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I like the Glen Del bucks the best. Way bigger than a coues, but a very good 3D target. I'm thinking broadheads will eat up just about any 3D target really fast.

Good pix - still doesn't look like they are as far along as they normally are this time of year.

+1 for Diamond Razor Edge. It's extremely adjustable for young archers.

LOL - this thread just keeps getting better by the day! Real hunters dress in loin cloths, and club deer into submission. Any fancy projectiles, and you are a WIMP!

I've heard really good things about the Z7, may as well shoot the Bowtech Destroyer and Hoyt CRX 32/35 too. So many great bows out there - I'm sure you'll find one that just feels right to you.

Lots of takers for a give-away price on a great bow. Not to hijack or anything - but wow - what kind of tile is that. Its' like 40" tile with 2" grout lines, unless you've been shrunk to the size of a GI Joe. I'd love to see what that room looks like. I bet it's absolutely gorgeous!

Here's another home-brew secuity box. This time for a Moultrie M-80. The goal for this box is to have it pivot up and down. The M-80 is a very thick camera so that was the first thing I had to work around. The actual pivoting came from a piece of steel I saved, but have no idea where it came from - but it's perfect for this kind of application. But first, we have to build the box. So I used a chunk of 4x6 tube I had left over from a truck bumper application. This is some thick steel, as I wanted to make a bumper for a truck that could be used as an air tank - never happened - different story. Cut out the front for the camera and 2 big holes in back to provide access to the lag bolts on the main piviting mount: Of course it needs a hinge on one side, and a some way to lock it on the other side... The hinge is 3/8" black steel pipe with some 7/16 grade 8 bolts. But the lock area is exposed to bolt cutters, so we need to cover that up with some heavy angle iron. So now the box is built...

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.