Search results

After several years of looking for the right boat used--and I have not given up!--I'm considering buying a new aluminum boat to hunt and fish from. Tired of dealing with leaky rivets, soft transom, a boat a little smaller than I'd like, and the other compromises I'd have to accept with anything...

https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/duck-hunters-rescued-frozen-boat/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPpzBtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1RE1uWTVUSXhraVJBWjMyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrM3rGjKGeascZwYkYXLU5uXdQS_FdoOOaudMUXambLJUQyC38NNpGR3fTVG_aem_XeRe1m1Fu4YPngZW1Mry3Q

This season has about burned through my stockpile of bismuth duck loads, which are no longer available from BOSS and don't appear to be coming back. The FB bots must have been tagging my searches, because they've sent me several ads for Black River shells in recent days. Always been intrigued...

The Thanksgiving morning hunt has been a tradition for me, and I had plans to be out with a buddy for a short morning hunt before I needed to return for cooking duties. Forecast last night was for a front to clear, wind to shift into the west, n be blowing 15+ with gusts to 30, so we cancelled...

Not sure why this was not out yesterday when social media lit up with prelim numbers, but it was in my feed tonight after supper. Happy reading...

After many years of flaring wary black ducks in the late season, I'm considering a layout blind. I mostly hunt from shore using natural cover and scavenged brush to make a "blind". It works well in the early season when ducks are mostly inland in areas with good tree cover and trees a leafed...

My trusty old 14' aluminum with a 15 hp Yamaha two stroke saw significant issues with the transom (shot, in need of a full restoration), and the motor (damaged in an unfortunate unmarked rock event with an idiot (me) at the tiller and the end of the 2023 duck season. For the record, the call to...

A friend is considering purchasing a used 2014 Polar Kraft Outlander 20. It's got a 4 stroke Yamaha 115, set up as a center console. His intended uses include lake fishing, striper fishing in protected ocean waters, and family cruising, and duck hunting, including some limited sea-ducking...

Steve Sanford's comment on the thread about Alaskan nest boxes caught my eye, and rather than divert that thread, I figured I'd start a new one. What are folks around the country seeing for avian flu impacts on waterfowl? We had a pretty large mortality event on Canada geese and ducks. (Duck...

I bought a 6 hp Suzuki outboard for a Grumman Sport Boat that will be used mostly for fishing, but will also see some duck hunting use. The motor has an internal tank, which holds enough fuel--about a quart, I think--for perhaps an hour of running time. That's usually enough for short trips...

I don't ice fish much, but I do get out a couple of times per year. I've been using an old Mora auger for years, but arthritis in my elbow from an old car accident injury puts that off the table. I'm going to drill a few holes, probably never more than 10, for tip-ups and a jig stick or two...

I am considering a new shotgun, and looking hard at the Franchi Infinity. I love my Franchi O/U, and am sick of my Beretta 3901's failures to feed in cold and damp weather. They offer the Infinity in a variety of camo options, all of them with both plain and Cerakote versions, with the...

It's been a long summer, but I've finally had some chances to play with the Grumman Sportboat after a repaint and powering with a 6 HP Suzuki 4 stroke. First--the paint. Not much to say. Lou's FME in dead grass green is still good stuff. Took two coats to cover, after a lot of sanding and...

I'm buying a new truck--probably a Ford Ranger, although I'll look at Tacomas, too if I can't find the right deal. Whatever I buy, it will be my first truck with a crew cab and a short bed. I'll be putting some kind of rack on it. I think I can recycle my existing clamp on rack, but am...

I have the boat in hand now, and picked up a new 6 hp Suzuki to drive it. Paint on the way from Lou at LS+B. Took her out for a test run last Friday, and the 6 (1) all I want to carry and (2) good for just under 10 knots at half throttle break in speed. I'm guessing I won't get much more by...

Does anyone know if Lock Stock and Barrell is still in business? Or if not, whether there is another source for the FME boat paint Lou Tisch used to sell? I used his paint on my glass over wood sculling boat and it has been incredibly durable, but is in need of touch-up not. I've also just...

BIG blizzard up in Maine the last two days. 16" of heavy wet snow, with wind. About 250,000 Maine power customers, including me, are still without power. We've been running the generator and it will hopefully be back tomorrow. Yesterday, outside doing round 1 of shoveling, in snow that was...

I am seriously considering purchasing a Grumman Sportboat from a friend who is selling one at a fair price. Need to factor in an outboard purchase to go along with it--I know my 15 hp is too large. This is a late 60's edition, pre addition of side floatation, and I think they were originally...

We've got a big king tide coming this weekend on some parts of the coast--up to a +12.5 high tide. There's potential for a storm that may drive things even higher. So I started looking at tide spots up and down the coast to see where it would be most extreme--based on my limited checking, that...

Man, I get busy at work and take a weekend to hunt ducks, and the whole damn site gets rebuilt. Sorry to chime in so late, but things look fantastic. I can log in--and discovered that the donate link works even if I'm not logged in. Many thanks Eric, for keeping this going. Love the new...