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If we keep getting frozen off the river.....
- Thread starter Ed L.
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Dani,
Those rigs are called "scratchers". Not terribly fast but beats walking. Only one gear so if you spin the blade too fast, it won't bite in and just cuts a groove in the ice before it can get the rig moving forward.
Those rigs are called "scratchers". Not terribly fast but beats walking. Only one gear so if you spin the blade too fast, it won't bite in and just cuts a groove in the ice before it can get the rig moving forward.
Hi Al. BTW...Loved the pics of the Snows at the refuge.
Yesterday afternoon the temp was 12 degrees. The river was practically frozen across the slough behind my house. Approx. 400-500yds. across. This is typically not seen until the middle of January, beginning of February. I've never seen it this cold this early. Last year it was December 10th. Our firearm deer season is this weekend. I hunt the islands. Not sure if I'll get to go this year.
Hank Yorke
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I think we set or tied a record last night... Lots of places are locked up that normally aren't iced up until after our season ends. Of course they'll open back up this weekend when it rains and hits 50.
Dani,
Faster than walking so there is some wind chill. I doubt you personally would notice the wind chill. Hard to measure wind chill when the person in question is already froze solid. :>) :>)
Here is a video of an ice scratcher in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_50S016wYU
Faster than walking so there is some wind chill. I doubt you personally would notice the wind chill. Hard to measure wind chill when the person in question is already froze solid. :>) :>)
Here is a video of an ice scratcher in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_50S016wYU
Steve Sanford
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So....you cut your stove wood to length then haul it home over the ice????
Great rig!
SJS
Great rig!
SJS
We had a record low here this morning of 7 degrees. There saying now that this winter is going to be like last year. Really cold. I'm thinking I need to move south. I like your tooth drive. When I was a kid we put pieces of bike chain across the drive wheel of our home made go cart and ran it on the frozen creek. We had a blast.
Tom.
Tom.
Scott Bell
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It's definitely cold this year, but I do remember a year back in the late 80's being able to walk across the ice in the marshes on the opening weekend of duck season here in MO. Back then it was only a 30 day season so it was likely the same time frame (second week in November) when that happened.
Pat Richter
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Ed we lost the season too a scratcher would work fine. But setting out the decoys you would need a ice auger big enough for each decoy lol
noweil Mike
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Ed, I saw a scratcher rig at Savanna years ago while ice fishing. It would probably be quieter than the air boats and much cheaper. I had 6* Monday when going to work.
You could come field hunt geese. It was about 21* this afternoon and 20-25 mph winds. Friday morning is supposed to be 2* about shooting time for the deer opener. Then 40's and rain Saturday and Sunday.
You could come field hunt geese. It was about 21* this afternoon and 20-25 mph winds. Friday morning is supposed to be 2* about shooting time for the deer opener. Then 40's and rain Saturday and Sunday.
Today has been the coldest day yet. The worst part of winter to me is heating the shop. I heat with oil. I had one of my customers call today about a vacuum form mold I'm making to see if I can move the completion up to Monday which is three days early. So I cranked the heat up to 80 and will make it happen. I just hate to work weekends. Life is short. To all you guys that aren't froze in good luck hunting and be safe.
Tom.
Tom.
