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I saw their "final tour" in 1980. They headlined at the Ex, I think it was also J. Geils, Heart and Nash the Slash. Kenny Jones was the drummer at that time.

I have a cottage about 20 minutes further up the road and stayed on Bitter a few times in the winter at a friend's cottage for a boys weekend. Bitter is a small deep lake that is stocked with lake trout and has I believe a year round season for them. I didnt catch a fish there but ice fishing when I was there was more about getting some fresh air and recovering from the festivities. Like the previous poster said many other lakes close by.

Thanks for posting. I also like wandering around in the woods, following animal trails -especially deer and trying to sneak up on them without spooking them. Never really concentrated on sheds but the videos motivated me to look more and in difrent areas ie fence lines and creeks. I've come accross a few deer kills over the years, Mostly fawns by the size of the jaws. Where I found them was within 100M of a highway so also could be road kill dragged into the bush by coyotes, The video with the deer lying down in a group is great. I've never seen deer like that yarding up. I've seen a doe and twin fawns and two yearling farms together several times. Iam pretty sure you can't hunt where you took the video but you know more deer behavior than some hunters I know.

Correct, I get the names mixed up. I was past the tip of Duclos Pt. There were a few a few trucks out on the ice Sunday.

I walked out yesterday for perch. The good-lot's of ice, the entire handle of a metal scoop I'd say 18 inches everwhere and walking is not difficult, futher you go out less snow but enough so didnt need cleats. Not so good-marked lot's of fish in every hole, tough bite especially in the am, caught maybe 60-70 fish all day from maybe 4 inches to 3 that were 9 inches. Didnt keep any. I walked out past the tip of Roches Point maybe 2.5 km from shore-same result small fish everywhere. I caught the 3 bigger fish in 17 FOW but was in 25-30 FOW most of the day.

I was out in one of Steve's rental huts yesterday. 19 FOW est 6-8 inches of ice, hard to tell when you don't auger the hole. Caught 60+ perch (stopped counting) and 4 herring, kept 12 perch 10-12 inches. Lots of small perch. Used the Marcum LX-5 and watched up to 4 separate perch rise off bottom into sight (10ft down) chasing my bait. Suprised coudnt see bottom, maybe suspended stuff in water? Group of walkers set up only 30 feet behind the hut who were encouraged to move and did.

Drove back on hwy 35 Tuesday. Huts out close to shore on Grass Lk. 12 mile looked iced over apart from at the marina. Mountain looked iced over apart from at the dam. 2 groups fishing on Mountain. Gull Lake had open areas and no one out at Miners Bay.

This is an update on the HF wolves: HALIBURTON, Ont. - Three of the four wolves that escaped from a wildlife reserve after vandals cut giant holes in a fence on New Year's Eve have returned. Reserve officials believe the fourth wolf, an alpa male named Haida, was shot and killed. The wolves that returned to the 70,000-acre privately owned Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve - located about 260 km northeast of Toronto - had yet to re-enter the 15-acre wolf enclosure on Wednesday. "They are literally outside the fence. They want to come back in, we just have to give them the opportunity to come back in," reserve owner Peter Schleifenbaum said. Staff tried to lure them with food while trying to keep the pack's other five wolves inside the enclosure, he said. The staffers were unable to get close enough to tranquilize the wolves. "Because we're dealing with unsocialized animals that are afraid of humans, they don't approach us," Schleifenbaum said. As for Haida, Schleifenbaum said he believes a passing motorist shot the animal dead and took its carcass. He said staff members drove past the wolf centre Tuesday afternoon and noticed a trail of blood about 200 metres north of the centre. "(Haida) was removed, we just saw the clear evidence...we know our wolves and are 99.999% certain," Schleifenbaum said. The compound is surrounded by a double-fence - a 10-foot-high chain-link fence on the inside surrounded by a 12-foot-high fence. The giant holes were cut sometime between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. "We soon discovered that we still had wolves inside the enclosure and that it was not a tree that had miraculously smashed two fences but deliberate action by humans, who had cut large holes into both the inside and outside enclosures," the reserve said in a press release. This is the first time something like this has happened at the wolf centre, which opened in 1996 and includes an observation area for the public. "We didn't have any communication, we didn't have any threats or anything like that," he said. The holes in the fence have been patched up. The wolves were born and raised in captivity and have no experience with hunting or fending for themselves. The centre feeds the wolves dead carcasses. Schleifenbaum doesn't think the wolves pose a threat to the public, but he is concerned about their growing hunger. "They will approach local cottages as we expect them to look for food such as suet balls, garbage and even attempt to approach the odd small pet," he wrote in the release.

