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Post by CP Dan on Dec 6, 2011 9:12:17 GMT -6
What are people doing to keep busy during this down time?
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Post by cisco on Dec 20, 2011 2:27:06 GMT -6
Hunting, fishing, skiing. No down time.
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blitzfish
Button Mushroom
~The Fish Guy~
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Post by blitzfish on Dec 23, 2011 0:07:26 GMT -6
lots of fishing...
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Post by CP Dan on Dec 29, 2011 8:57:03 GMT -6
Can't do much fishing down here....Just to warm! Probably won't be able to hit the ice until Febuary at this rate! |
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blitzfish
Button Mushroom
~The Fish Guy~
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Post by blitzfish on Jan 2, 2012 0:12:31 GMT -6
Right!!! ha ha ha. I do a lot of open water fishing for trout all winter long as well as fishing a few rivers nearby that don't freeze over for walleyes so it's not too bad for me yet, but still can't wait to hit the ice as i haven't done so yet. PS HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL
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Post by patrick on Jan 18, 2012 20:09:04 GMT -6
Been going up to Minocqua area (to an undisclosed lake) and ice fishing quite a bit. Doing really well on crappie and northern. Man are northern good. Among the panfish I like crappie the least - too flakey and soft. I'd rank bluegill at number 1 and perch are a close 2nd.
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Post by patrick on Jan 18, 2012 20:10:18 GMT -6
There's always chaga foraging for you mushroom lovers. They're a medicinal mushroom. We like to make a tea from it. Great stuff and easy to identify. I'm not 100% convinced of the medicinal properties, but it can't hurt!  |
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Post by CP Dan on Jan 18, 2012 22:41:09 GMT -6
I'm sure I could look it up, and probably will, but can you clarify what some of the medicinal properties might be?
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Post by patrick on Jan 19, 2012 16:42:32 GMT -6
Chaga is loaded with exponentially more antioxidants than even the most popular alternatives (eg. pomegranite, blueberries, etc.). A quick google search will unveil a ton of info on its properties and health benefits.
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omth
Mycelium
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Post by omth on Feb 6, 2012 20:27:31 GMT -6
school work... lots and lots of school work. In between it though I have already started to daydream about mushrooms... one of my chantrelle spots got plowed under last weekend somewhere deep inside of me hurt physically from it.
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james81
Spore
Under the canopy.
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Post by james81 on Feb 25, 2012 9:21:17 GMT -6
I've been getting to know my new microscope I purchased this winter so that when the mushroom season begins again I can start collecting spore samples to view. Also been getting a bad case of cabin fever...crazy dreams of finding giant and bizarre mushrooms...can't wait to get back out in to the woods again this spring!
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Post by mushroommike on Feb 25, 2012 17:24:19 GMT -6
Alabama has posted the first morel of 2012 (2/25). Let the countdown begin.
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Post by aaron on Feb 25, 2012 21:41:38 GMT -6
Got beer making equipment a couple months. My first batch is an irish stout which is almost done fermenting. The recipe called for five gallons of water, half of which I substituted with chaga tea. Medicinal beer!
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blitzfish
Button Mushroom
~The Fish Guy~
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Post by blitzfish on Feb 25, 2012 22:31:01 GMT -6
I can't wait!!! At least I got fishing to fall back on while I wait for mushroom season to kick into gear!
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omth
Mycelium
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Post by omth on Feb 26, 2012 12:31:25 GMT -6
Blitz... same here, kinda... went ice fishing for only the second time ever yesterday... though I only caught a handful of smelt and a tiny tiny perch one of the guys with me landed a 50 inch sturgeon on 6lb test with a sweedish pimple while it ignored the smelt and shiners we had on tip ups! Was fun, out of the water, line broke, hook out back in the water... never felt a sturgeon before, amazing fish!
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