Trout Season

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » February 27th, 2002, 11:55 am

It opens saturday!

Who's going?

February 27th, 2002, 12:14 pm

and where?

Post by **Cranfield** » February 27th, 2002, 2:12 pm

Well you,re not Dewey!

You have a date with a Turkey.

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » February 27th, 2002, 2:39 pm

I may wet a line while I'm there. The overseer at the ranch has a 32' bertram

I have some news but I must keep it to myself for right now

Post by **Cranfield** » February 27th, 2002, 3:40 pm

I,ve already guessed.

You,re going trolling for Turkey!!

Post by **Old Dog** » February 27th, 2002, 5:43 pm

If you want to troll for turkies, pull in front of my boat, I'll have one or two with me.
OD

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » February 28th, 2002, 9:24 am

Hook and line is not a l;egal means for turkey harvest in Florida.

The market hunters in the old days would set limb lines with corn or peanuts on a hook.
the turkey would swallow the baited hook and be there when the Hunter got back the next day. This cruel practice is not used any more.
The wild turkey was hunted to extreme low numbers but due to the efforts of The NWTF and other conservation orgs. the wild turkey is back with huntable populations in the lower 48 and Hawaii,yes Hawaii. The Rio Grand sub-species was introduced there and have thrived.
If you ain't tried it,don't.
An old-timer once said"Deer hunting gets in your blood but turkey huntin will drive you slap crazy".

Post by **Cranfield** » February 28th, 2002, 1:40 pm

The old way of poaching pheasants in the daytime was to put out raisins soaked in spirits and pick the pheasants up after they had eaten them.

The landowners insisted the dew claws were removed from all "running dogs" in areas where there was deer.
The idea being that a dog could not run down a deer with no dew claws, apparently it makes them lose balance when they run at speed.

In the "old days" offenders were deported to Australia for their second poaching offence.

I,m full of useless information.

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » February 28th, 2002, 2:07 pm

I have been often told that I have a wealth of worthless knowlege

Jere Firth · Post by **Jere Firth** » February 28th, 2002, 7:01 pm

CrainFeild.......never heard that on on the birds....does this mean you don't need wine with supper.....

Post by **Cranfield** » March 1st, 2002, 7:11 am

Jere, it also means you don,t have to carve them........they come already "half-cut".

OR

You don,t have to preserve them........as they come already "pickled".

Note; "half-cut" and "pickled" are both English slang words for "drunk".

Jere Firth · Post by **Jere Firth** » March 1st, 2002, 3:00 pm

Cranfeild.....you are something you can bring a smile to anyones face thats for sure......I agree on the pickled birds and the drunk don't need a glass eather all in one......LOL

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