groomer Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 bonjour !!! ice coming down the river an hr ago !!! lots of rain yesterday ....snow dropped about 2 feet since last sunday in my street ....still at least a foot !!! i was talking with a friend yesterday ...when april arrive ....he checks for the arrival of birds....he told me that this year ...they are about 2 to 3 weeks late !!! jean-guy artsled, nyskidooerinnewhampshire and Phil 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 bonsoir !!! back from a short ride !!! saw 2 moose off logging road at the 17 miles....then 2 more at the 16 ...on my way to lake...stuck with those 2 ...turned around and went to check tq 5 next to long hill ste marguerite !!! snow melting a lot today pic with 4w side way.... over yellow bag ...you can see trail before 90' corner then big clearcut ...square.....big drifts next to 90' corner ....... ahead of front bumper between the trees...clearcut before hill with antler....with stand next to trail !!! jean-guy nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Groomer or Jean-Guy(whoever that is?) I just wanted to say Thanks! We all love the pics, and they will really help us get through the "Other" seasons. Just wanted to say that. Thanks GutZ PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted April 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, MrGutz said: Groomer or Jean-Guy(whoever that is?) I just wanted to say Thanks! We all love the pics, and they will really help us get through the "Other" seasons. Just wanted to say that. Thanks GutZ hi gutz !!! merci !!! i take so many ....ain t cost much to share a few !!! keep me busy taking pics !!! im going to slow down the riding for a few days and let the snow melt for a while...i rode all the plowed roads available on the z e c + logging road...so, very limited with riding !!! lost sunshine....looks like rain is coming back .... old pics from summer 2016... jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 JG, you are living a dream spending summers at this camp, very lucky, hoping to do the same thing when I retire!! Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted April 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, quebec bob said: JG, you are living a dream spending summers at this camp, very lucky, hoping to do the same thing when I retire!! Bob. hi quebec bob !!! almost !!! spending all my weekends there during summer til mid october ... should be there by third week of may !!! best time , still late sept and first 2 weeks of october...looking for moose !!! no traffic jams there and you don t hear the neighbors screaming ( ahha )...closest are 5 miles away at the lake !!! jean-guy quebec bob, PLAYHARD and Florida Snowman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsled Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Great pics JG!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted April 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 59 minutes ago, artsled said: Great pics JG!! hi artsled !!! thx....bit of rain last night ........grey sky and foggy morning today ... pic with sunrise...my camp is right there...1 mile in front of me...a bit right to the sun !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsled Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hi JG back to work soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 2 hours ago, artsled said: Hi JG back to work soon? hi artsled !!! not before 2-3 weeks i guess !!! still lots of snow in the woods ....if i compare with last year ...we re late...snow is slow to melt ...need more sunshine and rain !!! 1c at 7 am this morning ....bit of sunshine now !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Great Pics, as always, JG. Love seeing the seasons change. Timbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 hours ago, timbo said: Great Pics, as always, JG. Love seeing the seasons change. Timbo bonjour timbo !!! merci !!! .....back from a 50 miles ride....left in the sunshine...back in the clouds...my second time in that area....no moose...saw a few partridges still need rain and warm temps....up to 20 c around 1 pm... should be second pic....front wheels turned toward the right...you can see them a bit ...windmills from l alverne area....about 3 miles behind 4w in straight line pic with strange clouds and clearcuts far away ....tq 5 on the other side....hill with antler ...somewhere there !!! jean-guy GT Rider, PLAYHARD and doonali 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 bonjour !!! saw a video a few mins ago....government will do a draw and allow 500 extra permits to lower the deer population in the baie des chaleurs area !!! 6 to 700 accidents caused by deer every years !!! jean-guy quebec bob, PLAYHARD, artsled and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 JG, part of the beauty of the area, I understand the accident problem, I also see how healthy the deer population is, clearly the habitat can support the current population, as always great photography, Bob. PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 2 hours ago, quebec bob said: JG, part of the beauty of the area, I understand the accident problem, I also see how healthy the deer population is, clearly the habitat can support the current population, as always great photography, Bob. bonsoir quebec bob !!! i guess so for the beauty !!!.....but can cause problems too !!! roughly 15 years ago , here in town...deer started to show up on tq 5 ....then people started to feed them and this brought problems for some residents...some lost their back yard if i can say that. ......not sure if i have the right word.....cedar hedges...kaputt for those living next to tq 5....deer everywhere in some streets ...even main street...saw one ,coming back from grooming at night on main street ...right in front of the auberge.. brought a few coyotes in town... so, since a few years ..its prohibited to feed them now ....but always nice to see them and take pics !!! jean-guy doonali, PLAYHARD and mccaffrey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 bonsoir !!! back from a pirouette on the z e c !!! 3 moose + 1 dead and 1 dead beaver on the road 3 miles from my house !!! cloudy and cold....met a friend...he lives at lake casault...year around...he said it was snowing last night !!! went about 1.5 miles up the bridge for the lake....still too much snow and it was soft !!! can t see much ...took pics of the wood pile....leaning toward the road...i ll see in a week or 2.... if kaputt on the road !!! river still low..last year ...was rubbing the belly of the bridge !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINKM1 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Definitely kaputt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 50 minutes ago, PINKM1 said: Definitely kaputt... hi pinkm1 !!! if pile of wood don t fall down....it ll be close....noticed this afternoon .....there was snow under the pile.. mother nature will tell us in a few days !!! from there by sled...my camp is about 2.5 miles......with 4w..must use another road....roughly 5 miles...max 6 !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD, quebec bob, doonali and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsled Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 More great pics JG!🙌🏼🙌🏼👍🏼👍🏼😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, artsled said: More great pics JG!🙌🏼🙌🏼👍🏼👍🏼😍 good morning artsled !!! thx...pics of fox , on tq 5 in ste marguerite last may and beaver on logging road at the 10 miles !!! sadly , my new camera is partially kaputt ...there s modes i can t use ....my pics are '' yellow '''...enough to use some quebec words... cloudy and rainy this morning ...still a bit of snow in my street !!! jean-guy doonali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipemaster Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Thanks Groomer, the pics are amazing ! My wife was almost in tears when she saw the fox pups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Pipemaster said: Thanks Groomer, the pics are amazing ! My wife was almost in tears when she saw the fox pups hi pipemaster !!! bienvenue...thx... pics taken half a mile of the village in ste marguerite last year.....mom was on tq 5 .....and kids next to the road...tq 5 was just behind me !!! sunshine is back but very windy ...checked old pics earlier today ...in 2016 ,i was at the st fidele cb with my 4w on this date !!! pics taken just next to my camp....'' light traffic '' !!! jean-guy mccaffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 bonsoir !!! getting better !!! vrooooooooooommmm !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shore1066 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Groomer. Question for you. Is the river coming through town free of ice and high water. Reason I ask is friends are coming up on Tuesday to fish the river. Will they Be able to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 38 minutes ago, Shore1066 said: Groomer. Question for you. Is the river coming through town free of ice and high water. Reason I ask is friends are coming up on Tuesday to fish the river. Will they Be able to fish. hi shore1066 !!! yaaa...matapedia river in town...free of ice....causapscal river ( behind church ) free of ice since april 27 th...posted pics. i guess he s fishing black salmon.... went to see my dad last friday in amqui ...lac saumon...mid way between here and amqui ...still full white ...but it has been windy yesterday ...maybe ice has been shaken a bit river is high ...but compared with last year around same date.....could be 2-3 ' higher !!! i ll try not to forget and i ll take pics tomorrow !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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