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This is what I encountered last year on the upper Castor. I have also run into it duck hunting along ditches near East Prairie and south of Poplar Bluff. You can hunt from a boat, you can not drop anchor, step out on shore, or chase a cripple across the land that is posted. Landowners even get fuzzed up if you boat into backwaters flooded by large rivers and hunt their private timber. MDC does not govern the stream access, but can write trespass ticket if landowner requests. Majority of the time it is up to local prosecutor and Sheriff. Madison county does not even have a "right of way" for their county roads, so no parking and access at the bridges either. Landowner owns the land under the road system, get off of it and you are trespassing. In order to challenge it, you will need deep pockets and a good lawyer to address the situation. I feel your pain, but my wallet has no funds for the fight.

He probably went back to tend his meth lab... Or if he is from Carter County, he may have been the Sheriff, and went back to tend his meth lab... Carter County Sheriff Example of Meth's Reaches. Did anyone say if the land Cricket trespassed on was Posted?

Wind blowing 90 to nothing again today, so we headed out in search of mushrooms. Decided to hunt along the Castor River in some Conservation Land. Stopped at Jay's in Marble Hill and wolfed down a big pork steak, grabbed a sweet tea and headed to the woods. We hit several places and came up empty. Found one about the size of a thumb along one of the creeks. Picked 2 at another spot. Picked a spot along a creek by the gun range and walked it out. At that spot we found lots of wild hog tracks, wallows, and diggings. From the looks of it, they had been using the area for some time. We either scared them off when we got there or they left not long before us. Big tracks and little ones, largest about 3 inches. Stopped at the range and limbered up my new Ruger 22/45 that I bought this week. Then we moved up to the Blue Pond area. Along the road to the parking are, we came across some huge red False Morels growing up at the edge of the road. Snapped a few pics and headed out. Back to one of my honey holes and we picked a sac of about 2 dozen nice yellows averaging 3-6 inches tall. Chasing turkeys in the morning. Per MDC website on the reds. False Morels (Helvella and Gyromitra spp.) Helvella sp. Gyromitra caroliniana False morels are difficult to treat in an article on edible and poisonous mushrooms, because they so clearly fit both categories. On one hand, many people have enjoyed eating false morels for years and may even consider them a favorite wild mushroom. On the other, false morels have definitely caused serious illnesses and deaths in the United States. The problem seems to involve the amount of a toxic chemical, called monomethyl hydrazine (MMH), present in these mushrooms. MMH causes diarrhea, vomiting and severe headaches, and occasionally it can be fatal. However, because of different cooking techniques and different individual sensitivities to MMH, false morels poison some people but leave others unaffected. In addition, false morels in some areas of the country contain more MMH than in other areas. All this makes these mushrooms a very doubtful group as far as edibility is concerned. False morels have wrinkled, irregular caps that are brainlike or saddle-shaped. They may be black, gray, white, brown or reddish. (The "big red morel," Gyromitra caroliniana, common in Missouri, is a large false morel with a reddish cap.) Other names include elephant ears, Arkansas morels and brain mushrooms. Size 2" to 8" tall. False morels differ from true morels in two obvious ways: 1. The cap surface has lobes, folds, flaps or wrinkles, but it does not have pits and ridges like a true morel. You might say their caps bulge outward instead of being pitted inward. 2. The bottom edge of the cap of a false morel hangs free around the stem, like a skirt. On true morels, the bottom edge of the cap is attached to the stem. False morels are found in spring, summer and fall, on the ground in woodlands. Note: Because these mushrooms have definitely caused deaths, we cannot recommend that you eat them. If you nevertheless choose to do so, they should be thoroughly cooked in a well-ventilated room, since MMH is driven off by heat.

I hunted mushrooms along a stream with otter sign today, but no piles of crappie. The MDC does not stock the lakes that come out of this stream with crappie. Just to piss me off, they stole all the mushrooms.

Not braggin, most of my trout are under 10 lbs apiece.

Those died of old age and disease.

Its the law of supply and demand, the fashionista's will pay more than a frugal flytyer. But when the fad passes, think of all of those nice hackles in the yard sales and flea markets for next to nothing.....