The woman killed by wolves at Haliburton Forest a number of years ago was an employee just starting work there. She was killed by captive wolves inside of a compound. I have a cottage maybe 9km from where the wolves got out. I was up there over New Years and did see wolf tracks, 2 together. Not unusual to see wolf tracks in winter there and once saw tracks inside of my snowshoe tracks from the day before. I've only seen one wolf in 11 years but have heard them while hunting. There is no legal hunting of wolves in WMU 54 in the areas around Algonquin Park, including the Haliburton Forest. The problem with the released captive wolves is that they don't know how to hunt and could interact with humans or pets for food.

I have a Garmin Montana 650 GPS and would like to load hydrographic lake maps for Ontario (mostly for Lake Simcoe) onto it. Is the Garmin Blue Chart map the only option? How do like using it? Thanks.

I like a short bladed knife especially for the inside work where you can't see your hand. I use a Buck alpha hunter - without the gut hook. Any knife keep it very sharp.

I hunted the first week of the rifle season in Haliburton. It was cold and clear and the rut was definately on. Possibly because the temperature dropped quickly and it didnt rain for a week after raining for a week prior. One of my group harvested a big buck (198 lbs dressed) who was just walking around at 9:30 am. The buck's neck was very pumped up. The second largest buck was taken again just walking around at the end of the day and within sight of several scrapes. I saw active scrapes but very little other deer sign as in years when the population was higher -for example tracks and poop of fawns and does.

I am interested in getting out on Rice Lk this winter. Only fished it twice out of the boat in the last 25 years, launched from Bewdley & Serpent Mounds, so looking for general directions, not waypoints. Looking for access points and parking to walk out. I have no problem walking and pulling a pop-up shelter 1 km or more each way, unless of course on deep unpacked snow. I am familar with fishing perch on Simcoe although I suspect there are more weed beds on Rice than Simcoe. For me Simcoe perch is about fishing sand flats and moving around. Looking for input on Rice, incl. whether you can fish bluegills same/similar to perch. For crappie, I probably don't want to stay out after dark. Thank-you.

I have a place in the north end of Haliburton and remember that year well. There were two years in a row with lots of snow and the last two with little. Started on the last weekend of the deer rifle hunt. Went from bare ground to well over a foot on the Saturday night and was on the ground to well into April. I think it contributed to the last two poor deer seasons up there. This year saw lots of deer. I don't yet have a snowmobile and walk 2.5 km to the cottage from the paved road so I am very familar with the snow up there.

Both are good but I liked J. Boyden's Three Day Road more than the second book Through Black Spruce. Three Day Road is a story of shamans/spiirt world, moose hunting, residential schools, World War One trench warfare/snipers and drug addition. Also like anything by Paul Quarrington, very funny writer -too bad he's no longer with us. A pretty good songwriter/musician as well.

I just spemt 2 weels fishing for lake trout in north east Haliburton area. Surface water temp was 24C the first week. I marked most fish deeper than the 45-50 foot max for my lead core set up and not on or around the typical locations. I also marked good fish suspended 40-60 ft down in deep water 100-215 ft. The pattern that worked was trolling spoons in the deep water, stopping the boat to let the spoons flutter and start trolling again. I caught a few with the boat stopped, most slow trolling and one with only 4 colours out (20 ft)reeling in when a buddy was fighting a fish. Bonus was not hooking the bottom and losing gear.

