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This much snow will probably push water up which will turn the snow to slush. With more cold weather coming it will freeze and we'll just have an added layer of white ice on top yet.

1 hour ago, whaler1 said:

Sheds are starting to show up. Pic of him in July. 

Nice!! Does the dog help find any?

13 hours ago, Legacy said:

Thanks everyone. Not sure if my NY season is over or if I will go out after Xmas for the extended late season and hunt does. I know that if I had a buck tag that I would be out there no doubt. What is everyone else's plans?

I'll be out hopefully about everyday. Still have 1 buck tag and my doe tags. Was hoping for a late season hunt for years now we have it!! Kinda a tuff season for me didn't see any shooters till muzzleloader season I shot a 6 six without brows, had some ground shrinkage wished I would've let him go. The highlight was my dad shooting a big 154 incher right here on our farmland. So looking forward to the holiday hunt it will be interesting. Weather sounds a little warm but we'll see what happens!! Go get em!!

13 hours ago, Legacy said:

Thanks everyone. Not sure if my NY season is over or if I will go out after Xmas for the extended late season and hunt does. I know that if I had a buck tag that I would be out there no doubt. What is everyone else's plans?

I'll be out hopefully about everyday. Still have 1 buck tag and my doe tags. Was hoping for a late season hunt for years now we have it!! Kinda a tuff season for me didn't see any shooters till muzzleloader season I shot a 6 six without brows, had some ground shrinkage wished I would've let him go. The highlight was my dad shooting a big 154 incher right here on our farmland. So looking forward to the holiday hunt it will be interesting. Weather sounds a little warm but we'll see what happens!! Go get em!!

On 12/10/2021 at 1:19 PM, Guppy35 said:

I’m looking to purchase a muzzleloader for next years season, and after reviewing some of the content on Legacy’s thread over the last few years, I’m kind of leaning towards the CVA Accura LR-X.  I’d like to be able to shoot out to 250 – 300 yards, so I was leaning towards the .45 cal. instead of the .50 cal. for two reasons.  From what I read online the .45 has a faster twist rate (1:22” instead of 1:28”), and should also have less drop and better trajectory than the .50 cal.  Just looking for some advice on whether this is a good route to go?  Chromeslayer also recommended the possibility of having a CVA Scout V2 45-70 converted to a muzzleloader, but I don’t think I want to invest quite that much.

 

Also looking for a recommendation on a decent MOA scope that would be best for that muzzleloader in order to shoot 100-250 yards without breaking the bank too bad.

I have Leopold scopes on my guns, great scopes even on their cheaper end 200-300 dollar scopes.

On 11/1/2021 at 3:49 PM, ckawaki said:

Nothing like this back home hiked up to 12000 ft today searching for elk as of now just good photos but tons of sing hopefully it will happen

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Thats awesome. I was out there last year! Hoping to go in a few years again. Great memories!

Way to go! Hoping to get out this week.

17 minutes ago, Gator said:

I think you may have missed the part where he's looking for a cellular camera.

 

Although, with the exception of the Stealth Cam, I'm also a Browning/Bushnell guy. They are bulletproof - not one has gone down after six years of service (out of ~12 total).

Yup gotcha I missed that. I have no experience with the cell cams although I would like to try them sometime, mostly I'm worried about battery life. I see Browning now has one, anyone try it yet?

I'm using Browning and stealth cam and one Bushnell. I really like the Browning's. Battery life is super, picture quality is good, I have the strike force Apex and one other one I think it might be just strike force. They usually have a few under 150 the Apex was 89.97 at Bass Pro but it looked like it was out of stock.

Thanks to Whaler moved inside of 50 and got 2 small kings. But that was it for us today first time out on the big lake this year, was good to be out, was a nice day. Maybe next time!

Older son is having a good morning in the skinny water. 50 degrees down 20 over 30.
 
 
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I run a 300 and 400 with good luck.

Went out with a few friends today started at 9:00 shot across to east side in 100-150 fow slow pick there managed 3 lakers, come back across to west side at 200 fow had a double on coppers rods kept firing in that area finished 8-11 all lakers, riggers, dipsys, coppers all took fish 1 on gambler rig rest on spoons. Of at 2:30 fun day finally fishing again!

Awesome!! Great day

I run it. Works good.

We were out of T/Falls 3-9 very slow for us  4 small lakers down about 60-80 over 100-200 fow marked very few fish. was a great day to be out break the dust of the boat.

1 hour ago, allaboutfishing13 said:

12 hours ago, [email protected] said:

Was out last week on southern end of hemlock. Did decent. Maybe 4-5” of ice.

 

 

 

 

 

You can keep bass there?

 

 

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Yes, in the fingerlakes it's open till March 15th

Sounds good. Looks like I'll head for T/Falls when I get the chance!

3 minutes ago, Crafty Jay said:

Last time the west branch froze up(4years ago?) it seemed to be the glory days of laker fishing where anyone that could get out to 40fow could have the time of their lives. Which lasted pretty much the whole season if I remember correctly. Has things changed in the lake since then? Minus the west branch not freezing up part.


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I think its loaded with them. Marked plenty with boat during the summer. Seems maybe they wer'nt so plentiful in the shallows this winter? If we could just get them to grow bigger!

Slow day for us on Keuka. 5 guys, only one laker and a few misses.

Anyone know if you can launch at Deans cove or is there ice there? Thanks

2 hours ago, brucehookedup said:

Planning on going to Keuka to do lakers off the collage tomorrow.  Has anybody heard anything, conditions, parking, the bite?? Thanks guys

I have not been down to the college, but I thing it might be open water there. You can check if you want, guys have been going out of indian pines and walking about half mile down the lake. I was out there last week a little bit to take a look got one on tipup with shiner. 20-30 fow could prob get deeper but I didnt go farther. 6-8 inch ice. snow had made some slush on top but that was freezing mostly. I plan to spend the day out there Wed. for lakers. Good luck!

19 hours ago, Crafty Jay said:

Canadice yes. Bring spud. Thin spots will always exist on this lake.
Hemlock not sure.


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Thank You!

12 hours ago, LakerTaker85 said:

 

How’s the deep water ice on Keuka looking? Thanks

 

 

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Was on Penn Yan side yesterday. Was ice about 2 miles down the lake. Took a walk out to 25 fow 5 inches ice. could see open water down by college, calm cold nights coming might freeze yet

Anyone know if Hemlock and Canadice have safe ice? Hoping to go jig for lakers.