akaShag

Well, if there is an "introductions" forum or thread I missed it, and I have been hijacking other threads (notably Tyler's Derby pictures) for newbie questions and comments. So my real name is Doug, but that user name was already taken here. And my old nickname is Shag, so I went with akaShag (aka = "also known as") I am retired old fart and have been fishing for over fifty years. I am happy wetting a line for practically any species, but I did have a spell when I was a fairly dedicated steelhead addict, and have been known to pursue bass with some enthusiasm. I unapologetically keep some fish to EAT and consider fresh fish to be one of the great benefits of the sport. You want to practice C&R, go right ahead, but please don't slam me when I keep a feed of crappies or perch (or whatever). I moved around a bit with my career but now call Kingston home and I like it here. Yes that is my picture in the avatar, taken during a road trip I took in 2011 when I fished and hunted my way to the Yukon and back. It was a great trip (and I did it solo). I have friends in every province and territory, and several states, and like to visit them and share fishing and hunting adventures. My big trip this year will be to Great Slave Lake with a couple buddies, one of whom lives in Yellowknife and has all the kit we will need. I hope to bring a "mature" perspective to this site. So far I like the tone (as in, NOT rude!) and I see some friends both old and new amongst the membership. I look forward to being able to figure out some of the technological problems I am having, but did not grow up with computers and admit to some technophobia. Now back to regular programming, and I promise to hijack less threads. OK once more on the Tyler thread to link here, if I can make the machine do that....... Doug

People with too much time on their hands. Just think, they could be surfing FISHING sites instead............... Doug

I didn't evolve through generations of successful hunters to be at the top of the food chain and then deny my lineage by eating tofu............

What can I say? The Pennsylvanians who used deer whistles were of the opinion that they worked. And there are a LOT of deer in PA!!! I have not personally tried them, but thought it would be worthwhile to mention them. Other than "Fisherman" who claims they attracted the deer, (and that moth balls are toys for field mice! ), the worst people can say is that they did not work for them.

It is worth reminding folks that most of us who have responded live in Ontario, but the OP apparently lives in la belle province. Having lived there four years myself, I can attest with confidence that the laws in many ways are different............. Doug

I should have mentioned, when I am driving in early morning/late evening in the fall, I expect to see deer. When I drive through areas where there are trees close to the road, I slow down and keep an eye out for deer in the ditch. That has saved me quite a number of times from hitting deer. Doug

Back to Roy, thanks very much. I can use a "quote" button on every other website I visit, so I will look again through the preferences and settings here to see if I can find a reason for this. SORRY for the multiple hijacks............... Doug

Thanks for the report! Even though Quinte is basically in my back yard, I have not been down there for a few years. I was really spoiled by the glory days of the mid-80s when good numbers of big fish were iced with regularity. A lot of the anglers KEPT their fish, even the big ones, and it would take a hog about twelve pounds or so for people to really take notice. I never did take one that big down there, my best was a winter walleye 10.5 pounds which is on the wall in my "man cave." (And then the next spring I caught one that was 12 pounds, up in the Key River. That fish is on the wall of the fishing lodge where I was staying at the time.) Based on your report, I guess I am overdue to get my fat butt back down to the Bay! Doug

In ONTARIO, you must report the vehicle/deer collision to the MNR, who will take your name and the location of the accident. If you want to keep the road-killed deer, they will also give you the authority to do that. If your vehicle sustains more than "X" dollars worth of damage, it is my understanding that you must also report it to the police force having jurisdiction where the collision occurred. (THAT one I am not 100% about.) It appears that you live in Quebec, I suggest you contact your local office of the Ministere des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune. (I may not have spelled all those words correctly) And you might consider the purchase of a "deer whistle" for your vehicle(s). I know a bunch of folks in Pennsylvania who use them and claim they are quite effective in alerting deer to your vehicle and they get out of the way. That would not help in a situation where a deer is being chased by coyotes or whatever, of course. HTH. Doug

back to Old Ironmaker................ I suspected that might be the case, thanks. Glad you like my avatar, that picture was taken in Cold Lake Alberta a couple years back when I fished and hunted my way from Kingston Ontario to the Yukon and back. Now of the three names people have suggested, the only one I recognize is Grizzly Adams, and that is the one I get most often when I meet people. Some folks talk about a show called Duck Dynasty where the fellows apparently have appropriate facial hair, maybe that is where one would find the Don King or the Phil somebody that Mike Borger mentioned? I don't watch TV at all..... But I have had a trim since that picture was taken.... And if I keep posting replies to interesting threads I guess my post count will eventually hit the threshold required for the ability to use more features here. GOOD website, I am enjoying the TONE here, very civilized. Doug

As I stated elsewhere, that is an awesome video. I did recognize small parts of it. Yeah, I did find the music not to have been something I might have picked myself. And yep, in '95 I wasn't 30, I was forty............so officially an old fart now I reckon. Maybe next sound track could feature Uriah Heep............. Doug

Back to Fisherman, yes the QUOTE button "SHOULD" work, but it doesn't for me, and I cannot copy and paste in a reply box either. Maybe it is another thing I am not allowed to do because I am a newbie.............. Doug

:huh:Well, I do not know WHY I cannot make this reply add a quote................... Anyways, back to Fisherman, yes please. I am way overdue to hit Simcoe again, it has been years! And heck I could pay your young lad to GUIDE for us! Doug

Awesome video there Moosebunk! And now back to our regular programming.............if my buddy down in Angus keeps me up to speed on this for 2015, I hope to make it to that derby. AND to bid on some of those awesome auction prizes! (Old saying, I was a day late and a dollar short.........) Doug

COOL> Please tell him he looks great in a beard................

PS) I had a trim since that picture was taken.............

YES SIR that is indeed me. Doug

EINRICH!!!!! Is that Gopher? Doug

I am ABSOLUTELY THRILLED to see so many fellows with facial hair! YES I just started out here, but you are my kind of people! Doug

My mother-in-law is originally from Newfoundland and she did not "SUGGEST" I make an igloo, but I did have to learn a couple dozen Newfie songs, have eaten fish and brewis, and actually know more verses to more Newfie songs than most Newfies. That was a heck of a lot easier than making a multi-coloured igloo! Doug

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt............

At least he didn't knock it off with a net, or let it slip when he was tailing it for him..............

THANKS! Do you keep the maggots lively by storing them in your mouth, like the old timers? Doug

Jay used to tied flies for Hans Fuhrman, who owned a little tackle shop in Thornbury. I met Jay there one time he was in replenishing the stocks. He must have tied a gazillion flies..................and I still have a bunch in my old (neglected) steelhead vest. Doug

Subscription is free with membership in the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH). OFAH (of which I have been a life member since they first offered lifetime membership) is our voice with the government on a host of important issues. I know that some folks have issues with the federation for a number of reasons, but surely it is the old adage, "united we stand, divided we fall." And amongst the many benefits of membership is a "FREE" subscription to Ontario Out of Doors........... JMOYMV Doug