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That is an evening grosbeak. Used to see them by the hundreds when I was a kid but I haven't seen one for years. I love to hunt quail but they are getting so scarce I haven't been able to bring myself to hunt them for several years.

MMmmmm fish porn. Show off.

I am certainly not worried about no bear in the woods in MO. I just take my guard dogs with me. I have a pair of killer doxies that think they can whip anything that walks. :D I was sad to hear about that child that died from a tick bite. That is really sad. Seems there are more and more insect borne illnesses. I didn't think there had been any bear kills in MO. I still wonder why KFFs wife keeps him if he can't keep a black bear at bay while she makes good her escape. Heck if I had a rod as big as his I wouldn't be worried about no lil' ol' black bears.

I still think someone needs to come up with a liver imitation.

How long has it been since you saw one of these. I used to see them a lot when I was a kid.

??? Has there been someone killed by a bear in MO this year?

I don't know that trash fish is the right word to describe common carp but, they certainly aren't high on most peoples most sought after game fish list. As to eating quality goes, I understand that some people like carp but most people don't find the taste all that palatable. I am not the only one who holds that view. I was reading MO Conservation Magazine a few months ago and they stated that common carp have to strong of a flavor for most peoples taste. The thing I have against carp is that they are way under fished. They, and bighead carp, soak up way to much of the available biomass in our rivers, stream, and lakes, again this is per MO Conservation Magazine. I would love to see them become a viable sport fish. If they were to be pursued more the numbers would decline, there would be more room for the remaining Carp to attain trophy size and it would help take some of the pressure off the natural habitat of other fish. Another problem, again according to MO Conservation Magazine, common carp have a bad habit of wallowing and therefore destroy vital habitat for bugs and micro-organisms that other fish use as food. Carp are the biggest shufflers of the fish world. As to comparing them to Trout, Brown or Rainbow, there is no comparison at least in the Ozarks. They can't survive outside the cold water areas they are stocked in. Right now I see common and bighead carp as the Starlings or English Sparrows of our lakes and streams. They are invasive, over populated and destroy biomass vital to other fishes survival. Something needs to be done to lessen the impact they are making on our lakes and streams. Seems to me if people in other countries like them so well we could net about a billion pounds and ship them to starving people in Africa or North Korea or wherever. JMO which I know isn't worth much.

Big and ugly but fun to catch and not bad eating. You gotta score them before you fry them tho cuz they got lots of bones.

Are you planning to become a guide?

Just wanted to say happy fathers day to all the fathers out there and enjoy. I lost one of my sons a year ago. Sure wish he was here to celebrate fathers day to me.

Yeah. What Terry didnt know was that by planting that SPY-der he was really inventing the mobile pond that someone else will get credit for.

Or even a couple of years.

Hey, what does she have you for if not to feed the bears while she makes good her escape? Isn't that why you are going to Alaska so you can learn how to properly deal with bears? I would think anyone who can deal with a Griz should be able to handle black bears two and three at a time. Anyway just tell her ticks and mosquitoes are a lot more dangerous now days than bears or any of the local wildlife with the exception of the two legged variety of course.

The flood water of recent days??? Transporter from Star Trek? Terry is kinda buggy maybe he sneaked in while you was away and pulled a practical joke on you.

Seems like it would be a good way to go to me. I am going to have to give it a try.

Welcome to the forum bigluke56. Hope you enjoy it here. There are a lot of good people and a lot of good info here.

I hope you are right and the law has changed. I was reading a MO Conservation a while back and it said the MO code is a permissive code therefore if there is not a specific code then it is illegal to harm any animal in the state of MO. Before anyone jumps there is another code dealing animals that are a threat to you. Anyway I hope the law has changed. I could be wrong but I have not seen a specific code that allows killing starlings or feral cats for that matter.

good idea but there is a problem. Since they decided that the MO Wildlife Code is a permissive code you are not allowed to kill anything if there isn't a specific listing for it in the code. It has bee a few years ago but I knew some people who were fined and their shotguns confiscated for shooting them. According to the agent there is no season or limit on them therefore they cannot be killed even if they are a nuisance. I don't know if the code has changed since then.

Yeah. I can just hear Mr Grizz. MMMmmmm Bold and Spicy.

Sorry JD I just wanted to make sure what I knew what the topic was. I am always looking for a good panfish pattern.

Yea. Cats are hard on them and so are Startlings. I think Startlings are probably just as bad if not worse than the cats. Startlings = The skys version of common carp.

Hey lymorej and welcome to the forum. How ya doing? What do you like to fish for? Buggy whip or spinning rig? There is a lot of useful info on here but, you gotta be careful who you talk to, there are some on here that like to spin a yarn. Heh heh

Welcome to the nuttiest place, I mean to the forum the best place on the net. What do you like to fish for?

peekaboo81: Welcome to the forum. I agree Lillys is a great place. I am less than an hour away so I have never stayed there. Hope you enjoy the forum just watch who you are talking to because some people on here will stretch their stories as much as they do their fish. :D

prewiski: Welcome to the asylum.... errr I mean the forum. I need directions to the Dam area in Ozark MO myself but Terry has never offered. Enjoy