Uncle Nicky

I don't care much for the party-boat thing. But if anyone is interested in setting up a charter to fish in Montauk or MA for cod or haddock, I'd definitely be in. Everything I've seen so far says you don't necessarily have to go in the dead of winter, depending where you want to fish, the season runs most of the year.

Labrador in February, hunting caribou on snowmobiles. I don't know the temperature, had to be -20F. I had all the right gear, so it wasn't miserable. But I don't think I'll ever do it again.

Turkey Hogs/Fishing Squirrels Deer Everything else

I love the old girl, but I always thought hunting, fishing, and crabbing are what you do to get a break from the wife. Honestly, it would be a miserable time for both of us if she came along, they don't have spas or malls or chocolate stores in the woods or ocean.

I have an old Savage 99 in .358. A lot of deer, a couple bear, & a handful of hogs, even a couple fall turkeys have been rolled with this gun. It's always a tossup between this gun and a 30-06. Ammo used to be hard to find (I don't reload), but lately I've found it pretty easily on the net. Sometimes you can find a box or two at a flea market or gun show. My one buddy has a .300 Savage that he can't seem to hit much with. I think it's the Indian, not the arrow in his case, and when he finally decides to dump it, I may just take it off of his hands.

Yes sir, the water had all drained away by noon yesterday.Crazy.

Same feeling here, 2 boys 21 & 25. They really are no trouble, help with chores, bills, no crazy behavior or partying. As long as they stay that way, they can stay as long as they want. But I'm sure they will move on eventually.

Not NY, but my neighborhood took a good hit. No damage to my property, but it was touch & go with the shed yesterday. Watched a guy get stuck in a puddle 100 yards from my window, the fire rescue guys had to come and get him in a raft, he was standing on the roof of his car. Not all the neighbors did as well as I did.

When I was a young guy, I had a buddy that called this the breakfast of champions. We lost touch years ago, last time I heard he was living in a van in his sister's backyard.

Never fished there, but I booked a trip on the Santee Cooper this December, on my way home from deer hunting in Georgia. I've been wanting to scratch this off of my bucket list for a long time, and 2018 will be the year, if the weather cooperates. Channels, blue cats, and flatheads.

Give this guy a call...if anyone can get to the bottom of this, he can....

Crazy as this sounds, I bought one of the PortaBotes that you see for sale at the outdoor shows, I've had it about 20 years. It's very light, but I'm not scared to take it out on the river or a bay. Works just fine with if you want to row it, or put a smaller outboard or trolling motor on it. Light enough & compact enough to fit in the back of my truck without a trailer. I don't even bother folding it down, I keep it assembled year round. Like a lightweight hybrid between a jonboat & a kayak, they come in 8, 10, and 12 feet models.

Yes sir, that is what I love about hunting hogs with dogs. We took a guy that was in his 80s one time. It has changed a lot, years ago most guys just used big hounds or cur mixes, that would run the dogs to the next county before the hog would bay up; now most dog guys have a catch dog, a lot less running through the marsh, briars and palmettos. The main reason why you stick them with a knife is so that you don't shoot the catch dog, once he or she gets ahold of a hog, they will NOT let go under any circumstances.

I tried thermal hunting, bored the sh*t out of me, riding around at 3 AM looking for ghosts. I'd much rather hunt them with dogs, a lot more action & more productive. Not that scary, the dog does all the work, you just have to get them by the back legs, flip em on their side, and it's game over. Looks like you fellas have it down, congratulations, looks like you are having a blast!!!

Gobbler lounge if I plan to sit awhile turkey hunting. $10 camp chair for deer hunting or sitting in a tent blind. I can handle a pretty long sit in either one of these.

In a tent blind, I'll rest it against one of the walls. Any other time, I have my gun or bow in my hands.

A semi-automatic shotgun, haven't decided on a make or model yet. Something that will RELIABLY handle 3.5" shells. The pricetag and reliability of a semi shotgun has always kept me away. But my understanding is that they jam a lot less now than they did 40 years ago when my father used to cuss at his and throw it on the ground.

Blue crabs, they're in the back bays & marshes just across the bridge into NJ It's been quite a while since I spent time with disreputable women, but the bait is pretty expensive, and there's not much size to the crabs you catch there.

I have really gotten into crabbing this summer. A lot of the tidal creeks hold white perch, I am dying to catch a mess of these and try them out, I hear the meat is delicious.

Happy Birthday Paula!

I don't know much about spiderwire or fireline, but I've used my shair of braided line. The upside to braid IMO opinion is the sensitivity factor, you can feel every rock and tap if you are fishing on the bottom. Most of the time you DO use a fluorocarbon leader with braid. On my freshwater reels, it's all mono line, but I mostly troll or cast, I'm in the rocks or logs a lot, and I don't see the advantage. I use braid on my saltwater reels that I bottom fish with, it's made a world of difference in feeling hits and eventual hookups.

Nice lungs...she definitely has the breathing technique down to a science...

I think it has something to do with knowing the land/roads you are traveling, and sensing that something is out of place, it's sub-conscious. You do a double take, and sure enough, something is there (deer, turkey, bear, etc). Plus the fact that most of us are always on the lookout for game when we are driving around, whether we realize it or not. Add in the fact that a deer's coat is almost a reddish color this time of year, and it stands out pretty well against a green field or leafy woods opening. A guy I hunt with in NC can spot a turkey in a field that most of us can't see with the naked eye. I finally had to ask him how he does it, and his response was "my eyes aren't all that great, but I drive these roads so much, I can't help but notice something different on the landscape". It made sense to me.

I have had it pre and post rut, and it was excellent. The one I killed in Newfoundland was in early October, it tasted like the strongest mutton I ever tasted. I couldn't give it away, but the dogs did wind up eating most of it.

Unless they are in full rut. I packed one out against my guide's advice, I should have listened to him.