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MDC is having a gigging class on the Gasconade River Dec. 7 from 6-10 pm. Looks like a hoot. I wonder how many they can get to a boat? http://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/discover-nature-mdc-fish-gigging-clinic-gasconade-river

They swapped the mules for a couple of ponies. Remember, this less than an acre farm they have also contains a Single wide trailer, a camper trailer, a pond, a stable, ducks, a kennel with a bunch of dogs, probably rats, mice, and roaches, and somewhere in the mess is a hoghouse. Nice neighbors. I quess you have not eaten Chinese lately, huh. That tasty little morsel on a stick has to be cat or dog as stringy as it is. And horses are being sold as food again, I think they reopened a slaughter house for them.

They were stopped at an MDC deer checkpoint at the Cuba exit in Cuba, MO Sunday on the way back from Schell Osage hunting trip. They had spent 2 nites in a motel and had frozen breasted birds in the cooler and fully feathered birds from the Sunday hunt. The breasted birds were just breasts in a ziplock bag, frozen, with name address date and species. But since there was no wing or head and they had not been "home" from the hunt, persay, they were ticketed. They also had the remains of a cooked bird in one of the smaller coolers that they were snacking on. All in all, they were below the posession limit for a 2 day hunt, so they did not get a ticket for that. Just a failure to identify and label properly for transport. Technically, all wild game, birds, squirrels, rabbits, deer, and probably fish need your name, address, date of kill, and species on the bag when stored in the freezer of your home or cooler when you possess them until they are cooked. One thing I had never really done was to put my name and address on my personal packaging in my freezer, I do put a date and species. I had always added it to any that I give away along with my conservation ID number. When transporting wild game and fish from the camp, I usually toss a business card in the bag for personal ID to separate mine from others. But if someone wanted to be a stickler to the law, that would not really be sufficient. Leaving a head or wing attached to a cleaned bird contaminates the meat after cleaning in my opinion, but I will start doing it to make the things legal.

I just thought I would bring a few laughs out about feral pigs. I filed a complaint against the owner, since it was the second time it damaged my personal property. Deputy was worried about my bee hive as I am too. Seems like most people seem to enjoy fresh honey. Just one of my pet peeves, people owning livestock and pets and not taking care of them properly. If I would have to shoot the pig and kill it, I would have to surrender the pig to the authorities. I am sure the owner will give it a proper burial. Do people actually eat potbelly pig? Most of the pigs we raised were fed out and eaten in about a years time. Anything after that usually ended up as sausage, too tough and strong flavored. I assume that goes with the potbelly and other feral species. Gavin, do you have a good recipe for potbelly pig, just in case?

June is a little early for most of the good fishing. You will have KIngs and Reds later on in the month in the Kenai. Peak of the tourist season and expect elbow to elbow in places. Cooper Landing or Kenai if you stay in the area. Have not used any guides up there, just friends. And we have always been in the August/Sept time frame when the rainbow and dollies are fattening up on fresh eggs and the silvers are running.

Have you found anything illegal in any of my postings that I really should be concerned about?

The problem with the pig is not a matter of trespass. Animals can not recognize posted property lines. The problem was property damage and potential property damage. Owners are responsible to contain their livestock within their property boundary and are liable if they do not do so. It is a lack of responsibility that lets the animals run free, resulting in the neglect/abuse charge. And I have photo evidence of the event on game cam with time, date, temp, and moon phase. Insects do not fall under the same classification. There are rules and regulations regarding apiaries in the state of MO and most other states. I abide by the regs and go beyond that to notify my neighbors of my hive.

You are right, unicorns and rainbows are fantasy. Poverty, national debt, high unemployment, excessive taxation, global insecurity, lies and coverups are all reality. Unfortunately, you voted for reality. Change would have been better.

As a matter of fact, I am, to some extent. As long as they can prove it was one of my bees and not one of the many wild hives around. My property is posted, my bee hive is marked, my neighbors have been warned in case any are allergic to stings. So far, all have confused my honey bees with the local wild yellow jacket with any problem questions so far. Contrary to popular belief, honey bees are quite timid and will not sting unless the main hive is disturbed, which they defend or when they get mashed while foraging for food. The hive is nestled inside my property lines. Someone would have to be clearly trespassing to enter the danger zone near the hive itself. I have only been stung once, it was because I was opening the hive too close to dark in cool temps. And I was warned several times by the bee head bumping me on the hands and arm. A bee is probably smarter than a pig.

Feral Kids are kept in check by the local child welfare agency. Cows are processed accordingly. As far as the sig, it is to counter your dribble, which was false. Surely you do not think we are better off now. If you do, you need to get off the meds and take a whiff of reality.

As a couple of friends found out yesterday in a MDC checkpoint, a hotel does not classify as a home. According to what I received from an agent today. From the field to your home, waterfowl needs either 1 wing attached or a head, your Name, Address, Date of Kill, and Species. Your home may be where you live or another property you own like a hunting cabin. A rented hotel does not count, which I thought it did, I had always processed my birds on a trip and froze them if possible, labeling them accordingly. From your house to wherever, camp, friends house, smokehouse, etc, it does not need the wing or head, but the Name, Address, Date of Kill, and Species. If you give it to someone, after it has been to your house, same info is needed, no head or wing. Kind of confusing. Transporting a frozen duck breast without a wing and head attatched from your motel is a violation. Transporting a frozen duck breast after it has been at a property you own without a head or wing attached is legal, providing it is labeled properly.

