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Another beautiful day in Pine Log! The trees all along the river were blooming, the water was clear, the ground soft and quiet from the recent rains, and the little fish were biting!

It wasn't as empty out there this time, likely because of it being turkey season. I saw several other fishermen, campers, and a couple of hunters on their way in as well. Courteous and friendly as usual, I hold to my opinion that sportsmen are a generally friendly and trustworthy lot. I made my day camp on the west side of the creek about a mile north of the southern border of the WMA. After setting up, I spent the day walking up the river and then fishing back down it. Nothing I caught was worth keeping and eating, so all went back in the water this time. As I said yesterday, part of this trip was to evaluate the use of the hobo fishing rig. A whole day on the river with it and several lessons learned.

Once again I saw some bear sign, and heard either turkeys or turkey calls, but little other wildlife. Surprisingly, I've seen almost no deer sign here at all.

I also got a chance to try out the Gerber parang I modified. The trails I used are established so I wasn't hacking through forest, but for all of my fire prep, it performed perfectly. Although I very rarely do so, I did some batoning just to see what it could do. As expected, it ate up the already fallen stuff I fed the fire. Thickest stuff I went through was already downed, dry wood of approx 4 inches diameter. The homemade handle held firm, and I am pleased with it's use and natural cutting sweep. I will say, I am really liking the tools I've handled with epoxy soaked cord. That stuff is grippy!