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Darryl, that is one ugly ‘yote.

almost looks like a cross between a red fox and a coyote.

they’re all over the place this year, along with raccoons. 

Get yourself some of those backstrap steaks about 3/4” thick, thaw them to room temp, heat up a cast iron pan to smoken’ hot, add a little bit of oil and put those steaks on for about 4 mins a side. Then place in the oven at 350 for about 5 mins. Take it out and cover with melted butter.

You will stop fishing and start hunting again.👍

Excellent, congratulations to him!
And of course i would expect some backstrap is coming your way?

Congratulations mooseslayer, that thing is a beast!

i can only imagine the workout you had getting that thing out and hung up.

I’ve had good luck with camera pointing north or south and sensitivity set at 5

@Lundtastic, is that from this year? If so it looks like you good a good jump on filling the freezer!

I agree. I did my own last year for the first time. Like you said, it wasn’t that hard and all the info you need is on youtube.
also, By doing it myself i was able to take extra care removing all the fat and silverskin resulting in a better product.

Mind you, i wouldn’t want to do alot of them at one time, but doing one at a time is not difficult.

Nice place for sure!

Are those benjamin air guns beside the fireplace? Those things are like gold these days!

Well thats always a concern. You can disable them via the app, but you still don’t get your camera back.
My unit also contains a built in gps so you can tell where it is if its turned on.

For tactacam you can get a custom steel case that the camera fits into and locks to the tree with one of those locking cables. Even with cable cutters its a workout to cut them down. The price of that steel case is quite reasonable, in the 30 buck range.

Soooo, who’s planning on going out opening morning now? 
Those are some nice looking deer guys!

Hey Darryl, no i had no issue. I just simply entered my CC#, expiry and cvc and billing operates normally.

Hi Luke, i didn’t go down there because of the signs. I didn’t want to infringe on the guys rights if those signs were legit, so i thought it would be best to check first.

Hey smerch. That pic is the 15 mile. Heres the 16 mile:

I went down to 15 mile creek today to see if the fish were coming up from the lake and noticed that the access at the lake has some rather non-standard no trespasing signs up on the east side. Are these for real or is the guy on the corner trying to assert some kind of ownership? He doesn’t own that property as far as i can tell. What gives?

Wow, great sign! Good to know you,re in the right spot!

If anyone is still looking for a game meat butcher in the niagara area, pm me.

I got a call yesterday from the fellow that used to do my deer and he’s back in business this year after being off for few because of health reasons.
Its nice to have another option again!

Bubba and mooseslayer, i’m sure we’re all looking forward to seeing the pictures. Good luck guys!

I hear ya guys about shooting a deer when its warm out.
Its hard to find a butcher around here with a cold storage as well. It Used to be easy back in the day.

However, i feel a certain “obligation” to go out seeing its opening day and all. :=) 

last year i passed on quite a few deer early on and finally took one during the rut when it was colder.

Truth be told, i just like having the excuse to be out there and see what shows up. A Thermocell is a game changer in the early season btw.

captain h: i always put my name in for the controlled draw and usually get picked (first season) but i rarely end up going out. I really enjoy the bow hunt.

genec: if i recall you missed some of the spring turkey season so I’m sure you want to fill a tag. I’ve never tried fall season - are tactics any different than spring season?

bubba: i used to go to a deer camp around wilberforce for many years. Same bunch of guys every year. One guy was great at planning it out and gave directions to everyone. Of all the time i went there i never saw a shootable deer but did see plenty of moose. Camp was a load of fun though and there was always alot of laughs and the food was great, but never did shoot a deer there. In there area i’m in now i see deer pretty much each sit and typical shooting distance with the bow is well within 10 yrds in most cases. Most of the guys i used to go with have passed now so not much point in the trip for me. Enjoy your time there and whatever you do, don’t bring the pickled eggs. Deadly.

October 1st is almost here. Who’s planning on going out opening day?

Yea smerch, the boys seems to be hanging together right now, all still in velvet. In a month or so you wont be able to find one! 
The bow season opens october 1. 

I think its going to be an interesting year.
i’ve got 100 pictures of does and fawns, then these guys showed up.

https://www.oahn.ca/news/ontario-rabies-update-august-17-2022-2-new-cases/

Good news. Be careful man, rabies cases in skunks in niagara are on the rise this year.

Smerch, with the number of skunks you’re having to relocate you are either in prime territory with lots of raised sheds or those buggers are hitchhiking back to your place!

@Bubba14 nope, doesn’t matter.
The camera connects to tactacom over at&t. thats covered by the cost of the tactacom plan you buy.

Your tactacom app on your phone talks to tactacom to retrieve the photos over your cellular carrier.