Bernie

An albino moose is actually a defect. Has a missing gene. Still a moose. No laws against shooting one that I know of. Fills the freezer.

I love mushrooms, but too chicken to try anything not bought in a store. There are all kinds of mushrooms that grow out here on the island. Some look really appealing to try.

Thanks Fishingdevil. Last weekend was both Saturday and Sunday. I only noticed them going out this morning this weekend, but may have missed them yesterday. There were more boats last weekend.

Great post Rob. Looks like a hunting buddy for life. I remember well doing the same with my dad and then my son.

This is the second weekend in a row there has been a blast off from the marina across the bay from me (Hunters Bay on Nipissing). I never hear of any advertising on any media of the event or even the results for that matter. Have no idea of who sponsors it at all. Is the only interest in these tourneys by the fishermen themselves?

Hey Art, I was honest. I thought the Poulan I bought sucked. Ha!

I don't get the reaction Sinker, I seem immune, but those in my family that do use Calimine lotion applied several times a day.

About 3 years ago I bought a medium small Poulan from one of our suppliers. It runs OK, but it's not a very good saw. Small fuel tank, isolation springs bent, fuel cap hard to turn plus a few other nags. We have a small Echo that has been around for years that is twice the saw. Been problem free, small and lightweight, starts easy. No problem recommending an Echo product of any kind.

Once you have power steering it would be hard to go with one without it.

Have a great time Dan! Going to a NASCAR race is much more than the race itself.

LOL Joe! This is my second Hunter aligner Dan. My old 311 wasn't up to the job on the newer big wheels without doing a lot of updates and upgrades. Had it for 15 years so it did it's job well. I do all the alignments for a local dealership so I need to have the machine capable to do them. Had a new Camaro in about a month ago and couldn't do it. Pissed me off... I can do it now

They do. It's called a water meter

Yes Cliff, it will take a lot of alignments to get pay back, but because of being able to do them it allows a lot of other work such as ball joints, tires and tie rods. So it greatly reduces the cost in a short time.

I bought a new tool for my shop that makes my work life a whole lot easier. It was expensive, but man does it ever work great. No more wires to contend with and it's dead on accurate. I hesitated for a while before I pulled the trigger on it's purchase, but after all the years in the trade, I should know by now that it's always worked out to buy the best you can to do the job. This is it, a Hunter Hawkeye wheel aligner.

My 2 KW would run the fridge, tv, some lights and a couple other small items. But it would not operate the microvave, even if it was all that was hooked up. It kicked the breaker on the genny. My 4 KW operates most everything except the stove. It may even run that, but never tried it. I'll agree with Fisherman. Honda is the best out there in Gennys.

They are good for keeping a battery topped up in a vehicle that sits for long periods, but to charge one it will be useless.

Up here on Nip I have found the pickerel really turn on just before a storm hits or as one is going by. But if I feel like fishing, I'll go anyway. Can't catch em if you don't have the line in the water.

Well done Rich. I was watchin ya from this end of the lake

LOL Roy. Ya, kind of wondered about that too. Years ago, when I bought my first house I set up a wood stove. Of course I had no dry wood. I cut down several dead elm to get me going. It burned hot and strong with no chimney residue to speak of.

Knuguy..... Kind of slamming the good folks here with that statement. The advise given by those that did, was pretty good. Perhaps Chris may get further advise at those sites you posted, but to say "better advise" is quite rude.

Hi Chris. I'll burn some pine, as long as it is well seasoned. The trouble is, being a softwood, it burns quickly. As it was mentioned, allowing any type of wood you burn to dry out is the most important. This process will depend on how dry the area you place the wood is, how fine it is split and how dense the wood itself is. Most folks burning wood like to give the wood a year to season. It's the moisture content in the wood that creates the dreaded creosote coated chimneys. The problem is that this moisture condenses inside the chimney and leaves the residue. Many folks also damper their stoves too much with the damp wood and makes the situation even worse. Then when they get a blazing fire going it can heat up the residue in the chimney and it will then ignite, causing a chimney fire. Pine is a softwood, therefore the wood is pourous with lots of air pockets making it less dense and often ignites easier so it makes good kindling to start a fire if split fine. Hardwood can also vary in how dense it is. Poplar is a less dense hardwood and burns fairly quickly but leaves little ash residue. Great daytime firewood. I'll burn white birch readily. It's fairly dense and lasts well in the woodbox with good heat output. I just leave the damper open when putting it in to allow the bark to burn off. better. Of course, maple, oak, cherry, yellow birch are the ideal woods to burn. Long lasting in the stove with lots of BTU to throw out.

Always look forward to the weekend fishing trips with you... ummm...fellows. Doesn't seem to matter what the weather or the amount of fish we do have a lot of fun. Thanks for starting the topic Joe.

Thanks for sharing this Mike. Well done!

Cool shots! Never seen young ones that small. Nice fish Well worth the trip

Happy Birthday Paul. Have a good one!