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I wish they had told me the price before hand, but whats a guy to do? Healthcare go figure.

Phil, the conventional fishing line method wont work on the deadly Katsuage Out-Barb hooks . I would let you do it next time if Babler would hold my hand .

Techo, I was up your way yesterday and couldnt get bit . Just a ways past point 10 . Nope not my booger picking finger , My arm hurts worse from the tetnas shot than my finger does .

Started out at daylight today and fished from the Indians to Cow without a bite. Water temp was 41 in the morning and 44.5 around noon. Was throwing a mikstick, grub and spoon, nothing. Headed back toward point 1 and pulled into a spot and tied on a megabass . Third cast, wham a 4 pound black . 5 minutes later , wham a 3 pound spot. As I was removing the hooks, wham 1 got a hook in my finger. Got the fish back in the water and started to work on me. It wouldnt budge, tried until I about peed"ed my pants. Needle nose pliars were too thick to get in there to cut the hook . Megabass hooks have the barb on the outside so the comventional string trick wouldnt work . I gave Bill a call to see if he had any tricks for those type of hooks, he didnt . I ideled over to another guy fishing and asked him if he had a pair of dykes so I could could cut the hook. He didnt have any but attempted to help get it out . After I ripped his trolling motor off and threw it in the water we decieded to give it up . Drove back to the ramp holding the stickbait in my left hand and loaded up the boat. Drove to our RV and got a pair of dykes and cut the hook off. Then off to the Dr. Went to the Skaggs walk in place in Branson West . They were real friendly and got me in quick . After telling the Doc about the hook, she decieded to push it threw . $335. later all is well . Stupid Megabass hooks ! Stupid me !

Happy Birthday Bill !

Might try Stillwaters resort. They are on Indian point. No stores or eateries on site like Big Cedar though. Chateau on the Lake would be another on.

Ditto the Ito Wagasaki

Good looking harnesses. Hey is the rock out of the water in front of RR ?

How would you like to be the 19lb bag guys? Coming in on a cold winter day with 19 lbs, grinning from ear to ear . And then get beat by 10 pounds !

Man, are we bored or what ?

Technically I am right. We are often asked the question....."What are the most northern, southern, eastern and western U.S. States?" Well, if you include all 50 states in the answer, and you should, the answers are: (Northern is Alaska) (Southern is Hawaii) (Eastern is Alaska) (Western is Alaska) If you note the map, Alaska is clearly the most northern state, and Hawaii, at 20º North, is without doubt the most southern state. (Note how much further south it is than Florida} As far as the most western state, note how Alaska's Aleutian Islands stretch right up to the edge of the Western Hemisphere at the 180º line of Longitude, thus the most western state in the country. Alaska is also the answer for eastern, as the Aleutian Islands stretch across the 180º line of Longitude, into the Eastern Hemisphere, and up the edge of the Russian Federation.

Ever get one stuck in your pocket? I have several times.

Very much so. How did you guess?

You probably wont be surprised to learn that Alaska is the most northern and western state in the union, but would you believe its the easternmost state ? Yep,. Because the state crosses over into the Eastern Hemisphere, its technically farther east than Maine.

That sounds great Phil. I know your go to bait is the white jig as mine is the white grub on the other side of the hill.

Maybe the colder water ? My guess

http://worriersanonymous.org/Share/JohnnDean.htm

Heres a phone number for the resort. Maybe it still works ? Sorry, but John Henry's Restaurant (Jenkins Creek Resort) is no longer open. Closed: John Henry's Restaurant (Jenkins Creek Resort) (417) 548-3181

My sons had to go to court for tresspassing on Jenkins. It was just down the road from the ole settlers picnic grounds I do believe. He will call the law. Do some asking before proceeding .

I would drop the screws in the water.

The gamecock was in the running too.

