Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

For sure! The only type I haven’t used is the one intended to be an adhesive. I don’t know if they even sell that anymore… haven’t noticed it for sale.

They still sell one that turns from a foam into a gel, kinda weird. So many of these products we won't know how well they work for many yrs to come.

 

[chipper1]

Froze my rear off this morning

Had to come in to warm up

Jumped three at 5:30, the moon light was ridiculously bright

was hoping something would come back my way, but there is always this afternoon
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I jumped this one today while pouring a cup of Joe . Went to my bathroom and grabbed my .17 for the glass, and my phone for the pic. Wouldn't have been the worse shot if it was a 12ga slug, but he walked back and forth 3 or 4 times like it was a game as I tried to remember what my settings on the scope and the camera were the last time or I'd have gotten a head cam shot .

 

[GrizG]

Froze my rear off this morning

Had to come in to warm up

Jumped three at 5:30, the moon light was ridiculously bright

was hoping something would come back my way, but there is always this afternoon
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Hunting deer when there is a nearly full moon has always been a problem… It seems the deer move around all night and hunker down when the hunters can hunt. Years ago I resorted to still hunting and continuously scanning with good binoculars to find them bedded down. It’s much more intense hunting than sitting. Now… I’m hunting with the flintlock and mix it up… natural ground cover and still hunting. Hopefully I can get out a bit… all depends on mom’s needs.

 

[MustangMike]

In a day and age when encyclopedias have disappeared and school kids are told to get their information from the internet, it is scarry how much the information is being manipulated to re-write history.

It is really a much bigger problem than most people realize, and results in brainwashing that the victims don't realize.

 

[MustangMike]

Leave tomorrow morning at 4am for my yearly hunting trip with my best buddy, bringing my nephew for the first time. Praying he gets a chance at a decent one

Best of luck Matt, glad Chis can go (and did not get called in for the storm damage). Hope he did some practice with his guns and cleaned them properly.

I pay a lot of attention to properly cleaning my barrel ... the first shot is most important and if it does not fly true you are in trouble.

 

[Lionsfan]

In a day and age when encyclopedias have disappeared and school kids are told to get their information from the internet, it is scarry how much the information is being manipulated to re-write history.

It is really a much bigger problem than most people realize, and results in brainwashing that the victims don't realize.

That's a fact. Look at some of the topics that get covered on this very forum. Guys with zero experience ask questions about felling trees, running equipment and heating their homes and take advice from whoever responds to them.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Saturday baking:

10 inch chocolate chip cookie and

blueberry muffin bread. At ease, carry on, smoke em if you've got em.

 

[MustangMike]

We got a 3rd nice buck on the trail cam yesterday morning. May not be a legal shooter but is obviously a mature buck.

This shows what is wrong with NYS's 3 pt rule ... it lets genetic defects survive!

 

[GrizG]

That's a fact. Look at some of the topics that get covered on this very forum. Guys with zero experience ask questions about felling trees, running equipment and heating their homes and take advice from whoever responds to them.

Nextdoor is a comedy show for me… people who know nothing making recommendations for services. When you look at the photos of the work you have to laugh… For example, a “plumber” who directly glued pvc and abs together under a sink with no trap. “Nobody else could fix it.”

 

[SS396driver]

I know some of you guys like trains View attachment IMG_9219.mov

 

[SS396driver]

Some trucks
Should be in the WTF thread

 

[SS396driver]

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[Sampson]

Had a good morning out ducking. My buddy recently drove a good ways down into the US to pick up a boat with a mud motor. They are very uncommon here and not sold in Canada as far as I'm aware. With his new boat we were able to get way up a small creek/marsh system that is very far from any other points of access. There was about 10 spots where I would have said NOPE in preservation of my lower unit lol. The result was a two man limit of wood ducks that had not seen hunting pressure yet. Can't wait to enjoy some tonight.

 

[Lee192233]

Had a good morning out ducking. My buddy recently drove a good ways down into the US to pick up a boat with a mud motor. They are very uncommon here and not sold in Canada as far as I'm aware. With his new boat we were able to get way up a small creek/marsh system that is very far from any other points of access. There was about 10 spots where I would have said NOPE in preservation of my lower unit lol. The result was a two man limit of wood ducks that had not seen hunting pressure yet. Can't wait to enjoy some tonight. View attachment 1212719

Sheesh...could you leave some for us in the states? I'm just messing with ya! Nice limit! Lots of good eats.

