I have a 7 year old jd 65 hp. Just got it back from the shop. Replaced a $70 switch and a $7 “0” ring. $1200 for labor and $475 pick up and delivery. $1900. The downside of tractor ownership

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Foxkidd—-I don’t know much about baits/lure regarding glycerin. But I do know both glycerin and glycol products will lower freezing point of water quite a lot especially in comparison to salt. They use those products for things like in floor heat systems and refrigeration units. I’ve used glycol for set antifreeze and would imagine you could keep ground fish fairly pliable with it for a dog proof. However I’d wonder if it might change the taste etc and make it less interesting to a critter. I use glycerin in some beekeeping applications and from that I would speculate it doesn’t have a huge impact on smell/taste but I could be mistaken.

Why don’t you grind a small amount of fish and mix glycerin etc into paste and freeze. Then you’d see if it would work in dog proof without locking up the trigger

fender washers also work with a piece of inner tube to plug the hole in the bottom. I got tired of a wet butt from beavers dripping through the hole.

Looks like a recently logged over area. Great deer habitat.

The white Pocahontas has spoken.

I wish she would just shut up.

But every rambling run on thought you have is interesting to anyone?

Sorry had to ask

Fishing isn't the best locally but it is a short jaunt to the mountains for good fish'n. I don't know how to gut and skin a animal without tractor assistance. Its unfortunate I forgot what it feels like to be bent over like a dog humping a football anymore because all hunting is done in tractor range. Can't forget the marten, fisher, squirell, beaver, muskrat and lynx on the line. Shooting beaver on the lake is great fun.

Spray paint conibears, dip foot holds in thinned down Rustoleum. Pack everything up nice and neat. Stock up on bait, Usually stuff from the 1$ store. Their wet cat food in those double white plastic containers is a killer for fox and coyotes. I also look for those dog cables. Its the clips on either end with some type of plastic coated cable, usually 10' long. I use these all the time for sets in the tidal marsh. I connect every 110 conibear to a Pogo and push it down in the marsh with a slotted broom handle. This way the racoons don't walk off with my muskrats. It is a bit time consuming, but i hate losing a few muskrats and traps. I also Pogo in Otter/Beaver conibear. Have not had one pulled out yet. Scout, always looking for sign.

the Great Lakes Salmon and trout stamp is a great lakes thing , the salmon and trout are stocked so you are paying into the pool for stocking.

on this side of the lake under 16 don't need a license , but check the MI regs

most captains have a spot that is fishing is hard they can go find you a Laker

this was Sept 7 out of Racine WI , it was the day we took dad's boat out of the water for the season. that was my only 2025 fish on the big lake that year was busy and didn't get out till the last day he had the boat in the water , I had just suited up to pressure wash the boat and figured better get a picture of the fish.
the WI-DNR has a nice pressure washer setup in Racine to blast all the crud off the bottom of the hull of the boat , we do it twice a season generally
pulled the boat early in 2025 dad was having heart surgery mid September and wanted it all put away for the year before his surgery.

Other than what appears a glance over, she didn’t seem to care you were there.