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Thanks DCS. I'm a software engineer but I really enjoy welding projects.

Wow, great photos.

So, if the Forest Service parks a water tanker or dozer in the forest for over 24 hours, I can claim it? Interesting...

Thanks for the replies. This weekend I'll design some type of wheeled cart to haul it in and out of the woods.

There's no doubt we'll see ugly scarring from this fire for years. We'll also see deer and elk herds taking advantage of the new growth. It's a strange paradox - what forest looks best to us, is not always the best for its inhabitants, and what looks like a catastrophe to us, might be the perfect opportunity for resilient life to thrive. Sometimes, it's just a matter of swapping out the lenses we look at life through, to see another perspective. All good things come with a price, and all bad things carry with them an opportunity. It's up to us to find both.

Thanks, bone. I may finally be able to sleep!

Wow, that's rough. I still don't get how anyone with any sort of self-worth would take something that belongs to someone else. How messed up do you have to be to convince yourself that it's OK to steal another person's property? Apparently, there are a few low-life, (deleted) people perpetuating this. Here's what gets me. I know that each community of hunters has an inherent kind of competitive nature, but still kind of gel in a strange way with unspoken rules and codes of conduct. I consider it "chivalry" in hunting. We compete among ourselves, but we we conduct ourselves with integrity. We can mess with someone, play a prank or two... But where does the break-down occur, that you're walking around, find someone else's salt lick and camera, and just say, "sweet, I'm taking this"? I think it takes a kind of broken mentality to do what is wrong, knowing that your are crossing that line. You can no longer claim honesty or integrity as core traits - to anyone. Not to your friends, your brother or sister, your mother and father. Even if you are never caught, you know that you gave away some of the best things about yourself, for what, a $100 camera you didn't even earn? It's a lose-lose situation, but unfortunately one we'll all have to endure until the average American can find his/her integrity.

Alright, 86 views and not one response. I know it ain't pretty, but it's quite functional...why do I need validation here?

Great pix - keep 'em coming!

Great job! It really does look alive.

Super photos. You sure know how to capture amazing pictures. Thank you for sharing those incredible images with us.

12A West - one day... I won't apply for anything else until I draw that tag, or 13B.

Glad it sold, just bustin' your chops...

LOL.

Wow - that is some crazy sick footage. Great job as always, Jed. Getting my blood boiling for September for sure!

Now to the pivoting portion. Some more 3/8" black steel and a grade 8 bolt through the mounting section... Weld the box to the black pipe. Some more welding to the pivot piont, then almost there. Add a couple more 3/8" grade 8 bolts to the top (heads cut off) to give it the ability to tilt... Trim off the excess and weld any exposed bolts/nuts to the housing and all you need is some camo paint. Needs a little more paint, but it's a rock-hard box that swivels up and down. No easy pry points and keeps the lock protected. Fun to build for sure. I drilled a couple of smaller holes through the swivel/mounting bracket for lag bolts that are accessed from the 2 big holes in the camera box. Hope you enjoyed another DIY box recipe.

Wow - some great video there! Nice job. What kind of camera are you using?

Great buck! Congrats to the hunter.

So when the teacher makes you sit in it, do you have to wear a funny hat? LOL. Just kidding of course.

Looking forward to ordering an Apache Trout Stout and admiring the antlers on the wall. Great job on the rebuild.

Looks like Mexico, did the live buck get untangled?

Nice!!!

Ya its papper tuned so it must be my arrows. Everyone i talk to says they gave up on the muzzy's because they are too hard to tune. I've heard others say, that if you can get muzzy's to fly in your setup, they are great, but not everyone gets them to fly well. I've only tried them in a couple of bows, and they have always shot with every other quality broadhead - G5 Montecs, Strikers, Slick Tricks, Magnus Stingers and Buzz Cuts - In my last bow, all broadheads seemed to want to go left and low of my field points @ longer ranges - but at least it was consistent. In my new bow, all of these heads hit the same as my field points at 40 and 50 yards. My best guess is, if muzzy's are not flying true, most others aren't either. Make sure your bow is properly tuned, and any of the heads recommended here will do their job. If you can't shoot fixed heads, look at G3 or the new tekans. Rage seem to be good too, I'll be trying them out on antelope this year, but only as a back-up long range head.

I saw some 2 weeks ago on Hardscrabble Mesa while camping and hiking Fossil Creek that looked like they had a lot of growing left to do. One was a really nice buck - if someone gets him when he fills out, I hope they post some pix here.

Brian, PM sent on the security box.