The ostrich fern has a grooved stem. Your photos look like the right kind. I picked some Saturday. Still more to go but some are already too far grown. I like to pick them right when they are just starting at the root clump.

I saw Levon and his band twice at Massey Hall in the last 2-3 years. Glad I did. The last time he looked more frail than the first and had a humidfier blowing on him at his drum kit. Still a great showman and both great concerts.

This was in today's media: Fiddleheads are one of nature's earliest gifts for those who love the edible shoots of the ostrich fern. But it's best to be safe when preparing the young sprouts -- which look like the curled heads of miniature violins -- to avoid getting sick. Fiddleheads are collected along the banks of rivers and streams and sold as a seasonal vegetable at farmers markets, roadside stands and in some grocery stores. Fresh fiddleheads must be cooked properly and should never be eaten raw. There have been cases of temporary illness in Canada and the United States associated with eating raw or undercooked fiddleheads. Studies so far have not determined the cause of these illnesses, Health Canada says in a release. Prior to cooking, the agency recommends removing as much of the brown husk as possible from the fiddleheads. Fresh fiddleheads should then be washed in several changes of clean cold water. Cook them in boiling water for 15 minutes or steam them for 10 to 12 minutes. The water used for boiling or steaming fiddleheads should be discarded. Fiddleheads should also be boiled or steamed prior to sauteing, frying or baking. Due to their short growing season, many people freeze fiddleheads. Be sure to use the same cooking methods when preparing fiddleheads that have been frozen. Preserving fiddleheads with a pressure canner is not recommended, as safe process times have not been established for home-preserved fiddleheads. Symptoms of illness usually begin 30 minutes to 12 hours after eating raw or undercooked fiddleheads and may include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and headaches, Health Canada says. Illness generally lasts less than 24 hours but can result in dehydration, particularly among the elderly and in infants. There have been no reported cases of illness associated with eating fully cooked fiddleheads. Anyone experiencing symptoms after eating fiddleheads should consult a health-care professional and contact their local public health unit.

Congrats on your deer. Not a shot I would take but you did a good job and dropped the animal. Looks similar to my first archery deer, a four point maybe 150-160 lb buck. I recall thinking I was going to have a heart attack and could hardly move my arms to get the bow up.

Picked my first of the year yesterday. They were tasty. Few and far between though. Most of the root clumps dont have any new growth on them. I steam them for 10 minutes if eating fresh. Otherwise if storing I blanche them for 2 minutes, freeze them and when cooking steam for maybe 5 minutes. I read in a number of places not to eat them uncooked. I dont like the look of the water I steam/boil them in, tannin or something.

Depends on what species and where you plan to hunt. The Marlin 30-30 is a robust little rifle but limited to maybe 150 yard shots. If you plan on hunting deer only it will be fine. If you plan on hunting moose or bear as well I recommend going up to a 308 or 30-06. More down range killing power and effective well past 150 yards. The 30-30 caliber is "old school" but used to be very common.

I checked my fiddlehead spot yesterday afternoon and they are not up yet. Forest was dry, ususally at this spot the water is half way up my boots in places in the spring.

Last year was my first year of dedicated foraging. I recall picking the best amount/quality of fiddleheads right after turkey opened, so start of May. This year probably earlier. It's a small window of opportunity so I should check out my spots. I found wild leeks last year and used some in the turkey stuffing. I was skunked on morels though. I know what they look like but cant seem to find them.

I recently picked up a Garmin Montana 650, has all the bells and whistles, touch screen and larger screen to view. A little pricy but I figured it would last some time. Having said that I still had to buy maps to load onto it. I still have a Garmin Extrex and used it for years until my close vision decreased, could no longer use it without glasses. Also the back light on it went making it worse. I typically use a GPS in the woods where the light is less than bright. The large colour screen on the Montana is an improvement.