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Pretty impressive structure for the day. What was its demise, fire or flood?

Its a new meaning to chuck and duck. I tried them a few time when I first started flyfishing, then never thought about it again.

Flocks of snows were going over all day yesterday on this side of the state.

A crackle back fly comes to mind. You fish it dry or wet, as a streamer or a nymph. It is a good fish catcher but does not really imitate anything.

Funny thing about mine is that she will not eat most wild game I bring home to cook except for the tree rats. She loves fried squirrel. I can make venison many ways and she won't touch it. She will eat duck from time to time. Loves the fish. She will eat turkey, I just never seem to get them any more. I was giving deer meat to my x wife when I killed one, that way my daughter could enjoy some of it. Now that the daughter is out on her own, I will stock her freezer this fall with one so she can have good fresh meat for the winter.

The fireplace birds look great. My main bag I carry have a dozen G&H mallards, 4 resting mallards, 1 duck butt, 6 woodies, and 5 pintails. The ones in the pool were a bunch of teal dekes that I found on clearance a few years back. I spray painted a dozen black and made coots out of them and left the rest teal. I have another bag of bluebills I made out of some Flambeau Mallards I bought on clearance, spray painted black and white, when I need some divers. I like to mix brands of mallards so I don't toss out dekes that look all the same. I have 2 dozen Carrylites that I bought on sale and 2 dozen Greenhead Gear cheapies. Another bag has a dozen Flambeau mallards in it. Most of the time, I stick with the main bag and keep it down to about 2 dozen ducks with a goose floater or 2 and a robo duck.

The Tennessee River has some great fish. I like it up a ways at Pickwick. Sauger was the first fish I went after in that area, but now I go for the bass. I know of several bass fishers that say the smallie fishing is really improving in the KY dam area. Good flows are scouring the bottom well and encouraging their growth and habitat. Nice fish.

Yep. I might even kill a few this year. My buddies get aggravated when I let the bad shots pass and wait for clean kills. I hate chasing or crippling and loosing them. I do love hunting them.

And it looks like she enjoys it too. I tried to make mine an outdoors person but fishing and hunting was too much. I tried to teach and she was mad because I was telling her what to do!! Mine loves camping, floating, and the outdoors in general, we have that time together. No need to aggravate her with the rest, she needs her alone time too while I am gone some weekends chasing game.

Cold weather is here and time to think serious about the ducks. Garden is done and bees are in hibernation mode. It is T minus 8 days and counting till opening day for me. Pulled out the dekes and was going to check the lines and paint jobs. Decided to give them a good bathing first. They pick up alot of dirt riding around on the back ot fhe hitch hauler on the 4 runner on the gravel roads of refuges. And they get stained from the nasty water that ducks like to come into. Pulled out the kiddie pool and filled with soapy water. Got the scrub brush out and gave them a good cleaning. I use flat decoy weights cut in half and a piece of inner tube between the line and the weight to clip the weight on the keel of the dekes. Some of the rubbers have dry rotted and need to be replaced. Some need some touch up paint. Bags need the cockleburs pulled out of them. After the wash job, walked over to the neighbors and saw a ringneck swing the pond and curl out. The fall migration is on.

I always wanted one of them, but you need some alone time every now and then. My hunting and fishing is my alone time. Congrats.

It really does better in loose soil. I planted some in my hard clay and the biggest root was about the size of my little finger. You can keep the crowns or the roots for that matter in the crisper till you need to plant it if you are just starting, so I guess you can do it any time. Just keep them from drying out. I am glad this post came along, it reminded me that I need to dig mine up and replant out at the farm in a better bed.

I saw one yesterday that had a goofy black fuzzy head and the rest was lighter. I predict a slow start to a cold winter based on that one.

You can dig horseradish in months with an r in them, so you are good. Just replant the crown and it will send out roots again next year.

Its sticky and slimy, bruises easy and makes a nasty mess as it breaks down in the yard. Any ideas what the tan one is with the gills?

Someone still has dollar bills to spare?

Took some pics of the mushrooms sprouting up all over my yard. Pulled out my MO Mushroom book and still can't really get a positive id on any of them except for the poison red one and the turkey tails on a stump. Pretty sure the red one is a Russla. The bolete is a pored mushroom, but I think it is the bitter one. Have no idea what the grey ones are but they have gills and are pretty tough. The boletes are all over under the white pines along with the others. They seem to follow a line like they are symbiotic with the tree roots.

Don't know for sure, looks like a common old green water snake. Did you see any waterfowl?

They are banning lead because the Condors are eating carcasses that are crippled and get away. When a rifle bullet expands, it leaves fragments in the meat, and the condor consumes it and dies? It is a far stretch. And of course, it is for the humans too, they eat the infested meat also.

Don't they allow waterfowl hunting after it closes? Never fished it, but watched waterfowl loafing around. Sparta World Shooting Complex is not far away.

Nice. I watched a flock of young ones lounging around Wal Mart parking lot today. They were very tame, but wild, in the middle of town.

How did you fix the boletes? I will try to snap a pic tomorrow and let you gander at them. Fresh ones are coming up after the last rain. Just have to pick them before the neighbor dogs wizz on them..

Don't have to worry about it now, the gutless wonders caved in.

Looks like California is leading the way banning all lead ammo in order to save the little condors. No lead ammo can be used because it is harmful to animals? Duh. I guess they will have to stick to bowhunting over in good old sunny CA, http://www.realtree.com/hunting/realtree-hunting-blogs/realtree-outdoor-news/california-bans-all-lead-ammo-for-hunting

The Hare's Ear is tyed to simulate a mayfly nymph or clinger. The body shape and color seems to match the natural.