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Burl wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:37 am I never really cared much for ocean fishing, but over the years taking spring/fall break trips to the beach with the kids, I've started putting together a decent little surf fishing kit. I've had good luck in the past with getting enough pompano, whiting, etc. for a fish fry, but things really came together this week.
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I hate you (just kidding). Should be some great fishing.southdakbearfan wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 8:48 am Heading up to Canada near flin flon first week in June for a walleye and northern excursion. I shut my cell off at the border and don’t turn it back on until we cross back.
We have about a dozen big turkeys living in the woods right behind our house. They walk through the back yard in the mornings and sometimes at dusk - and have been waking me up around 6:30 AM with loud gobbles. I laugh and yell "shut up!". There are I think 3 Toms (big fatties) and then a bunch of hens. I don't know why they've taken up residence there but they've been there a few months now. They seem to be everywhere these days. We have coyotes and fox so I'm suprised they don't take them out. Maybe they prefer groundhogs or something.Grizzled wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:28 am Not a hunter but I could have run this guy's ass over yesterday, he crossed right in front of me:
Did it out of Jupiter Beach but that was long ago. Cousin and I rented a boat for fishing in the Keys but not deep sea, closer to shore (had a blast). Probably can look online, read reviews, get prices, etc. I think sailfishing is in the winter but should be some other decent fishing.IE wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 3:20 pm Hey has anyone here ever chartered a boat for some deep see fishing in the keys? Going to Marathon next month and might want to go out for a day or at least a half-day. I'm going to look on line but thought I'd throw it out here too.
Not on the keys but we did it off South Carolina last year. I used fishing broker . Com. I can say I got exactly what I expected. I didn't go with the high priced ones. The reviews were actually really accurate. The reviews said these guys like to catch spanish mackerel and dont like to fish other varieties, you will catch a bunch of fish, they are smaller boats and family friendly, etc. The scores of the reviews didnt exactly match the statements, but the statements were accurate generally.IE wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 3:20 pm Hey has anyone here ever chartered a boat for some deep see fishing in the keys? Going to Marathon next month and might want to go out for a day or at least a half-day. I'm going to look on line but thought I'd throw it out here too.
It wasn’t going to kill you back, you were all heavily armed.wab wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:13 pm I went bear hunting in Montana once with my dad. I was like 16 and I was mostly scared shitless the whole time. I'de only ever hunted waterfowl/birds, deer, etc. Never something that could kill me back (coyotes were probably the most "dangerous" thing I'd ever hunted).
What do you mean by “trophy hunting” ?dplank wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:56 amIt wasn’t going to kill you back, you were all heavily armed.wab wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:13 pm I went bear hunting in Montana once with my dad. I was like 16 and I was mostly scared shitless the whole time. I'de only ever hunted waterfowl/birds, deer, etc. Never something that could kill me back (coyotes were probably the most "dangerous" thing I'd ever hunted).
Trophy hunting is the worst, and I have no love for anyone that participates. Killing for joy seems like the Webster Dictionary definition of evil. Fuck Cutler for this. JMO.
You can un-clutch your pearls, we didn't even see one.dplank wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:56 amIt wasn’t going to kill you back, you were all heavily armed.wab wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:13 pm I went bear hunting in Montana once with my dad. I was like 16 and I was mostly scared shitless the whole time. I'de only ever hunted waterfowl/birds, deer, etc. Never something that could kill me back (coyotes were probably the most "dangerous" thing I'd ever hunted).
Trophy hunting is the worst, and I have no love for anyone that participates. Killing for joy seems like the Webster Dictionary definition of evil. Fuck Cutler for this. JMO.
If you need the food and/or hide, then so be it. I draw a line between the natural part of hunting (need based) and the enjoyment part. This is just my opinion and it's not meant to offend anyone. But IMO, if you enjoy killing things, then you're evil. You can enjoy nature, the thrill of the hunt, all the other bits of the process - but if you actually enjoy ending another living creatures life, then I have nothing for you as a human. It's just how I feel and have always felt.Burl wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:03 amWhat do you mean by “trophy hunting” ?dplank wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:56 am
It wasn’t going to kill you back, you were all heavily armed.
Trophy hunting is the worst, and I have no love for anyone that participates. Killing for joy seems like the Webster Dictionary definition of evil. Fuck Cutler for this. JMO.
Bear is edible and quite good. Bear hides are used in any number of ways. Populations are generally doing well and growing in most regions.
What’s the objection?
I haven't been bird hunting in a couple of years. It's not as easy to do here in Texas as it was when I lived right on the river in IL and could just walk out the front door in the morning and hunt. I have a Benelli SBE collecting dust, and this post has inspired me to try and get out this year.southdakbearfan wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:17 pm So, I had to spoil myself after a long last season and knowing how the shit show named the bears was going to look the rest of this season I splurged and bought a brand new waterfowl shotgun (Browning Cynergy Wicked Wing). Picked it up this afternoon and will test it out hunting ducks with the kids this weekend. I guess that’s the benefit of a bad team, when they stink I hunt more.