Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[JustJeff]

And the award for ugliest stack goes to.......(Envelope opening).... Just Jeff!!! Wooo!
. Brought a few buckets of uglies, shorts and ends up. Still haven't had a fire yet, it's been gorgeous weather so no complaints.

 

[Lionsfan]

This $50 Shakespeare ultra light paired with a Mitchell 308 has been the go to trout rig for years. Those Loomis rods sure are nice , just not a big time spender.
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Exactly what I'm saying. That handle is a Loomis design, copied and built in China. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a fact.

 

[Lee192233]

I had nice weekend up north. My wife and I went went to a friend's wedding reception yesterday.
Today I went for a nice 2.8 mile grouse walk. We moved 4 birds and got one.
Twas a great day.
Now I get to winterize the pool. It's a pain but it sure is nice to jump in on those 90° days.

 

[Lionsfan]

I had nice weekend up north again. My wife and I went went to a friend's wedding reception yesterday.
Today I went for a nice 2.8 mile grouse walk. We moved 4 birds and got one.View attachment 1212931View attachment 1212933
Twas a great day.
Now I get to winterize the pool. It's a pain but it sure is nice to jump in on those 90° days.

Lions won, Packers won, Vikings LOST.

 

[farmer steve]

This $50 Shakespeare ultra light paired with a Mitchell 308 has been the go to trout rig for years. Those Loomis rods sure are nice , just not a big time spender.
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Heck I thought you'd stihl be using Zebco 202.The local farmers fair was yesterday and they had a guy playing guitar for entertainment. I was surprised to hear him play "Friend of the Devil".

 

[Lee192233]

Lions won, Packers won, Vikings LOST.

That makes it a better day!

 

[chipper1]

"I preferred the feel of my g-loomis rod so I usually just ran that......"
Loomis rods are about as good as it gets for fishing the northwest!

Sages always felt noodle to me, but they were better than many others .

I haven't been out with him since 2018, and I believe he was at $400 for a full day back then. It ain't cheap, but you only go around once.

Yeah, I can even afford to go half way around lol. Really I need to get the barn sealed up. Got my wire for the sub-panel and to run power to the house when I get to it, that was 1900, then the bay doors alids are gonna sting me pretty hard...

Anybody that's fished in the last 40 years owes Gary Loomis a debt of gratitude. Even the cheapest $20 Wal-Mart rods are descendants of his hard work and innovation.

I was advised to buy the best I could afford because it was a lifetime purchase(if you bought one with a lifetime warranty). I spent a lot for the early 90s, but I didn't break it until 5yrs in, and it had well over a thousand steelies and salmon on it by then. Unfortunately when I sent it back to Loomis I found out it was a custom tire rod and they would only give me the current blank of that model, or 180 off a new one, I wasn't happy. Went to the store that me and NY buddies had spent many thousands at with the receipt, they said they would do nothing about it as it was advertised that way, no it wasn't! I let them know they could make it right or I'd never do business there again and I'd do everything I could to deter others from shopping there as well. They recently went out of business. Treat people right and you'll have a customer that advertises for you, treat them wrong and you get the opposite .

 

[JimR]

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.

You are not just kidding either.

 

[JimR]

I did it now. Two weeks ago I saw a 3pth dump cart for $750 down from $1000. I messaged the seller about seeing it right before I went to San Diego for a week on vacation. She had just left for a wedding. The following Friday I was poking around FB Marketplace and the owner had dropped the price to $350, must pickup by Saturday afternoon. I was like " holy crap". Here I am 3000 miles away and can't get it that quick. I messaged here and said, I'll give you $400 for it Sunday afternoon when I get back from San Diego. Sure enough she said okay and I picked it up today. One thing she had done to it was to have the tailgate open up on the bottom instead of up top. Eventually I will alter it to open both ways. Here it is in dump mode and closed up. Due to the alteration of the tailgate the back end is about 30 - 40 pounds heavier than the front part of the bed. I'll do something to fix the weight balance issue. There is a set of tires that were welded up underneath to make this easy to move around. The wheels are junk. I'll remove the wheels for now. I'm not sure if I will replace them. There are two safety chains to keep the dump box from flipping beyond vertical.

