jdmidwest

I started some raised beds this year too, but it did not help much. I have a good crop of radishes, lettuce is faltering, lack of moisture. That sprigg of asparagus looks lonely. I noticed alot of bark in the mix there, do you have a problem with it making the soil acid?

Since the post was deleted, most of you missed the point. Those who don't own a stretch of land that people trespass and abuse can not really grasp the meaning of my post, hence the hover craft analogy. I don't have a stream that most can float, and I don't personally have a problem with persons wading thru my property or floating for that matter. But, as a landowner, I can understand the feelings that the person on the other side of the Shoal Creek thing has. Yes you, and I, have a right to the flowing waters of the streams and the fish in them. I exercise that right all of the time. You don't have a right to access the property that surrounds it. But I see more purple paint, more signs, more hostility to persons that access and float streams. And there is an underlying reason, most landowners have been burnt in the past and are more hostile in the approach of persons on their property. Like I stated, around here, it is becoming common knowledge that the land you own is yours, others only have the right to hover over it or float. The low water/high water mark is not really law in some counties, it depends on the prosecuting attorney of the county. But, when I have approached landowners before I cross the land, most allow me to. But, I have been barred access from a spot that I have accessed for years when younger by a landowner. I respect his ownership and will not cross. It is not like it is the only place to go, but it hurts. Last deer season, I posted a stretch of fence line along one side of our property to avoid getting caught in the cross fire of others shooting in our field as deer crossed. The only reason I decided to hunt that portion was because the rest of the farm was undergoing a timber cut. 15 people felt offended enough to ask me why I put the purple tape up. There is only one landowner that borders me in that area. But, they seemed to understand my reasoning. It was a safety issue. I understand most don't understand my posts, I am sure most on here own less than an acre. If you own more, you will probably see both sides.

Thanks Chief, you are welcome as always.

Looks like my post was one that was deleted, conservative landowner speaks, then gets deleted. Oh well, going to the Sheriff with an internet post list that starts off with a statement from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour will probably not hold much water.

I always dump carcasses in my back 40 or bury in the garden the garden for fertilizer. Fish remains decompose fast, usually gone by the next time I till the garden. In the back 40, the neighbors ankle biters like to roll in them and go home smelling all nice an pretty. In the back 40, I have found a way for my neighbors to control their pets.

Duck Creek is the MDC managed part of Mingo. Mingo is Federal. Mingo has Stanley Creek and other areas to fish. It has an area for non motorized vessels in a wilderness area. Duck Creek has the Main Pool which is mainly storage for the flooding of the duck hunting areas in the fall.

I have some lettuce about ready to pick with radishes. Strawberry in full bloom, peas are up and coming, a few squash plants. I am going to skip the corn and starve the squirrels this year. Main garden is still a mud pit. Part of it dried out enough for a first tilling last week, but too wet now.

Try Gunbroker.com for a Magazine for the pistol. They should be out there, probably online at Cabela's, Bass Pro, or any big gun shop.

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?