Tyler, I have the lvs32 system and am planning to upgrade to a new system by the start of the season. I bought mine right before they upgraded to the 34 so it isn’t too old and it works fine. I could let mine go for a good deal if you are looking for used. PM if interested. I’m about to leave on a week long hunting trip so it might take me a couple weeks to get back to you.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I’ve seen a lot around my house in northern MN but they are always bolting across the road.
I have no interest in trapping them but shooting one would be cool. How well do they come to a call? Can you run em with dogs in Iowa?
Lots going on in the world to be concerned with and here we are, the most powerful country in the world, and we currently do not have a president capable of making any decisions. He can hardly even form a sentence. Kind of a scary thought. Hopefully nothing pops off before trump gets in.
Jaws of ice are nice. Problem is they have no customer service. None. I had a part rattle out and called and emailed several times and got no response.
I bought a gun rack for my new atv to use for an auger and have been happy with it. I’d post a link but this site won’t allow it. If you google atv tek you will find something similar to what I use.
There is not any money in outdoors. Gotta do indoor living soil or hydro. Living soil is where it’s at but longer cycle.
Growing herb is easy. Growing really really good herb that you can make money off of is not easy. To make money long term you need to have really good stuff.
If you want to make money quick get in the retail business early in legal states such as MN. Way more profitable than farming. There is boatloads to be made. Just be ready to sell and cash out before the wave breaks. You’re selling a revenue stream and you need to sell at the peak. I’d do it but can’t with my other businesses.
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Just more proof the Mille lacs ‘problem’ has always been about the forage and not the harvest or nets during the spawn.Glad to see the forage numbers holding strong and the fishery coming back nicely.
Prior to 1999 there was no problem, harvest just ebb’d and flowed like every other lake does. Mille Lacs’ ‘problem’ has been co-management, and nothing else. Unless you think the harvest history and data started in 1999 along with co-management.
Agreed commanagement is the problem. The lake has always had a healthy population.
When there has been a recruitment problem it is due to cannibalism due to lack of forage. Many on here blame spawn and recruitment issues on nets. Just not possible to screw up a spawn with the amount of netting that goes on a lake like Mille lacs.
I am in way defending netting or spearing. Just made the point that when forage is healthy, everything else falls in place, nets or no nets.
Didn’t mean to derail the thread. Good to see her doin well.
Just more proof the Mille lacs ‘problem’ has always been about the forage and not the harvest or nets during the spawn.
Glad to see the forage numbers holding strong and the fishery coming back nicely.
Casting the islands for browns and splake can be productive in the fall. Mainly an early morning thing but if you get a cloudy day it can be good all day. Look for rock structure along the shore.
Otherwise what bman said. If you hire a guide do Josh tiegen.
I’ve had lymes and anaplasmosis. I got a doxy scrip early and it started to knock out the symptoms quick. It takes longer for the meds to work the longer you have had the disease.
Both can take a long time to show up in tests. If you have a deer tick bite and start feeling crappy get on doxy asap. Some docs don’t want to prescribe meds until it shows up in a test. Time to find a new doc if that’s the case. They both suck and you do not want to wait the days, weeks or even months that it can take for it to show up on tests, trust me.
Good luck to your pops Werm. Hopefully that was it and he will be fine soon.
Good to hear the Band gave the DNR the go ahead on loosening the slot. Biz must be off at the Casino.
This was my first thought as well. If the tribes didn’t give this their blessing the harvest estimate numbers would have been twisted to meet the tribes desires.
Maybe the crap economy and inflation means less people willing to go to the casino and give the Indians their money.
I dont know why they went away from their v8
Emission requirements implemented by the liberal politicians. The same politicians that fly their jets around the world and live in mansions.
The tundra V8 is probably the most bullet proof truck engine ever produced. Shame it went away due to politics. Funny thing is the gas mileage on the V6 turbo isn’t all that much better than the V8’s and about 4-5 miles less per gallon than what they list.
Barotrauma?
Probably barotrauma from FFS. Did you see Weibe out there?
Kidding aside, keep in mind fish kills usually are a good thing. Might be good size structure out there in the next few years.
Currently all we got is an empty hook. There isn’t anything left to it. No one home.
The only thing we have to replace it with is an orange grub. And lots of the fish aren’t digging the orange.
Can we all call it for what it is? There is no vaccine for Covid. mRNA shots are not vaccines. Real vaccines have been around for centuries. They changed a centuries old definition to fit the governments agenda. It is an injustice to real vaccines that actually work. People are finally done shaming us for not taking the shots. Can we all stop calling it what it’s not.
Lots of mud was tossed around on here from some members shaming us for living our lives, not taking the shots and not buying in to the government and medias BS regarding Covid. Did they ever come on and admit they were wrong?
Hope you get better fishthumper. They cooked up a weird virus that they let loose on us. Get well.
Good to hear it worked out ft.
Also the info Ice Cap gave you is solid. See an independent insurance agent. There will be options with price points, coverage, and deductibles.
Insurance
Almost all independent agents got out of individual health insurance when Obamacare came through. There was no money to be made so agents bailed. Vast majority of health agents only offer group plans. This leaves the consumer the only option to purchase direct from the government which is a nightmare. No surprise there, the government doesn’t do anything better than the private sector does.
I think Obamacare had good intentions but it has been bad for the general consumer. I think you will see the fairness act walz just signed is going to do the same and just drive health care coverage up for everyone.
Most rangers come with a mercury. Don’t buy a mercury. Pay for the upgrade to a yami or Suzuki.
If you are determined to stick with a 12 ft you might not need a blind. Some BlindGrass mats laid over the boat, you and the dog should be good enough concealment in most situations if you sit down.
A tanglefree panel blind actually might work and also give you ability to hunt on land too. Add natural cover to it.
