Home grown talent wins
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The way the DEC operates short staffed, they have to investigate an official complaint and usually citations get issued if illegal activity is found. Call it in. There are plenty of places to go hiking. WMA’s are for wildlife and sportsmen
We tried. Man we tried. The last two weekends we had the boat loaded, gas in the tank, life insurance policy paid up, night crawlers acquired, and no go due to weather. Two derby tickets bought and zero time spent fishing it. Thankfully, deer hunting was good this year. Oh well, maybe with some thaws, the boat ramps can stay open.
End of May, first week in June fly-in trip would be the direction to go. If he wants to use his boat, the pike opener on the St Lawrence would be my second choice.
The does are trying to stay out of the woods where they are getting harassed by bucks. You find them bedded in the first cut of goldenrod on a field edge. They are making micro movements.