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The list of birds that would be legal is pretty short. Depends on the warden but a chickadee would he a ticket if they wanted to write it. https://www.fws.gov/birds/bird-enthusiasts/backyard/bird-problems.php
Better off using a mouse instead of a poor chickadee!
Artificials, yes. My buddy is a huge Musky fisherman. But not going to get into a debate about killing songbirds for bait. That's your choice.
Cool video thanks! I think I’ll stick to a dead bait if I can’t bear to pay 3.00 per pike minnow! 20something dollars for a doz pike minnow ! My fishing trips with bait and gas are going to cost 50$
3.00 per pike minnow?! Holy crap, think I'd tie two bird wings to a fat hot dog first.....
Hah! How's about $14 for a 20+ inch musky sucker? True. I know that most anything live and floppin' catches pike and muskies during open water. Ice, however means you're basically drowning them so really no more effective than dead bait. I fish lots of dead but I never really thought about dead birds/mammals through the ice. Only because it's different and unusual it might be very effective.If you want frozen mice, every time I empty the trap(s) in the basement I'll throw 'em in a bag in the freezer. You pay the shipping from WI...
Yes the next time I trap a mouse I will probably give it a whirl! I bet live frogs are best if I look by stream bed, and lift boulders up might find some dormant.
Wonder why water wolves bite on hot dogs then? Are there little underwater hot dog stands?
Given a chickadee is a migratory bird, and covered not just by federal law, but also international law, I'd advise against it. It's illegal to possess a dead (non-game) bird of any kind. Every sportsman should know something as basic as this. It's like not learning lefty loosey, righty tighty. Next question: How is this a natural presentation? A dead bird under the ice versus something the fish would normally see, like a dead shad or whatnot. I know there's a saying about matching the hatch, but you're taking it too literally.