Finally killed one today (beginner)! Thinking 8 down, with 5 shooting. One guy from KY got a nice pair of mallards to mount, and another guy got an awesome wood duck drake.
Agree, 100% on that FW. Hard to kick my wife, and little girls out of the camper though..They have all the comforts of home. Will have to take em out for a 3 day/2 night gravel bar camp and see how they do with it.
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Current “Family” camper is a 32’ bumper tow. Did not want a 5th wheel, but they tow better. 3 tents if you have boys and girls over 10. We have an old school 12’x12’ canvas cabin tent for my wife and me and our two daughters get my “3 man” rated backpacker tent. It will sleep two OK, but tight. Better for 1 and dry gear storage in the extra space & vestibule.
Good for you! First year back at the ducks and learning what not to do. Hunting Friday at a club with supervision. Might kill em if they fly instead of sit.
If you hit allot of materials with a uv light you will notice that allot of them use dyes and brighteners that will glow in the UV spectrum. Heck, they put UV brighteners in laundry soap.
McCormack and Noblett lake used to have decent numbers of Chain Pickeral. McCormack has free primitive camping. Most of those lakes are not well maintained.
Keep it real...You still have some fun ahead. Heck, I'm only 52, and it hurts to wake up sometimes. Not often...Only the tough can get old, but I can still trust a fart.
Hang in there old man. I'm sure that the fish population on the Niangua would have a sudden rebound if you kicked the bucket, but would rather have you gathering some groceries. Attitude is everything.
Making some Spanish style ham & beans with greens (Caldo Gallego, Galician broth). The smoked paprika is what makes it good. No other seasoning required.
Jefferson Lake has some nice fish in it at the moment...Just across the street from Big Barnes. Get yourself some Sugar Fire BBQ at the Boat House on your way out.
Insurance statistics say that MO averages about 3,500 reported deer/vehicle strikes per year, about 5 of those will be fatal to the driver, 350-400 drivers will be injured, plus the property damage. If deer were vaping devices we would be writing laws to ban them.