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  1. ilovesprig

    Things are changing..............

    Deer are losing their summer coats and moving to the more gray look of fall/winter....Mostly hard horned bucks, but a few still in velvet...Fall will be in the air soon................. :heart: ps...Can't believe there's any deer left on the "Best 40"...Lions every night...All but one fawn is...
  2. ilovesprig

    NWTF Monthly Meeting 9-15-25

    The next NWTF monthly meeting will feature David Blackston...He is the hunt coordinator for Barrett Lake waterfowl hunting...It is very important that we support this program, because it has a direct effect on the Lake Sutherland turkey hunts with the City of San Diego........... ;) Date, Sept...
  3. ilovesprig

    Black Widow vs snake

    Well, just when you've thought you've seen everything in the wild, you see something new...My daughter called and said there was a snake in a web...She's had a lot of problems with rattlesnakes ever since they moved to their new house in VC...So, I drive over to see it...Sure enough there's a...
  4. ilovesprig

    Henshaw 8-29-25

    Well, Phil and I decided to try "The Shaw" one more time...It was reall tough launching the boat, but we finally got it in (there was only one other small tin boat)...With the lake going down so fast. there's just not a lot of structure to fish...We headed for the damn area and were pleasantly...
  5. ilovesprig

    Amazing!

    Probably fished Henshaw for the last time this summer last Friday...The lake is almost below the tree lines everywhere and the bite has really fallen off (11 fish)...We rarely keep bass, but this guy/girl was hooked in the gills and was bleeding profusely...When I cleaned it, I noticed how fat...
  6. ilovesprig

    NWTF Monthly Meeting...8-18-25

    Hi guys, NWTF San Diego Chapter meeting is next Monday (8-18) at 6:30 at the Hamburger Factory in Poway...This meeting will be mostly about the dove opener on Sept. 1st and the D-16 archery opener Sept. 6th...Lots of local knowledge...Bring the wife and kids...You don't have to be a member of...
  7. ilovesprig

    To the Victors, go the spoils...

    Caught a nice cat at "The Shaw...That turned into a great catfish dinner...Beer battered cat, corn, and coleslaw....................... :yum
  8. ilovesprig

    The "Shaw"......WOW!

    Well, all good things must come to an end, but what a run we had....The lake is now only about a foot deep on the outside of the trees and still dropping fast...So, bass have moved away from most the edges...As many of you know, there's almost no structure in the lake once it starts getting this...
  9. ilovesprig

    Good Day of Local Scouting...7-31-25

    Took a day off of fishing Henshaw and did a drive about...My morning (Burr) in pix.................. :blush:
  10. ilovesprig

    Great Week-End of Fishing & Shooting

    Actually 3 days...Started Friday with Phil at Lake Henshaw...Tremendous bite...Over 50 fish and left them biting...I then went to "The best 40 acres in SD"...Trail cams don't lie........ ;) Saturday, Otto and I started shooting a bunch of pigeons at a dairy (banded one too)...Then headed for...
  11. ilovesprig

    Happy Independence Day, 2025

    Happy 4th of July fellas, Freedom has never felt better as it does under President Trump and our current administration....God bless all that protect our great country........ :heart:
  12. ilovesprig

    1st day of Hunting Season...Bunnies beware!

    Traditional cottontail rabbit season opens tomorrow morning...Hope I get some sleep tonight...............:p
  13. ilovesprig

    WHY?........lol

  14. ilovesprig

    NWTF Monthly Meeting, San Diego Chapter...6-16-25

    Hi guys, San Diego Chapter meeting is tonight at the Hamburger Factory in Poway...Start time is 6:30...Come join us.................... :grinning: Also, I still have some opening for this Sundays JAKES event (6-22-25) at the Escondido Fish & Game Assoc. shooting range..........:blush...
  15. ilovesprig

    The Shaw still producing crappie....

    Phil and I hit Henshaw for a couple of hours Friday morning....The crappie bite is still good and even caught a few bass by mistake....Mr. Brant is still at the lake too........... :blush:
  16. ilovesprig

    Found them....6-7-25

    Bass fishing is slowing down some, but the crappie fishing with the exception of off the fishing dock has been non existent.......:confused: Yesterday, we started out with some pretty fair bass catching...Then a couple guys in a really nice bass boat said, they had caught a couple of crappie by...
  17. ilovesprig

    Maybe, the best turkey photo I've ever taken.....

    I literally have 1000's of turkey pix from the last 30 years, but I think this may be the most unique one I've ever taken...A bearded hen with a poult on her back...It's rare to to see bearded hens with poults ( I have 2)...And, then to have one of her poults on her back is something I've never...
  18. ilovesprig

    Turkey Pix...5-25

    The boys aren't quite finished as of yesterday...Lots of jakes on the carry over too............................. :heart: ps...Saw one hen with poults...Grass was too high to see how many...........:blush:

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