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RIP Like said,one hell of a nice guy. Prayers to his family.

Great timely post Rob. Hunters also need to have 2 way radios (a must IMO). This saved my butt one time. Shot a deer and started dragging. Thinking I was going where I was to go,I all of a sudden knew I was turned around.Thankfully the guys I was hunting with,knew the area very well.They knew where I was posted and gave me the help I needed to find my way. Hand held gps devises work well,but when your in hilly areas,and heavy cover,they do nothing for you most of the time.

Were they not from Collingwood first? I know we use to do some deburring for them.

When will it go back to the day, when you caught them,gave them some good ole smacks and kicks to the ars, and gave them to the parents so they could smack them again Got some crap going on here to aswell G. Once again,the young offenders act makes them UNTOUCHABLE.

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A bass boat will solve that.LOL Good for you guys getting out together Garry.Nice fish also. You got me thinking,,,,,,,,,,

Thats just nasty. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the area and the situation Rod. As for the growths,as you said,I myself,have seen different deformatation of fish on simcoe.To me IMO,it,s geans or water/temps at the hatch. TY

Interesting . Thu Sep 16, 11:00 PM By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press EDMONTON - The fish are hard to look at. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/ss/events/ca/100707_oilsands/im:/16092010/2/photo/national-deformed-white-fish-caught-lake-athabasca-near-fort-chipewyan.html One whitefish has a golfball-sized tumour bulging from its side. Another is simply missing part of its spine, its tail growing from a stumpy rear end. One has no snout. Another is coloured a lurid red instead of a healthy cream. Others are covered with lesions and still others are bent and crooked from deformed vertebrae. All were taken from Lake Athabasca, downstream from the oilsands in northern Alberta, and were on display Thursday. All are reasons, say a group of scientists and aboriginals, for the federal government to conduct an independent study on what's happening to the Athabasca River and its watershed after decades of industry expansion. "A lot of people are afraid to eat fish from the lake," said Robert Grandjambe of Fort Chipewyan, which is also downstream of the oilsands. "It's time we had a proper monitoring study done." Prominent scientists, two area doctors, five past and present First Nations leaders, a local member of the legislature, the mayor of the Wood Buffalo municipality that includes Fort McMurray, and other area residents all support a letter requesting such a study that was sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday. The fish aren't part of any formal scientific survey. But local anglers say the number of such deformed and disturbing catches is growing. "I never even saw deformed fish in my younger days," said Grandjambe. Also growing are the number of studies that link the oilsands industry and increasing levels of contaminants. "I'm hoping that the prime minister will listen and some of the other politicians involved will say, 'This data is convincing enough,'" said University of Alberta biologist David Schindler, who has published a couple of such studies himself. "We've got to get closure on this and bring all of these suggestive studies together in a study that documents ... a possible link between fish health and human health." Federal Enviroment Minister Jim Prentice told radio station CHQR on Thursday he is listening to calls for a monitoring program and said he has met with Schindler on the topic. "I intend to get the bottom of it," he said. "(Schindler) showed me the research he has done. I intend to have some other people who have scientific expertise sit down with him and go through that, and then I'll determine what the next steps are." Prentice said his department is testing out a new "fingerprinting" machine that can help determine if substances are naturally occurring or are from the oilsands. "We'll be able to test in the water and determine where any substances came from. Not only whether they're in the water, but actually trace them back to their source." Schindler said problems with fish started in the 1980s. "I began to hear complaints about bad taste, suspicious tumours and things like that." A 1996 study on northern river basins called for a specific examination on contaminants and health. "Nothing was ever done." In 2007, Environment Canada completed work showing high levels of deformities in fish embryos exposed to oilsands. In 2008, Schindler himself did research that led to two published studies showing that levels of hydrocarbons — some carcinogenic — and toxic heavy metals, including mercury and lead, are both growing and linked to industry. That same year, a study for the Canadian Council for Ministers of the Environment concluded that 12 per cent of Alberta's forest soils had probably reached the limit of how much acid they could hold, probably because of the oilsands. Schindler said he is "very confident" that the fish presented Thursday, all caught by local fishers, demonstrate that the number of deformities is on the rise. The Alberta government monitors the area's environment, largely through information provided by industry, but Schindler said the province's program lacks transparency and credibility. He points out that the industry's own figures in the federal pollutant registry show hundreds of kilograms of contaminants are released into the environment annually, yet don't show up in provincial reports. "Any program that can't detect hundreds of kilograms of pollutants going into the atmosphere is an incompetent program." Grandjambe agreed that it's time for the Alberta government to step aside and let Ottawa do the work. "There's so much uncertainty and so much distrust of the government right now," he said. "Fort Chipewyan is not healthy. A lifestyle is being stolen away."

The only thing different this year will be,shooting something. Be safe out there.

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed: 'Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through. So, please allow her body to switch with mine for a day.' God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish. The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman... He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, Awakened the kids, Set out their school clothes, Fed them breakfast, Packed their lunches, Drove them to school, Came home and picked up the dry cleaning, Took it to the cleaners And stopped at the bank to make a deposit, Went grocery shopping, Then drove home to put away the groceries, Paid the bills and balanced the check book. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog.. Then, it was already 1 P.M. And he hurried to make the beds, Do the laundry, vacuum, Dust, And sweep and mop the kitchen floor. Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out milk and cookies and got the kids organized to do their homework. Then, set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing. At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper, He cleaned the kitchen, Ran the dishwasher, Folded laundry, Bathed the kids, And put them to bed. At 9 P.M. He was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaint. The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said: - Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, Oh! Please, let us trade back...Amen!' The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied: 'My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. You'll just have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last night.'

It does really hurt. Sorry for your loss.

It,s only game one.CHILL.

The last one brings back some fun memories. Great work as always.

What happen to the hair bud??????? Nice report Dan. Looking forward to your next report from both of you.

Never seen a salmon run. Whats it look like? Casted chunks of skien off the old Texaco pier. Did well.But you had to have the big waves coming from the south.Thanks for reminding me of the memories Bill.

Hotshot kwikfish baits at the bend, for many years in Angus.It was a rush when they hit. And that aint no Bull.Yes salmon do eat in the river.

MEEGS

To add to this.Be sure to rip the gills out at the same time.

In the mood for blues....

pumple ?????????????? What fight were you watching?????????? Get over it,the rest of the world has. GSP. Enough said.

Never mind,I just seen the 65+. Now Im really dead.

HAPPY BELATED BUD. Hope you enjoyed your paddy wacks.

TY.

Because he can LOL