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[–] TheBuddha ago 

Hunt. I don't trap. I also fish. I don't ice fish, however. Fuck ice fishing.

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[–] wtfeva [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Ice fishing is fun when you get good spots! Granted I'm in a totally different locale, but I really HATED ice fishing until I found a lake where I could catch shit (perch). They are so fun!

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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Oh, I can catch lots of fish through the ice. I am not interested.

I will party like a rock star in the ice shack. I am just not going to go check traps. I will jig for saltwater smelts. That is done inside the shack.

We have some luxurious shacks up here. Some folks stay in them all winter, including sleeping. I don't mind that, it's out on the ice where you get my middle finger. I am good until -20° f. I can dress for and accept -40° but only for a little while. Those are adjusted for wind chill. I get a little grumpy at 0° because that is when I know real cold is coming and some dumb ass is going to get me called out.

Err... I'm on the search and rescue squad. I'm a bit of a rope specialist. I'm the guy they belay in to pull your body out of the rapids and to go back for your kayak. Hopefully, you're still alive. I'm the guy who will rope down from a buddy's chopper and spend the night with you until it is safe to move you in the morning. I'm the guy they send up Bald Mountain to sit in the ledge with you until we can get a chopper there to move you during daylight hours.

I don't much like it when it gets too cold, but I do love the snow. I'm good until 0°. It's then when things get grumpy. Even my snowmobile suits are heated.

Also, we consider perch to be pretty much junk fish. They don't eat them here. We mostly eat trout, salmon, and bass.