Thanks John,

I probably worked with your dad at one time or another. I used to work the "So. Tier Regional Drug Task Force" (hard to say in one breath) who's offices were in Olean. A couple of bad accidents (wrong place at the wrong time) caused me to retire. So now I spend most of my time casting/reloading, shooting & hunting. Kind of hard to get around in the woods sometimes, but I manage (not as quietly, I guess).

I was the firearms instructor for my dept. for the past 16 yrs, and the sniper/observer on our ERT team. I was lucky in that I was able to attend FBI courses for both.....they were great.
I was very fortunate to be able to gain the shooting edge as part of my employment and I loved every minute of it.
Besides........FREE AMMO!


amayerican,

I'm with you on the style of hunting you mentioned. I hunt with handguns exclusively and do the same thing as well. I crawl into a swamp stand that's miserable to access for most, and other hunters stay out naturally.....but the deer love it.
Most game love it out there. I climb up in the stand 1/2 hr. before sunup and when the blasting starts, I just wait for the action. Most deer aren't spooked at all......just trying to get out of the area and head out to the swamp for refuge.......AND ME!



Take care,
Bob