Fish’s Sporting Toys Ice Saw. Hard to beat.

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Thanks for the replies!

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Very nice!

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I started going with my Dad when I was five years old. I will be the first to say he didn’t leave anything swim by, Just the nature of the game back then. I spent hundreds of hours watching before I ever had the chance to spear one myself. Just a fluke as I sat in the shack whole he went to fetch more wood for the stove.

Good conversation, hot coffee and spam sandwiches. Life couldn’t have been better.

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I have always used traditional shoes until about three years ago. I bought a pair of the new Tubbs and will never go back to wood. You will have no problem finding a pair in your price range. Just make sure to size them right to get max float.

The best thing about snowshoes is that the learning curve is near 0. Put them on and start shoeing!

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Put out a trail cam.

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Thanks for the heads up. I will have to check it out.

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Great picture, pretty daughter!

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Sounded like a class act, Sorry for your loss.

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It’s a very helpless feeling when put into a situation like yours. Prayers sent! I hope they can find the problem quickly for both your sakes.

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Very sorry. I know the feeling.

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We have been avid kayak fisherman for a few years. The respect boaters show us on most lakes makes hugging the shoreline a necessity.

What more do you guys want? We go out of our way to stay safe. We wear florescent clothing, we use florescent paddles and yet we are always having to watch out for water skiers or fishing boats.

We can’t even come on a fishing forum without getting blasted. It just seems like no matter what you do in the outdoors someone is offended. Pretty sad state of affairs for this to even be a topic.

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Excellent selection and great prices. They will even deliver.

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Thoughts and Prayers sent.

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Just make sure as you are ripping it out you don’t accidentally damage an existing oak.

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Looks like you did a fine job!

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Good looking piece of chocolate .

Maybe you will find out he doesn’t like to chew on everything and he won’t roll in the dirt every chance he gets

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I bought my Trek from Jimmy. He is excellent!

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Very sorry for your loss.

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Bacardi Coke (Zero to be exact) keeps the belly flat.

When on the water the wife takes over the Captain Duties

and I concentrate on throwing Suicks and grilling venison tenders.

Good times, Good times!

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This brings back some tough memories. I will never forget how comforting it was when others reached out.

Keep strong and Thank God for the memories! Give Dad a hug for me!

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We have been blessed with owning two of the nicest chocolates anyone could have ever imagined having the privilege of sharing a home with.

The first one (Boomer) was our kid for just a little over eleven years. Boom had better manners than 95 % of the kids I see out in public on a daily basis. He was smart as a whip and spent his life trying to please us.

I can only think of a couple of times when Boomer caused us any problems. When he was 8 months old we had him neutered and the tech at the vet’s office happened to have a beard . From that day on Boomer hated anyone fitting the description. Under the circumstances I totally forgave him and just maintained a close watchful eye anytime someone with a beard, and especially a beard and carrying a knife, showed up at the door . Unfortunately my brother always wore a beard and spent many hours at deer camp with Boomer and I. Yep, he left the knife in his back pack and always had trepidation with late night visits to the outhouse .

We have invisible fence due to the busy road we live on and also have it in the upstairs of our split level. We have it indoors for the times when guests don’t like dogs with tennis balls, and also for meal time, when I don’t like begging dogs with tennis balls.

Boomers health started to deteriorate just shortly after his tenth birthday. We decided that Boomer was such a fantastic dog that we added Willy to the house hold in hopes that Boomer would be able to teach some of what he knew to the new kid. It worked like a charm. Boomer taught Willy all about the fence and chasing balls and even how to catch the Frisbee. Most of Willy’s manners are a direct reflection of his early mentor. Like Boomer, Willy aims to please and feels awful when he comes up short.

One of the worst days of our lives came when we had to put Boomer down. It would have been twice as bad if Willy wasn’t there to help absorb the loss.

Willy is now nine and every bit the buddy Boomer was. Both dogs were excellent retrievers and obviously love the water. Unfortunately I never hunted either one. I have no doubt with the breeding that they would have been outstanding but birds were never my thing.

We went through 1.5 years of dog training with each dog. Puppy class first and then two extra steps. This gave us a chance to bond with the dog and also allowed them to, suck up like a sponge, everything we threw at them the first year.

I truly believe 90% of the dog is what you make of them. It is very important to physically see both the mom and dad when looking for a pup. I got to see Boomers mom but supposedly his dad was pheasant hunting in South Dakota and wasn’t available. I always felt a few of Boomers quirks could have been spotted if we would have seen his dad. On the other hand we spent some time with the Willys folks before we ever looked at the pups. Picking him was easy, he came running to us.

The only other thought with labs is they will take any and all the affection you can give them and when you think you are done, they want more. You could beat them with a club if you keep your voice cheerful and they will love it. Talk harsh and you can break their hearts in a second.

In my opinion the greatest dog there is! Good luck and enjoy the ride!

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Great atmosphere for German food, especially on weekends. Also, it was on Man Vs Food.

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Very excellent food. Great music downstairs after dinner and very traditional German atmosphere! Its a must do experience if you have any bit of German heritage in you!

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I honestly think that people have no common sense these days I think we should have people take IQ tests before they can adopt or have kids. I am not he most sensible person but still . Women just make me angry
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Come on and tell us what brought this on. You will feel even better

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Excellent! I could think of a few I would like to see him give a ride to.

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I can’t add anything that hasn’t been said other than “wishing you the best”. It’s a tough disease that I have had to watch people in my family succumb to. Just want you to know I am pulling for you!

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Prayers sent.

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I have never used an alarm. I don’t even own one.

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Seems everyone has their own Technique, however I will add one more. First off leave the eggs in the refrigerator for a week to ten days after purchasing them. Then put them in a pan and cover them with water. Bring the water to a boil and remove from heat and cover for 15 minutes. Once the timer goes off drain them and put cold water on them until they are cool enough to handle. The eggs will be perfect every time and if you crack them on the end the shells will come right off. Fresher the eggs the worse they peel. The longer you boil them the greener they get.

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I agree with you both. I live outside of town in a rural area. I have a dog and like both of you I pick up his logs (Lab) and bring it home. I also stop at a local park from time to time if I want a change of scenery. I always find piles of stool there.

Dogs aside I have a little different gripe on the same subject. It is very common for people to ride horses by my house. The riders seem to think it is ok to ride down in the ditch and walk along the edge of my yard. It never fails for one of the plugs to dump his load on my driveway, or in the area I mow. I personally hate everything about a horse, but I really get ticked off when I have to take the wheel barrow and pick up a five gallon pail of horse crap before I can even mow. I would love to follow them to their home and take a dump on their lawn But I am sure that would be wrong.

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