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That pistol is gorgeous - almost looks unfired...C'mon video camera, sell... I sure wish I could make you an offer but I've got to sell some things too before I get to start shopping. That gun is on every gun lover's short list, if they don't already have one, and the condition is amazing. Usually, close-up pictures make everything look a little more tattered and worn - that thing is prestine.

Wow, very apropo on a white sheet - looks like a super model. That's one beautiful rifle right there.

When I use them, it's only as a visual deterrent - there's always something harder to get to holding my boxes a tree. I've never tried, but I would think you could get through one of those with a leatherman or hatchet - not to mention any serious snippers. The real jerks carry battery-powered grinders with cut-off wheels, and there's basically nothing practical that's gonna defend against that. Funny thing is, about 90% of the cameras I have encountered in the woods and desert have had ZERO locks. Just strapped to a tree with a nylon strap or on one of those mounts that screw into the bottom. Never even a suitcase lock through the plastic rings that the manufacturers expect to protect them. I guess folks figure, if someone wants to steal it they will.

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I like it. How do I get one?

That is SUPER COOL! Nice job.

Bump - someone jump on this so I don't have to deal with Ebay. Make an offer if the price is too high.

Bump, C'mon, you know you want it!

Nice bull, and great footage, Jed. You sure have a knack for finding the big boys and getting them on tape.

Very cool sheds - looks like you found a great spot.

Wow, great bird! Congrats to the young hunter, and good job calling! Not to change the subject, but how do you make a call out of the wing bone? I've heard of that before and would love to know how it's done.

I'm not sure. A couple years ago my sons drew mule deer and cow elk hunts in 3C (both youth hunts). The deer hunt ended the day before the elk hunt. Maybe it's unit-specific???

I'm very happy with my Garmin GPSMap 60csx. If you shop around you can find smoking deals on them too.

I won a free trip to Cabo a couple weeks ago that I am not going to use that you can have. You have to have pay for your travel though. I'll PM you.

I'll have to admit, I was once one of "us" that disliked Ted's approach. It seemd too harsh, too loud, in-your-face, whatever. For many years, I found Ted totally abrasive. Too loud, too outspoken, too confrontational, and often wreckless with his words. I wanted a voice for the hunting community that resonated with calm, rational, intellectual awareness. Think Fred Bear, Howard Hughes, you get the idea. Truth be told, those people were there all the time, and despite their valliant efforts, they went mostly unheard. So, despite Ted's wreckless behavior and his propensity for sticking his foot in his mouth, I have truly come to admire the guy, because he gets air-time and has a ton of guts and a vision he believes in, that is very close to mine. He has earned the chance to speak on behalf of a lot of people who are usually very calm and complacent, but share his values. Now that message is being heard, and that message is starting to get somewhere.

So sorry to hear about the upcoming battle your daughter and your family will be living with. Prayers sent from our family. Best wishes and Godspeed to Brianne.

Dang, I had sworn off Mexico because of all the bad things going on down there, but you guys have me really wanting to back! Anyone have a place down there for rent?

Glad to know it's coming. The current format is very comfortable - but I understand that change is inevitable.

Man, that looks really good! I also like to build my own boxes. There's something about trying to figure out all the weak points and how to make it better - It's just fun, and gives you a certain confidence when you do leave it out that someone is going to have to really work if they want to take it. Kudos on a great box, with a lot of attention to detail.

Awesome! Congrats to Skyler - looking forward to checking out the video.

I'm certainly not a biologist, but I would attribute it to low oxygen levels, and off-balance pH. The water is dense and murkey. The few female crappie we caught were "re-digesting" their eggs, for lack of a better term. The egg sacks were totally diminished, and resembled a "goo". When the lake was healthy, the eggs looked a lot more like you would expect healthy fish eggs to look like. Full, round, larger than a BB, and filled with nutrients. The eggs we found were like like a gelatenous "creme of wheat" consistency.

Went out this morning with my dad. First hit must have been a big cat - took my drag like crazy but wasn't hooked well and eventually got off. You could feel the low pressure system moving in and it was mostly overcast but not windy. Shortly after losing the cat or whatever it was, the first few crappie went in the livewell. They were hitting, but were extremely finicky. You could see them making beds in 6" of water and cast at them over and over, and if you got the speed right and the angle right, they would hit. You had to be casting almost parallel to the bank and reeling just enough to get the roadrunner blades to spin. When you did it right, you'd get hit. Casting directly at the shore and reeling back almost never produced a hit. The jig had to be pretty much falling at a slow pace and right in front of their face. I ended up with 22 crappie and my dad got 2 crappie and one cat. Funny part is, we were using the exact same setup. 1/16 oz roadrunner heads with BBC (Black/Blue/Chartreuse) 3" bodies. Nobody else on the lake was casting to the shore - all minnow fishing, and it looked pretty slow for that method. The herons were all over the crappie. About 1/3 of the ones we filleted had either scars or recent punctures from the herons. I've never seen that before. Overall, it was a fun day at the lake. I sure hope they don't let it die, but it is obviously in a bad state right now. We saw no balls of baitfish, there were huge, dead flatheads in the coves. I have a picture of one where the head was wider than a bud-light bottle I dug up next to it and used as reference.

When fishing off the sandy beaches using squid, I usually only caught rays. However, if you use a heavily weighted bobber (big balsa or styrofoam with weights at the bottom) and a steel leader with a surf rod, you can cast squid right off Rocky Point into the breakers between the rocks and catch a lot of trigger fish and some others. It's hard, and you will hang up in the rocks from time-to-time, but it can be very productive and triggers are darn good eating. If you really want to have some fun at Rocky Point and have a great fish fry at the end of the day, you might look into a Hawaiian Sling, a good mask and snorkel and quality fins. Snorkel out into the big rocks off the point and learn how to lead those big triggers with the sling. It's like bowhunting ocean fish. It took me a couple hours to learn how to hit them, but once you get the hang of it, it's pure exitement. One thing...wear a light shirt. My back got so sunburned doing this, because it's still out of the water most of the time, I was sun-sick all night - I'm sure it had nothing to do with all the imbibement going on during and after the fish fry. Point being, you will get burned to a crisp if you snorkel and spear-fish shirtless for several hours without a shirt. I haven't tried the kastmasters, but have heard the same thing as others here have posted - they are apparently very productive for flounder.