Ever hear of passing up animals you didn't care to shoot? I can do that in New England, too. And did it in New York.
I've killed a lot of grouse over the years......Maine, NH, Mass, and Vermont. Big deal.
I never said there was anything wrong with hunting New York, but to suggest you're some king of "serious" hunter " because that's the only place you hunt, and Im some kind of scrub because I hunt at home and also travel around and manage to kill a big deer once in awhile is illogical.
I was in Eastern NY a few weeks ago....didn't see you LOL. I asked around. No one ever heard of you.......