jdmidwest

Looks good. I may need to try that. I seldom eat the waterfowl I kill, I give it to others that like it but don't hunt. Wonder how it would work with venison?

Will them to the kids and keep her out of it...

They had a big get together this spring in the Anapolis area, but I did not go. Something came up. Geocaching is something to do when there is not anything else going on for me. I will try to pick up a few when I head out on a big adventure. Fall and winter is my favorite time, vegetation and ticks are fewer and weather is more comfy to do some tracking. My last find was at Mammoth Spring back in the summer.

No, its a denial of insurance because the risk is too great. Insurance is a business where a pool of people put money into a pot to be used in case of emergency. That money tends to draw interest and make more. People are asked to put money into that pot based on the risks of age, health, and other criteria. But if someone wants to enter into the investment/insurance company with a risk factor that would result in a larger than normal payout resulting in a loss too great, they are denied. That person can still get health care. They just have to pay out of pocket.

They fry up and you never will taste them. I used to just pop them out like zits back in the day when I kept a mess of stream fish for dinner.

Has anyone been denied healthcare in the US under the present system before Obamacare? The problem was not denial of healthcare, it was the insurance factor. People were using the healthcare system and not paying their bills, therefore driving up costs for all others.

Looks like the NWS won, rain all night. Gonna go to STL in the morning instead

Nice.

They shut the government down trying to regain some fiscal responsibility. The country is way in the red right now and someone needs to balance it. While Obamacare has become the glitter, the main thing is to stop the rampant spending and regain some ground into the black. We need a balance budget, cut un-needed spending, and regain ground so our future generations will not have to learn Chinese.

And the insurance has always been affordable, about the cost of a carton of cigarettes a week. But folks always seem to go for the cigarettes instead of health insurance.....

You are right on that one, its a crying shame it is all located in Illinois....

If Obamacare succeeds, private insurance agencies will cease to exist under the current models of prediction. The only insurer will be the Federal Government, ie, single payer. No competition and requirements to have insurance will end up with higher prices. So, How Exactly, did they take it out of Obamacare?

But in order to cross, he would have to succeed. I have not seen any dog swings running around.

And you can't find out anywhere else. I guess I will just have to call someone.

I was really wanting to do a float on the Jack's Fork this weekend but can't come up with any info about the closure. STL Today stated on Tues that the rivers in ONSR was closed to floaters. I do know there is alot of private land around Eminence, surely there is private access that the Federal Gov. can't block. Has anyone came up with a confirmation that you can not float the Jack's Fork?

Nice work. But I tend to use Spandoflage. Works like a charm, makes the gun sticky in your hands, and peels off without damaging the original finish. Or damaging the resale value of said gun. I stay away from factory camo jobs, it usually dates the gun to the period in time it was made. Camo patterns change year to year. Always fun to walk around a gun show and see some of the old factory camo jobs.

It was a slap in the face to the laid off workers to be called Non-Essential. In reality, the only essential workers still getting checks are the ones that protect the life and health of the American Citizens, for the most part Law Enforcement. Can't have a bunch of disgruntled law enforcement in case the SHTF. They could have used another term other than Non-Essential. No need to belittle average Joe's just out trying to make an honest living. I personally would call Congress, President, and all of their staff, Non Essential. They have been good for nothing for the past 5 years or longer.

20" fish or better are usually caught. 4 or 5 lb smallies on the lake have been caught by my buddies down there. I always seem to hit it during a slow time or with goofy weather. Spring of the year prespawn is a great time.

I have a Blackberry with no Data Plan. If I had the net and email on the phone, I would be more accessible and accounted for. As it is now, call me, I will call you.

Your right, I forgot about that. But is it the State Forestry Service or Federal. The trails and accesses are Federal marked if I recall. And he states that Greer Campground is closing due to the Feds.

I only float it from 21 to Leadwood. Don't know what it looks like below.

Its funny, those drum seem to like those tube jigs we use down there. We always catch at least one a trip. Last trip to Pickwick a month ago, I hooked one about twice the size of that one, put up a nice fight.

According to Brian, the Eleven Point is open and it is a part of the ONSR.

I had the opportunity to fish TN Rivers again this weekend. I have added that state to my arsenal of Annual Fishing Permits. I don't know what it is about the state, but smallies grow there good. In lakes and rivers. It is a little over a 5 hour drive and a jet boat makes it nice for fishing. We arrived at the ramp and was in the water around 2:30 Sat. Run up the river past canoes and jon boats loaded with fishermen. Got past them all and starting fishing their back water. My first fish of the day was a small 10 incher, but it inhaled the large tube jig down so far I could barely reach it with my finger. Gotta love the the muscles in the throat of a fish contracting on your finger while you are down in there trying to get the hook out. The rest of the evening was good, picked up some nice ones after 4 but no bigun's. Best fish was a 19" one caught by my buddy. Mine was only 18". Several were 16 or better with around 40 into the boat. Water was falling from a big rain that rose the river last weekend and it was off color. I really would like to hit it when it is clear and you can see the structure. That is when the fishing is the best. One big drum on a tube jig, put up a good fight too.

And gas is getting cheaper than it has been since 2008.