Deer in the yard
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bocephus it is. We are having a couple of nice days so that might hurt it but I have seen some guys out already.
ND Mike We have ice forming up here but I won’t trust it until there is a good 4" out there. There isn’t a fish out there worth taking a cold water bath. No such thing as safe ice, be careful out there if you head out early.
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ND Mike We have ice forming up here but I won’t trust it until there is a good 4" out there. There isn’t a fish out there worth taking a cold water bath. No such thing as safe ice, be careful out there if you head out early.
YooperDog I also like at least 4 inches to go fishing. I weight 270 lbs so yeah…I also check the ice with a spud bar as I’m walking out.
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YooperDog I also like at least 4 inches to go fishing. I weight 270 lbs so yeah…I also check the ice with a spud bar as I’m walking out.
ND Mike I have a B-inlaw on the ice in WI with his 6yo son with maybe 2". I have seen to many things go down under and a few folks. Rescue is always better than recovery, but the cold time becomes a bigger player. Everything is packed up and ready to go including my sped and ice picks. Safe fishing.
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ND Mike I have a B-inlaw on the ice in WI with his 6yo son with maybe 2". I have seen to many things go down under and a few folks. Rescue is always better than recovery, but the cold time becomes a bigger player. Everything is packed up and ready to go including my sped and ice picks. Safe fishing.
YooperDog you too! No way I’d go out on 2 inches!
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ND Mike I just gave away all of my ice fishing stuff to my buddy. Probably a good $800 worth. One I live a considerable amount away from any good lakes and two our southern Wisconsin winters are unpredictable for safe ice. I used to drive my truck on, it’s too unknown to do that anymore
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ND Mike I just gave away all of my ice fishing stuff to my buddy. Probably a good $800 worth. One I live a considerable amount away from any good lakes and two our southern Wisconsin winters are unpredictable for safe ice. I used to drive my truck on, it’s too unknown to do that anymore
twilliams I hate driving my truck on. I usually only do that if the ice is two feet or better. But then you have to worry about pressure ridges. Usually I just walk on. I made a smitty sled for when I have to do long walks. Makes towing it so much easier. I need a 4 wheeler…lol! I’m an idiot. I drive up to two hours away one way to fish.
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twilliams I hate driving my truck on. I usually only do that if the ice is two feet or better. But then you have to worry about pressure ridges. Usually I just walk on. I made a smitty sled for when I have to do long walks. Makes towing it so much easier. I need a 4 wheeler…lol! I’m an idiot. I drive up to two hours away one way to fish.
ND Mike We use to drive our trucks right out to the fish house but we absolutely knew the ice thickness before we started driving trucks on it. Early we would use a four wheeler or gator to pull the ice house out when the ice was thick enough to hold them.
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My buddy lives on some acreage who I was hunting with this weekend, while I was out in the blind Friday evening they had deer in the pasture by the house. When I got back he mentioned in joking fashion I should have stayed at the house and picked one off from the driveway!
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twilliams I hate driving my truck on. I usually only do that if the ice is two feet or better. But then you have to worry about pressure ridges. Usually I just walk on. I made a smitty sled for when I have to do long walks. Makes towing it so much easier. I need a 4 wheeler…lol! I’m an idiot. I drive up to two hours away one way to fish.
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YooperDog yeah they are pretty cool. My brother might start building some. He is pretty handy. There is a Facebook site called Track Sled Builds of the North. A lot of good info for someone with a welder and some mechanical know how. My brother builds his race cars so I think he could tackle this.
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YooperDog yeah they are pretty cool. My brother might start building some. He is pretty handy. There is a Facebook site called Track Sled Builds of the North. A lot of good info for someone with a welder and some mechanical know how. My brother builds his race cars so I think he could tackle this.
ND Mike I have seen a couple of YouTube sites. I was tempted to chop up my Cat and go that route but I have plenty of projects here in various stages and I really don’t think my wife would be excited to see another started. I promised I would have things in my garage winding down by spring. Besides I have a pretty big project on the back burner that is going to take up some space and time when I get the go ahead from the boss.
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ND Mike I have seen a couple of YouTube sites. I was tempted to chop up my Cat and go that route but I have plenty of projects here in various stages and I really don’t think my wife would be excited to see another started. I promised I would have things in my garage winding down by spring. Besides I have a pretty big project on the back burner that is going to take up some space and time when I get the go ahead from the boss.
YooperDog I hear ya there. Momma ain’t happy, no one is happy! Good rule to live by. Happy wife, happy life!
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YooperDog The lake I used to fish had roads plowed, almost needed a map and road signs there were so many tracks. I didn’t drive out until I knew the ice was thick enough. Stayed away from inlets and outlets and weedy areas.
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