jdmidwest

The way things have been lately, we will be lucky to get 9" in a month. Of course, in 08, we had 13 inches in on day here. It was major flooding.

Those must have been tossed off the bridge from another area!! You are right about the elusive dry fly trout. I have not ever noticed them sipping anything. There will be millions of mayflies out, caddis all around, and stuff floating in the film, but no dimples or rises.

Could just be dry on grease. But probably more than that, a bearing replacement.

I usually hear of a few deer hunters shooting each other, but this is the first waterfowler. Not that it can't happen. Swinging on birds, slippery footing, loaded guns in close quarters. I don't hear of alot of accidents during waterfowl season. There have been a few heart attacks and drownings, but not shooting accidents.

This happened at Otter Slough the day after I declared my duck season was over. Don't know the details, been getting conflicting reports. Best I can tell, hunting partner was swinging on a duck and shot him. I have also heard cleaning a loaded gun, decoy cord snagged a trigger. Tragic. Point blank shot to the shoulder and neck region. Just a reminder to be safe while hunting. http://www.semissourian.com/story/1927525.html

But today was the last day for ducks in the middle zone. And the only spots in the south zone we have close require flooding from rivers to draw any birds and it does not look like that is gonna happen this year.. Our out of the park areas are all really private or dry this year. Our big lakes like Wappappello and Clearwater all sit in the middle zone, so they are done too. I could take a road trip to the other side of the state, but don't really have time for that. There is always next year.

I made some yeller snow yesterday, but I did not take a pic.

Check out a local farm supply also, they carry trailer bearing parts too. Bearing packer?? Latex gloves and nice hi temp red grease.

My two words, I'M DONE. Today was the last hunt of the duck season for me. Out of bed at 1:30 AM, drive for over an hour, stand in line pulling pills, get a spot and arrive at 10 minutes to shooting time. Watch all ducks leave what little open water while unloading truck. Drag stuff 1/2 mile across rotten ice and mud with sleds and deer cart. Bust ice and make a hole. Sit till 10:30 before first pair passes dekes. Spent an hour looking for a downed mallard drake, lost him to the safe zone. Have a few others pass over. Hear the snows coming and realize it is 12:58, shooting hours end at 1:00. Snows touch down at 1:05 with me blowing dog whistle to warn others in the party not to shoot. But, it was a great day with great friends. Made friends with a little pie billed grebe that appreciated the open water. Before the day was over, he was pecking at my water bottle next to me on the ice. He looked lonely when we pulled out. Good news, there are alot of geese and I have been wanting to chase them.

The neighbor has kept better care of the mule since then. And I have not seen a feral pig in a while either.

Great. Gonna try Otter Slough in the morning. I dragged out the shells and the sleds tonight and am loaded up. Hopefully I will have a good report tomorrow.

I like the little box turtles, we have several that hang around the house in the summer. Little devils like my strawberries. One that I have seen for several years has a scar on his shell that look like he may have been hit by a mower. I kept a young one in the house for a while this summer for the grandkid to watch for a few weeks then set him free. Funny, a college experiment to see if someone would hit it. I wonder if it was a scientific or a psychologic experiment. But they state it is ok to hit a snake, most people don't like those critters.

Mine logged in automatically again tonight like it used too.

Having troubles with the forum? Report them to Lilley, he started a thread on it and has a trouble ticket in for support.

Ran across this article today about a college experiment. Put a plastic turtle in the road and see how many cars hit it. Surprised he did not cause a wreck from someone trying to avoid it. Interesting article. http://www.semissourian.com/story/1926312.html

Last week they were calling for 12 to 15 inches and we got a whiff of about 3 inches. Last night, minor snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches and we got 6 inches of nice wet snow. It really stuck to the trees and made things look nice and peaceful. Now the wind is picking up and the second snowfall is going on, off of the tree limbs.

Poor little birdies. I that a double banded bird or 2 different legs from 2 different birds? Don't look like you got any white stuff over there. 5 or 6 inches here this morning.

But the clogged pores on the cork make it slicker. I like to scrub mine from time to time.

I just use a little dawn and a toothbrush. I do the rod and the guides too while I am at it.

I have noticed that I have had to log in each time in the last 24 hours, that is all. View counter is back. Before, there was an issue saving edited post, I will try that now. Edit works now.

Greer at HWY 19, Whitten, and Turner Mill are all walk in access. River is low enough you should be able to hit a few holes from any of the accesses.

Ness was googling burkaturbanbikinigirl and it infected you all.

There is a pesky wax moth that I hope it repels. And it is very rot resistant.

Try gaymidgetporn and see what pops up on your computer Ness.

It is paid for by a government mandated tax on paying phone customers. There is a line item on your phone bill similar to the local 911. It is more like a sales tax or excise tax. And it has been around longer than cell phones, it used to apply to house phones. You can't really call it a mandated tax on an individual, just one the phone company collects and passes to the Federal Government. If you don't have phone service, you don't pay the tax.