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  1. essdub

    Finally getting a chance to start this season

    I'm actually off work this weekend, so I'll be able to get out tomorrow to start this season. Finally! I'm not sure if in gonna go in the morning yet because of where I keep seeing deer when in leaving for work at 430-500 every morning, but in most definitely in a tree tomorrow evening. Next...
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    Sad day for me

    I came home from work feeling kinda sick today. It's been hot and other than the window unit in the bedroom to keep my dog cool, there's no ac in the house or the truck. Since I didn't feel well, I took the dog outside into his favorite fenced in shady spot with his never fill bowl hooked to the...
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    Trophy line saddle

    There are at least 5 trophy line saddles for saddle on eBay that will be ending within the next two days in the bowhunting category. I didn't look past the next couple of days, but it seems there are quite a few ending soon. Just thought I'd pass this along.
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    Another potential tree seat platform (?)

    I found this new (old) tree seat on eBay for a few bucks and thOught it'd be worth a shot for a platform. It just arrived today and I haven't tried it yet, but I think it'd be worth a try after putting it together. I can see that the side to side movement we make could potentially cause issues...
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    Another tool in the box?

    I do use scent control hunting gear. I do use scent control spray, soap, wipes, etc. I do use scent control detergent and sometimes even wash clothes/self in activated carbon and use carbon masks in the woods often. I do use an ozone generator for my hunting gear. But I was thinking about the...
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    Hen turkey walks within five yards

    I'm in my backyard shooting my long bow at several targets when I hear"cholk...cholk..cholk". I look at where I just walked to retrieve my arrows and move my deer target and there's a hen turkey just hanging around within five yards of that spot. I was standing in the spot where she's at no more...
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    Having trouble uploading pics

    Red, I'm not able to attach pics with the little"gallery" icon anymore. I have to use the paperclip and add as attachment in second post. I thOught it was maybe just me, but it's happened the last three times I tried posting pics. Not sure what the deal is. Could you check it out and make sure...
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    Bare minimum

    It will be difficult for me to make a saddle that's smaller or lighter than this one and still be usable. After many failed attempts, this one is pretty close to being the BARE MINIMUM. I will need to add a belt. I will possibly sew on a fixed bridge (the webbing sling used as bridge in...
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    Quick video of property while changing sd card in one of cameras

    I took this today while changing cards in a camera and dumping more seeds/corn . The really thick stuff I didn't even walk into, but I walked the trails near the creek. Look at around the 6:30 mark to see where I would have had to crawl if I went further. Didn't feel like all that today...
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    Tree preparation

    I spent today screWing in tree steps. I started out with seventy steps and I think I have four or five left. Sure, I use my spurs a lot. And sometimes I use rope steps, climbing sticks, rope climbing, etc. But if you have the steps and know which trees you're likely to hang in come fall...
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    Anderson sling customization

    I just sewed loops to finish the first round of customizations on the Anderson sling. I always thought the sling was the most comfy thing I've ever sat in while hanGing fRom a tree. What I didn't like was the built in tether (on the big buck sling I got from JWP I like the built in bridge...
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    Nephew's first bow

    My nephew (now 6 yrs old) has been wanting to shoot a bow, so I got an old Ben Pearson out of the house and strung it up. It's too long for him though. So today I went to Academy sports and found this on sale for $15 . His dad said over the phone that I could get it for him, but I'm pretty sure...
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    Bug repellant

    I spend almost every day after work and almost every weekend in the woods and fields at the house. Whether I'm tending my trails and hidden gardens, camping by the creek, hunting, stump shooting, watching wildlife, or just taking a walk through the shaded paths through the dense vegetation. The...
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    Glutton for punishment

    I just received this Anderson sling I bought off AT, and am expecting a big buck sling I traded a few Ameristeps for on here. I'm planning to keep one of them as is and the other will become a Frankensling experiment. I think I like to tinker with these things a little too much. Need to build me...
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    Hunt club

    I'm Considering joining a hunt club so I can have access to more hunting land. I was told about a club whose property is a little less than an hOur from home who is accepting new memberships. It's fairly cheap ($800 / year) and is for a 1900 acre lease, apparently. Have any of you guys done...
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    Set up hickory tree, then shooting target

    I set up this hickory tree, trimming a few limbs . Then I decided to spur up the tree and shoot at the deer target. It's about 32 yards from tree ShooTing from saddle: http://youtu.be/l2bEef9pP94
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    TaRget shooting

    I've been cleaRing a LOT areas in the woods. So I thought that I should clear some areas by the yard and the small stand of woods in the backyard to shoot targets at greater distances and with trees and stuff in the way. My neighbor and I cleared ten or so lanes at a few targets at distances up...
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    Clearing and setting up

    I've been cutting down trees with chainsaw and using them like a border for trails. I don't know exactly how many I've cut down in the last couple weeks, but I've made a lot of progress in the thick heavy stuff with trails and getting a bunch of trees set up with screw in steps as platform and...
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    Sneak peak at two new saddles

    Here's a sneak peak of two saddles I'm workin on. One is basically just a battle belt with a belt and loops for bridge sewed on. The other is a lineman belt I'm modifying. I really like the second one, but I gotta change that dadgum blue webbing it came with to something less conspicuous. (I...
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    Walking through hunting land

    I just spent some time walking through the lower portion of the property behind the house to the creek. I thought I'd make a quick couple videos to show you guys some of the thick stuff and a few of my favorite spots on this side of the little ridge. Here's a link to one video showing a small...
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