PSA - COE Day use permits during corona virus

[voeller101]

It definitely is. Discussing it is one thing. But people often use it to slam others for their "left" or "right" viewpoints. But I'll agree it seems to stay pretty civil here for the most part.

[stripernut1]

tim e,
unless I missed something (and it's possible) I havent been banned one single day from fishing or hunting.
I've been able to find ways to catch 23 inch smallmouth, 42 inch stripers, limits of spots every day, hunt turkeys, enjoy fried turkey Sammy's. look for Morrell mushrooms , which is the most therapeutic thing I do.
In "normal" times I do a lot of these activities by myself but I do ocitake a group trolling for stripers.
so I guess what I'm trying to say is I have endeavored to continue to enjoy my hobbies while trying to comply with guidelines proposed by the Federal government that have been adopted by state governments.
I have had to change and tweak my routines to accommodate these new "abnormals" such as everyone gathering at the fuel pier pre dawn to chat and enjoy a cup of coffee. but I didnt let the stoppage of that activity take me completely out of the game.
I LIVE to fish and have still been able to find a way to get that done.
I understand the competitive angle on tournament fishing and how addictive it can be and how exhilarating it is , I did it for years.
but if you truly love to fish just to compete against the fish I dont think you can be stopped, you will find a way.
get on the water soon, take a deep breath, look around for a minute, smile and cast away.
good luck to you

[TimE]

Technically, that is frowned upon currently. The point has been made by another member about the governors orders, to stay healthy at home. If you must go to work, get groceries, etc then you should go straight home as fast as possible. Same as healthy at work guidelines. Honestly I have worked everyday other than weather/work related and frankly been carrying on the same as always. Like thousands of others.

The problem I have is with overreach. We had numbers that projected everyone would need hospital beds, etc. Those numbers were incoherently wrong, unexplained, and goalpost keeps changing with new restrictions everyday. It’s time we started hearing facts instead of fluff.

Finally, initially I supported everyone staying at home to kill the virus. It didn’t take long to realize that we were just prolonging it and making it a reoccurring problem.

I love to hunt and fish as well, that is exactly why I bring up the limiting of them in anyway.

[stripernut1]

Technically, that is frowned upon currently. The point has been made by another member about the governors orders, to stay healthy at home. If you must go to work, get groceries, etc then you should go straight home as fast as possible. Same as healthy at work guidelines. Honestly I have worked everyday other than weather/work related and frankly been carrying on the same as always. Like thousands of others.

while you wre writing this caught 2 really chunky spotted bass.
while I was writing this I probably missed out on two more.

The problem I have is with overreach. We had numbers that projected everyone would need hospital beds, etc. Those numbers were incoherently wrong, unexplained, and goalpost keeps changing with new restrictions everyday. It’s time we started hearing facts instead of fluff.

Finally, initially I supported everyone staying at home to kill the virus. It didn’t take long to realize that we were just prolonging it and making it a reoccurring problem.

I love to hunt and fish as well, that is exactly why I bring up the limiting of them in anyway.

while you were writing this I caught 2 really chunky spots.
while I was writing this I probably missed out on 2 more lol.
my point is shed all the distractions that are keeping you from doing the things you love to do.

[TimE]

I’m not distracted as much as you apparently,lol. I will be on the water this weekend and welcome seeing everyone else!!!! Last thing I’m gonna do anymore is curse anyone on water. Well, those wake boats really bother me!!!!!!!!

I think everyone should reach out to kdfwr and let them know that we are the oversight. That hunting and fishing ban for many was biggest stab in back I have seen. It was to easy for them also. Without blowback from pretty much non tournament angler like myself, then mob rule mentality could ban stripper fishing. Those bills may come in handy soon!