in the future. I am sure there are better places but it sure isnt here in NY which is what this thread is all about.

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Understandable and aggreable but not all of Adirondack park's 6 million acres is public and not all that is public is huntable.

Never claimed it was all open to hunting. I only used it as a comparison for size. 1.2 million would be only 1/6th of the entire Adirondack park, and that would not be much at all in a state the size of Texas. I would also bet that everyone and his uncle hunt on that public land in Texas since not much else is available for free.

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One can hunt anywhere in the country, come back to NY for a week or 2 stay with friends,cheap hunt.

I have gone to Montana, hunted their great river bottoms for less then $1,500 for the week, air, lic. camp out.

I never have cared for Texas type of hunting, but after talking to guys, I may warm up. They have "fenced ranches" bigger then the State of Rhode Island....

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One can hunt anywhere in the country, come back to NY for a week or 2 stay with friends,cheap hunt.

I have gone to Montana, hunted their great river bottoms for less then $1,500 for the week, air, lic. camp out.

I never have cared for Texas type of hunting, but after talking to guys, I may warm up. They have "fenced ranches" bigger then the State of Rhode Island....

I have some family in Texas and they are begging me to come down. It just sucks leaving were you grew up at because you get more chances at being a felon in this state then anything. I guess if they make you a felon for next to nothing you can't own a gun in the long run it's another victory for the man.

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One can hunt anywhere in the country, come back to NY for a week or 2 stay with friends,cheap hunt.

I have gone to Montana, hunted their great river bottoms for less then $1,500 for the week, air, lic. camp out.

I never have cared for Texas type of hunting, but after talking to guys, I may warm up. They have "fenced ranches" bigger then the State of Rhode Island....

I agree. Right away people hear fenced ranches and think they are going to hunt a deer in a playpen but in reality these ranches are bigger than any continuous tract of land in ny. I havent done it and I wouldnt hunt a 50 acre fenced ranch but we are talking 1000+ acres ranches.

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"As for the number one reason people are quitting hunting, can you site a source for that data, or did you just make it up? Serious question, I'd love to read the study if the DEC or a private entity did one"

Sogaard I got that piece of info out of an outdoor magazine several years ago, I believe it was either Sports Afield or Field and Stream but I am not positive. Anyhow the article was not about just NY state it was about the overall decline in hunting and fishing across the whole country bore out by state licence sales. Some sort of survey-poll was done on why sportsmen stopped hunting and fishing. The number one reason given was they had no place to go or the places they did have were so crowded that they did not enjoy themselves and just quit. How accurate was the poll I can't say but I would bet it was not too far off the mark.

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And that chart that was posted by d-bone20917 does not depict huntable public land so it is irrelevant.

I agree that it doesn't depict huntable land, but it gives you an idea of how much public land is available in each state. I'm not putting down Texas, I think it's a cool state to live in and there are a lot of jobs there. I've just already spent time in that part of the country and it's not for me.

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I agree. Right away people hear fenced ranches and think they are going to hunt a deer in a playpen but in reality these ranches are bigger than any continuous tract of land in ny. I havent done it and I wouldnt hunt a 50 acre fenced ranch but we are talking 1000+ acres ranches.

If the animals are fenced you are not "hunting". You are shooting penned animals that someone owns. Shooting pets is just as bad as sitting near a corn flinger. As long as you don't call it hunting I don't have a problem with it, it's just not for me.

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I lived in TX for a while. Looked into hunting while I lived there, but everything I could find was leases only, and at prices I sure couldn't afford at that part of my life. It's kinda getting the same way around here (WNY) but at least I have the option of large state owned lands if I am willing to drive a bit. What really did me in down there was the heat-- I get ill easily if it's too hot and I was miserable for 8 months out of the year.

TX isn't as free as it likes to think. Do a search on what's going on with the Keystone Pipeline on private property down in TX if you're curious. To be fair, this is happening in many areas, not just TX.

That said, TX is fine for those that don't mind hot summers, and they do have a lot of game animals down here. If it floats your boat, awesome! A wise friend of mine once said: "It's okay to not like things, just don't be a d**k about the things you don't like."

Beware the fire ants. First hand experience.

For me, I'll do what I can here in NY to fight some of the insanity, though I know that my letters and calls will only do so much. I won't stop trying, though.

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Got my w2, fourth year in a row i made less money. property taxes forced me to sell my cottage on otsego lake. gov. say nobody hunts with an ar ( my primary woods rifle 50 beowuf) and decides i dont need it. roads and bridges falling apart, schools deciding new sports complexes with astro turf is more important then reading writing and math. and a different state says come on down your welcome here. um makes you think.

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Fletch Mentor

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I have visited Texas quite a few times. I definetly gotta give props to Texas in there don't f with us attitude and stance on guns. Good ole folks and some fantastically beautiful women!! But the place is a flippin desert!! And Like 2 lakes in the whole state! NYS is by far a way better piece of property we just need to cut off down state and kick them out of NY! Texas is just way too hot for me. If I was moving maybe Wyoming they are another state that is saying bring the fed gun laws and you will get a battle.

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