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Ya don't fish on weekends.... mind as well drop in on them Nice pics Wayne

Great report, fish and pics Dan Loved the closeup shot.... beauty colors for sure Thanks for sharing Jacques

Since you already gave the answer Erik... was going to give it a good 45" Picture perception is deceiving sometimes

That's one hell of a beauty buck Darren was this pic taken on a trail cam? Leechman

Great report fish and pics lookinforwalleye Did you pack your tournament sign on this trip? that 38.5" pike sure is a nice one congrats Thanks for sharing Jacques

Awesome weekend Dan Simply doesn't get any better than that Thanks for sharing Jacques

Ah don't worry about it Chad.... send it in to Geoff anyway and see what he says.... you never know

Awesome trip Rob I bet you're already planing your return Thanks for sharing Jacques

Awesome Mr. Chad Taken 'er easy means, you forgot your tournament sign.... say it ain't so Congrats on your PB

Excellent report, fish and pics Joey Beautiful country out that way I found the spider pic very cool and interesting.... that fly, didn't stand a chance Thanks for taking the time to post and share your vacation with us Jacques

I sure will Corvy That's great information chessy!!! Thanks Thanks Erik!!! That little tree was loaded to the bones.... Hector the ground hog took care of the bottom ones... had he not eaten any, would most likely had around 300 apples I also had to tie some branches to the main stem to avoid breakage The fruits were concentrated into clusters this year, just amazing Nectarine must be nice to grow... do you fine that the birds pick at them?

Thanks Corvy!!! WOW that's just phenominal Thanks Tony!!! Awesome Thanks Joey!!!

You sure can manjo and when I do prune it, I apply a bees wax on the fresh cut to protect it

Found a good recipe this afternoon for converting the not so good looking apples, the ones that are not appetizing looking into apple sauce.... Here's the recipe for those interested, here's the link but it's in French Cinnamon Apple Sauce you will need: 6 medium size apples 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup water 1/2 tea spoon of cinnamon Peel apples and cut into quarters. Remove the heart and cut into little cubes. Place cubes into a large cooking container and add the sugar, cinnamon and water. Cook for 10 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat and let cool. I just finished my batch that I multiplied this recipe by 8.... I used 48 apples, 8 cups of sugar, 8 cups of water and 4 tea spoon of cinnamon Took about 1/2 hour to cook and when it was cool down, used a patato masher to reach a thinner consistancy. Here's the results: It's real good ummmmmm!!!!

Great informative tip Thanks Bruce Thanks Rick!!! Ah yes.... apple and cheese They go great together

CONGRATS to you too TJ

Thanks Julie!!!

Great report, fish and pics Dana Sometimes a change of plans is all it takes Thanks for sharing Jacques

Thanks Ian!!! That's a lot of crab apples Thanks Simon!!! you mean the drunken elk It just keeps getting better and better every year Didn't know that Thanks Skipper " D "!!! TUTS, yes I do spray the tree in early spring and throughout the summer with this stuff And use this sprayer for the job In early spring, as soon as the snow is gone, I spray the tree..... once the buds appear, I spray it again.... then I wait for the flowers to completely fall off and then spay it every 15 days til end of August. The recommended dosage is 2 table spoons to 3 liters of water from early spring to mid June.... and mid June to end of August is 2 table spoons to 2 liters of water. The spots you have on your apples is insects that got inside. If you are a hunter, you can use your apples for deer bait Hope this helps you out! Jacques

They are very sweet and crisp I foresee apple pie in my near future

Every year, around this time, I look forward to picking apples off the tree. I only have one in the back yard.... a 6 year old Macintosh (there are other trees near by from my neighbors) I've been keeping an eye out on the ones that fall off and the last few days, found a couple every time I got home from work.... this tells me it's time and got busy picking The tree is not a big one, I planted it in 2005... had some very nice apples from it, not in great numbers but this year got a phenomenal amount... around 270 Here's the tree and as you can see.... not a huge one but loaded A couple more shots from different angles Cluster shots Bigger ones Took me about 45 minutes to picked them off.... here's the results Of course, there's always the bad ones By the time I finished, it was getting dark and got one last shot of the tree Hope you enjoy Leechman

Paul, just imagine if you were a hunter and that you were taking up ice fishing would leave very little time for house choirs It's all about time management

Thanks Lew!!! Wish you and your wife a happy 45th ahead of time Thanks Roy!!! Will do Thanks Simon!!! Thanks Kevin!!! Thanks Chris!!! We sure did

Only thing missing is a moose hunter

Got to love it when you can limit out on eyes in record time and just half an hour away Thanks for sharing Leechman