big_g wrote:

they invented peyote…. along with al gore’s help.

I’m all for you and Gore eating some buttons. Sounds like an exciting Friday night!

Riverrat wrote:

Where are you getting that this bill is for non-motorized hiking trails? This is for Off Highway vehicle trails, and roads in state property.

I’m not talking about hiking trails. Glenn is the one that brought up limiting/cutting off access to nonmotorized trails, it’s in his first post. I’m talking about all the trails made by atvs on public. If it were up to me I’d tell everyone to lace up their boots if they want to access public, but I realize atv owners pay taxes too. Personally I’d support any bill that limits vehicle access to public land.

glenn57 wrote:

may want to check out house file #1012 and senate file 1245.

a bill was introduced that could limit/cut off use of nonmotorized trails in state forests.
from the info i got not even the trails mgr for the DNR agrees with this!!

Am I missing something… Aren’t they called nonmotorized trails for a reason?

I’m sure it’s an unpopular opinion, but my tax dollars pay for that public land as well, and I like going out to the woods to get away from people. That includes not seeing signs of people(wheeler trails, trash, destroyed wetlands, etc), and hearing wheelers ripping around the woods all the time. Make designated areas for motorized vehicles, and leave the rest for everyone else. If you need an atv to get out and hunt make an exception for disabilities, health problems, and age similar to what crossbow hunting was and should still be in my opinion.

Great offer Jake! Assuming I get drawn this year I’ll be targeting mulies in the western part of the state where we hunted couple years ago. Now if I don’t get a deer on the first trip I’d consider a second trip to the eastern part of the state for a whitetail.

Thanks for the reminder. Application is in.

dbright wrote:

Full draw what motor are you running? I looked into doing the same last year and after digging into why mercury doesn’t recommend using lithium for a cranking battery on their motors under 150. I decided it was not worth the risk for the weight savings for me.

Just a FYI Mercury’s service bulletin actually states you can run Lithium on all engines 75-600HP. However they do give specific specs the battery needs to comply with.

LabDaddy1 wrote:

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I made it out to a couple lakes in the Backus area. It took some work to find them, but once we did they were definitely willing to eat. 8-10′ of water on the weed edges. A few went home for a swim in the grease last night, and many more went back to be caught again. The ice was in great shape still.

Those are nice ones! And that’s a beautiful area to fish. I see you’re still running a prehistoric gas auger too haha. Nice.

I sure am. I was the only person on the lake still making a bunch of noise drilling holes. I’m sure everyone was loving it!

I made it out to a couple lakes in the Backus area. It took some work to find them, but once we did they were definitely willing to eat. 8-10′ of water on the weed edges. A few went home for a swim in the grease last night, and many more went back to be caught again. The ice was in great shape still.

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Here’s the dogs two best from today’s walk. Between the two of us we picked up 5 more.

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Red doing what he does best!

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Lets see some antlers guys.

Here’s this afternoons finds on the truck, and all the antlers off the same farm this year.

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We snuck out for the last couple hours before the snow started, and it paid off. The bigger 5 point side is a buck I was hoping to find.

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I took the nephews out today and Max found his first! The wind got to them so we weren’t able to stay out and find one for his brother.

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14 years in the boating industry, and about 12 years in my current role. I started out helping techs troubleshoot, and then found my way into my current position as a technical rep working with boat builders. Below is a couple projects I’ve helped with, and a good example of my office view during most of the open water season.

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I’m on the side of not wanting to travel unless it’s a hunting trip out west or a maybe a fishing trip up north. I think traveling for work ruined it for me. I leave monday for a week in the St Cloud FL area. I’ll be home for 2 weeks, and then head back down to the same place for 2 more weeks to train my coworkers. Worst part is every time I get sent to FL in the winter we end up with nice weather in MN. It looks like next week is no exception

All 5 of the 3-4 year old 10’s at the main farm I hunt are still holding as of a couple days ago. No where near enough antlers on the ground to really get after it, soon though.

