In this week's episode of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host laments about the waiting game that has become the 2021 deer harvest - let's hope the numbers are released before the end of the 2022 season. The 2022/ 2023 waterfowl season dates are set, and in NY we have 5 waterfowl zones, or duck hunting zones, but far more than that for goose hunting zones. Check the DEC website for specifics and maps sowing where each hunting zone is.
A tragic and heinous event occurred last weekend in Buffalo when a deranged punk from Binghamton decided to drive to Buffalo to shoot up a supermarket, apparently targeting black patrons, resulting in shooting 13, with 10 being killed. This is the failure of the legal system and especially the NY SAFE Act, as this disturbed individual last year proclaimed the desire to shoot up a graduation ceremony. That was taken up by the police, and a mental health referral was issued for the kid to get checked, yet strangely, despite the SAFE Act demanding such mental health issues be disqualifying for firearms, this was never reported to NICS, and the punk was able to purchase a rifle lawfully, not to mention military-grade body armor, all of which if the laws were enforced, should never have happened. Let's Go Brandon and Gov Hochul will be in town this Tuesday to fear monger and use the blood that is now on their hands as a call for more gun control. They should try criminal control instead.
The legislative session is winding down, and the crossbow bill has once again been stymied, as the Assembly EnCon committee voted to hold the bill for further consideration. All GOP committee members voted to bring to the full floor, along with two Democrats joining in, but 17 Dems and one Independent on the committee voted to hold the bill. Go figure. Democrat showing they are anti-hunting, anti-youth, anti-senior and anti-disabled. Other bills are being watched but the session does end June 2, but that doesn't mean the governor couldn't call a special session as well. Watching closely.
Fishing is starting t0 heat up, although the perch bite is winding down, the crappie bite is peaking, and bass and walleye are picking up as well. And although summer has yet to arrive, it may be a good idea to look further into the future when considering your gear needs, as Let's Go Brandon's economy and product shortages could result in delays in getting that new pair of boots, ice fishing gear, new hunting rifles, and ammo, etc. But his appears part of a plan to push the US into Bankruptcy and communism. We really need to change direction come November.
And energy policy is at the root of it all, and while we now fully know about the idea to stick wind turbines in the Great Lakes, deafening silence from Albany shows they are aware of the opposition, and apparently they will wait until after election day before they start the full push. But the Democrats have proven to be anti-freshwater and are acting like what they claim the GOP does - putting special interest profits ahead of our environment.
The problems with offshore wind in the Great Lakes is documented, with many known terrible problems, and many more unknown terrible problems. This should never be considered again.
