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I've spent 5 days in RP and only seen, and only ate 2 squirrels. I've walked nearly the whole land, hunting from dawn to dusk. 2 squirrels? Are there none left?

Starting to feel the long island public hunting BS. Not only are the areas so small and overcrowded, there's no game! You got dogs getting all the pheasants, people shooting at trash cans, and a hazardous waste in the middle of it!? Wtf is going on here.

Sure I spooked some deer, a hundred yards from me... But the rest of the woods is dead.

Any ideas? Should I get out of RP and try OP or Sarn for small game?

Don't make me save my hunting license money next year. Oh how I miss Florida now.

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I thought sure for yesterday would of been perfect being a nice day before the front came. Today it's 35 degrees, 20mph cold winds. I seen the squirrels in my yard come out for just a second before getting back to hiding. I was going to go today but if I didn't see any yesterday I doubt I'll have any luck today, except adaption to the cold winds.

I'm gonna try again in a few days when this cold front settles down. Tomorrow it's supposed to be chilly and breezy again too. It seems the weather will get back to normal around Sunday and Monday it gets back up to 50 degrees.

Is my thinking here accurate?

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