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Picked up an ice fishing sled at CT in Oakville today. They surprisingly had LOADS of stuff, from augers (hand and gas powered), huts, and lots of rod/reel combos. I was reallys surprised.

is there an online store in canada? I thought there was one...fishingworld or something?

That's a beautiful machine, Lew. Great choice. Love the colour too.

As Salvenius said, they may not be able to take more than 40 considering the size of their tank. But, they know they'll sell a lot at new years eve regardless of the price so are advertising it as a loss leader to get you in the door and buying other stuff. I wouldn't worry about the Better Business Bureau though - what are they going to do about it? CLose the file and enjoy the holiday. Just don't shop at loblaws anymore if it bugs you that much.

Hey Glen -- do you guys have cranberry sauce and gravy with your Possum for christmas dinner?

If its a known biter, then call the animal control or the humane society or whoever. Otherwise, i'd give it a second chance. As for the crap on the lawn....totally separate issue. Don't deal iwth them both at the same time or you seem motivated by the mess more than the fear of getting bitten.

shoudl have added, more important than the hole size is curved blades vs. straight. From my experience curved is a zillion times easier.

for walleye and brookies a 6" will do. Not sure about steelhead. I have an 8", and can say that 6"s are SOOOO much faster and easier to pop holes with. The 8" isn't hard,, but if i were moving around a lake all day popping dozens of holes i'd probablywant a 6.

No trying to educate anyone. Just stating my opinion that i think walking around the bush shooting coyotes is mean. My argument is not ridiculous, genius. Its a pretty well recognized fact. Go read a book one day. And, how do you know i don't hunt other animals? Why is it that because i think shooting a dog is mean that you assume i'm a "gun hating liberal"?

didn't say "hunting is mean". There's a big difference between harvesting a deer and walking around blasting coyotes because you hate them. I doubt many people are "harvesting" coyotes.

maybe its hypocritical but to me a coyote may be a nuisance but its a pretty intelligent and mentally/socially complex animal. No different from your dog....maybe more intelligent, actually. i don't blame farmers who shoot them....that's different. Same with shooting those who come to your property to lure your pets away. I just think roaming the countryside looking to shoot wild dogs under the rationale that it helps control the population is either ill informed or just kind of mean.

haha...yeah, we wish. They do eat canada geese though. Anyone who lives by the big lake probably appreciates that.

Do some reading, Hammercarp. A simple google search will likely do. I think you'll find... - the#1 factor in determining coyote pop is food supply (you're right). - coyotes pops respond to hunting/predation pressure by having larger litters. (i think its funny that you state this to be wrong....its pretty simple stuff that's widely known/accepted). - urban and rural coyotes are different in a lot of ways (solitary vs packs, nocturnal vs. hunting during the day, etc) but the most important factor is that you can't really go hunting for urban coyotes. Even if you killed every coyote in the bush, there'd still be lots around the cities. They are established here, and growing in pop regardless of what hunters do in the bush. - attacks on humans are remarkably rare. You likley have a greater chance of catching salmonella from a snapping turtle than you do of getting attacked by a coyote. They do kill a lot of pets and livestock though.

Maybe. WHy not just vaccinate somehow so that their breeding is less effective. Also, the urban coyotes and rural coyotes are completely different beasts......how does a hunting season in the bush control the coyote problem around your house?

They probably do more damage than good. When coyote populations are pressured by predation or hunting the ones left over have larger litters. They are kind of unique that way. You start with 10, kill 3, and the 7 left over will have more pups than they would have if there were still 10. I don't know what the answer is, but its not hunting. And as those of you who know me will sa, i am not anti-hunting at all. I am against killing coyotes just for fun, or because they eat your deer. I know a lot of people who kill every northern pike or musky they catch because "they eat the walleye". To me seems just as stupid, only with coyotes its self-defeating.

Have to love some people calling others ignorant and ill informed and at the same time thinking that hunting coyotes will do anything to limit their #'s.

I agree with Lew. 100%. The coyotes are not growing in numbers because there are few of us shooting them now. They're here because there has been lots of game. Its cyclical. Once there's less food they'll drop as well. Also, sinker is right. When their population is pressured they multiply more. If there was a bounty on them and every hunter in ontario started shooting them....there'd be more in 2 yrs than we have now. So, what's the point? If one is getting too close, you should dispose of that one. To go hunting ones in the bush that aren't hurting anyone......to me seems exactly like killing a shark for its fin.

THANKS!! Any recommendations on easy but good spots to go out on? If so, can you PM me? I will be in visiting family who live nearby. Sometime over the 2-3 days i hope to get away for 3-4 hrs and drop a line. Doubt i'll have a snowmobile so will be walking out dragging a sled with auger etc.

Anyone know? I will be up there btwn xmas and new years.

definitely Its a Wonderful Life. followed by... The Grinch who Stole Christmas Nightmare before Christmas Santa Clause (not a big fan of Tim Allen, but liked this one).

very, very cool

Like i said, we'll be mandated to wear helmets to walk on the sidewalks soon.

Which means having a beer in your canoe is illegal.....which to me is crazy

Like i said, John -- if you're doing something that endangers others than i *get* putting restrictions on the lowest common denominator. Speeding, aggressive driving, or drinking and driving endanger others. Me having 2 beers in my canoe is in no way endangering anyone. In fact, if i have 3 beers in my canoe i am likely DUI....so as far as the law is concerned i am a bigger hazard to society than the guy driving down a 50km/hr road at 98km/hr. Think about THAT for a minute.