Ducky

Two Canada Geese, 2 mallards, 1 BW Teal, 1GW Teal, 1 Shoveler (oops), 1 Canvasback, 8 Redheads....15 retrieves for the dog this morning. 82 F out today for a high.

Just finished Thunder and Lightning by Phil Esposito and Peter Golenbock. and just started Good To Go by Harry Constance and Randall Fuerst.

9 Ruffies between the two of us. Too many leaves on the trees yet.

Didn't get out but got out this afternoon. He was pumped when he saw my hunting buddy pull into the driveway. I was teasing him with my hand on the doorknob and he was sitting there whining. We did some scouting farther up Lake Winnipeg today than we usually go to at a promising looking little area provided you had the right wind. Then we came back 15 miles south and launched the boat again and got into "gadwall alley" with low water and losing water as well. We weren't set up until 530 and came ho me with 1 BW Teal and 1 GW teal and 8 mallards. Dog got them all but one. Unloaded and started pulling the boat out with my buddy still in the boat and 6 BIG Canadas landed with our dekes (20 yards away). Oh well. Great to get out and pull the trigger. Ruffed grouse tomorrow. I love this time of year!

I think it was a smart contract for Chevy. In two years we should easily have they guys to push Staf out so we trade him at the trading deadline. Until then, he gives us a 2nd winger that can go to 1st in a pinch and fills a need for the term of his contract. I am thinking if Wheeler gets hurt, Ehlers or Armia will be plugged into his spot though. If Staf disappears for 10 games, Maurice won't have him playing on the 2nd line (unless it is to showcase him for a trade), he will play down the roster. Great that hockey is almost here. I can absolutely guarantee you that Kaner will be in the top 3 of in shape people in the locker room for you guys. Bogo is no slouch and is a bigger dude than Kane but Kane is pretty strict with his working out. At the end of the 2103-2014 season he missed the last 2 weeks to injury. I heard an interview with him and the guy asked him how many weeks he took off after the season finished for the Jets (no playoffs)..........Kane answered that he had missed the last 2 weeks of the season and he deemed that his time off because he couldn't work out. When the season ended, he started working out. Put him with an elite passer for a center and he should score you a lot of goals.

I am going out for a hunt/scout tomorrow and I don't know who is more excited, me or my dog...

All I'm saying is that it is a lot easier to push your weight around in the OHL than the NHL...

I saw somewhere that Chevy thought Armia was the best prospect in the Sabres' system that wasn't playing with the big team and that he tried to trade up to get Lemieux at the draft but couldn't. I'll tell you this much about Lemieux, if he plays in the NHL the way he was playing last weekend, he'll take a LOT of penalties and we don't need that. We take enough already. Also, he might get his clock cleaned if he tries the after whistle stuff he was trying in Penticton.

Armia's contract ends after this season and he is an RFA, no waivers needed....time to shite or get off the pot. If he isn't ready to start, he'd better be the first call up. Lemieux will go to junior. sidenote I REALLY liked the play of Comrie in net but he wasn't facing NHL shooters.

Not counting goalies, Lemieux was one of the better youngsters on the ice these past 4 games. Only 2 or 3 forwards played better in my estimation. He sure plays with an edge and has some finish to him. One more year in junior and a season in the AHL and he should be ready for the big team. Chevy says Armia will be given every chance to make the team and is expected to make the Jets. High expectations? I dunno.

Good, smart signing for the Sabres, especially the term. Let's the younger D develop and gives an immediate PP presence. He'll probably put up 45+ points if he gets #1 PP time. If the youngsters start pushing him out next year, deal him.

yup, and Stamkos is 1C on almost any team on the planet. Him and McDavid would be downright scary. ROR and Kane on the 2nd line. Doubt he gets moved but if he does, it'll be a blockbuster. What do you think Stamkos signs for? 10m? 11m?

I actually posted that as a joke but I don't think that is enough. I don't like his contract to be honest. Even if I did, it still isn't enough in my mind. I hope we re-sign him. Buff and Bogo are really into the outdoors but Kaner????????????? not so much. We have a LOT of 3rd pairing D men signed though. Pardy, Harrison, Enstrom, Chiarot, Stuart and if Morrissey makes the team, there will be way too many. Thing is, after Enstrom there is a considerable drop and we need a 1LHD or 2LHD sooner rather than later. I have heard that they are going to move Buff to the left side.

Hey, you guys need a good puck moving , skilled RHD right? What would you give up for Buff?

I can't seem to get through to the guy that I have to ask....Chad Hornbaker at 1-701-825-5999....prompts won't let me continue....I hate those things.

Housing is cheap in Winnipeg. He'll get a really nice house with that much cash. 1.00 USD = 1.33 CAD.

