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Northern New York man attacked by buck while tossing firewood By The Associated Press November 17, 2009, 5:04PM MOIRA, N.Y. — A northern New York man is recovering after being attacked by a 10-point buck while he was loading firewood. Authorities said Gerald Dabiew, 56, was cut and bruised from head to toe by the buck outside his house in Moira, 200 miles north of Albany. “He got me down on the ground, and it was then I knew that he really wanted to kill me,†Dabiew told The Watertown Daily Times. Dabiew’s house is surrounded by woods, so he didn’t think twice Friday when he saw the buck crossing the road — until the animal charged and knocked him down. Dabiew wrapped his legs around the animal’s neck and held onto its antlers as it battered him. Every time Dabiew tried to wrestle himself loose, the buck would ram him again, he said. The attack on Friday lasted several minutes before the buck ran off. “I don’t know why he came around. All I was doing was throwing wood,†he said. “I’m not even a hunter.†He said wood he was dropping into a bucket could have sounded like the antlers of jousting deer knocking together, a noise hunters often mimic to lure deer during rutting season. Deer attacks are uncommon, but not unheard of, said wildlife biologist Ed Reed of the state Department of Environmental Conservation. “This is breeding season for whitetails, and they get pretty aggressive, usually with other bucks,†Reed said. “They have been known to attack people. If he sees something moving, he feels like it’s somebody encroaching on his territory.â€

He is correct to ck bellows for leakage, ck engine alignment, grease u-joints & lubricate input shaft splines. Also to ck upper yoke seal for leakage on the drive itself. A little PM saves alot of $'s in the long run.

Have a good one my friend Hank

Ya must be mistaken Tom. That's a scrawny bear rug in the side room.

Good fish Jim. Look close you can see my house in the back ground

Ya think draggin the anchor around from spot ta spot had anything ta do with drawin in the golbies

Ut-O We'll never hear the end a this.

Way ta go Joey er I mean "Eskimo Joe" Keep up the good work and don't forget to teach your dad a trick or two.

Hum now tell us what ya really think Zack

Congratulation's Dave & a Happy Birthday

3rd Bottom line the longest = you'd have to pull it and go forward & over the others. Short line on bottom = grab rod, reel slack & get to the back of the boat as quickly as possible. Same goes with the lines above it.

Be on the safe side & run a couple gallons of no-tox antifreeze thru it.

Perch you were safe there afraid of fire Thumbs Up on the buck Mike. You'll have to get out this way over the winter and see if we can find some perch.

After it's cured well. ruff it up some with paper & squeegee another thin coat over it.

Um. I'm confused

The way I read it. It's all NYS waters Similar seasonal requirements for wearing personal flotation devices apply to canoes and kayaks in Massachusetts and to all manually propelled vessels, including rowboats, in Connecticut. The New York law is broader, affecting all pleasure craft, including small sailboats and motorboats, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

C & P from the Post Standard It's been a good CNY fall for getting fish eggs By David Figura/The Post-Standard October 25, 2009, 12:23AM It’s been a good fall for collecting eggs — salmon and lake trout eggs, that is. Each fall, the state Department of Conservation Region 7 collects chinook and coho salmon eggs from the Salmon River, as well as lake trout from Cayuga Lake, according to Dan Bishop, regional fisheries manager for the region. The eggs are sanitized, fertilized and then hatched and allowed to grow at one of two state hatcheries. The salmon fingerlings are eventually stocked in Lake Ontario tributaries, while the lake trout — the so-called Finger Lakes strain — are put into Cayuga and Owasco lakes, along with a few lakes in the western part of the state. Bishop said workers up at the Salmon River Hatchery in Altmar began collecting chinook salmon eggs on Oct. 8 and finished by Oct. 14. The fish swim right up to the hatchery. The males and females, which die naturally after spawning, are taken in, quickly euthanized and then stripped of eggs and sperm. This year, workers reported taking in 3.34 million eggs. Hatchery workers began collecting coho salmon eggs on Oct. 15 and finished up this past Tuesday. A total of 1.8 million eggs were taken in. In contrast to the chinooks, the cohos are release back into the river, Bishop said. Meanwhile, earlier this month, DEC workers on Cayuga Lake took in about a half million lake trout eggs during a three-day period. They used gill nets to capture the fish, which were stripped of eggs and sperm right on the boat. The fish were then released back into the water. The eggs get fertilized in containers right on the boat and then were taken back to the DEC-run hatchery in Bath, where they’ll be raised for about a year before their release.

The black epoxy in question is called Marine-Tex and yes, depending on the location and prep work as Jack stated above it can & does work out well in some situations as long as you are sure you only have an external leak. Make sure this time of year especially to adhere by the recommended temperature usage in the instructions. The warmer the ambient temp. the better the bonding.

Way ta go Coup

No reason to pull the vhf as long as it's out of the elements. Pumps yes. pull the feed hose from the thru-hull, turn them on and run r/v antifreeze thru them.

Great report & pics. Stan.

Refill it Tim. If the fluid in it now is in good shape ( no milk color ) leave it in till the spring when you change out the pump. Worst thing to do is leave it empty over the winter. Potential condensation build-up can cause problems in the long run.