Shooting an animal that is damaging your personal property is legal in the state of MO. That was confirmed today when I filed the complaint against the owners of the feral livestock with the local sheriff deputy. In the state of MO, if you fail to control your pets or livestock, ie. keep them contained on your own property, you the owner are in violation of a law called animal neglect/abuse. If the pig gets into my hive of bees, it will be threatening my livestock. If it does, I have the legal right to shoot to kill the animal. The mule was damaging my personal property and I spared its life. I used a less than lethal load developed by Fiocchi for use on people in riot control. The load loses velocity and the pellets don't penetrate. But the flash and bang is like a full power load.

Free range went out of style a long time ago. 2 summers back, same person who owns less than an acre was trying to keep 2 mules on it with some cheap electric fence tape. First time out, I went and rapped on the door at 6:45 am when I found it in the yard. Next 2 times, the sheriff dept came answering complaints of property damage by the loose mule to others in the area. The last time, it was damaging my garden. I peppered it with a load of plastic pellets, non lethal, did not even break skin. But it worked. Never saw a mule again. And all of the neighbor kids were watching, they started hollering "he shot the mule", so they stay clear of my yard. Now, if this pig damages my bee hive, we will be having a pig roast. The wheelbarrow was my tiller that got knocked over by the pig.

Here are some reasons to learn, taken from today's MO headlines. Mo Man charged after a theater mass attack is threatened in Bolivar. Could have been your tweener daughter or son there. http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-man-charged-threatening-mass-theater-shooting-234800037.html A local child molester that should have received a lead injection. http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/more-charges-for-man-accused-of-abducting-girls/article_a7607d0f-17e7-5baa-9426-861d81e5ab31.html Or you could be a body on a vacant lot. http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/police-identify-body-found-on-vacant-st-louis-lot/article_3382c427-41d2-5d96-af16-5afc369edf7f.html Baby kidnapped yesterday in a carjacking in Fenton. One never knows where the next set of victims may be. Just practice and try not to be one of them.

Back in the summer, I had some damage on a blow up wading pool I had in the back yard covered in a blue tarp. I came home, the tarp was muddy and the top rung of the pool was punctured. No rain for a month, so I figured a dog would not be muddy. I thought about feral swine. Run by today to check on the bees, it was warm and sunny and they were flying good. I noticed the tiller was knocked over by the garden. I dismissed it as kids, but checked the game cam later. Come to find out it was a feral hog. Probably came from the same worthless neighbor that had the mule I shot year before last. People really need to contain their livestock. How much money does it take to fence in less than an acre?

You were probably outside of the 1000 yard marker. Usually posted with skulls and bones.

That was just a little fun between me and Ness, I didn't figure you would get it Chief.

1000 yard shot only apply to property owners that own large tracts of land and need to repel trespassers. But, practice makes perfect. Once again, the more training the better. The more you shoot, the better you will be with your equipment. No matter what the range, practice. The only CCW holders that I worry about are the ones that do the minimum, have no previous experience with firearms, and think that is enough to make do. They are only 1 step above the ones that have never fired a gun.

Well put Ness, second hand smoke sucks. I have often wanted to take a bat and point out the effects of second hand smoke on an allergic non smoker that has had too much. Once on the head to relate the headache that it causes. Once in the nasal cavity to let them know how it feels to breath thru clogged sinuses. Smack them twice in the ears to simulate the clogged eustachion tubes that cause ringing ears and clogged hearing. Smack them twice in the chest to let them know what restricted breathing is. Jab them in the throat to make it hurt too.

Howdy neighbor.

I really hope it retains its semi pristine state after next year. But will be looking forward to seeing it all again. I have not seen the cable car since the 80's, that was the last time we had permission to go there. I would not have used it then, surprised it still works today. There is another over Cinque Hommes in Perry Cty we used in the 90's. Crossed one turkey season where my feet almost dangled into the raging flood waters. Was hunting with a local that posted me near a big sink that morning before daylight. Lucky I did not wander till daylight, big hole in ground just off the road in front of where I was posted.

The original post was just an ad for training. Wrench really went off the wall on the safety issue. That is covered in EVERY training course I have been in. Until you go there, you will never know. Now, if you were to take offense as a spelling instructor, you could pick on the spelling errors of the original post.

Would you have responded the same way if he merely stated that he completed the 8 hour course to CCW and felt comfortable about CCW? I think his efforts to continue his education shows a commitment to the responsible that CCW carries. I would definately feel more comfortable around him.

They changed the access several years ago. Before that you parked at the mill before you drop off the hill into the valley of the river. Dry weather and low flows have probably reduced the dissolved solids that give the spring its traditional blue hue. I think as of this spring, all of the spring branch will be open to the public. Then you will get to see the mill and its unique system of pulleys that drive it way up on the hill. The private cabins and fishing areas, the cable car across the spring branch will probably all be open to the public as well. It is a very special place indeed, kept private all of these years by Private ownership. Hard to say what the new Public ownership will do to it.

Sounds like any mention of a firearm brings out the worst in you. If you don't understand, don't bother to pick on others. Beat them to death with a fishing rod when the thugs come calling to take your stuff.