 

[Lee192233]

Attempted to, usually lands on the opposite side.

Nah, I'd do it the way I did even with the DNR right here. As long as it's in front of the gill plate if you want to keep them. If they're older and I accidentally get one in the tail, I just walk right up the shore and drag them in, when they're fresh, there ain't no chance of that.

No judgment here...as long as they're hooked in the face I don't care. They head up the rivers to die anyway. I've caught plenty of salmon in the rivers on crankbaits. Just have to hang that bait in front of the redd long enough and they'll get territorial and smash it.

It's always a hoot to hook into a pretty fresh 20 lb king in skinny water!

 

[Sampson]

Sheesh...could you leave some for us in the states? I'm just messing with ya! Nice limit! Lots of good eats.

Thanks man! I think we are about one more good frost away from the small ducks getting the heck out of dodge and then they are all yours!

 

[farmer steve]

Off 81?

My kid goes to college in Johnson City TN, we drive 81 too often….

If you ever need to stop in Carlisle for an overnight rest let me know. I'm buying.

 

[chipper1]

We got a 3rd nice buck on the trail cam yesterday morning. May not be a legal shooter but is obviously a mature buck.

This shows what is wrong with NYS's 3 pt rule ... it lets genetic defects survive!
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Good evening Mike.
How long do you think it takes those pictures to come thru once the camera takes them, a buddy of mine was wondering and I have no idea.

This is for Matt lol.

 

[chipper1]

No judgment here...as long as they're hooked in the face I don't care. They head up the rivers to die anyway. I've caught plenty of salmon in the rivers on crankbaits. Just have to hang that bait in front of the redd long enough and they'll get territorial and smash it.

It's always a hoot to hook into a pretty fresh 20 lb king in skinny water!

I couldn't care less, I really get a kick out of the "catch and release" sticker crowd, as if they are so kind to the fish. I've often told people just how stupid it is, and used deer "fishing" as an example. Imagine having a pole with a nice hook(we'll make it barbless for the real critics) on it and some corn, along comes a deer and grabs it, off to the races it goes, and after a nice fight and it hitting a few trees I tackle it and pull the hook out, then after getting my pic with it I let it go. Yeah, it sounds so nice when you say it .
Yep, they're all gonna die anyway, line them, outright snag them, piss them off with a spoon in the morning, don't matter to me, just don't do any of them right next to me or in the spot I'm fishing, that's just bad edict .
Yeah, I'm gonna try to get out with a buddy and do some steelhead steelheading this fall, always nice having them slam a fly after catching a bunch of big nasty salmon . But, early season silver bullets, ain't much like them here in Michigan.

 

[Lionsfan]

I couldn't care less, I really get a kick out of the "catch and release" sticker crowd, as if they are so kind to the fish. I've often told people just how stupid it is, and used deer "fishing" as an example. Imagine having a pole with a nice hook(we'll make it barbless for the real critics) on it and some corn, along comes a deer and grabs it, off to the races it goes, and after a nice fight and it hitting a few trees I tackle it and pull the hook out, then after getting my pic with it I let it go. Yeah, it sounds so nice when you say it .
Yep, they're all gonna die anyway, line them, outright snag them, piss them off with a spoon in the morning, don't matter to me, just don't do any of them right next to me or in the spot I'm fishing, that's just bad edict .
Yeah, I'm gonna try to get out with a buddy and do some steelhead steelheading this fall, always nice having them slam a fly after catching a bunch of big nasty salmon . But, early season silver bullets, ain't much like them here in Michigan.

Back when I was obsessed with steelheadin' I released 100 for every 2 I took home. It had NOTHING to do with preserving the resource, I simply wanted to pound fish and very few people wanted them for table fare. Same thing when I went through the walleye phase, it got to the point where I was producing more than I cared to deal with at 3:00 AM on a workday. Bluegills on the other hand, are a different story. Hand sized gills are in short supply around here, and a greedy slob can do severe damage in short order.