There is probably a law banning waterfowl trade. I will look it up because we harvest Wood Ducks. I shot 1 and buddy shot the other on Halloween one year. 85 % or more of the marsh frozen and 2 female woodies check out the dekes. That was a top 10 hunt for my lifetime. Mallards landing in dekes before we pushed the boat into the sparse reeds. Flocks of 2 to 400 landing in our dekes with crops full of barley. I don't own a semi-autoloader and don't think i would. I've seen too many go down in the marsh. I own two Model 37s and an 870 Wingmaster. Also, I bought a Model 12 Winchester last year that I have yet to fire. I have to bore the barrel to accept steel shot. I am a machinist so I bore them to whatever I think is right. This is usually about 0.003" smaller than a modified choke. The Ithica has 4 inches cut off the standard 30 inch barrel and modified to accept screw in chokes. I keep it in the boat for a backup or if geese are coming and I have time to put in bigger loads like BB's. I live less than 15 minutes north of Winnipeg. We typically hunt in the Netley and Delta Marshes but if you look at a map of Manitoba, you will see all the water between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. This is heaven for duck hunters and sportsmen in general. A typical 5 day hunt ($500.00 USD per person per day) is $2500.00 USD. This is based on 2 hunters per guide. A day would start with you being picked up at your room/cabin/motel around 4:15 am by your guide. You are transported to hunting area and guide has all gear. After limits ( we usually stay until filled) you are transported to room and lunch would follow. I suggest this meal being the biggest of the 3 because the last of the day could be late and you are getting up early in the mornings. You then have the option of fishing, field hunting for geese, grouse hunting or kicking back and resting up for the next day's hunt. 8 ducks a day, 8 Canada geese a day, 6 each of spruce and ruffed and sharptail (some areas 4 a day) grouse a day. 20 Snow geese a day but we don't usually hunt them a lot as they fly more to the west part of the province and are VERY fickle and hard to pattern. Brekky wold be toast and coffee or cereal or something light which will be in your room and prepared by the client. Mid-day meals and last meal of the day are prepared by us. No alcohol supplied by outfitter. We have awesome field hunting for geese here as well as the Oak Hammock Wildlife Management area is one of the biggest staging areas for geese in all of North America. We hunt barley and wheat fields over decoys and we usually hunt out of layout blinds. Bird processing is extra. Clients are responsible for their proper licenses, shotshells, raingear, camo clothing, etc... All fishing gear (not including licenses) are supplied. HUGE walleye in the river at this ti me of year and there is always MONSTER catfish int he river. Manitoba does not go by weight in measuring fish but length. 28 inches is a master angler Walleye and 34 is the minimum length for Channel Catfish. Fall is not prime time for cats but you can still get them with frogs. Numerous walleye are taken in the fall and local's ears don't really perk up until we hear of a 15+ pounder or 32+ incher. All-time record for Manitoba walleye....we fish the Red River. https://anglers.travelmanitoba.com/master_angler_search.asp?fish_id=2600&lake_id=&angler_fname=&angler_lname=&angler_id=&caught_method=&fmon=&fday=&fyear=&tmon=&tday=&tyear=&organize=species&sortby=size&report=advanced&advanced=1&d=search#results I think this will show you all master angler walleye caught on the Red River. Fall is the best time of year, not counting ice fishing. https://anglers.travelmanitoba.com/master_angler_search.asp?fish_id=2600&lake_id=Red+River&angler_fname=&angler_lname=&angler_id=&caught_method=&fmon=01&fday=01&fyear=1991&tmon=12&tday=31&tyear=2012&organize=species&sortby=size&report=advanced&advanced=1&d=search#results If you are more interested in numbers and eater size fish, June is the time of year where we catch 80+ a boat per day and big smallmouth bass are in that region ( an hour away), too. This is 3 hours north of Winnipeg in the Canadian shield region of the province. We boated 128 smallmouth with many over 17 inches and 84 walleye on a 2 1/2 day trip this past June. 1 1/2 days of bass fishing and then we moved an hour closer to home and hammered the walleye. this year's guide http://www.winnipegtrapandskeet.com/docs/2015huntingguide.pdf I hope this answers most questions. If you have more, don't hesitate to ask. forgot seasons for waterfowl run from September 24 to November 30.

Ya, I do. Location, with who, how many and what kind of birds (ducks, geese), how many the dog retrieved, am or pm, wind direction and strength, date, etc... The retriever I have now is at 585 and I lost his first year of retrieves.....about 44. All water retrieves, none on land are counted, not even the grouse. Like I say, anyone from the site comes out, 20% off. World-class walleye fishing and grouse hunting while waterfowl season is on too.

Come on down, I'll give you a discount for being a loyal Sabres' fan. Prolly going out for a shoot tomorrow or Monday to see what kinda ducks (hoping for BW teal) are around. We have EXCELLENT walleye and catfishing here as well. Here's Erin's first ever fish....34 1/2 Channel Cat. A master angler award was to follow. A fun day with a buddy and his son... My dog's last hunt....retired him with 1723 water retrieves.

If anyone on the site is a duck hunter, come on down. Liberal limits and birds are everywhere. 8 ducks a day and 8 Canadas a day. quack quack Here is a 90 minutes limit for 3 guys.

Myers, with the Jets (15), got 75% of the points Bogo did all year. Bogo with Sabres 0-7 for 7 points and a -7 Myers with Jets 2-13 for 15 and a +9

Well, maybe because the puck is in his end more? Trouba clears the zone exponentially better than Bogo and has just as mean a streak.

Just wondering, can a team not have two pairings of D men they consider shut down pairs. Enstrom is one of the smartest D men in the game and usually makes anyone he plays with look better. If he plays with Myers and Trouba pairs with Buff, We have, arguably, the best 4 starting D men in the NHL.

ummmmmmmmm, did you see where he last played hockey?

I give all new players a clean slate. Myers was consistent for the time he was here last season. Ask me again around the All Star Break and I will give you my honest opinion on his game. I think he will do well in Maurice's system. I've heard nothing but bad things about Staf from 98% of the posters on here and he played very well, in my opinion. Sometimes a change is good for an athlete. The players going your way are carrying baggage as well but they too should be given a clean slate.