Capt Vince Pierleoni

Congrats Musky!

Congrats on the new addition! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Great post, Ray. I'm in "inbetween mode". Kids are college age and no grandkids yet. Yes, i'm a directions "skipper", but have you actually looked at them? Broken english, faint printed words that are unreadable anyway. At NO time did whoever concoct the directions ever actually see if they would work for assembly. I have closed several minor purchases with, "I'll take the floor model". This was often met with, "so sorry sir, but we're not allowed to give you that one". This would result in me asking for a manager and then they would grant my wish. Yes, I have been there enough to understand that even "rocket scientists" and top-flight mechanics would invent new swear words trying to assemble "some assembly required" products. I sure have. I will finish with this, if you see kids or office furniture made by Sauder, RUN! Same for anything that tries to get by with "illustration only" directions. Can't tell you how many times I've had leftover hardware.

I asked same question. It's the $200 deposit.

Merry Christmas to all and your families!!!

Great hunting, Ray. It's the best to share the memorable hunts. We gotta get you guys some "in the field" photos in the future.

Congrats! I like it second, only to archery.

Nice shooting, Steve. Ever-moving is right! I had one come in to a bleat call while bowhunting a few seasons ago, although directly beneath the stand he would not hesistate one iota! Nervous, frantic, hunting for the poor lost fawn, LOL.

I may have some, but is the boat aluminum or glass? I know Crestliner made both years ago. If its aluminum, you may want to abandon the slip in mounts and go with plates with reinforcement under the gunnels.

You guys have every right to respect them as a danger. Wasn't too many years ago a bowhunter from downstate was dangling injured upside down from a safety strap and the yotes started tearing into him. Had he not informed his family of his stand that night, he would have been a goner. Many a pet has been had in suburban areas. Don't confuse the injuries on the back of the bucks legs. Whether he was injured prior or not, thats the Coyotes first strike point. I take some Coyote gurus out on charters, and they tell me that what they often do to a dog is "bait" him in with a solo Coy, and once he's engaged and commits to following the decoy, he gets attacked from behind on the back of the legs. As several have said here before, cropping them just makes 'em stronger. Gone are the days of leaving an evening kill 'til daylight. It may not reduce the population, but keeping 'em fearful of man is definitely a good play.

Incredible amount of Coyotes in the Wilson/Olcott and Ellicottville, NY areas. I had a cam in Northern Niagara county that during Bow season had 214 images in a week. All but 19 were coyotes, running, standing, posing and yes, chasing deer. We are spotting them during daylight down in the hills.

Jakey Baby, I think I'd be BUYING him some cigars, LOL. Congrats on a rewarding season!

The Nautolex arrived in a timely manner. It is tough stuff that usually is found as an alternative to carpet in aluminum boats. You can glue it to marine plywood or metal and wears like iron. The original stuff lasted 12yrs.

Like a Hollywood script, great memories! Congrats!

Congrats on the fresh venison!

The truth is better than fiction! Great story and congrats!

Congrats to you and your family on the new addition!

Wow, magic moments for sure. Congrats to you and your son!

Nice story. Congrats!

You may be confusing "Copper" with braided stainless wire. Both Copper line and Dipsey divers are separate ways to attain depth. Copper line does it through weight and sink rate, dipsey divers do it through physics. If you meant wire, then yes, the wire is knotted or crimped to a swivel. The swivel is snapped to the trip arm. Your mono leader of varying lengths is attached to the bottom.

I am currently re-doing the floor in my Niagara river boat. Cabela's discontinued vinyl flooring and has none. Bass Pro shops offers it, but there are min quantity orders and it ships from manufacturer. I just ordered some from a place called Auto Trim 888-212-8630. It is the good Nautolex stuff, but I have not got my shipment yet so i can't vouch for this outfit yet. I will post when it shows.

Nice! Congrats.

Great stuff guys, thanks!

Before the explosion of fishing threads start, I'd like to put this out for discussion. Perhaps the real farmers(Chowder), or the guys with 200 trail cams(Rebel) can provide some insight. Every year around now, a few Big slammer bucks slip up, despite the increased pressure in the woods. My observations lead me to believe that its the few unbred does or doe fawns that do them in. Once the mature bucks get into the "groove", they are reluctant to stop. My questions are; Do the big alpha does run from the yearlings until they "hook up" with the desired dominant buck? or; When the time is right and he's not there to fight for her, will she "stand" for a lesser buck? I know that the 2nd or late rut action is two fold, does that cycled in and went unbred will come into heat approx a month later, and fawn does will sometimes come into heat later than the mature does. I have seen an exceptional amount of chasing this season, involving first racked bucks. I think the property we are hunting on is "doe heavy". Despite that, the does look like there's nary a chance of them ever standing for one of "micros". We all have a fair amount of night time pics of good bucks, but have seen none of them chase, and a few "cruise" sightings. I'm sure the buck to doe ratio has everything to do with the dynamics of the rut. Love to hear others observations.

Happy Birthday Jerry! Well, you won't get that tracking snow you've been waiting for, perhaps you'll get some of your beloved crab legs and drawn butter! Have a good one with your family.