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    Great, well built boats the bonwitcos ?
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    I used to do a bit with a pushnet off the shore Terry. I never used to bother on the smallest tides, but never noticed much difference (from memory) on mid size tides and up. It could be a pain and hard work when there was even a slight surf on my local beaches with the waves taking the net, some days you would get loads in close, (less than a foot deep) other days they would be deeper / further out. Watch out for weavers when u are sorting u catch, the small ones can be a nightmare to spot. I used to use them for bait for wrasse off the rocks (as well as eating them), they keep easily in a bu
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    the fight

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    ?? wasn't expecting that, fair play to Ruiz, he took his chance.
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    the fight

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    Callum Smith just put on a show though!
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    the fight

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    the fight

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    Agreed, the other girl was awkward and Taylor couldn't handle it, I think she was well out of gas at the end as well...
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    I bought one of the first JRC 2 leg Aluminum defenders when they came out around 20 years ago, and have easily done more than 500 nights on it since then. Still use it now and still has plenty of life left in it. Nice and light but obviously not as stable as the newer 3 or 4 leg ones.
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    Best of luck, hope if works out well for you ?
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    That is a fantastic bear Ted, congrats to the shooter! Do you know what it measured yet? ?
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    Great photos Ted, that's a nice size bear! Here they call any black bear that isn't black a color phase Mackem.
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    I reckon they will be out a couple of weeks early this year Ted with the mild spring we having, but its usually the smaller bears that emerge first. By the first week of May you should be seeing plenty, get a beaver strung up between 2 trees to rot mate, it's about the best attractant going, (and draws them in from miles away). Bear spray is effective, easy to use quick, and easy to carry, just not as much fun as a backpacker shotty ? . Enjoy it mate, it can be hard work but it's good fun in the spring when there is f**k all to do but watch the snow melt...
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    Great vid pal?
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    I think it was his reaction after killing the bear and the fact the antis got hold of the video and publicised it that got spear hunting banned here Ted. From what I remember of that vid the bear was dead in seconds but the guy dancing around screaming like a tit looked bad and I think they capitalised on that. I dont bow hunt either but have seen enough vids to know that it can be a very quick, clean and ethical way of taking game. I think the trouble is it takes a lot of practice to get accurate and skilled enough to consistently make the shots, and whereas a marginal shot with a rifle quite
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    Did you buy them with the stabilizer legs on the bolt Micky or make them yourself?
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    Alsone I agree with a lot of what you say. When hunting in bear country I (like a lot of people here) carry bear spray. Its lightweight (size of deodorant can), fast to use and creates a wide cloud, so you dont need to try and hit a small target area (brain, spine etc) on a bear that can run 50 yards in under 3 seconds. That is in addition to my rifle simply due to the speed I can deploy it and the larger spread. In a lot of studies done it also compares better than a firearm in an attack. Where I am handguns aren't allowed without a shit load of permits and f****n about so very few people ca
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    Alsone to pull out one example of a black bear getting up and blame it on the calibre is a little stupid, and if I am honest does make you sound a bit inexperienced. A misplaced shot can happen with any calibre, and even a perfectly placed shot with a bullet designed for the job can sometimes take longer than you would expect to finish the animal. I am in Canada (Alberta) and on a number of BC, Alberta, and Sask and USA hunting forums, and can assure you both the 308 and 30-06 are very well thought of as cartridges for black bear. So is the 300win mag, and a host of others as well, but black b
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    I would say for a first rifle stay away from the 300wm, as you may find the recoil to much and develope bad habits. Sure it is a great calibre but unless you are expecting long range and need the flatter trajectory or require the extra oomph for dangerous game I don't think it's worth it. I would say the 30-06 has a greater variety of bullet weights over the 308 and the edge slightly in energy but not enough for game to care. As stated put a good bullet where it counts in a suitable calibre and the animal will drop. Get a rifle that fits and you enjoy shooting and getting accurate enough to pu
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    Mersey has been producing codling lately I believe, but the only slip is at New Brighton on the wirral, and you used to need powerboat level 2 and insurance and there is a fee to launch unless you got there early then it was free ?. Anglesey and the Menia Straits has quite a few slips dotted around, Bull Bay, Moel y Don, Menai Bridge, Trearddur Bay, Traeth Bychan, Beaumaris an a few others. In spring / summer I would definately head down the Llyn peninsular, one of the best launches (and fishing) was at Trefor but I believe they gated it off and closed the slip this year. On the north coast of
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    How's the CWD (chronic wasting disease) situation near you Ted? Seems to be spreading across Alberta quick, and an elk from where I had my last one (Suffield) tested positive as well.
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    Where was this Tilly?
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    Do you bother with the spring bear hunt there Ted?
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    Hey Ted for turkey and speed goats have u looked into heading south, I am sure I heard Montanna has fairly open draws / tags for a lot of species for non US residents and Canadians, might work out cheaper.
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    Fair play Ted I assumed it was the winters slowing the breeding rate down here, but if u seen a sow with piglets in Jan i guess not. Hopefully they head west from you, I'm in Sherwood Park.?
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    I've been in alberta nearly 6 years and have seen one in that time, I agree they are a challenge. There is a few isolated spots with them but the people in the know keep it to themselves. I don't think they are the problem here they are in the States, to many wolves and the cold winters limits breeding. The word was that very few people claimed the bounty
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    Apparently Google Chrome and Foxfire have found a way to access the photos that Photobucket.com does not now allow you to post to 3rd party sites anymore without paying a high price. In the cases where former/current PhotoBucket users haven't deleted all their albums, Chrome and Firefox now have an extension, Photobucket Embed Fix, that will display 3rd party hosted images. It will fix all your broken pics, no need for you to do anything, it runs entirely in the background. Click Tools>Add-Ons (Or press CTL+Shift+A) >select Extensions > enter "photobucket embed" in the Search
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