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Hahaha - you guys crack me up. I hear you loud and clear. My apologies for not seeing this thread sooner. Send me a PM next time Ok, so one hot fresh recipe section coming right up! Bon Appetit!

Jerry, Any word on whether or not they saved the deer?

Here is another high res pic of the fish.

This was one of a few caught on the runnin rebel trolling big o last couple years. caught off olcott on spoon fishing deep cold water for early season kings.

I hear ya Reel. I guess the fish is being mounted and they captured the entire fight on video which is going to be released sometime in the future on DVD.

Longline is right. The site is best viewed at t resolutions higher than 800x600. Couple that with a favorites list on the left side and you are looking at even less real estate than 800x600. 95% of the current users of the site don't have a problem. Site also seems blazing fast on my end (both at home and at work). Try upgrading your computer and Internet connection if you are unhappy with the speed. I can assure you we got the top servers you can buy so I know the problem is not on our end.

Tony - I think the biggest we can do is XL. I will talk to them though and let you know if anything changes. Thanks man.

Don't know how many of you got a chance to see this but its worth the read! OH MY GOSH!

Welcome to heaven Brian Enjoy your stay.

Anyone else see this on the news today? Is this a good enough argument for the hunting forum? Deer Stranded on Ice Patch on Lake Ontario (be sure to watch the video at this link)

Cool Jim! I received my Hat and Golf shirt yesterday as well. The shirt looks great and shipping was VERY fast. As new items become available I will be adding them to the store right along, so keep checking back there now and again if you are interested.

Avatar feature is now ready to go. Simply click on the "Profile" button at the top of the page to pick which one best represent you. To ensure the board stays FAST - we are not allowing remote avatar hosting. Just the ones available in our gallery. Enjoy

Use coupon code DES148 for $10 off $25 dollar purchase at the LOU Store. This coupon is valid through Sunday (March, 11th). Enjoy

Caught this last year. Just a gorgeous fish

I design websites I also work at Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics.

Hey Dave, No need to wonder about other members. I have personally dealt with every individual having any problem what so ever logging in and made sure everything was taken care of. There shouldn't be anyone now that can't log in or is still having issues. If you know anyone that for some reason is still having problems just have them contact me via the contact page located in the About Ussection and I will fix any issue they might be having. Now if I could just get everyone to buy an Apple Computer... I guess I will stick to the Firefox conversion for now.

Thanks Skein for the pic! That is much easier then trying to explain it!

Hey everyone, I recently received a PM that I wanted to share with everyone incase others might be interested. The individual wanted to know if there was a spell checker on this board. Here is my reply:

I know MuskyBob - would you believe my father said the exact same thing... I wish we had that option too. Maybe in the future.

Hi everyone, Just a quick notice to let you know that the new LOU Online Store launched today. You can find custom made LOU items such as shirts, hats, office & home items, postage, stickers and much more there. Please see the link located at the bottom of the left column for quick access in the future. Please use coupon code DES147 during checkout to receive $10 off a $25 dollar purchase. This offer is good only through today in celebration of the official launch! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and don't forget to join Jerry and Steve tonight in the live chat.

For all attending the the Rochester Sportsman's Show coming up, please enjoy this coupon good for a dollar off adult admission. Please click on the image for a larger view that you can print. The show details are as follows: Ticket Prices [*:3r0rrexq] Adults $9 [*:3r0rrexq] Children 6-12 $4 [*:3r0rrexq] Children 5 and under FREE Show Hours [*:3r0rrexq] Friday 3pm-9pm [*:3r0rrexq] Saturday 9am-7pm [*:3r0rrexq] Sunday 10am-5pm Location The ROCHESTER SPORTSMEN'S SHOW March 4 - 6, 2005 The Dome Center 2695 East Henrietta Road Monroe County Fairgrounds, Henrietta NY

Hey Yankee, There is a link in the footer (bottom of the page) that should say "Private Messages". Thanks - Chad

Wow guys, I am blown away by all the positive feedback. "Fantastic job on the new format" "Site looks great!" "Wow!! The site looks awesome!! Nice work to all involved!! " "The board is fantastic!! Thanks a million!!" and the list goes on and on... This truly means a lot to us everyone so thank you again for all your kind words. Ryan, to address your question about the time and money associated with a site like this, well usually I don't share this kind of information but I will give you some idea of what goes on behind the scenes. This site, from concept to design to being fully coded has taken approximately 4 months. The ball started rolling back in November of last year and we worked very hard every night to put together something that everyone could enjoy. What MANY people do not understand however is the cost associated with such a site. While I will not give you an exact number I will say the total cost for this site has been just under 5-figures ($XX,XXX) for designers and coders and security, etc., etc. A cost that my company was willing to incur on its own because the site had a personal significance that I know many of you share. This does not include the never-ending hosting and maintenance costs (which currently stand at around $200/month). So over the next 10 years we are looking at $24,000 for just hosting ALONE to keep this site going. This is why I always get a good laugh out of the people who complain about an advertisement on the site when they are CLUELESS as to how a website actually works or the costs, time and maintenance required to run a site of such high grade. So next time you or I hear of someone complaining how a single ad on the site ruined their day, try not to chuckle too hard at their lack of understanding and narrow sighted point of view. On a side note, I hope many of you plan on going to the Rochester Sportsmen's Show this weekend (Mar. 2-4) at the Dome Center (Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, NY). You will find me with some corn in my back pocket at the trout pond Cya all then!

Hahah - thank you very much everyone for the kind words and all the feedback thus far. As many of you have already noticed, we are having one issue with the width of the screen getting cut off when larger pictures are displayed. This is an issue we are currently working on fixing at the moment. In the mean time, you might want to consider just uploading/posting smaller images and/or setting your screen resolution to 1024 minimum. Hopefully we can resolve this issue quickly and it wont matter your screen res or picture size. Aside from that issue everything on the site seems to be operating smoothly and with amazing speed. Thank you again to everyone who has private messessged me thus far. Although we have beta tested the site over last couple weeks, it is very hard to test a site of this size and find every single bug. You really don't know how things are going to go until you let loose the 500+ members to really push the site. I'm glad to say that it has withstood the test and the servers barely cracked a sweat Cheers to a bright, secure future at LOU!

Stinger - thanks for the kind words. To answer your question.... NO - got zero sleep last night trying to get the new site up and fixing any issues that came up along the way. On a side note, we have stopped a total of 21 SPAM ATTEMPTS TODAY ALONE already! Wow... plus we have automated the backup process to backup the entire site and databases on a weekly basis. I'm just glad to see all the spam isn't getting in anymore - this saves everyone (including Steve and Mark) a lot of time going through and deleting all that nonsense. We are also looking into this "BIG PICTURE" issue. Enjoy your weekend Stinger.