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Thanks guys, it makes more sense now.

I'm a little confused with respect to this whole principle. Does this not go against the mentality of trying to ensure a drag free drift or is the intent to imitate something that is emerging hoping to get a strike? Someone please fill me in, I'm freaking out.

Is he hiring? Talk about an exciting job!

You are encouraged to call in any Cougar sightings. Will anything be done about it? Probably not, unless it's in an area such as Fish Creek Park where there is a substantial amount of people and kids wondering around. As Taco said WE are the ones encroaching on THEIR territory. Calling in sightings however will provide valuable information to SRD/PARKS. It is this information that contributes to determining what will be done with a particular animal. This is why it is important to provide detailed information. Hopefully the standards used in evaluating whether to trap, shoot or tranquilize an animal are quite high. http://www.macecanada.com/downloads/cougarbrochure.pdf

Gravelman , you should consider having a replica made of that fish.

Yah Taco , the back is all screwed up again, not much time for anything else.

The goldfish is still alive and feeding.

Censoring programs just contribute to making language worse on the net as there is always something to replace the most common used terms. But I won't go there.

Huh? Care to expand on that?

This is quite interesting.

Same here Taco, life is only so long with very limited days for fishing.

This is an article in the news today. I find this quite amusing as I work in the heating/refrigeration industry. Since it was discovered (or assumed incorrectly, I don't know which term to use) that the depletion of the ozone layer was mans doing we have spent billions if not trillions of dollars replacing CFC's in various refrigeration systems across the world. In Alberta the cost to retrofit a typical refrigeration system for a large commercial building is in excess of $100,000. Most large commercial building buildings have a least two systems. Was it all necessary? Does this sound a little familiar? Global what? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From : http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/07...-antarctic.html British researchers have found large quantities of natural ozone-depleting chemicals in Antarctica. Chemists from the University of Leeds, the University of East Anglia and the British Antarctic Survey reported finding high concentrations of halogens, such as bromine and iodine oxides. "The springtime peak of iodine oxide [20 parts per trillion] is the highest concentration recorded anywhere in the atmosphere," said an abstract of their study, published in the journal Science on Thursday. The bromine came from sea salt and the iodine from "almost certainly bright orange algae that coat the underside of the sea ice around the continent," they said in a release. Halogens deplete the ozone above the ice surface, which reduce the capacity of the atmosphere to remove certain chemical compounds. "We still have to work out what the ramifications of this discovery are," said John Plane, professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Leeds. The chemists did an 18-month study of the lowest part of the atmosphere on the Brunt Ice Shelf, about 20 kilometres from the Weddell Sea. The scientists projected a beam of light across the shelf, and analyzed the levels of chemicals in the reflected light. Moreover, satellite observations by team member Alfonso Saiz-Lopez "have confirmed that iodine oxides are widespread throughout coastal Antarctica." The scientists are planning additional studies to assess the impact on the local environment. The finding may raise questions about the belief that chemicals made by humans are behind the disappearance of ozone over the continent. The ozone layer is the part of the atmosphere 25 kilometres up that acts as a shield protecting life on Earth from damaging UV rays, which can cause sunburns, skin cancer and cataracts. The rays can also harm marine life. The layer has decreased globally by about 0.3 per cent per year. The loss is seen as a hole over the South Pole because of atmospheric and wind conditions during the southern winter. The hole grows during the winter, peaking in the southern spring, and is seen until the summer in November or December. It is a common belief that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) produced by humans are breaking down the ozone layer. For example, the UN Environment Programme Ozone Secretariat said in 2006 the depletion of the ozone over Antarctica "cannot be explained by natural cycles but is caused by the impact of synthetic chemicals in the stratosphere." CFCs were banned under the Montreal Protocol in 1987. In August 2006, the UN group said the ozone layer could return to pre-1980 levels by 2049 over much of the world, but it would take until 2065 to restore the shield over Antarctica.

Buy a fish tank. Congrats and good luck on the new one!

The majority of my life I have fished in the region north of Rocky anywhere up to the Kakwa area. I have never encountered a cougar and the bear encounters have been little to worry about. For the most part the bears take off in a flash when encountering humans. I have been charged twice, once while in a vehicle and once in a clearing when I was about 10 years old. (The cubs were curious of my brother and I, mom charged when the cubs were 10 feet from us. More of "lets get the hell out of here" thing.) Anyways, I am curious. Due to the south being a more popular area tourist wise than the central and northern regions, combined with the heavy pressure the region sees, is it possible the cougars and bears are becoming used to humans to the point they have little fear anymore? Or is it just the weather we have been experiencing this year?

So why do you think he didn't attack you? Or was he just ensuring you left his area?

Nice report Glenbow. I presume you came back with all your toes? Did you happen to see any of the smallies cruising in pairs? I have watched them swim like that on Van Island, the choreography is amazing.

Something along this line perhaps? http://jcs.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/s3-100/50/183.pdf http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/202/2/161.pdf

Or they would light them on fire. Hey, they make the perfect fire pit.

Cdone: With a dog named Chilko I'm wondering if you are able to add anything to my post here: http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...pic=253&hl=

I'm still laughing at that one - 10 minutes later.

There are two final contestants in a poetry competition, one a Yale scholar the other a redneck from Texas. The challenge is to make a poem using the word "Timbucktoo". Yale scholar: Through the fiery desert sand, treks a lonely caravan, men on camels two by two, destination Timbucktoo. Big applause from the audience. People are confident the redneck can't do better. The redneck steps up to the microphone: Me and Tim a hunting went, found three whores in a pop up tent, they were three and we were two, so I bucked one and Tim Bucked two.

Pretty decent shots for just getting the hang of a new camera.

Ok I give up.

Two guys were driving through Texas when they got pulled over by a State Trooper. The cop walks up and taps his nightstick on the window. The driver rolls down the window and "WHACK," the cop smacks him in the head with his nightstick. "What the hell was that for?" the driver asked. "You're in Texas, son," the trooper answered. "When we pull you over,you better have your license ready by the time we get to your car." "I'm sorry, officer," the driver said, "I'm not from around here." The trooper runs a check on the guy's license. Finds He's clean and gives the guy his license back. The trooper then walks around to the passenger side and taps on the window. The passenger rolls down the window and "WHACK," the trooper smacks him on the head with the nightstick. "What did you do that for?" the passenger demands. "Just making your wish come true," replied the trooper. "Making WHAT wish come true?" the passenger asked. "Because I know your type," the trooper says, "two miles down the road you're gonna turn to your buddy and say, 'I wish that ***hole would've tried that crap with me!