On the road again

inthedark · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:49 pm Post subject: On the road again

Looks like I'll be stationed back to Ontario at a coast guard base. Shocked

I find out officially on monday morning telcon.
The misses is tickled! Hug

Elvis · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

good luck, I hope it goes as planned.

MacD · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:15 am Post subject: Re: On the road again

Which one? I have 35 years in the CCG.

inthedark · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

I am going to Parry Sound Coast Guard Base as the GS-06 Storesman in the supply section. My new boss keeps referring to my position as the senior storesman for whatever reason. I don't know who is right( well I do,he (the boss) is always right)) lol. I am happy about it and I may even get the chance to get enough hours in to finish my Limited Masters Papers. God willing!

Elvis · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:20 am Post subject: Re: On the road again

but is the real boss (SWMBO) happy too?

MacD · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:14 am Post subject: Re: On the road again

Parry Sound is a great location. With Georgian Bay on your doorstep I predict a gradual accumulation of assorted fishing gear lol. I started my CG career in the Central Region at the HQ's which at the time was at 1 Younge Sreet in Toronto. I spent a year in Prescott. Good luck in the move and the new job.

inthedark · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

MacD wrote:

Parry Sound is a great location. With Georgian Bay on your doorstep I predict a gradual accumulation of assorted fishing gear lol. I started my CG career in the Central Region at the HQ's which at the time was at 1 Younge Sreet in Toronto. I spent a year in Prescott. Good luck in the move and the new job.

Thanks Mate!

Vince · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

Sounds like you are going to have a good time at your new post mate. Fishing eh...well, that's another form of hunting in my book...as I've always said..."Time what's not spent hunting or fishing is time wasted".

Enjoy your new post mate.

Cheers, Vince

inthedark · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

I got called yesterday by the big cheese and I have a report date of March 5th. The paperwork will probably be back by this coming week and we can plan on the house hunting trip etc to happen within a couple of weeks. Its all good. And Vince, the wild turkey hunting is reputed to be very good in the area. The coyote population will definitely be in decline when I get there.

Vince · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:59 am Post subject: Re: On the road again

ITD wrote:

...And Vince, the wild turkey hunting is reputed to be very good in the area. The coyote population will definitely be in decline when I get there.

BONUS mate. I assume that there is a season for turkey hunting, but is coyote hunting open slather like it is down south?

Cheers, Vince

inthedark · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

Most of the coyotes in ontario are a hybrid or moving that way. They have interbred with the red wolves that are indigenous to the eastern part of n america. So they are larger and have taken on wolf traits so they are somewhat more difficult to hunt as opposed to the western coyotes but then again it is only a matter of learning the techniques of hunting them from knowledgible local guys/gals. There is a whole lot more bush and forest in the east as opposed to the open west. There is a spring turkey hunting season and also a fall season. The species of wild turkey in ontario is the eastern. Out west and south you get osceola (florida), merriams, eastern, rio grande, goulds, ocellated which are on the Mexican yukatan peninsula). And they say there are also some sort of hybrids down in the states.

Elvis · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

wow I thought a turkey was a turkey. we have big shiney greyish and whites. I didnt know there was more than 1 type.
sound like you will get some nice pelts.

inthedark · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

Elvis wrote:

wow I thought a turkey was a turkey. we have big shiney greyish and whites. I didnt know there was more than 1 type.
sound like you will get some nice pelts.

Yeah you can get some impressive tail fans and spurs on the feet. My first turkey was a 19.5lb eastern subspecies with 1 3/4"and 1 5/8" spurs and a beautiful fan. I want to go for a grand slam in turkeys.

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

Here you go Elvis:

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Elvis · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: On the road again

yip that there gobbler looks like our wild ones.