ray koziatek

Hey dude hmm slow year ,no plugs,towels or giant condoms,,,,gosh were gettin old ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hey their was that anchor deal in the Keys and the sudden reminder of tides ,and leaving a little slack in the mooring lines ,,,,,thought ya had a 200hp the way that thing sat in the water ....well bud im shure ya pulled off a good day somehow...hey how are the phillies doing? opps forgot slackin off with the yanks..well we gots football to hope for home team wins.....spent my day sittin in a tree with 30 mph gust boy I LOVE HUNTING.......hmmm 700.00 bow= 1/2 cow 100.00arrows=1/2 pig...toss in another 5 or 6 $ for some gear and accesories=2 nice offshore charters in the keys....then gun season hmmm = new boat.........oh well cant take my piles with me ,less the mortition leavs em on the outside...enjoy yer cake now... Hope to see ya in the keys this winter same place for me............. OH YEA HAPPY BIRFDAY..... Ray K.

had a thick 6 pt and a 4 pt cross in front of me about 8 am nice to watch but not enuf antler for a good bowl of adrondack antler chowder...Ill bring the camera tonight..

the minerals are for the horses but the deer ,fox coons,and even coyotes have been seen on the camera,even have a pic of a field mouse standing on top,,probly mighty mouse by now....thought I saw a couple cats with black eyes runnin around but thanks.. NY policies of not feeding deer seem a little foolish as ,food plots,corn,and other crops, bring many deer to one concentrated area anyways.. I dont agree with hunting over bait but any experianced hunter would prefer a setupon the edge or a trail leading to a good crop area.... due to the tame actions of the deer near the pasture including the 11 pt I would never hunt them ,kinda like shooting fish in a barrel,but their fun to see up close.. Id rather stalk a smaller buck in the woods for a good shot. to me their ant nuttin better than still hunting with a bow or gun. Many would be amazed at what you can see traviling at .01 mph or slower . 95% of my ny bucks were taken this way.

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minerals are all done in early spring and summer and well out of gun range and sight from nearest hunting area .....these are spacific for antler groth only. The highly and properly fertalized food plot has helped all the deer increase body mass in that area even the does look pretty "beefy" for this time of year..Dont worry I wont be chasing this deer ,not that im fussy ,If i was stalkin in the woods and saw this i'd drop it in a second, but were trying to get some good genitics in this area ...so if the poachers dont get it it will breed another time ....

Well I've said it before one of the beauties of this site L.O.U. , is tho we dont all know each other as close friends we dont hold back when it comes to Prayers,Concerns,Getwells,Attaboys,and celibrations, OH YA a few bashes from time to time seem to happen too!!!!!!!!!!!! YUP JUST LIKE ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY!!! My Familys Heartfelt Thanks For You All For The Helpfull post Yes Them Pets Hava Special Effect ON Us ................ WELL as to be expected Riley is gone but not forgotten...as with booker,princess,pookey,rastus,midnight,duke,bumper,and yes my first cat "little dink" Well A New breed has entered our lives "Border Collie" -----Zoie------ As with any breed dog or pet do yer homework,dont go for that first cute face Make shure the animal you pick out is "THE ONE" that meets your ability to be a responsible "Pet Owner" So here she is 2 trs old ,setteled down a bit ,had a bumpy past but is repairable.... Thank You again for your Kind words...... Ray K. Oh yea WERE ALL DOING BETTER.....

nice fish ,also some of the best eating fish ive ever had... Thats the beauty of our little fishing,hunting ,whining,and bashing site L.O.U... we get reports from all over tho all of us cant be their, but it does plant that little seed in the oll skull and some day well pull off the trip of a lifetime that others take for granted due to where we live.. A good day striper fishing should be on any fishermans bucket list...maybe next year I should make the spring striper run a week long trip and get a few of the old farts of our site a chance to feel the pull of a good striper..........

yea probly taste awful,,,,last year it was a small 10 pt and was first deer on property to drop a rack.....ill see if i can dig up some pics from last year , it was tight to its ears maybe 14 in spread and really had the look of a 1.5 ..last yr in indiana i chatted with the close friend of this bad boy (largest rack in capitivity ) he gave me some mineral tips....this big one is 3.5 yr so maybe that mineral mix kicked in on the 11pt if so maybe ill sell the recipe..

seems real spindly but if its only 2 then not bad. should be a nice rack next year..

