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There are some states that you can only keep sheds from private land, shed hunting on public land is ILLEGAL, also a few states don't allow you to possess "deadhead" (finds with antlers still attached). Definitely some crazy laws out there. I'm not sure if in NY you are allowed to cut racks off of road killed deer, something tells me you probably aren't supposed to, but I know I have on a few occasions.was watching one of those Encon officer shows and they were giving a guy a hard time about cutting the horns off a dead deer. Said that he isnt supposed to possess any part of a deer without a tag for it. First I thought what a jackhole, then thought well what about shed hunting ? Wonder if anyones ever been given grief for this?
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Another struggle fishing, but weather was gorgeous as were the ice conditions so all in all a good day!
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I use a siracha mayo, a bit of sour cream, fresh chopped cilantro, onion, salsa, sometimes I'll put cheese on them also. If you've never tried them I highly recommend it, plus big perch fillets are perfect taco sized portions.What do use for toppings on your fish tacos? They look tastey.
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The reward of ice fishing... Fish tacos!
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There's still 15" of ice out there but the shoreline can go quick with warm/wet weather.Nice catches Chris. I've been flirting with the idea of trying Onieda for the first time but it looks like if it doesn't happen in the next couple of days it might not happen this year with the on coming weather.
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Probably my toughest day out on Oneida this winter but I'll take it, on fish all day but they had lockjaw.
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I did a lot of research a few years back when I was looking for a 44 for hunting, I had my mind settled on a Blackhawk, then I came across a deal too good to pass up on a Redhawk. I put a rail and red dot on it and it shoots great.
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Ignorance runs strong in you doesn't it? And for the record you so highly evolved, self loathing creature, it's "die" not "dye"...A coyote deserves to dye, it understands its a predator. Survival of the fittest.
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I only use jigging rods now, I used to run tip ups for perch and eyes but the time you spent messing with them I think I catch more now with just one jigging rod. There are definitely some big northern in Oneida but you'll have to sort through 1,000 pickerel to get to them, any shallow areas or weeds is infested with pickerel. If you're looking for good tipup action, go to big bay with a pile of tipups and a bunch of shiners!Sounds good to me. My wife works at a school so maybe during feburary break ill try to make it down there. How's the jigging for perch? How bout tipups for northern pike?
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Thanks! No I took those with my Canon DSLR, the walleyes mouth pic was definitely my favorite that day.ChrisW Great pics That just a standard phone camera? Love the auger sun one and looking down the eye's mouth
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I work most weekends unfortunately, I have a lot of time off during the week though. If you decide to fish Oneida I can send you a few coordinates to check out too!Well if you ever need a fishing partner for the weekend let me know. If you ever wanna fish lake champlain I know a lot of spots to try out on the ny side.
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In all of the years I've fished Oneida I've always caught burbots down on bottom, the oddest thing is happening right now and I have no idea why, the last two days I've been fishing 20-30' and I kept seeing baitfish marks way up at 5-10' below the ice, at first I ignored them but it was slow so I started reeling up to them and putting the bait in their face and they started pounding it, no matter where I went, there were big burbots cruising just under the ice, really weird for a bottom dweller.Back in the 1960s the walleye limit was ten per day....Oneida Lake had a special regulation that allowed 10 tip ups per person and you could set them out, leave them overnight and come back the next morning to check them, like checking a trapline...I never fished it, but talked to several old timers who did..They said that to catch walleyes, you needed to set your baits close to the bottom, but not TOO close...If they were too close to the bottom you would catch lawyers ( burbot/ling) and /or mudpuppies ( hellbenders).... This is your history lesson for today....Hehehe...
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Oneida is a phenomenal fishery but it can be very humbling too, the last 3 weeks were the best I've ever experienced for walleyes, it was on fire, it's slowed now but as long as there's ice I'll be out there!Nice. I'd eventually like to fish Oneida. Its been a tough bite here on lake champlain. Fish are in really deep water. Hopefully it picks up. Nice hogs.
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I find likely feeding spots on contour maps, and put them into my GPS then give them a try. I've got a few go to spots that usually produce. The burbots are pretty good, I boil them in butter and milk until they're cooked, then pan seared them real quick.i'm not an ice fisherman just curious how you find a spot? how do you like the burbots? they look like ling cod witch are pretty good eats.