Elk restoration effort moves forward in Kentucky (Missouri’s first elk is in a holding pen, awaiting company. HAZARD, Ky.–Missouri’s elk-restoration effort took a significant step forward Jan. 7 with the delivery of its first elk. Workers with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFW) captured a juvenile bull. Of the bulls captured as part of trapping efforts, only calves and spike bulls will be used for Missouri’s restoration program, because mature bull elk with branched antlers are more difficult to handle and more likely to injure themselves or other captured elk. Before elk trapping could begin, a construction crew made up of workers from KDFW and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) had to build a corral capable of holding 50 elk in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. The pen was built using funds from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Despite challenges posed by single-digit temperatures, repeated heavy snowfall and freezing rain, they put finishing touches on the holding pen just days before the first elk’s arrival. Kentucky’s deer and elk herd coordinator, Tina Brunjes, said the operation has shifted from construction to trapping. “The holding facility is complete, we have the pens to hold the elk, and we have the handling facility where we can do all the disease testing,” Brunjes said. “It’s all ready to go.” The first MDC trapping team arrived in Kentucky last week. MDC Wildlife Management Biologist Travis Mills is supervising the four-person team. Mills has a special interest in the project, since he is the wildlife management biologist for Shannon, Carter, Ripley and Oregon counties, which encompass much of Missouri’s elk-restoration zone. Mills said the assistance from the KDFW is vital to the success of his team. “We couldn’t do this project successfully without help from the Kentucky team,” Mills said. “They’ve been through their own elk reintroduction in Kentucky and they’re putting their expertise to work helping us to take every precaution to ensure we bring in a healthy elk herd to Missouri.” The trapping process, according to Brunjes, starts with laying out bait where the elk regularly travel, then letting that bait lead the elk into the trap through a series of fencing. “We’ve got bait out in areas where we’re trying to get a significant group of elk to start coming and feeding so we can trap them in the corral,” Brunjes said. By Jan. 10, two elk herds, totaling around 60 animals, were using the bait, setting the stage for trap deployment. The trapping process is simple, according to Brunjes. She said the team found an area where they have seen elk and knew they are traveling through that area. After placing bait to lead the animals into the corral trap, it is just a matter of waiting. Once elk are in the trap and the corral gate is closed, the trapping team will transfer them to the holding pen as quick as possible to minimize stress on the animals. Health testing will begin when 50 elk have been captured. Veterinarians from several agencies will cooperate on the health assessment and sampling process according to Brunjes. If all goes well, MDC hopes to have 50 elk in holding pens by the end of January. When trapping ends and the initial health testing is completed, the clock will start running on a three-month quarantine period in Kentucky. After arriving in Missouri, the elk will undergo another quarantine period in holding pens at Peck Ranch Conservation Area. These measures are intended to protect the health of Missouri’s domestic livestock and wildlife. The holding period also will allow imported elk to acclimate to the area, reducing the likelihood of their wandering far. Mills said being part of the elk trapping and restoration team is an exciting assignment. “To me, this is a career highlight,” Mills said. “I’ve spent over 20 years professionally in conservation and I’m excited to play such an integral part in this chapter of history where we’re restoring an important species to Missouri.” The Missouri Conservation Commission decided to restore elk in a 346-square-mile area covering parts of Carter, Reynolds and Shannon counties for several reasons. These included citizen requests, ecological benefits from restoring a native species and economic benefits to Missouri through tourism and hunting. Before making the decision, the commission gathered citizen comments at public forums and by e-mail, mail and telephone. More than 70 percent of the 2,953 comments received expressed support for elk restoration. The limited elk-restoration zone was chosen because it has extensive public lands, minimal agricultural activity, low road density and public support. All elk brought to Peck Ranch CA will be fitted with microchips and radio collars. This will permit tracking their movements after they leave the holding pen as part of a cooperative research project with the University of Missouri. The elk-restoration plan includes provisions for protecting Missouri wildlife and livestock and dealing with elk that wander onto private land where they are not welcome. The Conservation Department will use hunting to maintain the elk herd at a manageable size. -Candice Davis-

On a lighter note : Northern Minnesota 1978 . One nights hunt . We treed a bear that night too.

Jim, I felt some satire in your post, but will go ahead and respond in case you were serious: He stated that he knew it was a mountain Lion before shooting. Anybody that has coon hunted for any period of time knows when their dogs are on a cat. The dogs run hot,, much like a deer track. You know their running some kind of trash. Those cats when treed might snarl and growl, but they aint coming down into those dogs and humans. If he was any kind of coon hunter he knew long before he saw it they wernt running a coon. I would be willing to bet they saw it when it bailed on them, (and it did bail several times I am sure of that) and they knew then and there they were going to kill it.

I think I pretty well called that right from the ealier posts on the subject. Back in my coonhunting days I have treed 5or 6 bobcats, 1 cougar in Northern Minnesota near Cass lake which was very rare. And 4 bear also on the Leach Lake Indian reservation In Northern Minnesota, so I know how cats react when being chased by dogs. Both Bobcats and the lion treed and bailed when we Got within 30 yard of the tree. This repeated 2 to 3 times before the cats tired and stayed put. We leashed our dogs and walked away with no fear of being attacked. The bears went up quick and stayed put. He was a lucky sucker that he made a good head shot, if not he might have really got attacked. I feel the MDC dropped the ball on this one. The least should have been a fine.