The old VB forum is still accessible, and those Russian spambots are still Joining it like crazy. I haven't been keeping records, but we may have set a new record since yesterday. The last time I looked the new forum had one new member, but the moderation tools, that I've found so far, don't...

The end of regulations.

https://apnews.com/2aee9734c127e387281be59545917996

Just like mine.

An Englishman, a Scotsman, a Libyan, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk, a Tunisian, an Aussie, a German, a Yank, an Egyptian, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Jordanian, a Nigerian, a Kiwi, a Swede, a Finn, a Canadian, an Israeli, a Ugandan, a Romanian, a...

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https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/11/03/american-shad-return-nj-river-after-173-years/1852278002/

You may recall that in 2014 the Borough of Oakland undertook a project to restore their section of the Ramapo River, not unlike similar projects on the Musconetcong, and the Raritan. Since the Borough Council never does it right the first time, there were a series of missteps that culminated in...

https://newjersey.news12.com/story/38853341/wildlife-crews-on-a-mission-to-protect-states-official-fish

The cost of immigration

For a bit over a week, I've been having intermittent problems accessing the "Portal" (database error), every other page seemed fine. It happened again this morning, with three other symptoms. 1. I could not post. 2. The chatbox wouldn't load. 3. It lasted a lot longer. This may be why we...

I keep reading about how the Democrats, and the Republicans, have managed to come up with the two most disliked Presidential candidates in history. Why can't the Libertarian candidate get a break (do you even know who he is)? If you're considering sitting this one out, because either candidate...

Drug Bust: (click on image to enlarge)

Since I'm not a member of any hunting groups, I don't know if they are aware, of this current anti-hunting group activity. On July 13, 2016, both the BEAR group, and the Humane Society, spoke at the Oakland Council meeting during the "Open to the Public" portion of the meeting. We were...

I know this isn't the place to ask, but I keep getting banned from the appropriate Facebook pages.... There was a recent "problem bear" incident in Oakland.... No one was hurt but several different hikers were reporting being followed by an bear in Ramapo State Forrest, in one case...

NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - Fall 2015 Trout Stocking Schedule And..... After a week of carnage, the clean-up. For instance on the Ramapo...stocking is Oct 16, and EJTU will be picking up your empty bait containers, TP, & etc on the 24th. Information from East Jersey Trout Unlimited

Tom posted a topic on GST stating that NEFF member Pete Romano (PRomano) passed away at the age of 54... no other details. His most recent log-in at NEFF was on the first of this month. Garden State Trout • View topic - A Tribute to What Matters: Friendship and Fishing. RIP Pete