Fish Hunter

Thanks for the pointers.

It'll kill 'em. I'd instill, the "Aim small, miss small" truth in him, though.

Sounds about like the ones we've made. I drilled a holes in mine to carry flags, to help other's to see 'em better.

Twice the size as any I've pulled from Oneida Lake. Nice!

Both of my boats are wired up to run an XC-111. I just swap from boat/boat when I need. What can be used to plug/play, or where would I chase down another used/re-conditioned XC-111? I contacted Lowrance, but seems to be like an act of Congress getting a response. Thought perhaps one of you electrical-savy guys might have a good answer? Thanks in advance.

Like chowder says. Those rimfires run out of juice past 100, although we have killed them with both those calibers. We use a .223.

NICE!!!!!

Smokin'!

We hunted them a few times one winter years ago with very little snow, on the southern Tug Hill. They'll sit there like a Clorox bottle, thinking they are hiding. BOOM.

Doesn't sound good.

Funny I was thinking the same. Have done it in years w/o ice, this time, in my 16" Grumman/MinnKota, close to shore. I suppose you could wade, but it's warmer in the boat.

Another little trick, is if they won't come around from the back side of the tree, throw your hat in that direction, and they'll move to your side, for a shot. .22 cal. solid bullets, not hollow points.(Ouch!) Then use Shake-n-Bake, right into the oven.

We have a Lowrance XC-111 10.5", and run it split screen, with Navionics. Also have a older/smaller Lowrance finder only, for back-up.

Sounds good.

If interested, Northeast Trim, in Oneida.

We did not connect like we did last year(5 bucks total for us, one was 130 plus)but we collected good venison, enjoyed the time afield with my son, learned a couple things, and made memories that will never be forgotten. I believe at the end of the day, that the actual hunt, not the kill, is what keeps the anticipation level high, in the hopes that any moment.............it may happen. We will get all our deer gear put away now, and dust off the coyote hardware to thin some of those mofo's out.

Wise words.

1990 22 ft Islander here too. It trolls down to 1.6 mph, and has plently of juice to easily run at 25-30 nph. It'll handle more rough water than I want to be in. It unloads/loads on the trailer quickly, and tows great. Just put it in the barn, in October, and I can't wait for the spring to come.

Saw freshened scapes as well, over the past few days. Took 2 doe yesterday. One was HUGE! Took the morning off, and were heading to the farm in a few minutes.

Have heard of folks hanging meat from salmon-sized trebles just high enough off the ground, so when they reach up to get it, they are fuct.

'Choot 'em Elizabiff!!

Couple years back over near Oriskany Falls, a bowhunter we had heard of, had apparantly fallen from his tree. We were told that after being recently seperated from his spouse, no one really realized he was mia. As we were told, it was a not a pretty sight when he was found a day or so later, as the coyotes had been all over him.

My 18 year old son had a pile of them around his stand one evening during bow season. He was spooked to get down, so he called me, at the shop, as I was working later than normal, and went home, got the truck, drove over to the farm, then down in where he was, on the 4-wheeler, with a 12 ga. Figured they'd be long gone, by the time I rolled up, and they were. He was glad to see the wheeler lights coming, and happier yet to see me toteing that 870. He was visibly rattled, and proceded to give him a ride to where he parked the other wheeler, and we both made our way back to the truck/trailer.