If you can, I’d try to set up in a different location. Try the other side of the hill, or just move 100-200yrds in either direction. Either these birds are hunter shy, or there is something that is holding them up from getting to you. Another option would be to try to hunt them a different time of day, the birds might be hanging up with real hens. Try mid-day?
If you can, I’d try to set up in a different location. Try the other side of the hill, or just move 100-200yrds in either direction. Either these birds are hunter shy, or there is something that is holding them up from getting to you. Another option would be to try to hunt them a different time of day, the birds might be hanging up with real hens. Try mid-day?
I took in a 6mo GSP 3 months ago. He still gets excited about the cats, but dosn’t go much beyond chasing the female cat around the living room once and awhile. Its the genetic hunter in them. I don’t think it is somthing that will ever die. I just hope he can grow out of his puppyness, before the baby shows up in July. 
There is a mojor difference between salmon fishing and bass fishing. Besides the simple fact that very few people enjoy sitting down to a plate full of bass, and jump at the chance to try Salmon. Bass are a much hardier fish which can survive being caught, placed in a live-well, and being then released. YEs walleye’s and northerns can do the same, but in the last 15 years of salmon fishing, I have not had one survive even 5 minutes in the live-well. i am able to release a small salmon (.5 – 1.5 years old) because it doesn’t fight as hard and doesn’t tire as much. Due to the depths at which most salmon are taken from, and the cold water they require to survive (40-55) it makes it almost impossible. And last but not least, the salmon fishery is almost exclusivly a give and take fishery. There is almost no natural reproduction in the wisconsin tributaries, thus all of the salmon in the lake came from the DNR egg collection facility, which are then stocked in the lake for the recreational fisherman. Let me know if you ever want to go out sometime, and I’ll show you first had why I feel so strongly about one of the greatest fisheries in the North America.
I have used ‘riggers on the croix, and with good sucess. Mostly off the sunkin island off of Troy Beach. I like them because I can get better depth controll
Here’s a Smallie, and a toothy critter to follow
Was out Sunday morning, just south of the landing in 36′, and had 15″ of ice. Seamed really slow for everyone I talked to. Did manage a couple of crappies, lots of lookers, veryu few bites.
Briank – It is a little hard to go over a hump, about the only thing you could do is crank them up really fast. Gotta keep one eye on the depth finder, I do seem to use them more in areas that have a more consistant depth, or set them up a little off the bottom to be safe.
Ritt – your boat is no smaller then mine. (14′ Alumacraft w/ big cannon downriggers)
Downriggers… Better Depth controll
