Gator
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Wrong...smirk...evil woman...unless you find a way out of paying them...what a snark-fest! This election is making America the laughingstock of the world. -
Were they moving last night prior to today's front? I had a chance to sit the last hour but with the heat and the fact that it's near some standing water, I passed. Grilled some big steaks for a visitor from Germany instead and watched the sun go down from the porch. Great evening. -
Hey Scott: you haven't got any worries then! And Kingfisher: Me? Stifle debate? I think you've got the wrong guy I don't care whether you call it vernacular or not, respect is respect. For example, I have nothing but kudos for your reply above. And yeah, it's crossed my mind. I'm not sure how a simple call out to lose the name calling qualifies for anger, but it happens. Like I say, it's the internet. As for addressing your take on mollycoddling, I don't really want to address it--I don't disagree with you. That's why it's so strange to have you act like I need to be "corrected".
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My grandma always told me that even if you disagreed with someone's opinion you still needed to show respect. I find it interesting but not unexpected that a similar sentiment from me posted here gets me labeled "soft-minded"...and that's without my taking sides...and for the record, I am strongly opposed to snagging and I find what's happening at the tribs abhorrent. I never put anyone down in my post; rather I noted that dogmatic arguments rarely sway people. So, what's the point of alienating someone who likely has similar views as your own just because he councils respect for other opinions? I agree that discourse is necessary. Name calling is not. You can express your own opinions without belittle someone else, particularly if you don't really understand what they're saying. Here's a good rule of thumb: respond to people's posts like they're your Grandma. Try swaying people with a persuasive argument rather than just bashing. Oh, this is the internet. Sorry, I forgot.
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I'm not even going to state an opinion here, because I can understand both sides of the argument (although I strongly favor one side). However, I find it a sign of the times that people who have very strong opinions tend to be dogmatic in their views. Not casting aspersions. Just stating a fact. We as a society have become more polarized than ever before and less willing to concede that other people may have a reasonable basis for their opinions, just perhaps one that you don't share. I think it's particularly hard to agree with someone when they're calling you an idiot. If we want to change people's opinions, then it's counterproductive. If we just want to bash them into submission, then I guess it's okay. No secret where that leads, though. Just look at the Middle East.
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I should have known better than to sit last night, but I had a stand that I thought would be hot for doe and I really wanted to put one down before leaving for study section to review grants in DC soon. I have a hankering for some of T. Constanza's smoked meat products this year Nada.
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Nope, I won't condemn you. I understand the logic. I just happen to feel that the culture of disrespect that's so blatantly displayed in the gorge reinforces all of the negative influences that already pose a challenge to inner city youth. You learn from your environment. I guess it's a balance between practicality and philosophy.
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Chris who owns the field next to our property shot a big doe yesterday evening that he ended up recovering in our woods...we saw nothing at all this morning. Related? Maybe. Or it could have been that it was 30 degrees warmer than yesterday morning, windy, and a setting full moon. Better days coming. Anybody else not too excited to see the weather this week? 80 degrees on Tuesday. Seriously?
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This is the same boat as I own, except I have a Yamaha F115 and T8 instead of the Honda. It's a great ride and one of the best purchases I ever made. Not too big for Honeoye, not too small for Lady O. It's the perfect complement to Nothing but Net, our 24' Wellcraft that sits at Sandy. Good luck with your sale. You may want to post what year the boat and motor are, as well as a description and pics of the electronics and trolling motor. It may help to move it faster. Although for what you're asking, I'd think that it would move fast regardless... -
Beautiful! Lots of flatheads moving last night with a couple small bucks acting squirrelly. And I got to watch a flock of turkey go to roost about 70 yards from me. Hot, but it didn't seem to matter.
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Way to get it done!
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Lots of doe this morning. Here's an interesting shot off the cam from last week.
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Doe and a small buck this morning. Warm weather pattern's still holding. Near freezing Monday night should get them going.
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Had two doe come by at 15 yards around 5:45 pm, then watched a dozen more filter into the field over the next ten minutes, including four bucks who proceeded to spar until ~6:30 when they all wandered off. Never saw a deer after that. Take home is that they're still in bachelor groups and they're on their feet earlier than I expected. Fun evening.
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Competition is good. This is not good.
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Way to go Andy! Enjoy the youth hunt, it'll be in the past in the blink of an eye.
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If they are, I agree he's on his way down and losing mass. Could be the screwed up year we've had. I've seen some doe pictures showing ribs...too skinny for this time of year. I'm not sure what's up with that.
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Anybody else notice that our problems appear to have been exacerbated by the influx of invasive species? I'm not just talking alewives abundance, I'm talking about changes in patterns that held for twenty years. Predictable bites that disappeared. More flux to the system. It's like we're buoying Lady O just enough that she persists in a stressed state, but a nudge from one direction sends it off-course. Maybe I'm remembering the past with rose-colored glasses, but there are so many consistently good bites that have shut down or changed to a huge degree...the piers, the spring brown trout inshore, the surface thermal structure for steelhead in May, the steady migration of kings east to west...these were known patterns that appeared year after year. Now, it's hit or miss, mainly miss. A stressed ecosystem is an unpredictable ecosystem. And yes, I'm probably guilty of a little "good ole' day" syndrome. And I can't argue that the fishing can be as good now as it was then. We had some unreal days this year. It's just so much more variable.
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Reduce stockings of kings and lakers until the age distribution of alewives is restored to normal. It won't make an immediate impact, but it will help in the long term. I honestly don't think that it will hurt perceived success, either, since we're experiencing feast or famine out there anyway. Catching ten kings in a day is great, catching 20 isn't that much better. And half of diddly-squat is still diddly-squat. I'll pm you, too. -
The bar graphs seem pretty clear. We're missing two whole year classes. Since the size distribution doesn't reflect overall catch, it's not a measure of population, but rather relative abundance within the population. I don't think there's any way of avoiding the fact that there's a gap.
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Yep, I hear you. It make it difficult if not impossible to gauge numbers based on mistaken assumptions of uniformity.
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We were on fire June and July, then it blew hard and everything disappeared. The rest of the season was a tough go. I think that it goes to show that the fish are so concentrated, one port may be hammering them but the next one down the road is quiet. It sounds like the baitfish are like that, too. There's always been migrations of fish from West to East over the season, but I've never seen it like this year. Odd has become the new norm. Way better than the past two seasons though, for us at least. Looking forward to your reports next year! If you do end up fishing the kingfish tournament, I'd love to see coverage...
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Yeah, I hear you. I didn't get too upset, pennies from heaven if it worked, if not: that's life. And I sure didn't feel like getting into it with a manager, I'm Mr. Mom this weekend and there's too much to do with one week until bow season. Just lack time and energy. But hey $30 that's not bad.
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I had my order accepted at Brockport, got a confirmation e-mail that they were ready to be picked up, and stopped over after a hard eight hours of planting trees...only to be told that there was a mistake in the online price and they didn't have the stock to fill the order, so they canceled it.Of course, I only found out after I was there, sweaty and dirty and ready for a cold one. Would have been nice had they told me that before I drove to the store. They're quick enough to e-mail you when you place the order. Oh well, it was a long-shot. Glad you got yours!
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They'll let you order them, but I immediately got a message that they were out of stock and canceling the order for the Rochester store at least.