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After having the dog inside for a couple days it was time to get him out for a walk. I love the brutal cold for walking in the woods, but the dog is a wimp! Most bucks on camera were still holding as of a week ago including this one.

I figured someone needs to add a pic of a antler to this thread. Here’s the dogs reward from tonight’s walk in a bean field.

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Late cwd hunt in mn.

I had to get out with the smoke pole again with the fresh snow and apparently I’m not the only one. I saw 3 trucks parked out in fields on private and there was 5 at the public lot.

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I’m jealous of the nice warm blind weedis! I braved the icy roads to get out for another sit. I saw 7 deer on the drive and jumped two on the walk in.

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Yup, trying for a big one. This farm I got permission on last weekend is pretty strictly managed, so no shooting young bucks. It has the potential for a giant to walk out at any time. There’s always the late cwd season on a different property if I’m desperate to fill a tag.

The deer were on their feet this afternoon thats for sure. That’s beans in front of me that didn’t get sprayed so they were left them standing i guess. At one point there were 7 does and fawns and 3 young bucks out there. I watched probably another dozen walk out to the corn a few hundred yards behind me including a nice 8.

Hopefully the weather tomorrow gets them on their feet again.

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Had two does and a fawn out in the corn a few hundred yards away last night, and on the way back to the truck I saw a big bodied deer crossing some crp grass. I just got settled into said grass. I need that deer to do the same thing again tonight.

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I got the go ahead to hunt the rest of muzzy season on a farm I normally only get to shed hunt. For the first sit I’m up on a knob where I can see alot of ground. Behind me is probably 10 acres of stand beans and 6 acres of standing corn. I think I should have a entertaining sit. Good luck to everyone still getting out!

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Back in the same field tonight. I had a doe and two fawns finally come out about 250 yards away right at the end of shooting light. Almost immediately a little 6 came running across the field and ran them off.

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Bearcat89 wrote:

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Very nice setups! A buddy I fish with in Canada each June shoots a lot of league and 3D stuff. He and his son go out to these big National Events out West pretty much every year. I think they missed last year because of our Canada trip, but I know they shoot a ton. I cannot believe you can even hit a target at the distances he says you guys shoot! LOL
John Kolb is his name. No nonsense pretty serious guy, but nicest guy on the planet!

The sight i just sold off, I could shoot out to 90- 100 yards on a nice calm day. I would never do that in a hunting situation but for out door 3d ranges we encounter alot of 80 yard shots. 85-90ish for me is where my eyes don’t let me focus on the pin and target. But after shooting 50 to 70 yard shots daily in the yard it makes those 20 to 30 yard deer kills seem like cake work.
The kid struggles past 50 yards, he wears glasses and either can’t see the target or can’t see his pins. So he shoots 40 to 50 most nights.

I feel your sons pain, glasses can be a real pain when shooting longer distances. I start having focus issues once I hit 60-70 yards, and if I get my glasses positioned just right I can go out to 80. Part of my routine for each shot is actually pushing my glasses back to just the right spot. Someday I’ll bite the bullet and get lasik.

Out in the corner stubble this afternoon. I’d be thrilled if a nice fat doe shows up, so I can concentrate on fishing the river this weekend.

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bigcrappie wrote:

You want a 14x17p 4 blade SS Spitfire Mercury prop

If he’s running a Enertia now, no, he does not want a Spitfire. It would be too small. Enertias fit the larger gearcase, and Spitfires fit the 75-115 gearcase.

6100-6300 RPM range is likely a L6 Verado, max on a V8 merc is either 6000 or 6200RPM’s depending on model. I know some people have luck with Rev4’s and Bravo’s if you want to run a 4 blade.

To everyone saying don’t play with the vents on a 4-stroke, don’t write it off. The L6’s liked them closed, but some specific boats with the new V8 mercs will benefit from some venting. This can apply to some of the smaller 4 strokes as well, but it’s not as much of a sure thing like it was with 2strokes. The V10’s also like venting in some applications.

Congrats to everyone filling tags!

I’m sitting in a waterway with the smoke pole this afternoon.

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