Johnsfolly

@budman sounds like one of those remarkable hunting adventures. I hope that you do well this duck season.

We bought one. Probably able to cover our freezer and fridge as well as one or two other items. We have a couple small solar chargers just in case. When I am out fishing or hunting don't have the coverage and am without a phone anyways. So I don't try to rely on it.

@laker67 those are great looking trout! thanks for posting the photos and congrats again to you both!

A man walks into a Tarot card reader's shop on a whim to get his cards read. The woman begins and says the standard vague answers as she is reading the cards. She pulls a card and abruptly states that very soon the man's mother in-law is going to meet with an untimely death. The man turns pale and is visibly shaken. He looks only at the flickering candles. Once he is able to regain his composure he asks the woman "Am I going to get away with it?!?" 🤣

it's a good start!

Pretty much covers 90+% of our current population. It's always someone elses problem.

As you know it's a great deal that you have a true tailwater system nearby. Most of the lakes/ponds within an hour to 90 mins of us have simple spillways. They are now dumping stockers in those areas so we have some trout to fish. There are few permanent waters holding trout close by (within 2 to 4 hour drive) and even those pale in comparison to the ones that I have fished in the White River system. Though we do have some wild brook trout waters within 4 hours of us. Makes for a long day, it's a difficult fishery, but can be worth it if successful.

Saw that twice in Eagle's Bluff CA in Columbia over the refuge area while we only had one or two ducks fly into our spread all morning.

You know that I am. We don't have any drum and only a few redhorse sucker creeks. None that compare to out your way😒.

When I did a lot of trout fishing several years ago there was a guy here in the forum that was always looking to caddy and carrying rods to be able to fish new trout waters. I do know that he was gifted a large landing net that he refurbished. He still gets on here every so often when he is not chasing sea monsters. He still may be willing to caddy with that large net if there are some big browns available at night😅

Sounds like a challenging day. No photos @Quillback?!? You know @snagged in outlet 3 likes those photos😁!

Do you wrap up your cat as a present as well? 🤣

That's an awesome deer. Congrats! I'm impressed for sure with such a cool looking rack.

Glad that he did. It's his hunt. At least he has the option to upgrade as he gets older. I feel bad for those kids in the hunting videos that shoot a giant on a guided hunt and then are not likely to repeat it.

I can't wait to see if my grandkids will hunt (or fish🤞) with me. My oldest went out only twice and we didn't get a chance at a shot. Since it was always near Halloween she wanted to hang out with her friends. I took out my son for two youth seasons and he would sleep through the morning hunts and didn't want to hunt in the afternoons. Neither of them have hunted deer since then. Livie is the only one of my kids to have killed a deer and a turkey.

Congrats to him!

Congrats to all those that took out the young hunters whether you were successful or not! Top counties include Osage, Franklin, and Howell. Young hunters harvest 15,608 deer during early youth portion Top counties include Osage, Franklin, and Howell. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 15,608 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2021 deer hunting season, Oct. 30-31. Top counties were Osage with youth hunters harvesting 359 deer, Franklin with 329, and Howell with 310. Youth hunters harvested 15,854 deer during last year’s early youth portion. View additional harvest numbers for the 2021 early youth portion at Telecheck Harvest Numbers (mo.gov). “Weather can have a big impact on harvest totals during our shorter season portions,” said MDC Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle. “Thankfully, the rain we experienced across much of the state late last week moved out just in time for our youth hunters to have some great conditions over the weekend.” Missouri’s deer archery season continues through Nov. 12 and resumes Nov. 24 through Jan. 15, 2022. The November portion of firearms deer season runs Nov. 13-23 followed by the late youth portion Nov. 26-28. The antlerless portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 4-12 followed by the alternative methods portion Dec. 25 through Jan. 4, 2022. Read more information on deer hunting from MDC’s 2021 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where hunting permits are sold and online at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Zyy.

That's a big indicator of the river vs silver redhorse with the silver having a gray tail. I thought it might be red from your photo. Redhorse suckers are spring spawners. A couple of large redhorse suckers that my buddy and I have caught in the spring

I will have to check my net. Been so long that I purchsed it that I no longer remember who made it. It's a short handled tear drop shape with a deep soft rubber net. Never had issue with landing larger browns and rainbows with it while wade fishing.

Congrats to you all! Great achievement!

Pete great fish. Many redhorse get into double digits. As Ham mentioned lots more photos are needed to get an accurate species id. Here's my big go to in terms of Id for the common midwest species. There are ways to get those characters in a couple of photos while keeping the fish in a the net and in the water between photos. Regardless call it a redhorse sucker.

