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No problem you don't know me and wouldn't know I've worked that area for 15 years. Just like any sport you have some great guys and others that are turds that will get over on anyone they can. Sean

I'm not assuming anything! I know who is at Severne that I'm talking about and they have had a free pass for years. I didn't call you out don't slip one in at the end.

You may love to eat them and that's great fill your freezer, no problem with that. But all those guys parked at Severne 7 days a week in the brutal weather sure as hell are not all doing it because they love fish. I could care less but let me pull one of them over for an expired trailer registration, and here them **** how their tax dollars pay my salary. I pay more in taxes then they make all year as they make money off fish while getting benefits from the state. That's a whole other issue and I'm in no way saying this is you. Sean

Dam this thread got interesting LOL. No servay needs to be taken to decide if a perch Fisherman who sells fish would still fish as much, keep as many, or spend as many days targeting fish if they couldn't sell them. Anything with a profit on it will get more pressure. Look at tuna if any Joe blow could sell blue fin tuna we would all be out looking for them. Just like if perch were worth big money guys would come out of the woodwork untill they flooded the market. If the market/demand grew then they would be gone. It's small time now so not a problem that has been dove on. I check Severne launch daily and in the worst winter weather the same guys are there. It's not because they love fishing and obviously they are retired or don't need to look for work. Not sure what the answer is and I'm not bashing anyone. I run Charters and pay taxes on the money I make, crap I can't even get a warranty on a boat motor because I'm concidred commercial. Charter clients pay for the trip and the experience they don't pay for fish. And in my opinion and group of kids or kid that can jump on board an issue and get involved should never be torn apart. Have a great season everyone! Sean

Also are any of the Sodus tackle shops up and running?

Great Brown!

Exactly my point. Outfitters now post when they dont have wolfs to help sell Hunts. I know I've booked in areas without them for that reason. Like you said with the bears, I lost an Elk in BC due to a moma grizz and her two cubs after they came to the gunshot. They get smart when they know they can't be shot.

Great fish everyone!

I'm not starting a pissing match. You will take environmental advise from someone at the park who shows you time line pictures of how the willows and plant life has come back since the Elk numbers have been cut. Sure that is good for the beaver and other critters. Part they dont mention is what controls the wolf population? What do they stop reproducing and say let's eat more Elk. One wolf eats an average of 22 Elk per year, and that's if he doesn't lose any of it to other animals like bears, birds, and coyotes. Then with that they need more kills. Guys don't spend and pump millions of dollars a year into the Western economy to go after wolf. I have no problem with them but I don't think they planned on the wolf's being as successful as they have been.

Ha Ok. Like the above poster said go hunt Elk with some of the outfitters around the park or call a few and see how the Elk herd is crap in wolf areas. Or visit the park and listen to the LIB wolf lovers and see how great they are. Look at BC up in Canada wolf numbers are so high they are crushing the Moose population.

Wyoming does have a draw for Buffalo and they do hunt them outside of the park. As for the wolves they have decimated the Elk on the park. I'm sure once the elk are gone they will start on the Bison. They could make alot of hunters happy if they just issued more Bison tags and let them hunt the park.

Looks good they look like twins

Thanks Wes, and Mark. Many hours of shooting spent with all my girls. Sierra is doing alot of long range shooting with me. The pic is a 1200 yard target. I am working on future trips with the three girls, Illinois deer and Wyoming Elk this coming year with them. I have no problem busting my ass working to keep them hunting. Best money you can spend.

. Nice! LOL. I've been saying it since 2002, its so bad here on our farm in chemung county and my land in Schuyler that we are not hunting any of it. Some areas are loaded but they are small pockets or in city limits. I'll put two to three hundred miles on a night driving in rural areas working. And the deer aren't there. I hope some changes are coming in the future. I'd love a reduced doe tag limit, a one buck limit, and an antler restrictions. I hunt out West and you can see how management works.

With a good scope and only a couple rounds you can be on at 25 then back up to 100 and finish up. More important is that you have a good rest, get some sand bags under the forestock and butt stock. Nothing touching barrel or the front sling stud mount. I Did a test one day at a shooting school just letting the front stud mount hit or sit on a sand bag made a rifle shoot two feet high at 1000 yards. Not that you would notice much at 100 its the little things that can drive you nuts when setting up a scoped gun. When you're just starting out hunting keep your shots close 100 yards is a hell of a long way with a slug gun in the woods if you don't have much trigger time.