 

[Lee192233]

Nice forests you have there. Very different.

They're a mix of aspen, maple, red/white oak, black spruce, tamarack, hemlock, white pine, white cedar, basswood and some ash. The types of trees in a given area depends on the soil type and how wet/swampy it is.

I was hunting county forest land. The county manages the forest and has it harvested which is a major income stream for it. They clear cut the aspen and select cut the hardwood areas. They have about 1000 acres cut a year by the highest bidder. This adds up to pretty good grouse/deer habitat.

 

[Lee192233]

A few days ago I posted that I got the trigger installed in my Ruger. Here it is all put together. I forgot how nice the 90s/early 2000s Rugers were. She just needs a better scope and it'll be ready to smoke some yotes.

 

[djg james]

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

6 woodies per man? Our limit is only 3. Those look pretty fat birds for woodies.

 

[farmer steve]

A few days ago I posted that I got the trigger installed in my Ruger. Here it is all put together. I forgot how nice the 90s/early 2000s Rugers were. She just needs a better scope and it'll be ready to smoke some yotes. View attachment 1213016View attachment 1213017

Sweet except for the bolt position.

 

[Squareground3691]

6 woodies per man? Our limit is only 3. Those look pretty fat birds for woodies.

Acorns are plentiful,

 

[Lee192233]

Acorns are plentiful,

Find an oak dropping acorns on the edge of a pond in the woods and you've found a wood duck honey hole! Crazy they can can eat them. I've also shot grouse with 2 or 3 big white oak acorns in their crop. Must be quite a sight watching them choke 'em down!

 

[Squareground3691]

Find an oak dropping acorns on the edge of a pond in the woods and you've found a wood duck honey hole! Crazy they can can eat them. I've also shot grouse with 2 or 3 big white oak acorns in their crop. Must be quite a sight watching them choke 'em down!

Oh yeah,

 

[svk]

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

Very nice!

 

[svk]

Good morning guys,

Things continue to be crazy busy here, but we got a few ducks this weekend and continue to get fall project done.

Last night I smoked up some bacon wrapped duck, and it was fabulous.

I tried to keep October unscheduled for me and my time, but that didn’t happen again this year. So far since opener Duck season we’ve had a volleyball tournament, wedding, a funeral, a volunteering event, and next weekend I have Lions training on Saturday. I’ve been able to Hunt every morning, but I’ve only had one Saturday free to work at the cabin. I guess I’ll have to catch up in November. Hopefully it doesn’t snow!

The little pieces are a mixture of teal and redhead. The large piece is a jalapeño cream cheese stuffed redhead breast

 

[Sampson]

6 woodies per man? Our limit is only 3. Those look pretty fat birds for woodies.

Acorns are plentiful,

Find an oak dropping acorns on the edge of a pond in the woods and you've found a wood duck honey hole! Crazy they can can eat them. I've also shot grouse with 2 or 3 big white oak acorns in their crop. Must be quite a sight watching them choke 'em down!

Bang on! The ground was littered with acorns. We were set up on a finger of land in a big oxbow in the creek covered by a stand of oak trees. There were also several recent scrapes and rubs on smaller trees. If it weren't such a pain to get to with a conventional outboard, I would be thinking about going back and seeing who's been frequenting that area.

 

[EchovsStihl63]

Off 81?

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

Yes sir, I ride 81 every morning from Daleville exit to Salem for work..... You come with in 10 minutes of my place when you go by lol. Also just a heads up, idk how much longer your youngin will be in school, but they are in the planning phases for turning mm143-150 into 3 lane so that will probably be a fuster for the next several years.