catclaw

Yeh, but don't expect an epic like the buffalo hunt

What is hunt # 1082?????

August WT in 22C

I build mine more as enclosures. You can always use the bolt cutter proof locks and make them haul some heavier equipment into the woods!! I am more worried about bears and pigs than people. They always mess with the cameras, people don't.

I've been into Jackass a number of times and it is amazing how cold that water is!! Every once in a while you catch a whopper too! Thanks for sharing the photos!

When my kids were younger, they used to raid my hunting pack everytime I got home for left over granola bars, candy etc. I used to carry smoked oysters. They dug into them now. All my kids love them! Got to start them out young!!

Jake- did you get this ironed out? Dennis

Forget the 100 yd group, you need to shoot it at 400, 500 and maybe further. A Warbird is completely unnecessary at 100 yds- it was meant to reach out and touch. I am surprised you are having that much luck with an uncoated pure copper bullet at those velocities. Someone suggested that you switch to Berger- the hunting jacket Bergers will NOT hold up at those velocities in fact, when I was shooting 1000 yd BR, Karl Hunstiger had a Warbird and blew 210 Bergers up and had to switch to 240 grain SMKs. You are on the right track with the Barnes and if it is shooting that well, test it at long range and see.

Thank goodness for cell phones! Glad you connected!

If you are wanting a scope that is more than 14x magnification, I would go with one of the 6-20s or 6-24s. The most overlooked scope out there is the Burris Xtreme tactical scope. They have accurate dials and are very robust. You can get the mil dot but why? Unless you are a military sniper, mil dots are like ancient history. There are far better reticles out there. I personally like the Leupold 4.5-14 LR with M1 dials. M2 dials would be better but they don't offer it. If you are going to be dialing, then dial, if you want to use a reticle for long range, then get a reticle that is set up to use with LASER range finders like the B&C or Varmint reticles. I have no problem shooting to 500 yds with my 2.5-8 VXIII with a B&C reticle. A 14x will take you to 800+ with ease. The big advantage to the higher powers is the ability to resolve bullet holes in targets at longer range. If you want to see bullet holes at 500 yds, you will need a better scope than what you have suggested your budget is. Plan on spending at least $2K to do this!

I was trying to lure the bigfoot in but I didn't have any Jerky I don't know about sardine juice, but smoked oyster juice will make an elk wet all over himself. I had eaten lunch one day and poured my juice out on a lot and laid down nearby to take a quick nap. A bull came in and stuck his nose in it, did the lip curl thing and then wallowed on it! I dunno what tripped his trigger but he must have liked that oil I poured out! It has rained so much that I don't think there is much left of the juice I poured out. So far the bears haven't been very cooperative on this camera!

Doug- I have had as many as 1350 images on my camera and the batteries were still good but the card was full. I have used every brand of card you can imagine and they have all worked. I stuck a 4 gig card in mine and it really screwed it up. I had to remove the batteries and start over from scratch. My batteries have lasted as long as 3 months when getting limited images. Do NOT use rechargeable batteries. They only lasted a few days. I just buy Kirkland AAs from Costco and they seem as good as the Duracells. You should keep the camera out now so that you can at least learn the ins and outs- even if you put it in your back yard. I have used my for security but it took too many photos! Dennis

I have used the guys on Cloud road in QC ( I think it's Southwestern) and they have done an excellent job. They make some really nice pepperoni sticks too. I have used the one in Springerville across from McDonalds and they suck big time. Sorry!

I checked last night and this was there.

Yep, I thought these Covert 1s had a macro feature

Criminal speed starts at 21 mile over the speed limit. Also, there is no obligation to right you a "criminal" speeding ticket just because you were going 21 over. I wrote hundreds if not thousands of citations over the years using a civil traffic statute when I could have used a criminal statute. There was no difference in the fine and the burden of proof was much higher! The only advantage was that if someone failed to appear, they could conceivably have a warrant and technically, they weren't supposed to be able to go to traffic school for criminal speed. I have gone both ways but generally wrote civil up to about 30 over. Like I said, wear a mask.

To rub the velvet and polish those antlers! While scouting yesterday, I walked past this tree early in the morning. When I came back past about noon- this is what I found! We had see three nice bulls early and were getting closer to photograph them when they decided to come to water in a different place than we guess and just missed them! This is the earliest that I have seen one rub out. This mountain mahogany was freshly worked over I found these scraps on the tree!

Ditto that! I still don't trust the cameras and in Phx- the speed fluctuates form 55-65 and back. They always seem to put the cameras where it drops down to 55. They need to leave the speed limits alone and all the same so folks aren't constantly slowing and speeding up.

I think rattlesnake tastes terrible- I wouldn't bother unless a survival situation. My buddy stepped within 6" of this one Friday afternoon. Never made a peep. It was right by the barn so we couldn't give him a lucky dog pass. One well placed rock later...

I took those photos on July 17th- that is the earliest for me. I have seen 390 class bulls still in velvet on Aug 4th. I guess it's regional or up to each individual bull.

I have a Panasonic Lumix camera. And yes, I format them in the Panasonic and they work fine in the Covert unless you forget and stick a4 gig card in which really causes problems!

Are they considered "non game"?

It must have sneaked in behind the camera ( which means climbing over a dead tree with lots of branches) and took a peek then split! I moved the camera and poured some sardine juice in the trail to see if it comes back.

I have a night shot- it is HUGE. I had the camera set up for deer- not elk. i can get the deer perfect. I moved the camera back about 5' and we will see what happens now. I didn't get the deer I was hoping for so I almost pulled the camera. I want to try and get some more photos of the big bull before I pull it. There is an old fence there and the bottom 2 wires are still up. They have to step over or hop the wires which makes the spot good for setting a camera at 90 degrees to a trail (normally not a good plan) Dennis a couple of WT photos to show the height.

I would say generally you can take the SD card out and use it in your camera to view photos. That's what I do for both the Covert 1 and 2. However, RedRabbit just informed me he wasn't able to preview images from his Covert SD card in his high end digital SLR. I don't know if all SLRs are like that or just the one he has. I use the SD card in my little point and shoot digital and it works great for reviewing photos. I have a Canon Powershot. But you can always see more details on the computer at home, so I take an extra SD card and swap them out so I can view the images larger on my computer. Amanda Not only can I view with my camera, I also format the cards with it before installing. Works great every time. I was impressed with the sensitivity of my Covert 1. I picked up a doe who just barely peeked her head into the photo! I set it up so that I could try and take some photos from further away this week so we will see how far it can reach! Those who can't read the cards with their cameras, try formatting them in the viewing camera before installing in the Covert. They are saved as JPG so if you can't read them, it is a directory issue.