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  2. Going to Dog lake Missanabie

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    1.  I suggest you bring your bait with you.  The worms they had for sale in 2016 were mush.

    2.  Take a GPS with you and the minute you are at the lodge dock, create a waypoint and NAME IT.  That lake has a lot of back bays that all look about the same and I got turned around twice out evening fishing.  In both cases my GPS saved me a night out lost in the dark.

    3.  If you use their boats, they have fish finders that are reasonably good, and you will need to eliminate unproductive water.  The walleye were in less than 12 feet pretty consistently when I was there, and most of the lake is deeper than that.  The map they provide is a good starting point, and you should be able to get a handle on what depth is productive when YOU are there.

    4. I never did figure out the lake trout, which were suspended in good numbers.  A manual downrigger would have been a good idea to bring along.

    5. Avoid the cabin above the dock and to the left as you look at the lodge.  (Cabin #6) The stove in that one could hardly boil water, and it was a DISASTER for trying to fry fish.  Even with all the windows open it is dark and dreary as well.

    6. There is a bay to your left as you head away from the dock.  Fish the left shore of that bay for walleye in good numbers (but not much for size)

    7.  Don't cheap out on rain gear.  That lake whips up BIG and chances are good that you are going to get wet at least once.

    8. There is one funny turn up there on your way to the launch at Missinabie.  I forget exactly where it was, but the highway numbers are tricky, probably 651.  If memory serves me, the sign pointed one way but the road went another.

    Good luck!

    Doug

  3. cooking thread...

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    5 hours ago, Headhunter said:

    Big Liver fan here...

    I cut it into a pocket like a pita. Stuff it with Havarti, some pizza sauce and close with tooth pics. Batter it up with Panko and quick fry. Yah, it's different, but it sure is tasty.

    HH

    This sounds delicious, but I am betting it takes a few tries to get it right.  How do you keep the liver from getting over-cooked, but enough heat to melt the cheese?  And what are you using for oil?  Like bigugli says, that one I gotta try...........

  5. cooking thread...

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    DEER liver!!!  But NOT on the day the deer was shot.  If you eat a liver on the day the deer was shot, you are guaranteed to have the runs.  Don't ask me why, I do not know.  But many people have said the same thing, their experience with TODAY's deer liver, ended up badly.  So now we shoot the deer today, slice it VERY thinly, put it in milk overnight then cook it tomorrow for brunch.  MY OH MY!!!!!!!!!

    Doug

     

  6. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    28 minutes ago, jonasdry said:

    My belief is that we should be able to own and use anything that we can own and use responsibly. Until the time an individual is shown not to be a responsible owner/user of anything it should not be taken away. Almost anything can be used as a weapon but there is only one object that people focus on, firearms. In terms of casualties, firearms aren't at the top of the list of items. If people really cared about reducing harm to people they would focus on the top of the list items, but they don't. They would also focus on the reason's for such events, but they don't. There are very passionate people on both sides of the debate unfortunately what has been seen can never be unseen. An average handi-person (get it, haha) can build a firearm in their garage with common tools meaning you cannot simply ban firearms. Where there is a will there is a way. The anti-firearm crowd doesn't seem to understand this and doesn't understand it is impossible to get rid of all guns entirely. The pro-gun crowd understands this and believe as long as criminals have access to firearms they should have the right to have ones to defend themselves if need be.

    I am a firearms guy and I have stated as soon as the government can guarantee 100% without a doubt a criminal will never use a firearm on me, I will give up mine. Until then, I will keep my guns thank you. I use my guns for a lot of hunting, target shooting and competition so they aren't just sitting around while I am being paranoid, they are being used for 100% legit and recreational purposes but I can assure you if someone ever does break into my house I can have them out of a safe in a matter of seconds. 

    If you use firearms for hunting, target shooting, and competition, why on earth would you surrender them to the government?  This makes no sense whatsoever.  And has already been stated, the likelihood in Canada is very remote of a person being confronted in their home by an intruder with a firearm.  In MOST areas.

  8. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    I kept my own counsel for a bit about the difference between a .22LR and a .223/5.56 NATO cartridge.  It has now been amply pointed out.  But just to add to people's knowledge here, I have a buddy whose hunting partner uses a regular rifle (not an AR-15 or any of the semi-autos) chambered for the .223 cartridge.  That guy shoots deer, moose and bear with the .223.  He uses a Barnes X monolithic copper bullet, which is about the best choice one could make for a smaller calibre hunting bullet, and so has excellent expansion and weight retention.  But at the end of the day, he shoots serious big game (and lots of it) with the .223.  It is not a plinker.

    Doug

  9. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    1 hour ago, G.mech said:

    They are for sale as non-restricted weapons on the website I posted as well as many others......

     

    https://www.firearmsoutletcanada.com/bushmaster-acr-dmr-223-rem-18-6.html#.Wrfs-S7wbIU

    https://www.firearmsoutletcanada.com/kodiak-defense-wk180c-223-18-7.html#.Wrfsti7wbIU

     

    Thanks for adding to my education, I did not know that the Bushmaster COMPANY has anything other than their AR-15 variants, which I think they call X-15 or similar name.  Yes you are absolutely right that they make a non-restricted version ACR.  I apologize.

     

    But wait for the Horsemen to decide that the ACR is a scary looking rifle and watch the new 12(9) prohibition in action..........

  10. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    11 minutes ago, G.mech said:

    I stand corrected, technically maybe but many of the .223 semi's such as Bushmaster .223 semi uses all the parts and pieces so what diff?  Also, semi auto rimfires can have high cap mags.....the others just need the rivet drilled out to make them so. 

