Author: digger

Starting February 1, 2014 a new Sporting License fee structure goes into effect. A few examples are the price for Annual Resident Fishing has gone from $29 to $25 and Annual Resident Hunting as gone from from $29 to $22. Combination licenses like the Sportsman, Super Sportsman, and Conservation Legacy will no longer be available. No more discount for buying both. The dates have also changed gone is the October 1 – September 30 and is now September 1 – August 31 for Hunting licenses. Annual fishing licenses purchased after February 1st are now good for 365 days from date of purchase. You can view all the changes on the DEC website here: 2014 Sporting Licenses Changes.
For most of us in camp who used to buy the Sportmans will not see a change in price (for now) but we will now have to purchase two licenses instead. Fishing licenses purchased as part of a Sportsman last year are still valid through September 30, 2014.

The former Camp Cook is considering retiring to the couch(If spike is not present) or the card table(if Ms. Leaddog gives him permission/$$$). But he doesn’t want to totally abandon us to Dingy Moore stew for every weekend so he has drafted a cookbook. It’s a work in progress but I added a link on the top to the early draft. The comment period is open so if you guys can think of any recipes you would like him to add speak up now or we will forever be dining on last years Dingy Moore Stew! Over the course of the next few weeks I will be adding animated shorts that will show us how to prepare these delicious meals properly. Check back for updates.

Happy New Year!

You can view a few stats from our little site for 2013 here:
2013 Website Summary

For transparency here are Den MaMa’s Extortion Stats for 2013:

EXTORTION PAYS
This is what I was able to extort from you guys for the 2013 Hunting Season:

DUES SODA CARDS TIPS

$383.00 $36.65 $215.00 $192.35===== $827.00 (Most ever)

Bal from 2012==$1,214
Donations=====$ 158 Dr. Pork, Darrin (fined for not showing up) , Won the Arietta random draw
Extortion======$ 827
Total=========$2,199

Spent========$1,146 Work week end expensive $731.00 (booze=$144, beer=$184, chow=403)

Start of 2014 season will be $1,053
Shot one deer @133 lbs(got 35 lbs,deboned=$1,146 divide by 35=$32.75 per lb.

Your Den Ma Ma

F@#% the deer! Steak costs about $3.50lb
Lets just play cards, drink So Co, Gin and Beer!

I’m sure Leaddog can give us a quick year in review if he’s not to upset over the “doll” thing. 🙂

Leaddog has been in contact with a guy who has a site dedicated to Northern NY waterfalls and our pics are now on his site. You can view them by clicking here:
www.nnywaterfalls.com
Ok Slip Falls
T-Lake Falls

Feel free to comment guys, I didn’t think the “No Spikeism Clause” would scare everybody away!
-Over
Digger

OK Slip Falls

OK Slip Falls

Kettle Mountain

Kettle Mountain II

Solo (once again) hike to a small mountain, with great views. This is at the Hudson Gorge, photos are of Snowy and Blue mountains, and OK Slip Falls, another sort of like T-Lake Falls.

I DID ask certain members of the FAMHC…in good standing, to join me. Upon decline to join me on said adventure, rule 357(m) says it was a sanctioned event, sort of!

It would make a great summer hike, and even Toucher could probably do it. We’ll discuss this at the Spring Hike…which very well be on snowshoes!