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Let me know what the answer is. I'd really like to know as well.

From the regs. "A person hunting small game may not carry or use a rifle of greater calibre than a .275-calibre rifle, except a muzzle-loading gun, in the geograhic areas of Brant, Chatham-Kent, Durham, Elgin, Essex, Haldimand, Halton, Hamilton, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Niagara, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxford, Peel, Perth, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington or York" Simcoe / Springwater is not listed. I could not find anything in the Simcoe or Springwater websites. However, I have heard form several people that you can NOT use anything larger then .275 in my area. I just can't find hard data to back it up. So.... Yes you can ?

The guy I got the 222 from also has an Enfield 303. But I don't think I would use it enough to make it worth my time. I'm looking to get my hands on an old beat up 308 or 30-06 for my next re-build.

Hot Iron? Please explain. Sounds interesting!

Thanks BB. Sounds like a 30-06, but kicks like a 22. Perfect coyote caliber.

Very sad news. A 14' boat on lake Ontario. I have never fished lake Ontario before. But that seams a little risky. No?

Let me get a few more notches under my belt before I start taking people out. I'm a bit of a rube my self But now that I can reach out and tough them, It should make things easier!

I already have one

Thanks man! PM me if you end up buy a gun that needs a little work. They are easy to re-finish. I would be more the happy to pass down the pointers that where passed down to me. Thanks Jaques. Should be a tack driver! I knew someone would notice that! The new scope is longer than the old one. So that is one reason for the difference. Also, the old scope was mounted by the previous owner at least 25 years ago. The gun is from the 50's. So when he mounted the scope, he had to drill and tap new holes for mounting the scope bases. Using the existing holes, this was the only position I could make it work. Fortunately, the scope placement works perfect for how I shoulder the gun. There won't be any rings around my eyes! Plus, this gun has very little kick. Thanks for commenting on that though. I've mounted a few scopes in my day, and that's always the first thing on my mind! Oh, and the action clear the scope by under 1/4". I will have to cycle some rounds thru, and make sure they don'y ting the scope on the way out! That's the plan. This weekend! I really can not believe how well the gun came out. It really does look like a new gun. And it's around 60 years old!!

I wanted it ready for January, and it is! The gun turned out great. I tried a technique to raise the grain by using a damp cloth and a torch. It worked well. Then I hand rubbed the stock to get the finish I was looking for. The rust came off the barrel pretty good. Some spots are beyond repair with out sending the barrel our for bluing after. I stripped the trigger guard and some other components down to bare steel and re-blue'd them my self. The finishing touch was a new scope that I grabbed at BPS earlier today. For those who wanted to see the finished result, here it is! Just a little detail work required around the grips, and she's ready to hammer some yotes!!

Great report Mike! Your annual season recap reports keep getting better and better. Can't wait for next year! OFC has watched you go from a learning fisherman, so a seasoned vet, out there fishing with the pro's. Very cool to see!

"First" winter storm of the year? This will be the second for my area. We had over a foot of snow the other week.

Looks a season for the books!

I've been seeing these posters up on facebook. Thanks for posting Blair. I was going to ask the question here about what the hell was going on.

Not really fitting with the current theme... But this is what's got me started this morning.. Worked an 18 hour day yesterday.. Need loud music to keep me awake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=_B0w5Jub9Vk&NR=1 Not sure why this ling is not working...

Getting the itch real bad!

I like the last night shot of the entire planet. It always amazes me the vast areas of black. Absolutely no pun intended at all. But Africa has very few clusters of lights large enough to see from space. Himalayas, South America, etc.. Basically from Northbay up. So much to explore.

That's wild for sure. Never seen anything like that. Any guesses at the Value?

You can use them for bow fishing. Definitely fishing related

All of the mechanical designers are chiming in! Maybe in 50 years they will have an affordable scanner. But for now, if you want an portable battery powered hand scanner (accompanied by a powerful laptop computer to run it), you are likely looking in the $20,000 to $30,000 range. http://www.qualitymag.com/articles/84339-competition-rising-in-portable-cmms The printer it's self. One big enough to do a 60" musky mount, and make it look real. I guessing is going to be $100,000 +. You can get cheap ones from $500 to $3500. But they only print one colour of plastic, and are really grainy looking when done. Amazing technology. I can't wait to see what they are like in 50 years!

Ya. It kind of morphed over time. Started as a simple storage box for tackle/finder/etc.. then rod holders, then a tow hitch, then the auger rack. This year I need to add a feature to mount my spud pole! If I had to do it all over again from scratch it would look a little different. The bravo has a small gas tank, so the box was designed to fit a 5 gallon spare gas tank. The Auger brackets where easy to make. Some steel plates, and square tube welded together.

Cool design. Thanks for posting. Looks like a really heavy weapon. If you are so weak (injured, elderly,disabled,etc...) that you can't draw a crossbow, then I doubt you would want to lug that beast into the back 40! I also wonder about the legalities of an auto loading cross bow. A limit on bolts in the "magazine"??

I guess so in a bit of a way... I mow the lawn to make the wife happy. Then I use the brownie points I scored to go fishing! Does that count?

Decent season for sure! And X2 on the girlfriend! Looks like she can out fish a few of the folks here! Well... Me anyways