Nice fishing post. Forgot to mention what that one fish was caught on, probably the hot bait of the season.

All this talk of Fairies reminds me of the post about the individuals backing into the parking lot at Taney..... Keep this up and you will be too limp wrist'd to cast a fly rod this season.

Went out tonight in the skittle size hail after work and found a nice mess for supper. My third spot produced a nice gray today, hopefully more to come later. Going out in the morning, cancelled Duck Creek again, strong front and high winds again tomorrow. Does not bother mushroom hunting, just have to watch for widow makers.

Found the law in the books, there is an exemption for Premium Grade Fuel, but does not mean that the fuel is pure gas, just that it can be. The mid grade has always been enhanced with ethanol to get the mid grade octane rating. But Premium can be pure gas, along with aircraft fuel, bulk transfers, and marine fuel. Best thing to do is contact the main office of your local gas station and ask them. MO CSR2110-3.010 Renewable Fuel Standard

I was under the impression Hi Octane or Premium Grade fuel is exempt from the regulation requiring ethanol and that is what I use in marine and small engines. Am I wrong in assuming that?

Well, I am a racist like the Nazi's, but still have a full head of hair, so you don't have to worry about that. I still try to figure out this Glen Beck guy you seem to associate me with, if I had the time, I would google it, but I figure it was some kind of insult. I have seen a pile of carcasses left by otters with my own eyes along a stream near the Mississippi River, but they were big head carp, so I was not really too worried about it.

Its a step up from the Charlie Sheen one..... Snort, winning.

This weekend should be great, good temps and rain on Friday. Used my mushroom finding GPS to get me back to a spot where I found a few last year and hit pay dirt. 12 small tender ones. Stopped by the spot from Monday and picked 4 new ones from there. They are getting dried out pretty bad from the heat or something. Wish I had the time and place to find a load of them like Bubba. Finding all of mine so far near a small creek on a flat with elm and poplar trees. How about everyone else? Where are they popping up at?

How was the fishing from Cane Bluff to Greer?

Here in MO, it is mandated 10% in low grade fuel and has been approved for 15. We don't have a choice other than use premium or go near a marine place that sells non-ethanol. Ethanol has been mixed in our gas for years and I tried to stay away from the stations that sold it. I have noticed in my mower tanks, my small outboard tanks, and others that I can see into, moisture forms in the bottom of the tanks. In the steel tanks, I see more rust. I use more fuel additives and clean out my throttle body in the 4 Runner 2 times a year to keep the check engine light off.

Yeah,,ok! Mine tasted pretty fine tonight in Land of the Lakes Salted Butter and Club Cracker Crumbs. But yours sounds pretty good too. I tried the dehydrator and came out with almost nothing one time. How dry do you usually dehydrate. Mine came out about like a macaroni noodle. Al, I have heard some locals going after the reds around here in the bottoms too. I only stick to the morels, and sometimes, after a good mess of them, I get the poots.

I usually do that with little greys or yellows that are in better shape. But these have been up for a while and the mites and ants have been working them hard. Some ended up down the disposal, eat up thru and thru. As you can see, I have a bounty at the moment. How do you normally store them for later? I have sliced and breaded them, then froze them. Usually works if I eat them within the next few weeks.

A few more weeks will probably be better at Duck Creek, with all of the wind we have had lately, I have not been able to fish it. First attempt was up to 50 mile gusts week ago Sunday, this Sunday, gusts to 40. 5-10 is alot on there, no wind blocks or coves.

Probably otters, caught them at a local pond and stacked the carcasses there. Look for piles of crap with fish scales in it.

Done hunting mushrooms, its time to harvest. Went back to the spot from last week where I left some for seed. The little guys did some growing and called up a bunch of friends. 65 in all. Soaking the bugs out of them now, they are full of them, 2 salt baths and 2 rinses, mites are still coming out. Should have picked some Friday by the looks of them. Good rain on Sat and today will get them popping up all over this week around here.

You forgot "Glaciers are melting because of Cow Farts".