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The "Medusa Buck"

Congrats!!

Tough to tell as early September their coats can be a little patchy yet and temps were still hitting in the 80's at time of photo.

I would like to report one coyote with a large patch of missing/shaved hair.

I see they recommend matching a right helical vane set-up to match a right bevel for those steelforce-type of heads.

Beautiful detail on that sheephead Paul!

I like the idea of stocking rats on the colonies.

Rollie, many of us have been working "with" the DEC by voicing our concerns at the state-of-the-lake meetings.....what else can we do? At the meeting this spring in Lockport I started talking to DEC official about the LOLA report that accesses the food web on Lake Ontario and is published every four years. I could tell after awhile by the fact that the gentleman's eyes started swim a little that he had no idea what I was talking about. I asked him if he know what the LOLA report was and he admitted he had no clue. Really there are only a select few that are running the show. The rest of the DEC just follow along and keep their nose clean. The "select few" like to think they know best and discount the opinions of stakeholders that are on the water most of the year. It is with the "select few" that our source of frustration lies. Give us reasonable governance of the resource and this thread does not exist. Believe me I have much better things to do with my time than dealing with this issue.

Rollie, the DEC has based it's Alewife census on Lake Ontario based on the same trolling transects that were used when the census began....in 1975? FACT meaning they are running the exact same GPS/loran coordinates year after year for population comparison. FACT The food web has changed in the great lakes due to invasive species negative effects. FACT The food web in Lake Ontario is more concentrated in the Niagara flow due to the Eutrophic water coming from Lake Erie. FACT The majority of Alewife are concentrated in the band of productive "green water" flowing along the south shore for most of the year. FACT By following traditional netting transects, the DEC/FWS/OMNR have been underestimating the population of Alewife in Lake Ontario because they are spending too much time netting in water without alewives for much of the season. FACT After bringing this matter to the attention to Steve LaPan/DEC and FWS employees at the state-of-the-lake meeting this spring they stated on the record they had to remain true to the original netting transects. FACT After the meeting concluded, I spoke to a few officials and off the record they agreed the lake has changed and the trolling census was not as reflective of the alewife population today. FACT Fish are not making it to maturity as shown by historically poor numbers caught off the piers, in the rivers. FACT The DEC are reactive and not proactive. FACT We aim to change that. FACT

Interesting results.

October is always so friekin' windy so I think the heavier arrows will resist drift more. Going to use my Grim Reaper expandables on my 500 gr. arrows for windy days and use the slicktrick fixed for wind 12 mph or less. Common sense approach that will deliver the best compromise between accuracy and penetration. Now just have to keep the little gremlin off my shoulder that whispers in my ear that says "shoot quick.....he is getting away" LOL.

You should see if some of the musky plug makers could duplicate them for you. I have thought that Musky guys would kill Muskies on Lyman plugs with it's erratic action. I sent a PM to Zach from Baker Baits to see if he might want to take on the project.

Pretty sure you can buy Lymans on the world-wide web.

Creating a fishery in which the DEC recommends you DO NOT consume any Lake Trout over 25" due to toxins. The amusing thing is the DEC has tried all different types Lake Trout strains in an attempt to find the best strain to survive and repopulate Lake Ontario. Sorry, in my mind if you change the strain.....it is no different in theory than stocking any of the introduced salmon species.

Save your money. If you want to make a mock scrape, find one that you aren't going to hunt over and shovel up the dirt from it into a container and put it where you want it. I have never seen good behavior by deer around commercial scents....always negative.

I am not sure if wildlife officials could ever prove that the presence of too much bait would cause small jacks to run and spawn. I have caught 18" 1 or 2 yr old kings in the two-heart which flows into Lake Superior which is bait poor. I CAN tell you that if you continue to strip eggs and milt from these jacks you increase the likelihood that the progeny created will also develop early. It should be hatchery policy to not use jacks for egg or milt take.

You might want to invest in trim tabs

I always get a kick out of people on deer shows touching a fence post rub with their hands......I would not touch a licking branch but I would hang my bow stand near one!

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