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Page 18 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, October 13-October 19, 2011 Outdoor Connection ...get out & enjoy nature! FISHING REPORT FISHING REPOR Lake Norman Winter Trail Dates Announced This year the Lake Norman Winter Team Trail will again consist of a Saturday and a Sunday trail. The Saturday dates are: Dec. 3, 17, 31. Jan. 7, 14, 28. Sundays dates are: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, Jan. 1, 8, 22, Feb. 5. The fish-off will be a two-day event again as well with that being Feb. 11 & 12. For more info contact Mike at 704-634-1157. Kosa The Kosa retirees fished Lake Hickory last week and results were about what one would expect. John Rankin and Tom Mayhew had 7.90 and took the win. George Crosswhite and Larry Melton had 5.50 and took second place with David O'Shields and Mack Wyatt getting third with 4.80. Big bass of the day was a 3.8 largemouth brought in by Rankin and Mayhew. Lake Norman will be the stop this week and hopefully better catches. Moss Twenty boats fought the fair traffic last Thursday to make it to the weekly bass tourna- ment on Moss Lake. Richard McAbee had 10.56 to take the win. Walt Brysick and Charles Bridges had 5.42 and claimed second. Don and Sara Ledford were third with 4.13 with Randy and Randall Wright close behind with 4.4. Fifth place was a tie and went to the teams of Brian/Cody Hoyle, Bryan Thrift and Matt Arey, both teams had 3.15. Big bass was a 4.4 brought in by Wright and Wright. Tonight, Thursday, Oct. 13th is the last tournament on the Thursday weekly events until next spring. The fish-off will be this Saturday starting at 8am, til 2 pm, and the lake is OFF LIMITS FRIDAY. CCBC The Cleveland County Bass Club fished their January makeup event on Lake Wylie last weekend. Roger Beaver had a limit of bass weighing 11.54 and got the win, he also took big bass honors with a 3.70 largemouth. Second place went to Ray Hembree with 7.60. Third place with 6.02 was John Rankin followed by Larry Melton with 4.88. Fifth place went to Jimmy Melton with 4.64. This weekend the CCBC will fish their regular October event on Lake Greenwood. If anyone has any suggestions on stories or pictures of their catch or kill, you can e-mail me at plail5@carolina.rr.com. TITLE THE E-MAIL STORY OR PICTURE "FOR SHOPPER" OR I WILL ASSUME IT'S JUNK MAIL AND NOT OPEN IT. By By Gary Miller I had been in the stand only 15 minutes when the doe appeared. When it crossed the path that I came in on, she immediate- ly smelled an unfamiliar odor and followed it with her eyes to my tree stand. Now, she was at full alert, trying to bring into focus the blob that was in the tree. She moved to my left trying to wind me but was un- able to satisfy her curiosity until I had come to full draw. I landed what I thought was a good shot. It was a little high but I was sure it did the job. Instead of a pass- through shot, the arrow stayed planted in her side. I knew this would present a few problems, but I was still confi dent. After nearly three hours, I left without fi nding the deer or even one spot of blood. My disappointment still haunts me; not the disappointment that comes from a missed opportunity, but the kind that comes be- cause shot deer are meant to be found and are meant to supply food for the table. Otherwise it's a needless death. For nearly three hours I hunted for that one lost and wounded doe. I was not con- cerned with spooking a buck by rambling around or in getting back into the stand to fi nd another one. I was intent on fi nd- ing the one that had strayed and was now www.mccrackenmarine.com We Buy Some Boats & Motors 303 W. Grover St. • Shelby, NC 704-481-0707 Boat Motor Repairs Winterizing Boats Boat Motor Parts WE BUY SOME BAD MOTORS All Classifi eds Online @ www. shelbyinfo.com Heather Chadwick Sales Representative Roofi ng Siding Painting Deck Repair Windows Announce It With Color! DEER NUTS If it's been a good year for mast in the area of the country you hunt, acorns will attract more deer than any other food source. Be picky though. Set your stand near the milder tasting and hands down deer favorite, white oak acorns. Chinquapin and burr oak acorns are also good. Once those three acorns are gone, move on to pin oaks, black oaks, and red oaks when their bitter, pungent acorns drop. In the south, pecans are powerful deer attractants. Once the rut begins, bucks become more concerned with sex instead of food. However, does are still actively feeding. Hunt the doe feeding areas and you should find bucks looking for love. Happy Birthday! 1 column x 3 Inch or Announcement 1 column x 3 Inch Advertisement or Announcement in Advertisement in Full Color Only$45 Full Color Only 45 Other Sizes & Prices To Choose From. Call Today! Choose From. Call Today! 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One of the little lambs became lost and instead of staying with the 99 that were together, he went after the one that had gone astray. This was the illustration Jesus used to describe God's desire and love for each of us. The Bible says that He sent Jesus to seek and to save those who are lost. You may think that God wants nothing to do with you because you have wan- dered away. You may think that He has no desire to fi nd one when He has 99 others. But that's not God's way. His way is the way of the deer hunter who searches dili- gently for the one that is wounded, hurt, and lost. His way is the way of persis- tence. And His heart is broken when the lost are not found. www outdoortruths.or www..outdoortruths.org Outdoor Truths ©CommunityFirstMedia Bruceu e Camp's Local