jdmidwest

I was really surprised you had the time to bowhunt. I gave that up several years ago when the kid came along. Then I started duck hunting and my Nov./Dec. fishing suffers.

Anyone going out for the last day? For years, I opened and closed Montauk. Then I tired of the crowds on opening day, but I still finished out the season. Then my daughter came along and there was Trick or Treat. Then the divorce and she outgrew the Trick or Treat and now I have been back on cycle. The last day is usually a good one. Crowds are light. Weather is nice and pleasant. Fish are in full fall color. Flyfishing should be prime. Heading out in the morning. Fishing the Trophy area first, then the park for a while. Middle of the week and nothing going on, should be a great time.

You are only in the 47 percent if you get back more than you pay in. Just because you get a refund does not mean you did not pay taxes for the year, it just means you let the government hold your money in a no interest bearing account till you file the paperwork necessary to get it back. Next year, adjust your withholding and you will not have your problem. The 47 percent are the ones on government subsidies that all the rest of the tax payers, ie the ones that pay in either with with holdings or quarterly payments, have to carry the burden of.

So, do you shoot traditional bows or modern?

The only upside, alot of the local "47 Percent" will start paying some more taxes! Cape Girardeau has plenty of local tourism with the college, river history, major event center, etc, but it was never what I would call a Destination Stop. Will it hurt the local restaurants, probably if they offer better service that is lacking in most on a weekend night. Hotel and motel spending will increase, maybe some retail increase if they don't lose it all at the "boat".

It has been a long time coming, I think they started petitioning 20+ years ago. Voted it in, voted it out, and voted it in again. Spent countless manhours and dollars to entice one to come here. And it opens today. They expect it to be a great boon to the economy. It will create a few jobs. But to say a place for people to come and gamble their money away hoping to leave with a little more as a good thing? Local news just stated everyone in MO now lives within 90 minutes of a casino, like it is a good thing. Personally, I think we would be better off without them. The negative element they attract and the crime we can do without too.

Good thing I did not mention lying and thieving, YOU would have thought I was talking about a Dem.

Soft plastic worked deep on 1/8 oz jigs, either tubes or crawdads worked well last weekend on the Smallie section of the 11PT. Deeper holes when water slows down or tailouts. Cool weather has driven them out of the riffles for the most part.

Did he smell like ether? People in general are getting ruder, more obnoxious, and impatient and most only seem to care about themselves. The old ways of courtesy, manners, and gratitude have skipped a generation for most of our fine young youths.

You could try Gregslist if you don't get any bites on here.

Gonna try to get in some fishing that week too.

It's Beehives and components in my shop this year.

Why would anyone want to live in a Desert? It is a desert, low moisture, not much plant life, temp extremes. Give me MO any day.

First 2 days on a private lake unless I get a quick draw by accident. Then off to Schell Osage for first of 3 reservations there Mon and Tues. Back to Duck Creek on Thurs and Fri. Then it will be time to lay up at the farm and look at the deer.

Nice looking hopper.

I have gotten out after the squirrels once and had a pretty good hunt. Having a hard time getting fired up about the turkey and deer. Prepping duck boat today for the season opener next weekend.

I think that is happening in all of our rivers. It has been a while since I have caught an accidental walleye in MO, but I usually pick up a few while fishing in Ark. The walleye decline has stumped the biologists for a while in that area.

We had that same dilema last week on the 11PT River. Tore a hole in a 1984 Bass Tracker Panfish Special the size of my fist. But it has a newer 2008 Mercury Jet on it that was purchased a few weeks ago. I really wanted to leave it on the bottom of one of the holes, but it has a new motor on it.

Brian, did they go into any details on the new strains of trout? That one news article reveals more about the MDC and what they are doing specifically than anything that is reported on their website. It mentions trying new strains of trout. It details the wild hog control. It outlines the numbers of bears in the Ozarks. It mentions that they are stocking walleye in 11PT and the future of that. And of course there are the elk, which you can find all kinds of articles on. That fishing club may be something I am interested in too. Surely I could make 2 meetings a year.

Beginning to feel alot like DUCK SEASON.

Interesting article. MDC discusses fishing, hogs, bears, and elk on the 11PT. They mention tagging fish strains but don't really go into detail if they released them into the river. http://www.areawidenews.com/story/1907415.html

It must be just about Duck Season again! Driving along an East to West route today watching flocks of geese coming down from the north. I was outside awhile ago blowing off the mower after leaf mulching and heard an old familiar sound, snow geese. Looked up and a flock passed over the house. There was a big flock of water turkey on a local lake the other day also. I guess the incoming front is pushing them south. Trouble is, there are not many wetlands around here for them to use. This weekend on 11PT, I did see one flock of mallards, several woodies, and a couple of grebes. I really expected to see teal and more waterfowl, but as low as the river is, teal would be dragging their feet in most spots... My group did good this year on the reservation side, 3 trips to Schell Osage. I pulled the 4th day of season, Election Day. 2 others pulled the last weekend of deer season and Thanksgiving Weekend. We had a great time there last year and am looking forward to doing it again. I am all pumped up for November and will probably be done by December. Our December sucked last year as strong south winds seem to blow ducks in other directions instead of the Mississippi River area.

Yeah, its a rental.

I never search down thru the forums each time, I just hit the "view new content" button on the right of the top banner and all posts appear since the last time on.

The river was technically too low for jet boat use this weekend, so they should block off the ramps to keep people from damaging boats. We saw one other boat on the river all weekend and it limped back with 2 holes in the bottom to our 1.