Hunting and Fishing Thread - With Poll

[Carl Keller]

Craig,

I agree 100%

She watches some TV, but I also tell her to turn it off and read a book sometimes.

She looks pretty happy to me.

Straight A's, respectful and 5 hours of dance class each week.

Carl-

 

[Craig H.]

Carl:

Wow, what a cute smile, and she looks right at home in the woods!

Is this New Jersey? I had no idea that there were rocks and trees like that there. Is it in the mountains? Sure looks like a pretty forest, wherever it is.

 

[Ken K]

I am not suggesting we take our children to swim with sharks and handle rattlesnakes, but responsibly enjoying nature first hand via hunting, fishing and hiking off the beaten path is quickly vanishing.

I tend to disagree. What is vanishing is parents who have time or want to take a kid fishing, hunting and hiking.

My two grandkids, ages 6 and 4 spend more time in my boat fishing than their father does. They were in the turkey blind with me this spring, on a couple of squirrel hunts and quite a few walks in the woods with grandma.

Introduce a kid to nature and they'll be hooked for life.

 

[Craig H.]

Introduce a kid to nature and they'll be hooked for life.

Yeah, this is one big kid lucky enough to have a Dad who took the time. Hooked? Hook, line and sinker, and glad of it.

 

[Carl Keller]

Craig,

Pennsylvania.

Ken,

It is great that your grandkids are enjoying it. They are lucky to have you. Unfortunately, the percentage of people that hunt and fish is definitely declining. I remember in high school that almost half of the guys in class took off the whole first week of December for Buck season. It was considered a legitimate reason for absenteeism back then. There will always be a segment of the population that enjoys it, but it will be smaller.

Carl-

 

[Carl Keller]

Duck season starts this Saturday in my area.

Kayak's are ready

3 dozen decoys should do.

4 boxes of steel shot (3" of course)

I even made a ghillie suit to hide in.

Both of my buddies bought brand new Baretta Xtreme autos with crossover camo pattern because their Mossberg pumps failed last year (one firing pin jam, the other had chronic shell jam and a broken receiver bolt) Duck hunting is brutal on gear, especially anything that can rust. I am sticking with my Remington 870 Express. Never failed me. Fits like a glove.

I can't wait to get up at 4:00 am Saturday and hit the water.

I told my wife, "women want me, ducks fear me"

Her reply was, "well, did see a couple of ducks in the freezer last year"

Ahhhh... I love this time of year.

 

[Ken K]

Already spent last Saturday doing the same.

Three of us along with my new pup sat on Highfalls Flowage on a bright, sunny and windy day watching the world go by. Except for the two geese that came swimming by, there were no ducks to be seen.

So, after about 6hrs we went to plan B. Ended up with a bunch of crappie and bluegills which made a great meal when the day was done.

My preference is Ithica's Model 51. I currently own three of them and use them for almost everything. Great trap gun, turkey, pheasant, duck, goose and one of the most accurate slug barrels I have ever shot. Also the lightest shotgun I have ever carried which one can appreciate at the end of the day.

Hope you have a good a day as we did. At least the conversation was non stop.

 

[Mike S.]

Might wanna take some aspirin and ice along. For your shoulder if you might be shooting 4 boxes of 3" mag 12 guage!

 

[Carl Keller]

I doubt I will shoot all 4 boxes, but it is not uncommon to shoot 30- 40 rounds or so.

The action is FAST and a kill rate of 50% would be lot.

Recoil never really bothered me, but I will be wearing some padding in the form of a coat etc.

Ithaca makes a nice gun, no doubt. I used to shoot a Ruger Red Label and loved it, but I just could not bear using it for hunting. The wood and finish were too nice to take into the field.


Carl

 

[Craig H.]

Hi, sports folks.

I waited until now to talk about our opening day of the firearms season for deer (Oct. 16) in the hopes that I would have something to report. So far, other than the missed crossbow shot discussed here, I have seen some birds, several squirrels, 1 armadillo, a bobcat, and no deer.

The bobcat was, however, at about 25 yards on a dirt road. Both of us were on the ground, and it was almost dark. It turned and jumped into the woods, right next to where I was about to walk. Although we are not supposed to have loaded firearms on the roads, I quickly made an exception. Fortunately, the bobcat must have kept running, and I returned to my truck without a scratch.

Fishing has been even less eventful.

Anyhow, how's the hunting/fishing where you are?