    The Bushmaster is an AR-15 variant, and it is RESTRICTED.  All of the AR-15s and all of the rifles for which the parts are interchangeable, including the Norinco stuff from China, all of these are Restricted here in Canada.  But there are lots of semi-automatic .223s that are (currently) non-restricted.  It is the 12 (9) provision in the draft C-71 tabled this past week that should be of concern to persons who own non-restricted semi-automatic firearms, since the RCMP can decide that something currently non-restricted (like the Swiss Arms Classic) is now a Prohib.

  11. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    16 minutes ago, G.mech said:

    AR-15's are a non-restricted rifle in Canada as long as the mag is pinned to hold 5 rounds (if the magazine holds 6 it's prohibited).  Most non-gun people would be surprised what is non-restricted here, take a look, all the rifles on this page on non-restricted:

    https://www.firearmsoutletcanada.com/rifles/non-restricted/semi-automatic

    Having the right to choose to NOT own a gun isn't satisfactory to some people....they won't rest until the the right TO own one is stripped from everybody else.   That's how their minds are programmed and they're not going to change.   

    You are 100% WRONG about the AR-15.  That rifle, and ALL of its variants, are ALL Restricted firearms in Canada.  There are other semi-automatic rifles, including the ones on that page you reference, that are non-restricted.  There is no rhyme nor reason to what gets classified as what.  And ALL semi-autos must have mags that hold five rounds or less.

  12. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    OK I watched the video.

    Mr Day should KNOW BETTER than to suggest a person can HUNT with an AR-15 or any of its variants.  There is no place in Canada where a person can legally hunt with ANY restricted firearm.  That includes all of the AR-15 variants, all handguns (that are not prohibited, which of course also cannot be used for hunting), and any other firearm designated as restricted (or prohibited).

    To acquire and possess any restricted firearm, yes a person has to take and pass the course, and apply for a Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence.  As part of the approval process (which Mr Day also neglected to mention), there is not only the criminal records check, but also a confirmation with the spouse and any ex-spouse that there are no domestic violence issues that may be a concern, PLUS a confirmation that the applicant does not have mental health issues.  Every 24 hours the entire list of individuals having a firearms licence is cross-checked with the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).  It is noteworthy that CPIC does not run daily checks on anybody else, not paroled rapists and pedophiles, not career criminals, not known gangsters, only firearms licence holders.

    Restricted firearms need to be stored in a very secure manner (all described in detail in the regulations).  Ammunition for them most be stored in a separate locked container.  IN CANADA, the likelihood of a child, or other non-licenced individual, getting access to an AR-15 or ammunition for it is remote.  And as Mr Day did mention, all magazines for the AR-15 family of firearms must not be capable of holding more than five cartridges.  While there may have been an instance of somebody in Canada using an AR-15 in a "mass shooting" I am not aware of it.  The people who own them are amongst the most vetted and thereby law-abiding people in Canada.

    I do not own an AR-15, nor any of the variants, given that they hold no attraction for me.  But I consider it perfectly reasonable that folks who wish to own and shoot this type of IMMENSELY popular firearm should be able to do so.  If they want to go through the hassle in order to take their firearm to an approved range to shoot it, more power to them.

    And no, I don't buy the argument that more guns equals more gun deaths.  In Canada that is simply not true, and people using AMERICAN statistics to make points about CANADIAN firearms issues are definitely mixing apples and oranges.

  15. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    If a widow is the executor of her late husband's estate and the husband had a valid PAL, the widow is allowed to dispose of the firearms as if she also had a PAL.  (I am simplifying.) A great way to dispose of firearms is to contact a reputable auction house and have them look after the cataloguing and sale.  Here in Southern Ontario the name that comes to mind is Switzer's Auctions from Bancroft Ontario.

    When I advise older folks looking to dispose of a firearms collection, I always point them to Switzer's.  I have on occasion bought the firearms from an estate but generally speaking, the estate is better off dealing with a REPUTABLE auction house and not a private individual.

    JMOYMV

    Doug

  16. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    back to dave 524........YES the C-71 DOES make some new firearms into prohibs.  Four versions of the VZ 858, 2 non-restricted, 2 restricted, are now (after 30 June) prohibited firearms.  these ones:

    (i) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-2P
    rifle, 10
    (ii) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-2V
    rifle,
    (iii) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-4P
    rifle, or
    (iv) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-4V 15
    rifle;

    and it also makes the SAN Swiss Arms, currently non-restricted, into prohibs effective 30 June.  These are NEW prohibitions.  And yes when I say the Feds can add more rifles to the new 12 (9) class of prohibs, it will be the RCMP that makes the calls.  And the scarlet tunics are NOT on our side in this, they are deeply in the pocket of the oxygen thieves currently in power in Oddawa.

  17. Gun amnesty (nf)

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    Sounds like a local police initiative.  The feds have just introduced a new firearms bill, C-71, which talks about getting guns off the streets but which ONLY and EXCLUSIVELY targets (you guessed it) law-abiding firearms owners.  It repeals some of the common sense firearms legislation enacted by the Conservatives and creates a NEW class of prohibited firearm, to which the feds fairly clearly intend to add a bunch of currently non-restricted firearms (think SKS etc) and makes two fairly popular firearms prohibs after 30 June.

    Anyways every time there is a LIEBERAL gun control act introduced you can bet that law-abiding gun owners are going to get the sand in the Vaseline and the scumball criminals will face zero new sanctions.  C-71 does absolutely ZILCH to take action against the criminal use of firearms.

    And it sounds to me like your local coppers have decided this is an opportune time to put out another request for people to turn in their guns.

    Doug

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