Long Island

[BKhunter]

1 minute ago, eagle rider said:

god knows we have the deer for it!

Never hunted the island. Is there any public land? 

[eagle rider]

There is public land and of course it is over regulated.  But if you can't shoot a deer with a bow on LI,.... you can't shoot a deer!

[BKhunter]

1 minute ago, eagle rider said:

There is public land and of course it is over regulated.  But if you can't shoot a deer with a bow on LI,.... you can't shoot a deer!

Any recommendations. I could use some cabin fever relief during January and Feb. If Bis is right and they allow it to go to March my dream of hunting year round is almost complete.

[eagle rider]

Are you a Suffolk County Resident?  If yes there is County Park Land you can access.  If not there is DEC Co-Operative Hunting Land.  Much of it requires reservations to access.  PM me for me details.  

[Kayakwilly]

Yes I'm a Suffolk resident I hunt in riverhead primarily and Otis 

[Kayakwilly]

SO I SET MY STAND THIS WEEKEND BUT WERE I WANTED TO SET IT THERE WAS TWO STANDS ALREADY IN A TREE HOME MADE STANDS I DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY BUT I GUESSED WRNG . SO I SET UP 100 YRDS AWAY  IS THIS  WRNG ....IT IS ON STATE PROPERTY AND HOPE IT DOES NOT GET STOLEN  I DID PUT A LOCK ON IT BUT YOU NEVER  KNOW .....TAKES ME 30 MIN WALK IN

[Kayakwilly]

ALSO FOUND SOME CHIGGERS OMG   NOT GOOD AND NOT FUN

[jjb4900]

24 minutes ago, Kayakwilly said:

SO I SET MY STAND THIS WEEKEND BUT WERE I WANTED TO SET IT THERE WAS TWO STANDS ALREADY IN A TREE HOME MADE STANDS I DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY BUT I GUESSED WRNG . SO I SET UP 100 YRDS AWAY  IS THIS  WRNG ....IT IS ON STATE PROPERTY AND HOPE IT DOES NOT GET STOLEN  I DID PUT A LOCK ON IT BUT YOU NEVER  KNOW .....TAKES ME 30 MIN WALK IN

certainly no more wrong then building permanent stands on State Land.......are they old or new? but you also have to consider someone may do the same to you.

[Kayakwilly]

THE STANDS ARE BOLTED THREW AND HAS 10 PENNY NAILS AS STEPS  VERY OLD SCHOOL . MINE IS A HANG ON  WITH A LOCK  HE DOES HAVE NEW CHAINS ON THE STAND THAT I DID NOTICE ....

[Kayakwilly]

I SET UP LAST YEAR IN SAME SPOT DID NOT SEE HIS STAND THERE  UNTILL SUN UP I DID TAKE A PIC BUT LOOKED OLD THIS YEAR HE FIXED THEM UP

[jjb4900]

they shouldn't be building stands on State lands and damaging trees, that much I know..........

[rachunter]

1 hour ago, Kayakwilly said:

ALSO FOUND SOME CHIGGERS OMG   NOT GOOD AND NOT FUN

those are Texas lonestar ticks http://www.cdc.gov/stari/disease/  there are no chiggers on long island.

[NonTypical]

12 hours ago, rachunter said:

those are Texas lonestar ticks http://www.cdc.gov/stari/disease/  there are no chiggers on long island.

I disagree. There is no shortage of chiggers on Long Island. It is possible that they were Lonestar larvae though, but more than likely chiggers  

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombiculidae

Edited September 14, 2016 by NonTypical

[rachunter]

i was covered from head to toe with texas lone star ticks after talking to a dec biologist he claimed there where no chiggers up here,but your article proves other wise.it's one of the reasons i no longer hunt long island that and the lack of hunting access.it use to be a nice place to hunt and live but not anymore.

[jjb4900]

I don't doubt we have them both, chiggers are very hard to see even as adults and I'm told only the larvae bite and they're almost impossible to see......so if you get rashes and never noticed anything on you it's probably chigger bites. I've personally been covered in small tick looking things and was told, and am pretty sure those were Texas Lone star tick larvae...so either way treat your clothing with permethrin to keep all that stuff off of yourself.

[Kayakwilly]

16 hours ago, jjb4900 said:

certainly no more wrong then building permanent stands on State Land.......are they old or new? but you also have to consider someone may do the same to you.

this was the stand

[Kayakwilly]

the ones I could see I pulled off they were the size of the dot in (i)   they itch like holy hell but question is after you get bit how long do the tick larve  last do they die or move on and bite again .......

[jjb4900]

you gotta look at it this way, if you had your stand set up and someone came along afterwards and set up close to you, how would you feel? my issue is the permanent stands on State land.

[virgil]

These are the main reasons I mostly quit hunting here on the island.  Aside from the chiggers and ticks, access to private land is almost impossible.  And, public land is often over-crowded.  I could never look forward to heading into my stand if I knew there was a chance that another hunter might be setting up a few yards away.

[Kayakwilly]

I MADE SURE I WAS CLEAR FROM HIM THIS YEAR IM WERE I WANT TO BE  AND YES THERE SHOULD BE NO FIXED STANDS ALLOWED I ALWAYS HUNT FROM A PRTABLE BUT THIS PLACE IM HUNTING IS A LONG WALK I WOULD DEFF NOT TAKE A DOE FROM HERE ITS TO FAR A BUCK WELL THATS DIFF STORY

[Kayakwilly]

BITES FROM WAISTE DOWN NOT GOOD

[NonTypical]

Those look like chigger bites to me. Cover each bite with clear nail polish. It will suffocate them. Also wash your clothes in hot water. 

[Kayakwilly]

DID THE HOT BATH HOT SHOWER  TONS OF SOAP AND STILL GETTING NEW BITES  DAM THEY ARE A PAIN BEEN USING CORTAZONE 10 CREAM A LOT AND ICE WHEN I CAN PROBLEM IS I WRK AND HAVE TO WARE SLACKS AND THE RUBBING MAKE IT WORSE GOT THEM IN THE UNLIKELY PLACE I WISH THIS SHIT ON NO ONE .....LOL  ALL PART OF THE HUNTING WHEN SETTING STANDS .....

[NonTypical]

And that is the reason that you need to spray down with Sawyers permethrin. I will use it religiously until at least the first frost. It is scent free and will last up to 6 washes. I still spray myself down every time. 

[NonTypical]

It will be over soon. The itching usually only lasts a few days, but it can be hell. Try the clear nail polish.