We ran into a small number of walleyes out there in that deep water as well and when the sun popped out you really never knew what you were going to catch… crappie, perch, walleye or Mr. Toothie. I really enjoy that type of trip where you need to drive in on sleds versus driving out on the ice with a truck. The seclusion and lack of fishing pressure definitely adds to the experience.
James, I noticed that the trebles were tipped with what looked like an artificial grub. Or maybe it was just so cold that they looked artificial. Can you comment on an appropriate bait to tip with and the number of baits that you and Scott would use?
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the latest trend in shooting sports: The Guntry Club
http://news.yahoo.com/surge-in-luxury-shooting-clubs-caters-to-new-gun-culture-145240612.html
I’m not sure if this is good, bad, or indifferent, but it DOES confirm the trend I’ve noticed at my gun club over the last 5 years. There has been a DRAMATIC increase in the participation of:
1. Non-hunting sport shooters. Many of these men and women do not come from a hunting family or even a family that owned guns full stop. They have arrived at the sport because some aspect interested them and they pursue target shooting not as a means to an end, but rather as a sport in it’s own right.
The popularity of building and customizing AR platforms is a main driver in the participation of these Gun Owner 2.0.
2. Women. It is almost impossible to miss the fact that over the past decade, women have gone from a relative rarity to a mainstream fixture on both the trap/skeet range and on the handgun range.
It’s going to be interesting to see where these new trends in gun interest and use take us. Recreational use of guns used to be closely tied to gun use for hunting, but increasingly that link doesn’t exist.
Grouse
Very interesting read. I like the idea but am still on the fence.
I say anything that gets more people on the gun owners side the better. The right to own and use a gun is not limited to just the good old boy’s and bubba’s anymore.
Are outdoor ranges still disappearing?
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Are outdoor ranges still disappearing?
Seems like it to me. People either complain about the noise. Bullets hitting their homes. Or the lead polluting the land 
I like the outdoor ranges.
So maybe this is what is driving all the long range shooting gear.
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