Boy there are some things happening here in the great lk state . It sure was a privilege to Liston to the Michigan DNR fur bearer specialist today . His guy is getting good at his job thats for sure .4 days ago bill 5854 was started to open a season on wolf . Are fur bearer specialist sure does work for us . The guy has clearly learned this job well . He explained he's pouring all his time now working on getting us a wolf season . People in this state will be very happy to get this over pop of wolf under control . He would like people right now to write in letters to your reps . And as the director of the NTA explained emails do not get read nor does those pre made letters like the NRA has you send in . Just two line letter nice and simple is how gets read and they will take note . So if you wish to trap or call wolf all you need to do is ask Nicly . The fur bearer specialist . Has got all his per posed planes for are testing that will be required . He also said the collarum.should be excepted by the NRC in dec and will come into affect as soon as they say yes . Some time mid dec all ADC trappers will need this testing . The DNR has posted on the web site this basic book , it's very simple to understand . The DNR placed this there so people could know how to deal with problem animals around there homes . Only one lady asked why do we need to send to Nebraska bl bla I'm sure there's been a few people in Nebraska send money to Michigan . But that was it as all trappers seemed happy about this . Surly they all feel they can pass this test . If you go on the mi DNR web site you can see what we need to know to pass not problem . It's gust basic stuff . The NTA director would like poeple to talk to the nta before taking mony and signing contracts for these reality tv shows . He also said the nationals will be In upper Michigan 2014 . Very cool day and thanks the fresh perch and blue gill dinner that was tasty . They had lots of food for us . Took in a few demos . I met Paul doppins . Very friendly guy . Got me a trappermam..com hat and declaw for the work truck . Bought a few new traps . I bought 5 of the Williams traps to give them a try . My buddy said he's had one on his since 86 .I was lucky at the raffle again and won a DVD on muskrat and a brand new carbon express cross bow With a red dot scope nice

I was tell this lure maker about that beaver type colony trap and he gave me this beaver lure.I tried to pay him forit but just said ill be back for more .this brand is what mark june uses in his bait making.
Noon feeding time for my boys after the muskrat tipup trapping demo
Picked up 5 williams traps I've never had any ,heavy constrution .
Me after the raffle and that was Fun

good pics pesky!

Sounds like fun and good male bonding with your boys.

Pesky, don't you just hate it that your boys are way better looking than you? I really envy you for having the same interests as your sons. My old man and I weren't all that close. But the things that stick out in my mind were the few times that we shared a duckblind together or that he took my dog out on opening day of pheasant season because I was in the Army. ( And actually shot a limit of roosters for the first time in many years )

If you think that you're having fun now, wait a few more years. Once those grandkids start coming along, you'll go bonkers!

We can only do are best Paul . Kids don't come with a how to book . I try to keep my promises . I try to have work so they can earn . Lots of love and lots of hands on fun . I could go on and on about how I think kids should be raised . The fact is I cheated . I got professional help from a family counsel . Never told anybody till years later . I just went in a few times explained the problems I was having . Got some real good advice on how to change few things. It got real simple after that . After that I was much smarter than the kids and dint have all that drama anymore . Come to find out the kids dint want all drama ether just need to learn how to work together. Showing lots of praise was the big change I made years ago . Instead of yelling when they where bad I found it worked better to tell them that there doing good . Real simple . Things went from good to better than great . The boys are the easy ones know . The teenage daughter thing much more hard . I guess they just need a little more space and I need to trust I set the bar high as to what true love is . Not easy . D.A.D.D Dad against daughter dating I'm a member

Once the elgible suitors learn that dad has lots of guns, they tend to get the daughter home on time and there's a lot more "Yes Sir" and "No Sir" too! It's "daughter wrapping dad around her little finger" that you have to be careful with.

I think professional counseling is great. I found one who agreed with almost everything I said. Eventually my wife hated him more than me so I guess it really does work.

