Fishing Charlotte Harbor Area (Homestead: homestead, overnight, trucks)

[elizabeth.emm]

Originally Posted by Harbor Hopper

Do you know what hunting is?? It is humanly killing an animal to EAT, not for sport. Do you honestly think hunters kill a deer and leave it in the woods to rot?? I don't think you understand hunting at all.

I do understand hunting but how often is the animal only wounded? Don't tell me that all hunters are crack shots. If they could all kill the animal with one clean shot I wouldn't feel so badly about it

[rock creek]

Originally Posted by Harbor Hopper

Do you know what hunting is?? It is humanly killing an animal to EAT, not for sport. Do you honestly think hunters kill a deer and leave it in the woods to rot?? I don't think you understand hunting at all.

I am not a hunter but I do eat the meat my good friend brings home. Deer meat chilli is the best I have ever had

[Harbor Hopper]

Originally Posted by elizabeth.emm

I do understand hunting but how often is the animal only wounded? Don't tell me that all hunters are crack shots. If they could all kill the animal with one clean shot I wouldn't feel so badly about it

If you understood hunting, you wouldn't have made that ridiculous post about the dead deer. Obviously that one was not just wounded. He is dinner!!!

[elizabeth.emm]

Originally Posted by Harbor Hopper

If you understood hunting, you wouldn't have made that ridiculous post about the dead deer. Obviously that one was not just wounded. He is dinner!!!

But just how long did he take to die?

[Messing About]

Can we get back on topic with FISHING CHARLOTTE HARBOR AREA, please?

[elizabeth.emm]

Originally Posted by Messing About

Can we get back on topic with FISHING CHARLOTTE HARBOR AREA, please?

Messing About, I hope you have noticed that neither Harbor Hopper or I have posted anything else about hunting or killing animals. We're being very good and obeying the rules

[wpc691]

Getting back to a vaguely string-relevant topic, I've been whiling away the dark German hours 'til closing playing with Google maps, and measuring the distance from my soon-to-be outlet to the popular fishin' holes. MA, I'm starting to think that Subaru Jim may have a case for his trailer strategy - some of those spots are a loooong ways away.

[Harbor Hopper]

Originally Posted by wpc691

Getting back to a vaguely string-relevant topic, I've been whiling away the dark German hours 'til closing playing with Google maps, and measuring the distance from my soon-to-be outlet to the popular fishin' holes. MA, I'm starting to think that Subaru Jim may have a case for his trailer strategy - some of those spots are a loooong ways away.

Yes, and it takes a LOT of fuel to make those trips.

[wpc691]

No doubt. I was thinking (I have way too much time on my hands) that if you wanted to spend a couple of days fishing the whole East Wall, you could trailer down to the Matlacha ramp in the morning, fish your way home, tie up at the dock, then fish your way back to Matlacha the next day. They charge you $10/day to park at the ramp in Lee County, but an annual pass is only $60. I'm thinking you'd save about $40 in fuel, and get in at least a couple hours of extra fishing time. You could also fill up the boat with non-ethanol at Marathon and save another $80 vs filling up at the fuel dock. Of course, that all assumes you've got easy access to your trailer at home, and are pretty close to a ramp to pull out before you start.........yes, I have too much time on my hands.

[Harbor Hopper]

Many ramps do not allow overnight parking. Plus, with all the petty crime, I wouldn't want to keep a truck & trailer unattended overnight at a ramp. Very likely to be broken into and/or stolen.