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I found this very interesting. Cremation would be my first choice but this would be my second. I've been involved in the decision making for loved one's funerals before and was disgusted at how the funeral director took advantage of the loved ones' time of grief to add frills to the...

I use lures for almost all my freshwater fishing because I find it more enjoyable but I think the general feeling is that bait is more productive.

The Forks refers to the area where the Batsto and the Mullica Rivers meet. The Batso is not really deep enough to take a power boat upstream but you can go a bit further up the Mullica from the Forks. There are some nice broad, weedy areas right at the Forks though that are great fishing. I've...

Another option is to just leave your motor home and use the oars. Most of the lakes around here are small enough to not really justify an outboard anyway. When fishing, you are normally moving small distances at a time, interspersed with periods of fishing. You rarely need to cover the length of...

I don't know what struck me more, the pics of the anchors or the quote that you found them in your backyard. Suddenly my backyard seems awfully boring! :mrgreen:

I have mixed feelings on the topic. I agree that the forest often recovers more quickly from the fire than from some of the efforts of fighting it. And few on this board need to be told of the natural role of fire in the pines. But hoping to stop it at the next road is a risky proposition. The...

I lived fifteen minutes from Island Beach back in the 1980s and used to surf fish there quite a bit. One time I heard rustling behind me while standing at water's edge and I turned just in time to watch a fox grab my bag of frozen mullet and run off into the dunes with it. Back out to Betty and...

Count me in as well as someone having their first taste of frog legs there. As a hunter, who constantly is asked to describe what the game I shoot tastes like, I really hate to use the overused "tastes like chicken" description, but it really is true in this case! Both my wife and I were...

I'm sure it is egg laying Bob. Most water turtles rarely venture far from water other than for nesting. I saw two terrapins on Seven Bridges Road this weeked that were smashed by cars while going to or from their nesting sites and helped several others across the road before they met the same...

As far you your son is concerned, I'd make the best of a sad event and use the opportunity to teach him about life and death in nature. At the age of four, you obviously can't get too far into it, but death is a part of life and even more so in nature. Nature can be downright cruel and violent...

In my opinion, the garbage mixed in with the mulch is a probelm, but an asthetic one and not as big as issue as the mulch itself. The mulch changes the pH, organic content, and nutrient level of the native soil, allowing non-native roadside weed to displace the native pine barrens species that...

The main reason for sitting in the bow seat, backwards, is that the bow seat is closer to the middle of the canoe than the stern seat is. It doesn't place you in the center, which is considered the idea location, but it is a great improvement over paddling solo from the stern seat. We do have...

My V-8 GMC is killing me right now, but I need something that can trailer my boat and haul my family. Insuring a third car just for economical commuting may not be worth it, but a small motorcycle might. Hence, I'm considering my first bike!

I agree with amf. 16ft will be fine. Even when solo paddling, I prefer a boat at least that length, as it tracks better on open water. Just sit in the front seat facing backward, to better balance the boat. Another trick I learned long ago when solo paddling on larger water is to bring along a...

I remember stumbling upon a lime kiln while grouse hunting in that area over 25 years ago. I can't remember exactly where I was but the one pictured here sure looks like it. Another great place to explore are the copper mines a bit further south along Old Mine Road. As much as I love the pines...

The tale of the Tuckerton "giants" has been around for a long time, however I believe it has been discounted. The original account was from the farmer who unearthed the skeletons and tied or wired the bones back together and hung them from a beam in his barn. The exaggeration in the height of...

Maybe I can get something for the pieces of wreckage I found from an old plane crash at Wells Mills:dance:. Cliff Oakley told me it was a navy plane out of Lakehurst that crashed just after WWll.

Anyone else who has a 4WD and can help shuttle volunteers will be greatly appreciated. We normally haul people without woods-worthy transportation in with the vans from Wells Mills but we will need to get past a few hairy sections of road this year which the vans may have trouble with. There...

The spreaders are cool but so are those Conrail Alcos. A once common workhorse that has all but disappeared.

I thought the area indicated by the 2nd Google link is part of Stafford Forge WMA. Was there a private inholding I wasn't aware of? I'd like to second Bob's concern about the Broom Crowberry. Since it is a species that grows in open, disturbed areas, protecting it is not just a matter of not...