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Just another day on the lake.
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Another morning on Oneida, real tough bite but I managed to get a real nice eye, some shorts and a few burbots.
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Honestly, rather than messing around with a mag lock of some sort, just put a grip "spur" on it, they're like $30, not that uncomfortable once you get used to it and you're good to go. That'll get you around the grip issue, the spur be"doesn't protrude conspicuously below the magwell." It really depends if you want a "tactical" AR which is more looks than anything, or a hunting rig. Most of the bells and whistles people stick on their AR's are useless to their application and just make your gun weigh 12 lbs. I set my AR up for predator hunting and most of the time still grab a bolt gun when I go... FWIW...
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I feel a certain level of empathy for the animal, sure. The kill is the climax to all of the preparation, the journey in reality is what makes the kill more enjoyable. A kill at the end of a tough season is more enjoyable than first day success for me. I do apologize to the animal for ending it's life but my remorse is subdued by a quick, effective kill. A sloppy or prolonged suffering really gnaws at me. The journey is what's more important I guess in the end, I certainly don't need to kill to have success, but I do expect a certain level of success throughout the season. I love venison and eating something I harvested myself makes me feel a bit more grounded in reality, if something has to die to sustain me I'd just rather be the person responsible for it. I look at it like this, we're (animal and people) are going to die at some point, if I can take an animal as quick and painlessly as I can then it's a good death and no weight on my conscience. It's the few times throughout my career that I screwed up and an animal had to pay the price for it that, that weighs on me.
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I watched all of the videos and never heard a name, I never even saw the guy who wore the cameras face, with so many thousands of people in that river in October I figure the chances of finding the actual owner are slim to none. I'm sure plenty of people would take a free found GoPro though...Talk about real world testing !!! Did you find the owner ? I'm on some fishing forums and could put up a found ad. Lmk!
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No kidding! It's a rugged unit if nothing else!Wow! Ought to send that story in to GoPro, a better real life testimonial than that one would be tough to top!
Al
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Here's a quick story for you to the durability of the GoPro session. And this is no joke, I fished the salmon river yesterday, on a gravelly area on the inside of a bend I was walking around in the shallow water taking a break and looking at bottom because you find a lot of stuff up there. Well I noticed something odd looking so I kicked it in a bit shallower and picked it up, it was a GoPro hero Session! It was coated in algae and reaked of fish. I wiped the crap off of it best I could, I found the power button and it turned on! When I got home I pulled the card and put it in my laptop, all of the owners videos are still there as well as the video from when I turned it on. Now get this, the last video the owner took he was fishing on October 28th of this year. That camera survived tumbling around the salmon river for presumably 3+ months and fired right up when I turned it on. Now mind you I've never owned a GoPro brand camera but this incident is shocking to me and speaks volumes to their waterproofing. This probably isn't too helpful in your search for a camera but this incident and your post timing and I had to share it!
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I've owned one for probably 5 years now, I love it, I put a set of talon grips on it and carry it everywhere. Its a lot easier to be accurate with than I figured it would be. Ifind myself carrying this 90% of the time because of it's size, the recoil is stout but very manageable, I'm a big fan of Springfield's and this one hits the spot for me, I'm considering getting the 9 also.
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First off you should be grateful you have property like that to hunt, I pretty much gave up turkey hunting because of land access. Why don't you join a youth mentor group and help some kids kill a bird if you're overrun with them? Better yet why don't you invite a few of us members to hunt in the spring? I wish I had your problem and you're complaining about it!? Why is it you WANT to kill 5 gobblers? The turkey breasts?? The beards? The kill count factor? If you and your neighbors started shooting 10 birds each every year you wouldn't have your current problem very long I don't think...
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First shed of the year and it's a doozy! Can only go up from here.
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We have a couple of Cooper's Hawks at my plant too, they love the pigeons, also seen a few Kestrels but never saw them grab anything. The Ravens come into the rail building and walk the ceiling rafters looking for pigeon nests, then they pluck the baby pigeons out and tear them apart. Here's a redtail hawk I got some pictures of this morning, the eagles were also all over this morning. Something about birds of pretty that fascinate me.
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