Clayson: your post said "if it's your pond your fish do what you want. If you're deer on your property you want to ty it to a tree and shoot it DO IT." Sorry, sounds like a general statement applying to folks in general. Unlike owning land with a pond on it, ownership of deer is quite unusual.

Clayson--You talking to me? Its Bonasa, not Bonanza. Bonasa is the genus of ruffed grouse. Your reference to tying up a deer doesn't mention game ranches.

People tend to consider their hunting/fishing ethics superior to those of others; their concept of fair chase the correct one. Why is baiting with a food plot ok but not with a corn pile? I wish we didn't allow baiting deer in NC, because of CWD. Its ok with the guys I hunt with, so I go along. Both baiting and hunting deer with dogs in eastern NC are rooted in the thick woods and swampy terrain.
In Maine most guys are fine w/ shooting pa'htrige on the ground. Me? Arrrrg! Probably some would object to playing recorded calls for snow geese. I say stick what is legal and, within that, what is ok with your conscience. Try not to be judgemental.

The "gumbo" comes from an African word meaning "okra" (quingombo" in Spanish-stress on the last syllable), so it would seem that okra was an original ingredient.

100 years? That's nothing. Here's part of an email from my fishing buddy: "More than 10 years ago, you brought me a number of feet from snow shoe hares. The only ingredient of the Usual, other than the hook and thread, is two small pinches of hair from the foot of a hare. One foot will provide several 100 flies. I still have a 1000 year supply but am working on it." (The rabbits were the only losers here.)

[quoteo =Claysonfish]Rescue if it's your pond your fish do what you want. If you're deer on your property you want to ty it to a tree and shoot it DO IT.[/quote]

In North Carolina, at least, wild game belong to the public, not to the landowner where they are located. The landowner and anybody else are all subject to the pertinent laws and regulations.

I was briefly in Diligence, a 210. They had very snotty wx on fisheries patrol in the North Atlantic, but I missed out on that.

How many church quires does it take to make a book?

My daughter (not the one that generated the chum, the other one) had cat a take up at her house because the owners neglected it. The owners moved to the other side of I-95. The cat showed up at my daughter's house. It lived out the remainder of its nine lives with her.

Surprised about the lake trout & salmon! During the years I fished at Wawayanda, it was strictly a warm-water fishery: LMB, panfish, pickerel. Where I have caught lake trout (Allagash Lake) and LL salmon (Chesuncook) [both in Maine], the water is a lot colder. Maybe there are some deeper parts of Wawayanda that we were not aware of (barebones jon boats & canoes, none w/ any electronics).

Won't say I would never get sick, but the worst I ever saw was in the CGC Point Warde (87'), when everybody was sick but the Captain and me. On Alligator Reef, no sharks, but a 'cuda was standing by.

This came up a little while back, but I can't find the initial thread. A fellow was telling about how good the chum was when his fishing partner got seasick. Years ago we were snorkeling on Alligator Reef. After lunch my son-in-law and I went in the water. Shortly we were surrounded by yellowtails feeding frenetically on morsels of various colors. When we got back on board, it turned out my daughter had gotten seasick and ...well, you know.

Caught my first yellow perch in Lake Wawayanda in 1953. My cousins had a cabin there, built in the 1920's by their grandfather, who was an engineer for NJ Zinc. Later it was bought for a state park and they burned down all the cabins. For a time the state respected the original leases. Many fond memories from the 70's-90's, fishing, sailing Sunfishes, fishing, hiding from bears.

Check out the Warm-Water Fly Fishing site.

You need current for chum to be very effective. Works great on bluefish while anchored in an inlet. There are guys who make their own with chipper machines.

You mean "FG," right?