splashhopper

I think she is the same hottie that helped me get mine up at the outdoor show in Walkerton

How would I get it butchered? I drive a dodge caravan, how would I get it home?

I had no idea

Headed up to my favorite area Saturday morning for a last kick at fall pike... not to be this weekend. Fished all day and then went to meet with a few friends of Bill W saturday night. Cruddy coffee, but good company. Left those guys and headed over to Lake Huron to try for some rainbows where I tried some surf casting and river drifting within a 100 yards of each spot. No luck either Oh well, I had my bed in the back of the van and I had already plugged in the seat warmer under my sleeping bag. Crawled in to the sack around 11:30 whooped. Slept like a baby. This morning I awoke to strong SE winds which is never any good for me. I just don;t seem to know how to fish those winds. I got the heck off the lake shore and moved inland a few miles. Got to a place where I was certain that I would be sheltered from the wind and have caught fish there before. The water was up but very clear. Oh well, I made mental notes of a few places in the river to fish the next time. I also drifted the logs for the first time. Something hit me once and stripped my worm. Couldn't entice it back out for dinner though With the slow action I was having, I decided to walk up river about 1500 yards or so past where I usually walk to. Found another "new "hole to fish for next time. On my way back down river, I took a path along a farmers field which would save me from slugging up and down the river banks and through the vines branches. About 50 yards from my starting point of that river at the road, I came across this: Now I am not a hunter, but I knew this was a pretty big deer. It didn't look like it had been there much past last night. I don't know how to classify this buck by the horn count, but here is a good picture for you all to enlighten me: As I was looking this brute over, I could see a faint red streak in his underbelly and followed the trail back to the middle of its gut to find what looks like a bullet hole to me: On the drive home, it dawned on me. I haven't heard any gun shots in the past couple of weeks of fishing up there. Is the season closed for deer now? I can only assume that whoever shot it, couldn't find it, or didn't think they made the hit so they never collected their kill. Finding that animal there was not the highlight of my day, but I also try to consider the fact that we are almost over run with deer in Southwestern Ontario now and losing this one isn't going to make a big difference in the grand scheme of their survival. Still wondering why I haven't heard any gunshots and I have this nagging feeling it was a poached kill though. It was only 75 yards from the road and 10 yards up off the river bank. Would been easy to find it if they even looked for it.

DANG!... I was thinking of putting a flatfish on upriver from you today! Gotta stop THINKING and Just Do It !

thanks for the journey

excellent report

good luck mike

Yep... Dutchy kicked my butt.... now let's ask him if he eats the perch himself?

and here I went a caught perch when I could have just driven down to your place and knocked on the door and begged to be taken for some real fishing

Don;t let your wife see that pic! lol

we are putting the Blizaaks on my wife's Toyota Echo tomorrow... she is driving to Cobourg Thursday for a few days with my daughter. Better safe than sorry on that end of the province. I will be heading up to the Huron shores region with the well worn all season's on my Caravan. Not buying tires for this ol beast as I will soon have a "new to me" Dodge Ram 1500 that I am sure I will need a couple of snows for.

ummm... the drivers side floor mat is DIRTY! geeesh ! lol

Prayers from London

Last picture taken look like it was in January Perch will be good for tonight's snack.

what a TRIP Carole. Thanks for the journey.

sounds like a good boss.... takes u fishing ... I wish mine would !

Yeah yeah yeah, I know,,, it's only mid November and Christmas is 6 weeks away. However, I can't be the ONLY ONE who suspects others in the house may be watching OFC for some Christmas ideas for their significant other ( ME ! ) or some gift ideas to give to our other fishing family members. So, in no particular order, here are my top three: 1) Depth finder with temperature and side view capabilities 2) Mr Buddy Heater 3) Ice fishing jigs Now, how about all you OFC'ers? What are the top three items you hope for for Christmas this year ?

ice fishing...hmmmmmm.... already ? what's next? Christmas?

I cleaned them up tonight, might even have them with fried eggs, onions, garlic and spices over a bed of my wife's Filipino fried rice for breakfast

Dutchy and I got out for the day for some perching with another friend. They BOTH kicked my butt in quantity and quality of fish. But on the bright side, I FOUND my Fuji waterproof camera. Yep, in the inner pocket of my WINTER COAT ! The battery was dead. I am itching to know where the last pics I took are from. Here is the fish that I got to bring home. ( i only caught half of them ) When they hit the frying pan tomorrow, they will taste just like the ones I usually catch ALL BY MYSELF

holy smokes !

Prayers from london Mike.