dawsonscreek

Cool! I would try it if the market for coons was a little higher. Congrats

Great stuff here, this has become my favorite thread to check in on. I love these dogs! Definitely hooked on the houndsman lifestyle. Keep it up!

Thanks! I am actually working on a frame for this photo, made with board from the barn in the background. Taken in the same spot but this was just the other day

Not much happening in the FLX either. Been hunting Canandaigua south end once weekly since the season opened, a few call/deke wary mallards and some large groups of buffies or hooded mergs, Not a whole lot of action

I think I got the idea to prepare goose breasts the same way you would corned beef from a topic on this forum. Finally I had a successful goose hunt and was eager to try it. I bought a pack of instacure #1 from The Sausage Maker and some McCormick pickling spice. I had 2.5 pounds of goose breast (only 3 breasts, they were big birds!). I used the ratio on the package of instacure and about 2 TBS of spice to a with a half cup of brown sugar and a 1/4 cup salt to a gallon of water. I let this brine/pickle for 7 days in the fridge (use a gallon zip top bag and place it in a tub to catch leaks): I took it out of the brine and rinsed it this morning before work and put it along with carrots, potatoes, and cooking onions (no cabbage for this guy) in the crockpot on low for 8 hours while I worked. This turned out great! Tastes just like corned beef (a little beefier). Finger lakes goose paired with a pint of the black from a Finger Lakes brewery, does it get any better?! P.S. If you mentioned something about serving corned goose at a wild game dinner on this forum, thanks for the idea! If I saw it on another website I'll blame it on the hops and barley over the last year for clouding my memory

Looks like a great hunt, congrats! We seem to be lacking birds here in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes where I hunt.

My beagle is more of a lap dog than anything, but she's got a good nose! I did quite well last winter with her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbm-ULg0eOA

Landlock action is reportedly picking up. From what I've heard laker action is fair. Check out www.fingerlakesanglingzone.com John Gaulke is an amazing guide on the flx and has a reports section that generally has great information!

The rod and reel are sold.

That's a nice bow! Do you notice many of them with few spots like that? I caught one, albeit smaller, out of Naples this spring that had barely any spots on it.

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I have a 3 piece Sheffield DRII rod and a Okuma Sheffield reel for sale. I used it twice, just never got the hang of it and lost interest. Would like it gone, it's just collecting dust. Would be interested in trade for a switch/Spey rod, or $250 cash.