Johnsfolly

Not a jig head that I have used enough to provide any valuable feedback. Sorry Mitch.

Old Plug tbat is a pig! Congrats!

Haven't made chili oil. I would think that it may not be too difficult. We did make peppered vinegar by packing a small canning jar full of the thai peppers and white vinegar. Got somd good heat and nice vinegar flavor. Yes we try to drain our barrels or leave a lot of space in the barrel so if they freeze there is room for ice expansion over the winter. We try to fill bottles and store the water in the garage. We don't disconnect them from the downspouts but you could.

I wont say that we were well off, but we never realy wanted as kids. My dad came from a poor family and an abusive alcoholic father. So he worked hard so his family wouldn't have to live under those conditions. I did have issues with my mom and because of that learned to fend for myself at an early age including learning to cook. My dad hunted before he married my mom but gave it up soon after. He wasnt much of a fisherman either though we did fish together. I have always loved to fish and didn't begin hunting until in my late 20's. The idea of being self sufficient started that drive. Then I found out how to cook wild game and I try where possible to treat game meat as a special meal. My step mother who never lived outside of New York city until after she married my dad will only eat venison if I prepare it. We are now out of small game. So I will have to get back after them critters after a couple more deer hunts☺.

Always a fine dining experience at Ness'! That is when he is not eating on the deck☺! More often than not we can hardly see our table top let alone put out a table cloth for dinner or have proper place settings☺. Keep it up buddy.

Dan great job on the white bass! Binks should be cutting you endorsement checks for all the fish the you have caught and posted using their spoons☺!

We are all opinionated and very passionate about what we love doing! We don't always agree with each other but pretty sure that on the water these disagreements go by the wayside and the trip would likely result in a lively competition on who's catching the most or the biggest☺. Keep posting!

Good luck buddy! Can't wait to see some fall colored McClouds!

Dan glad to see you breaking in the new boat! Little striper slime doesn't do any harm. Congrats!

Nothing at Folly farms but a last flush of tomatoes! Didn't get a fall planting done.

Thanks buddy for making sure that my brown trout was still swimming☺! Do wish that I could have been able to fish with you guys. Just didn't work out. I am jealous of both the brown and that giant drum. Can't wait to see what you guys catch tonight!

Sounds like you guys had a great hunt! I started on this thread this evening and am assuming that there might be a huntung post☺. I'll be looking for that next.

Gavin that looks fantastic! Let us know when dinner will be served.

Congrats buddy nice bunch of quackers! Looks like all greenwings! Got my mouth watering☺.

Great photos and congrats on a bunch of nice crappie!

I also believe that the fish numbers may be down. I would suggest the float to cover more water. Or at least water that hasn't seen a lot of wading boot traffic. Good luck! Hope to see some CPR from you trip (catch photograph release).

I havent been bow hunting very long and have always wondered when is the best time to begin using doe in estrus scents. Is now (Nov 1) too early? Should I wait until next week or two? Do you find that this scent keeps does from coming in?

Way to stay persistent on the tracking job! That's a nice deer! Too bad about the spoilage. I would bet that one of those does may bear the brunt of that lost meat sometime in the near future☺!

I guess technically it's a carped pumpkin☺. Trying for a bass but it got away from me during the carving and left a carp. Tried doing this carving free hand just using a paring knife. Need to get better tools. Maybe next year I will gig a bass or two for models☺.

It has been our experience that they tend to swim counterclockwise in the pond near us. When we have ice fished you could see the fish move around the lake as people would catch them going down along the bank. Then 15 to 25 minutes later another round would come through.

Those are awesome river bass! Congrats on your October beauties!

Happy Halloween OAF - Had to put on my Game Face to get out for a last fall turkey Hunt. No Luck on turkey this evening. Now its taking care of the trick or treaters in the neighborhood. Good thing we got out pumpkins !

Great bunch of fish! Congrats on getting on those whites and that walleye!

Couple of slob catfish☺! Great pair of fish!

Awesome deer. Tell him that his grandson did a great job! I got Livie close but she didn't get a shot on a doe 55 to 60 yards. She is still a bit upset about the situation. Only got out on Sat. We'll see if she will want to get out again. I believe that her tag is good for the general gun season and for the late youth season after Thanksgiving.