If you make homemade your priorities should be that it is light and easy to set up and take down. Figure out the dogs spot after you build it. Lots of blind plans out there. Scissors aren’t too bad if built right.
12 foot is a small boat for a boat blind. Personally I would never build a blind on that boat. Kinda defeats the purpose of a boat blind and hunting comfortably out of a boat. If you go with a bigger boat get a beavertail blind and put blindgrass material on it. Expensive but it should last a lifetime since it won’t rot. Make sure to cover the shooter holes. Every Tom, dick and hairy has a boat blind and almost no one covers the holes in the northern states. Ducks figure it out quick.
I prefer not to hunt out of a boat blind. I have a half dozen duck boats ranging from small to big including a big Lund Alaskan with a blind. We hunt out of the boat with a blind maybe 5% of the time. Only do it with locations that require it. If you can walk on land or in shallow water in waders it’s best to put the boat down shore and hide it away from where your hide is. I see so many hunters that will park a big ugly boat blind in front of great natural cover. Sure sign of a rookie.
If this is true BPS sucks. Oh wait a minute…BPS has sucked for a long time! 
They’d be at the very bottom on the list of places to bring my boat. Tough lesson for this boat owner.
Cabelas was going downhill and the BPS purchase finished the destruction of a once great company. They just bought Mack’s prairie wings and I have no doubt BPS will ruin everything that made that store great.
One thing that struck me was how she was blaming gun violence and how Ricky was a victim.
She forgot to mention that Ricky Cobb, with multiple felonies, one of which was a felony conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm…had yet another illegal gun in the car the night he died (he must have been a slow learner and just needed another chance).
Libs always want to blame the gun and not the person. They don’t seem to understand the concept of personally responsibility.
I feel sorry for the officer that had to go through this but glad he can rest easy now.
Walz immediately came out and announced it was an act of gun violence. I still haven’t found a gun that loads and shoots itself so not sure how a gun commits violence. Libs love to use these events to push their anti gun agenda. Pathetic.
How come they don’t call it alcohol violence when a drunk kills someone while driving. Or maybe alcohol and vehicle violence.
Prayers for the officer, their family and friends.
Upnorth,
Thanks for the info. I have some questions.
1. Prior to the court case over treaty rights the lake had normal walleye regulations when compared to other big walleye fisheries and the lake was fine. When comanagement became a thing due to the court case and the tribe was awarded control of the ‘comanagement’ that all changed and we are now on several years where the dnr has had catch and release regs or restrictions so tight it may as well be catch and release. What changed to make super tight restrictions needed? I know the dnr is quick to name invasives and climate change as the reason but keep in mind most of the big walleye fisheries in the state have those factors as well and regulations have remained mostly unchanged.
2. How are the population estimates done and how do they compare to how it is done in the rest of the state?
3. How many fish is the 1.2M lbs of biomass of spawners? Like 500,000ish? Seems extremely low based on observations and some basic math.
4. Does the state allow a certain percentage of harvest of spawners on other lakes in the state the way mille lacs does?
5. What is more important for the fishery, survival of YOY fish or biomass of spawners?
6. Did the tribes struggle to get their desired catch by nets before the courts awarded them the power to control the comanagement of the lake?
I’d suggest buying a Yamaha or Suzuki. Shouldn’t have problems again. That sounds like a typical merc to me.
Sounds like the motor isn’t getting gas. Might have been something wrong with the brand new gas lines and bulb you put in.
It would seem to me the DNR should be trying to keep a more sustainable forage to prey ratio.
I’d be willing to bet that they’d like to. I’d also bet they know the lake can handle some harvest and could use some. I don’t believe there is any comanagement. I think their hands are tied by the tribe and they won’t admit it. Instead they twist data to justify their ultra tight regs. It’d be interesting to know why that is. My guess is money and politics.
The management of Mille lacs lake is unlike any other body of water in the state and I think that is because they are not allowed to manage it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the perch population actually came back if they allowed some harvest of walleyes. And I’m not talking about 1 fish between 20-22 type harvest.
There were a lot of boats out there because there are tons of walleyes in the lake and they are easy to catch. The best catching reports I got from opener this year were from Mille lacs. I guess it goes to show people will go to fish for fun even if they can’t keep any due to the ‘comanagement’ bologna. The lake could handle some harvest and it would actually probably be good for it.
She needed a good bath. That’s what I’ve told myself when I forgot the plug.
Team crush
Happy hooker
Bman from this website
If you are looking at fishing WI waters let us know and we can give some names.
We’ll probably hit opener on red again. If it is even half as good as last year I’ll be happy. Then we’ll probably hit Winnie Sunday morning for a quick fish so we can be home for Mother’s Day.
Scenic, any idea the temp on Winnie? I am expecting it to be pretty cold with the weather we have had and be about the same as last year but I could be wrong. I was thinking about hitting a small lake for crappies on Friday that we did good on this winter but I am thinking it is gonna be a little cold/early yet.
We complain when there’s drought and then we complain when it rains. Humans are almost never satisfied with the weather.
I hear you though. If this keeps up once walleye and musky open up I’ll be complaining. I got my fill of spring fishing in before the faucet got turned on.
Come on Gim, they’re just ‘mostly peaceful protests.’ It’s not like they are burning down Uptown or anything…
If you look at the stocking numbers over the years since the MN Muskie stocking program began it is easy to see how MN rose to the musky capital of the world 20-30 years ago and is now hardly a shadow of what it was. It was one of our dnr’s great accomplishments and has now become one of their biggest failures. Some of the lakes in the western part of the state still receive adequate stocking and the fishing results show the results.
The downfall came long before FFS was introduced. It even began before side imaging was a thing.
I hope to see the MN DNR get serious about the Muskie program again and start stocking meaningful numbers.
