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Awesome Shawn!

I will agree with you Brian. You have way more expertise than all of us combined on this subject.

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Not all the browns go up the streams. There are still a lot of browns that are out in the lake.

I would much rather be dropping the hammer with the trusty CVA Accura!

Fun night in the stand with my son. Slow to start but had some activity around 6:00. We heard something sneeze (not blow or snort an all out sneeze). I look over and six doe are milling to our south in the brush. I watched a doe sneeze again shaking her head. They were continuing our way until something caught their attention back to the South. The biggest doe in the group started trotting north right past the window of the blind. 6 doe slid by and then a big rack appeared above the golden rod! Nice buck walks out at 50 yds and followed the doe to the Northwest. No shot because he was too far but a great night for Brayden and I.

I leave it loaded, take the primer out and leave it in my garage. You can pull the breech plug, pour the powder out, and push the bullet out of the end of the barrel. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Blackhorn is the way to go. It does not absorb moisture. I left my muzzle loader loaded from last year and it went off no problem last week when I went to the range. Great stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Quiet here in 8G so far. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

It will all come down to which recreational activity will bring more money to the states bank account. Seeing that license sales doubled this year, I think the snowmobile clubs will be taking a back seat. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just don’t go over 120 grains of black horn in the CVA Accura. 120 or 125 is the max for the powder in that gun. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yes sir. I got mine cheap online. If you don’t get the correct breech plug, you will get hang fires. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have the Accura V2 and I shoot 95 grains of Black horn 209, CCI magnum primers, Hornady FTX 45 grain bullets and MMP sabots. I have shot 12 deer in 4 years with this combo and they all dropped immediately except one that went 30 yds. Deadly accurate combo too. 200-250 yds is doable. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Fun night in the stand! Deer non stop all evening. I missed an opportunity on a big doe. I was watching another deer and she was standing in the wide open when I noticed her. Oh well! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

First sit of the season for me . First bow hunt in 19 years! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I believe if the buck to doe ratio is off and you have too many doe, you make bucks life easier during the rut. If there are too many doe, bucks have to do less work to find one ready for some fun lovin’! The less land they have to cover to find a mate, the less chance you have to get an opportunity! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That kid is an animal! Tell him Congrats Bill!

Awesome! Congrats to you both Eli!

Just as many laughs from some old timers on Sandy that were laughing at your 50-70 trips per season response here the other day when I was working on the boat. 🤣 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Sandy gets guys but not big numbers. I drive by all the time. A couple cars at each bridge. I used to spend a lot of time trib fishing (mostly on Sandy, the Genny and the Oak) with Jason Franz up until a couple years ago. Limited access and nothing in Hamlin to spend money on in the town. Where are they staying on Hamlin Dave? Last time I checked, there were no hotels in Hamlin..... A few years back, the brown run was dismal on Sandy during the fall run and the creek was a ghost town. The Genny has the best catch rate because all the fish are stuffed in a short section of river before the falls. It gets some guys but the limited water and crime keeps most people away. After the salmon run, the Genny has WAY less activity. The DEC does not release data on revenue for both. If they did, you would see lake guys spend more money, and bring more money to the fishing businesses lake wide not just the major tribs. 23 rivers on the South shore that get stocked? Black, Salmon, Oswego, Genesee, and the Niagara are the only "Rivers" I can think of. Just because the trib gets stocking does not mean its a tourist destination. Look at the number of Charter boats in the major ports on Lake O. Charters running trips almost everyday (some guys like Vince running doubles) of the season with 4-6 clients on the boat. Sit at 4C's marina on a Saturday in the summer and watch the charter parade return to port. Tons of people. I think you are basing your lake knowledge on your failed charter career. If you were successful, you would know how many guys are on the lake all summer.