New York

ridgewalker243 · 12-12-2006, 05:08 AM

I dont know how many of you are from the southren zone of N.Y. but I was wondering what ever body thinks about them swithcing from shotgun to rifle??? I personally think its a bad idea. I think the reason there are some nice bucks at least in Stueben county where I hunt is becuase your distance you can shoot is limited. Also I think there is going to be a lot of dead flat landers on the state lands

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Dredly · 12-18-2006, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ridgewalker243

I dont know how many of you are from the southren zone of N.Y. but I was wondering what ever body thinks about them swithcing from shotgun to rifle??? I personally think its a bad idea. I think the reason there are some nice bucks at least in Stueben county where I hunt is becuase your distance you can shoot is limited. Also I think there is going to be a lot of dead flat landers on the state lands

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I'm not from NY but to be honest with the shotguns that they have now and the rifled slugs that they have a shotgun is easily accurate to 200+ yards. Not sure how wide open your area is but around here 200+ yard shots are pretty rare unless your hunting a huge corn field

BUNNYMAN · 12-18-2006, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ridgewalker243

I dont know how many of you are from the southren zone of N.Y. but I was wondering what ever body thinks about them swithcing from shotgun to rifle??? I personally think its a bad idea. I think the reason there are some nice bucks at least in Stueben county where I hunt is becuase your distance you can shoot is limited. Also I think there is going to be a lot of dead flat landers on the state lands

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southern zone of NY......?????.......no rifles??????......What you talkin about willis......I hope the game warden doesnt ever come over here to Ulster.....cuz everybody and there mother uses rifles.....shotgun in dutches and a few spots in schoharie but other than that its rifle country.....remington country.....

ridgewalker243 · 12-19-2006, 06:22 AM

I know there are two counties that have switched to rifle but I am pritty sure that most of the southren zone NY is shotgun. I dont know much about the south east tip of NY that your in. Where I hunt its the south west corner of NY. its shot gun.

BUNNYMAN · 12-19-2006, 11:24 AM

Most of the areas around me anyway are open to all firearms......and we dont have a rifle or shotgun or firearms season.....we have Regular season....so any legal hunting implement....bow, muzzleloader, shotgun, rifle, hand gun, dodge, ford, chevy......

brokenarrow · 12-19-2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ridgewalker243

I know there are two counties that have switched to rifle but I am pritty sure that most of the southren zone NY is shotgun. I dont know much about the south east tip of NY that your in. Where I hunt its the south west corner of NY. its shot gun.

Southern zone is about 50/50...
I'm in the south east...It's almost all rifle here except for Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland Co's (shotgun)and Westchester Co.(archery only)
I prefer rifle to shotgun, but that's me...

I think they should extend the season into January...

BUNNYMAN · 12-19-2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by brokenarrow

Southern zone is about 50/50...
I'm in the south east...It's almost all rifle here except for Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland Co's (shotgun)and Westchester Co.(archery only)
I prefer rifle to shotgun, but that's me...

I think they should extend the season into January...

we need to shorten the season or something.....let the deer herd get back to good numbers.....