A man in Missouri calls his son Doug out in Washington on Monday. "Son after 40 yrs of marriage your mom and I are getting a divorce. I never wanted to get married and honestly never loved your mom. In fact I get more and more sick of seeing that woman everyday and can't wait to get away.. I feel great finally admitting that after these 40 yrs." "Dad you guys do everything together. I can't believe that you don't love each other." "How does mom feel about this?" "It was her idea as well.""Go call your sister and tell her because I don't want to go through the explanation again." The son calls his sister in New York. She is livid that he didn't do more to convince his dad that divorce was wrong. She calls her father immediately. "Dad you guys can't get a divorce!" She screams. Her dad says, "Our minds are made up. Even if you were here telling us to our faces it won't change anything." "Dad you guys are not to go anywhere. Tom and I have a couple days off at the end of the week. We will be there to talk to you and mom about this. Doug will be there as well!" "Ok." say the dad. He hangs up the phone and says to his wife, "The kids will be here for Thanksgiving! What will we have to do for Christmas?" 🤣🤣

MDC reports Missouri hunters took 12 black bears during first season MDC reports Missouri hunters took 12 black bears during first season Missouri’s first black-bear hunting season ran Oct. 18–27 with 12 bears taken out of a maximum harvest of 40. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that Missouri hunters harvested 12 black bears during the state’s inaugural bear-hunting season, which ran Oct. 18–27. More than 6,330 hunters applied for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest for the season being 40 bears. “This was an incredibly successful first bear hunting season for Missouri given that we have a highly regulated season, that bears in the state are widely distributed throughout some pretty rugged wilderness, and that many hunters had never hunted bears before,” said MDC State Furbearer and Black Bear Biologist Laura Conlee. “A harvest of 12 bears in our first season is testament to the hunters. Bear hunting is an extremely challenging endeavor, especially under the framework that we established. This was a new experience for many hunters, and they put in the work to be successful and take advantage of this new hunting opportunity.” Conlee added that MDC took a conservative approach in developing its bear-hunting regulations. “Our highly regulated and limited season included a sustainable maximum harvest of 40 bears, which is about 5% of our total bear population,” Conlee said. “We also prohibited baiting and the use of dogs, limited hunting to 10 days, and restricted the number of hunters who could participate. With any new season, it is difficult to predict hunter success, so we took a conservative approach to limiting the number of hunters and length of the hunting season. This was to ensure we didn’t overharvest the bear population in any one zone.” Bear hunting in Missouri is limited to Missouri residents and restricted to three designated areas of southern Missouri called Bear Management Zones (BMZ). Each permit issued is for a specific BMZ and hunting is limited to public or private property within the BMZ. Permit and harvest quotas for the 2021 bear season were: BMZ 1: Permit quota of 200 with a harvest quota of 20 bears. BMZ 2: Permit quota of 150 with a harvest quota of 15 bears. BMZ 3: Permit quota of 50 with a harvest quota of 5 bears. The more than 6,330 hunters who applied during May to hunt a specific BMZ paid a $10 application fee. The 400 hunters selected for permits through a random drawing of all applicants then paid a permit fee of $25. Among those selected for permits, Kelsie Wikoff of Hume harvested a 268-pound boar (male bear) in Zone 1. She said she had spent 48 hours in a tree stand over three days since the season began Oct. 18 and harvested the bear Oct. 21. Including Wikoff’s harvest, black bears harvested during the first season were from the following BMZs: BMZ 1: Nine (9) bears harvested. BMZ 2: Three (3) bears harvested. BMZ 3: Zero (0) bears harvested. According to the Wildlife Code of Missouri, the harvest limit is one bear per permit. Only lone black bears may be taken. Hunters may not take bears that are known to be in the presence of others bears, including female black bears with cubs. Bears may not be disturbed, pushed, harassed, or taken from a den. Bear hunters must wear hunter orange, make reasonable efforts to retrieve shot bears, and may not leave or abandon commonly edible portions. Learn more about bear hunting in Missouri at mdc.mo.gov/bearhunting. Black bears were historically abundant throughout the forested areas of Missouri prior to European settlement but were nearly eliminated by unregulated killing in the late 1800s, as well as from habitat loss when Ozark forests were logged. Over the last 50 years, bear numbers and range in Missouri have grown to around 800 black bears with most found south of the Missouri River and primarily south of Interstate 44. Missouri bear range is expanding. Bear numbers in Missouri are increasing each year by approximately 9% and are expected to double in less than 10 years. As bear numbers continue to increase, MDC will use a highly regulated hunting season as an essential part of population management. MDC’s 2020-2030 Black Bear Management Plan will guide bear management in Missouri for the next decade. Learn more about black bears in Missouri and MDC management efforts at mdc.mo.gov/bears.

Congrats to you guys! can't wait for the photos!

I haven't yet. We had hoped to have tried hogfish when we were in the keys back in April but did not 😒!