Posted By:
Straygator
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Heads Up out There 11-23-2003 21:20
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Not a report – a heads up…
Got this this morning, Vermont first then who is next???
Folks,
Big news of the bad kind. THe state is doing a crackdown on persons who cannot own firearms under federal law, but can under state law. Feds gave $115 million in grants to prosecute people who are felons or have a restraining order on them. Supposedly it is to prevent violence and grants were given to two organizations I have never heard of before – Vermont Center for Justice Research and Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence. WCAX had a state cop on showing a variety of firearms on a table and telling us how they are going to get illegal gun owners out of business. Note felons include people who bounced a $20 check in 1965, people who had a warrant on them for failing to pay a fine and people who had a restraining order put on them by a vengeful spouse in a divorce proceeding. The latter case is the so called Lautenberg Amendment, which is of dubious constitutional authority. Many people have felony records and do not even know it. Many others have had restraining orders that may not have ever been recinded. This could take many sportsfolk out of shooting sports and hunting, leaving many homes, particularly rural ones, unprotected.
Gun Owners of Vermont is setting up a meeting with the governor to deal with this issue. We need sportsfolk to join in because many people will be swept up in this raid on gun ownership. Ilse Peppin Vergi is the Gun Owners lobby person and we really would like to have HAT’s Steve McLeod coordinate with her for possible legislative action.
This is a critical issue and should not be taken lightly. Gun Owners of Vermont has a huge list of people who could be victimized by this ganster style federal action. Our state should not be complicit and our governor made committments to protect gun owners from this kind of frivilous attack when he was running for office. Eddie, founder of Gun OWners of Vermont will be very much involved and I will be coordinating with him. If you have questions, please feel free to coordinate with me.
Karen Kerin, Treasurer, Gun Owners of Vermont
Posted By:
Straygator
Guest
Orlando and Lakeland 11-22-2003 18:10
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Nov 22. Was over at Gaylord Palms and the retention pond on the north side of the convention center had about 200 ringnecks.
On the drive over no sightings on the ponds on the Polk Parkway.
Woodies showed up Friday on Lake Bentley and the mallard numbers doubled. Still not seeing the divers.
Season started this morning, Good luck
Posted By:
KO
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PUZZLE SOUTH 11-21-2003 19:59
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SEVERAL LARGE GROUPS TEAL ALSO FIVE GEESE RUNNING WITH HALF A DOZEN BLACKS JUST SOUTH 46, PUZZLE LAKE. AM, NEW SEASON FINALLY HERE.
Posted By:
upduck
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Kissimee 11-19-2003 08:47
Cloudy, High Winds – Over 70 Degrees
Lot’s of ringnecks showing up on the big lake. Saw a few mallards and widgeon mixed in. Excited about going on opening day. Saw a great deal of the ducks south of sturm island. Anybody else check out Kissimee this week?
Posted By:
Rawhide
Guest
11-10-2003 12:14
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VFE’s- Not a single report from you guys in nearly 4 months?
Posted By:
Straygator
Guest
Lakeland 10-29-2003 22:33
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Central Florida from Lakeland, Mulberry and out to Polk City…..
Lake Maddy off I4…. Florida Mallards and woodies hanging in the open holes small groups of BW teal less than 10 per group
The Pits south of Mulberry…. seeing lots of small groups of BW teal… lots of water available but still head to the hydrilla infested ponds in the day
Around the ponds on the Polk Parkway no significant sightings or numbers off the pasture ponds near the dump. The pond on the east end of the parkway is my indicator of the migration, it holds the ducks all winter
Lake Bently, Morton and Wood Lake.. the usual mallards and some blue bills, woodies have all left. With all the cold up north, should start to see numbers in the next couple of weeks
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KO
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10-26-2003 15:39
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
ran puzzle lake this weekend. saw 4 groups
blue wing,8 to 10 each. several blacks down around hatbill park. nothing else aroound to salt lake.
Posted By:
lrush
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Tampa Bay 10-17-2003 09:10
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Was out Redfishing and saw several large rafts of Bluebills and teal in northern TB. Many blacks and mottled ducks in the ruskin area as well. Heading out to explore the Manatee river, does anyone hunt that river? Just curious if there is enough remote areas to shoot.
Posted By:
wcg6667
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manatee 10-01-2003 14:11
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Went hog hunting sunday night and while sitting in the stand i saw 6 groups of teal with about 10-15 in each group. Looks like its gunna be a desent year.
Posted By:
Rhsduckhunta
Guest
09-26-2003 20:49
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Well, it seems like everyone had a decent early season.Mine wasnt the greatest but it was still fun over all. Hunted TM goodwin tuesday morning. More teal and woodies than I expected down there. we only shot one BW teal. we werent where the ducks wanted to be so that was a problem. All of our shots were out of range. over all everyone that was hunting that day did pretty good. A few guys limited out but mostly just 2 to 4 ducks in the bag per group.
GB&drake….I just moved from oklahoma just over a year ago. Hunting those flyways out there are Alot different I think. The temperature is so much more colder out there. So alot more warmer clothes are my suggestion. Also something to break ice if your hunting on water later in the year if its really cold. also u gotta be where the ducks want to be.