Well this is one of the favorite sayings of my Dad to me over the years of growing up. as 1 of a poor family of 8 I saw many toys and items I wanted ,,,,,and Dad would say.. IF ITS MEANT TO BE IT WILL HAPPEN!!!! boy those were some hard words to hear at times... Well this last winter my friend ,Don from Indiana past after a long battle with cancer. Every year we drove home from our "hunt of a lifetime" (5yrs) we knew one trip would be our last.... After experiencing such great hunting we decided to lease some land in ohio or indiana... Well tho each lease we checked out seemed great, just something didnt feel right.. My friend and I said after many attempts lease lets just stay home this year (hunt ny) And I said "If ITS MEANT TO HAPPEN SOMETHING WILL!!! yup even at 54yrs those words of my youth were hard to say........ WELL last nite We got a call from Indiana from "Don's Sons" ----They Invited us out to hunt "THE FARM" one more time....We were close to tears with that call....some happy some sad, some excitement....but mostly because the first thing we discussed we the words of my dad from many years ago that are embedded in my(our) faith........ "IF ITS MEANT TO BE IT WILL HAPPEN"

Rachel!!! nowya got the flames real hot toss on the burgers .....

no its their you should see the other pics ,and his playmates are all trophies too think i have a pic of the one he was chasing last year shot by another hunter up the road a bit their are some amazing bucks this year .......state record should be broken....

man a fish of a lifetime like that makes that 30,000.00 boat worth it...... How many times i gots to tell ya to get yer butt out here ?

where this one is ....should i follow him next photo run?

Thats cool ! did they say how old,or the groth rate? ,,,,,,, just wondering how many years i have to wait to get a 700lber I can se some kid fishing for carp....DAD um DAD I JUST COUGHT a 500 LB carp,,,,,honest it was as big as our boat................. :thats it young man go to your room for lying......

Mark (skippy) how du hel..l do ya find a tree that will hold you.. I sort of envision the charlie brown Christmass tree ,Before the blanket. No wonder yer truck only gets 4 mpg

Well in the morning Ill put on the coffee and before the brew stops my oll buddy is right at my feet waiting for his treat...........when i pull in the driveway tho he was deaf he was at the door, when i went to the basement he layed at the top of the stairs for my return, after a fishing trip he waited at the back gate cause he knew their was some cold cuts left over from the trip, when cleaning my deer in the shed he would wait for the scraps (inner loin) to be cut and welcome the little slip of the knife that gave him that prime cut..When I ate in my chair it was always "dinner for two" ,and never did a ice cream bowl get put in the sink that wasnt licked clean... Yup we all have had those special friends come and go,maybe im getting old and mushy but boy O'LL RILEY WILL BE MISSED !!! Yes this is MY first morning without my friend of ten plus years.... Ray K.

Ohh If I still had my Jet Ski !! not so much during the blow but the 8 ft rollers after will make any motocross track seem like childs play.. (old standup jet ski) . That might explaine my bad knee... Man I miss those days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

hey bill barretts address is wrong in yer locator map...

Sorry to see the bad news! EX-JETBOAT Bill ............. You have offered dead on assitance and advise on this site over the years No Better person to Be helped in a tuff situation.......Imagine you on a broken boat and cant help.....hmm ... Bet youll have a better lookabout before pushin off on someones boat..

Dont go near Utica (muskys stompin grounds) with them fish,,,,,,,,,,,,,wooooooosh gone faster than a screamin drag.................. Great job just a tad more fight than them southern snappers Eh ?

Good post,Self,and Rick, I'll Bet some great stories Have been forever lost with his passing. Over the years I've taken a "few" old timers out and love to hear them all. The lessons of "LIFE" shared by others give us all that special feeling of connection with that person. One of the best parts of derbys to me is hearing all the "stories" of the good oll days. This year when one Captian was awarded a big ball of copper stuck to a board was a good short example. Not to get "Too" all warm and fuzzy a short "open Mike" at each (indoor) Capt.meeting might get a few lafs ..and break the ice for many to get to know each other. And as ive said before when them new guys step up to the plate for the first Derby,give them a little introduction to the old timers who all shared those jitters many years ago. And Yes tho I never knew this man, but Im shure ive learned something from him from the trickle down effect of succesful fishing on "OUR POND"

Good Job Guys ...............Its pretty cool to see some one look for that special part, and get some hard to find stuff. "My cousin earl knows fred who dated sams sister with a wooden leg whos neighbor has a bunch of stuff " ................................. ..........................

in the last 40 yrs ive seen a handfull of severly tumored deer. never 1 big one, but some with a few to some so bad I felt it was proper to leave it lay , as much as thats not my style. Ive seen it in ,Indiana,Ohio,New York And pa. so it ant a local thing (Hot Landfill)..as we know a mother animal has the ability to sence in some way a defect in their young (usally the cause of a runt of the litter or total neglect). So I would think it is not detectable at birth by the mother..