iFish4real

Hello everybody,

I was thinking to try downrigging on Georgian Bay off Collingwood marina and I'm wondering if anybody is willing to share some helpful information.

PM me

Much appreciated

3 minutes ago, gino said:

Nice outing, Chris. Is it at Tamar? I recognize the ice bungalows.  Been there few years ago. 👍👍

Except when we went we didn't catch anything 😂

I went to Country Meat Cuts but they don't do summer sausages. They let me try their pepperetes so I dropped off 28lb to be turned into that.

I used to make sausage at home in the past so, I bought casings from them and made 2 batches from the rest of the meat.

I have yet to try making salami, maybe next season.

Hi,

Does anybody know a place that makes summer sausage (salami) from venison in Collingwood/Barrie area?

Thanks!

Thoughts?

This 2006 Yamaha Apex is doing exactly what you're looking for.

You can have it for a good price ?

11 minutes ago, Rod Caster said:

You need this

I picked up this 98 XC700 this past April. Can't wait for the season to start. 

Wayne's fan cooled 488 2-up Polaris gets my vote for price and reliability. I also have a 94 Polaris 488 Indy Trail 2 - up that I  just picked up for under $1,500. Lots of them to choose from on the used market. Having said that, every brand has a few really good models, especially in fan-cooled form. Luckily, the internet tends to agree on which sleds are very reliable models (Polaris 488 fan engine) and which one were bombs (older Polaris 550 fan engines) so do some cross-referencing before you buy.

 

My general advice is to buy one in MINT condition. Pay the extra couple hundred bucks to get a squeaky-clean sled and you will not regret it. There are tons of junkers out there... avoid them at all cost! 

Don't listen to this guy, he's very jealous on my Skidoo 4 stroke ?

I have a Yamaha Apex for sale, btw ?

1 minute ago, misfish said:

Goats eat plants,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Just add chovies,keep the cheese. LOL

Indeed...I always said we're all vegan  ??

29 minutes ago, misfish said:

No tofu for me. Goat feta.

so you mean goat + plant based lunch ?

33 minutes ago, misfish said:

About as plant base as it comes. Yummy lunch ?

 

Is that "tofu" feta cheese? ?

4 hours ago, David Chong said:

Looks like paradise!

Please don't start taking about religion ?

There's a lot more to cholesterol than that.

HDL = good cholesterol

LDL = bad cholesterol

A simple Google search can clarify for you what they mean, do and how they can affect your health.

Once you know the science behind it, you don't need videos to tell you what you should eat or not ?

You should though check your cholesterol levels once a year, especially cause it seems to get worse with age ?

Yup - makes trolling much better ?

My friend in the first picture never caught a walleye before so, the first one he ever catches is a 30" monster.

Crazy eh? ?

Awesome day on the lake yesterday

Thanks ?

I've read on internet that the fish should be ok to consume if frozen and cooked property but I'm still a bit skeptical ?

Had I known it was contaminated I wouldn't have kept it.

Is it common for fish in Ontario?

We had a couple walleye and few perch in the livewell today and when we got to the shore I saw a bunch of those flat white whatever they are floating around in the livewell.

Does anybody know what they are?

I've never seen them before.

Thanks!

Keepers.

With @Rod Caster and compliments to @gino for supplying some of the ice tools ?

Not at all. They're very thin strips and moose was young so, very tender jerky...

I'll trade you some moose jerky for some of your fish ?

Surprisingly nowadays you can talk to MNR on their Facebook page so, I messaged them about this and also about how the forest logging roads are viewed in relation to the road firearm discharge regulations.

Here are the answers I got:

1. Yes, if a person is hunting moose during a season that allows them to carry and use a rifle they may also carry and use a shotgun to hunt grouse.

2. The purpose of the road (i.e., “forest logging road”) is not a factor in where this regulation applies. If the road is accessible by the public for vehicular traffic, and it is being maintained for this use, then the regulation applies. Because this is a public safety rule, hunters are strongly encouraged to take a cautious approach to applying the rule – if in doubt treat the road (and right of way) as if the rule applies.

Hope is helps other hunters and hope everybody has a good and safe season.

2 minutes ago, TJQ said:

Its always been my understanding that you can carry a rifle and a shotgun at the same time during The Moose or Deer hunt.    Mind you that is MY understanding lol

It's now mine too ?

I'm ready to argue with the COs about it ?

So, after reading the regs for moose and small game I actually concluded that it doesn't say anywhere in the regs that you're not allowed to carry a rifle for moose and a shotgun for grouse and hunt both in the same time if both seasons are open.

Anybody has a different understanding than me?
 

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Firearms for moose

Big game, including moose, may only be hunted with a firearm (this includes bows). When hunting moose, you may only use or carry a firearm of the type (rifle, shotgun, bow or muzzle-loading gun) permitted for hunting moose at that time in that Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). For example, when hunting moose during a bows-only season, you may use or carry only bow hunting equipment; you may not carry a rifle or shotgun for hunting other species.

 

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Firearms for small game

If you are hunting small game in an area where there is an open season for deer, moose, elk, or black bear, you may not possess or use a rifle of greater muzzle energy than 400 foot-pounds or shells loaded with ball or with shot larger than No. 2 shot (non-toxic equivalents include steel shot larger than triple BBB, or bismuth larger than double BB), unless you possess a valid licence to hunt deer, moose, elk or black bear as the case may be.

 

50 minutes ago, Rod Caster said:

I question that during deer bow season, could I carry a bow (for deer) and a riffle (for bear) since I have my bear license and the seasons overlap? Not that I'd want to do this since it make for awkward walking.

The regs are pretty clear on that being illegal if only bow season for deer is open.

Firearms for deer

Big game, including deer, may only be hunted with a firearm (this includes bows). When hunting deer, you may use or carry a firearm of the type permitted for hunting deer at that time in that Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). For example, when hunting deer during a bows-only season, you may use or carry only bow hunting equipment; you may not carry a rifle or shotgun for hunting other species.

Firearms for bear

Big game, including black bears, may only be hunted with a firearm (this includes bows). If you are hunting deer or moose at the same time you are hunting black bears, you may only use or carry (on your person, in a vehicle or boat) a firearm of the type permitted for deer or moose, as the case may be, at that time in that Wildlife Management Unit (WMU).

6 minutes ago, dave524 said:

Do you mean carry both at the same time ? There is no problem carrying a shotgun for grouse during the rifle moose season,  if you don't have a valid moose licence number 2 or smaller shot or nothing bigger than a 22 rimfire without a big game tag,  same thing during a rifle deer season no buckshot or centrefire rifles afield without  a tag

Yes, I mean carring them both in the same time while having a moose license and a small game license, being able to shoot a moose if you see it and shoot grouse if you seen some...