I didn't take the wife along . I knew that was a lost cause . All she kep saying was your going fishing again . You get to go to work all week and now your taking the kids fishing . You never want to go to the bar with me . Really lady please . Should have seen the look on her face when she got the papers . I wish it would have worked out but once she got up to a case a beer aday I just couldn't handle it . She did get a choice but took the Beer can . I keep things friendly with her because of the kids don't need that drama . It worked out . We fish and she's free to party . She had spine surgery not to long ago and I took to the doctors and surgery and then brought her home and took care of her till she could be on her own again . So things are good

Looks like you had a Whole lot of Fun at the Convention Ryan, Hope to see you at the NTA National in Lima, Ohio next year.
Scott

can you learn to flip your photos so they're not sideways

It's a lot more easy for me to head to Ohio than it is mn because I have to ether take the boat across or drive around lake Michigan . I'm not sure what's up with the pic thing . I can't upload off my iPad on T-man but I can off my black berry phone . What I think is the pic are to big so they load side ways . I have tryed to flip them but they there still side ways . I know Paul get my kid . I've tried that to . I wish I could figur out why I can't upload off my iPad .

dangit... i got a kink in my neck now.... anyways... WHERE WERE YOU???? i looked all over for a fat bearded guy that was Pesky.. and never saw him... i saw a whole lot of plump people... (me included) but i never saw a pesky guy. i did speak with Adam Bump and told him what i thought about sending our money to another state for "our" training. Adam is a really good guy. we had a nice talk. so Pesky... if you went through the chow line... you needed to do a turtle-man yodel or something so we knew who you were. oh well.. maybe next year. the convention in Michigan in always an awesome event... i know i downed a lot of aspirins yesterday to help with the headache.. but i wouldnt miss this for the world. Sat and BS'd with Paul in his booth for a while and sip some special stuff.. Paul... that was smooooooth... hahahahahha Great time!

I seen you drive by . I would have ran you down but I was talking to this old timer mink man . Just as you drove by he was telling me about his number 1 set that was compleatly different than any set that ive ever herd of . I thought hey there goes Wiggler in a silver truck . Oh I'll catch up to him in a min . Never to be seen again and you where headed in . Sounds lke you might have been working on that headache up in the camp ground . Wiggler did you look at that book from Nebraska on the DNR web site . Wonder if we can just skip the book and take the test seems like just very basic stuff . The DNR posted the book to help people with there animal trouble. I have no problem with sending a few bucks to a different state . If it was china yes I would have said what the heck . That muskrat DVD I won should be band I can beleve that guy giving up are secrit michigan muskrat tec . I know I talk but hold back on some stuff . The guy is a nut ball but sure knows how to catch rats at very fast rate . That is the key for big number in and out . Go time up there . You never see anybody mad or upset . Just smiles on Everybudy face . You can't get that anywhere but at the trappers convention . Did you get any of them fried perch and bluegills Wiggler . Hard to beat fish like that . Sweet corn . I about fell over after eating . had to go win a new crossbow just so I could walk again

YOU DID NOT WIN THAT CROSSBOW!!! i wanted that so bad... anyways... i have a black truck. not silver. and i ate some fish too, but no corn. i didnt want corn chunks stickin out of my teeth.. i was working the crowd. no i have not looked at the DNR site for that info. did you see me ready to punch out Adam Bump? (head of the DNR) me and him had some "words". but seriously.. he is a nice guy. i didnt win anything in the raffle.. last year i won those monster 12"/16" monster conis John makes. 4 of them!! and a few bucks sending isnt bad... $400 seems alot to me..

We got to send them 400.00 bucks are you kidding me . It's like a boy scout manual . 400.00 bucks for that . Ok now I have a problem . Thats going to add up for them guys that go threw guys like underware . I really can't beleve that . It can't be true . I was thinking 140.00 bucks

Yes that crossbow is going to be my new crossbow for fishing

i was sittin in the front row waiting for them to call my name for that bow... oh well.. still had a heck of a time there. they auctioned off 3 jars of my blueberry pie.. did ya see that? $22 a mason jar full

I left after the raffle . When they said if you want your prize I was gone . When they were doing the raffle and that auction guy said well this is one lucky kid that was me . I won twice . I seen a silver truck with ABC on it and thought that was you . If the fee is going to be 400 bucks than it is about down sizing the number of permits . There's no reason they can't put a test together and just have us take it . 400.00 bucks sounds more like a pay off . They said it would take 40 hours to study that book after looking at it heck you could write a better one in 4 hours

Never had blue berry pie in a jar. The only pie I've drank from a mason jar was apple? Blue berry sounds like a nice change though! Might need the recipe.!!!

anytime ya need the recipe.. just holler... it sold pretty good at the auction... chicks really like it. i had a local lady drop off a bottle of Everclear and demand i make her some more of this secret stuff... stuff gives me a headache after drinkin to much.... lol