whaletacochamp

whaletacochamp t1_j9154d7 wrote

I guarantee you have exactly this in Maine. Aroostook county is more rural than almost all of Vermont and honors their hunting traditions more than vermont does.

Actually last I checked Maine allowed bear trapping whereas Vermont does not.

This is not a Vermont specific thing.

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whaletacochamp t1_j8iuhal wrote

Is this supposed to be a shit post or what? Pretty bad one if so.

I have 4 neighbors, we all look out for each other. We had a break in two years ago and the whole road was on high alert for months afterward. Ended up catching a dude stealing our parcel locker with a trail camera!

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whaletacochamp t1_j88qlwc wrote

My dad and I would drive his truck out a mile or so on Shelburne bay at like 3:30/4 on a weekend. He would drill a hole close enough to each door that we could sit in the truck. Bud heavy for him and root beer or Mountain Dew for me. In less than an hour we would catch enough HUGE perch for the whole family to have a fish fry.

Nowadays so many things about this would just not happen. It’s rarely safe enough to drive a truck out onto Shelburne bay these days, drinking and driving is no longer in vogue (probably a good thing), if you DO get out there it will take you all day to catch a few dinky perch….

and this wasn’t even that long ago. 20-25 years. I now have a son of my own and I’m afraid he will never experience ice fishing to any meaningful degree.

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whaletacochamp t1_j86miqv wrote

A second pair fell through this morning and at least one of them passed away as well. Grand Isle sheriffs “suggesting” that ice fishing derbies be cancelled and urging folks to get off the ice.

There’s no safe ice on champlain this year folks. Just face it. I see people saying “there’s a foot in keelers bay!” - may be true but that foot of ice wasn’t strong enough twice in the last 48hrs.

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whaletacochamp OP t1_j84rtdn wrote

Yup same with my wife’s car. I’ve also flashed people only for them to turn their brights on….whoops sorry friend 😬

What I hate are the jacked up trucks with LEDs in regular projectors so you have two eyes of Sauron blasting at direct eye level in every single mirror. Bonus points if they aren’t secured well and jiggle over every bump.

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