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    Anyone Else Hunting This Morning?

    Lots of gobbling at first light ( a frosty 29 degrees). No sightings. Saw four doe at 8 am best friend called in bird just over 20 lbs that his wife killed.
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    CO's are having to surrender Handguns held on their Badges.

    30 years or so ago the NY COs went on strike. The state pulled the same move of you can’t carry on your badge outside of work. MOST COs learned lesson and got permits and didn’t carry on badge. Hopefully they learned the lesson then
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    Is Pelvic Shots A Good Defense Technique?

    The caveat on the pelvis shot is that while it is effective in putting the opponent on the ground, it does not immediately take him out of the fight. It buys you time to end fight My training was two in chest, but if opponent was upright then two in pelvis, then one in head. If opponent was...
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    Massachusetts town votes to become a transgender 'sanctuary city' after wild city council meeting

    “Massachusetts town” The article says. Let me help out you non new englanders in NY. Worcester is not some small town in Massachusetts , Worcester is a city In fact it is the second largest city in all of New England, second only to Boston. Larger than Providence RI, larger than...
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    Tenth of English Farmland Needs to Be ‘Rewilded’ for Green Agenda, Says Gov’t Report

    rewilding 9% of farmland is a zero sum gain action which only moves the point source out of England, and will have no impact on the climate now if you want to impress me reduce the food consumption in England by 9% while rewilding 9% of the farmland, then you might move the needle
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    A National Guardsman lost their rifle when it fell off a truck on a Delaware highway

    Both look to be pelican Cases. I have two black ones like in front. Bought used for $125; added $70 in new foam to replace center cut section. My black one holds my PRS match rifle, 26” barrel plus 3inch muzzle brake in chassis. Way too big for an M4, most likely light color one behind...
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    Recert repercussions? (Pistol permit)

    I’m waiting for the fun and games on my next recertification. I am PA resident, but have NY permit from my time there and am still a part time resident of NY. To do recertification I had to get non drivers ID in NY. This past year NY told me with new real ID rules PA would cancel my drivers...
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    Altercation in City of Newburgh leaves one shot dead and another stabbed

    Person stabbed has non life threatening injuries. Person shot died. another way of saying don’t bring a knife to a gun fight
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    Chuck Schumer Begs Republicans to Embrace ‘Bipartisan’ Legislation as GOP Blowout Means Total Senate Control

    The only Obama quote I know “ Elections have consequences “ which was his response to request for bipartisan legislation
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    The Rut (Been lightly hunting 3 counties . Any signs of the ruttting in your area yet ?)

    Sunday morning out hunting before watching Bills. I saw multiple bucks chasing does. The first rut sign in two weeks of hunting. 5 days ago still saw a bachelor group - 2 four points and a six together hanging out and feeding St Lawrence county
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    Question on safe storage law wrt muzzle loaders

    I searched on this site and on the web in general, but was unable to find an answer so hoping some one here can help I understand that in transporting my rifles from PA to my camp in upstate NY, I need to have them secured in locked hard sided cases out of sight If I leave vehicle unattended...
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    First Hunting Gun, For Youth

    With my sons at that age a .22 and 20 gauge youth model pump with 3” chamber. Started shotgun with 2 3/4 “ trap skeet loads and worked up to deer slugs. Lots of power stages in between those two choices
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    How to reduce recoil

    Look at limbsaver grind to fit recoil pads. Buy slightly oversized and grind (sand) to fit profile. I have done this on several 50 cal muzzle loaders that were punishing and it really helped put some weight on the front of the rifle to balance it, will also tame recoil. My 308 runs 19 lbs...
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