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I used the Covert MP6 for the first time this year. So far so good . I love the time Lapse option. The Primos work well too !

It looks like they cut the water off to the tank in the last pictures. That's going to be a nice Buck when he finishes his antler growth.

This guy was lucky he had a buddy close by with a gun ! http://on.msnbc.com/JWeHgC A guy can't even take care of the mornings business in peace !

It's not law yet. It still has to make it through a vote in the CA state assembly. Hopefully it won't ! Pretty sad it made it through that the state senate !

Congratulations on your major weight loss Jaycee ! Your draw length is what it is . If you are measuring 27 inches then you should adjust your bow to 27 inches followed by minor tweaks to fine tune it for proper fit. It will improve your accuracy and shooting enjoyment. I can't get my head around why you would lose an inch in draw length other than the shortest path between 2 points is a direct line . So maybe not having to go around the larger Torso ???!!

It is a heavy unit with the 1 HP motor, but it idles through tough grinding jobs with without bogging down. The stainless steel head, grinding plate and cutting blades never rust and clean up nicely. It pushes the grind into the plastic freezer bags easlily with the stuffing tubes that come with the unit. The reverse is a nice feature although you will rarely need it . I have never had a jam in mine that made it neccessary to use the reverse feature. I've had my Cabelas 1 HP for 5 years and it's never missed a beat. I've put many a Javelina ,deer, pigs and bear through it and never had a problem. Ground an elk up with no trouble last September You made a good investment !!

I agree with Bownut. I specifically practice at long ranges with the ring in the ring system. It helps me keep a constant anchor with my head in the same position each time. If I'm off in form the rings will not center up properly. As stated , that is the reason that most sight manufactures went to the round pin guards. Spot Hogg built their sighting concept around the ring in the ring concept . Others followed their lead. That's not to say that an archer can't be very accurate centering the pin in the peep sight. When you do that your form and eye position will change slightly at each pin position. I like to keep the same form and sight picture using the ring in the ring and then put the proper yardage pin on The spot by pivoting at the waist. I have taken out a ground squirrel at 113 yards and a cottontail at 120 . I practice a lot and those shots definitely included some BS luck . Practicing at ultra long ranges makes the western hunting ranges at 30 to 70 yards a lot easier for me . Do what works for you best , but whatever that Is , do it a lot !!!!!

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Ring in the ring for me. 1/4" peep . It' s good in low light ! You are on the right track , Move your sight out so you can see the entire pin guard.. You'll accomplish more consistent alignment in your sight picture .

Congratulations on the pigs . 33 is where I usually hunt em' during the January Archery season. How come those pigs are always eating those big sticks when they get shot ????

If only I could afford to move out of this crazy state ! I'd be gone in a heartbeat. Gov Jerry Brown and the rest of those crazy Democrats in the legislature sure don't represent me ! Help MEeeeeeeeeee, I'm on a sinking ship !!!!!! I just hope it goes down when I'm hunting in Arizona or Colorado !

That's not a Rack, it's a " Crown" !! Woweee !

The Hoyt / Fuse Strings have greatly improved since their introduction . The first ones were junk as they stretched terrribly and the servings would not stay put. The current string and cable set that came on your Element is of good quality and construction. Hoyt has done away with the "floating yoke" on the bows with the in line roller guard including the Element. Cam lean is adjustable as neccessary. As with any new string / cable set , you should shoot em' in 2 or 3 hundred shots and then finalize the adjustments for bow timing and cam lean if neccessary . Once everything is set properly , mark your cams next to the limbs for a timing reference. If any thing should move due to string or cable stretch, it will show up easily at your reference marks. I personally would keep the Hoyt factory strings on the bow until they wear out . IMO ,there is nothing wrong with them. With proper maintenance, they should last you a year or two depending on how much you shoot and how much catclaw you drag your bow through.

Holy Moly , That's a buck dreams are made of. Way to go Jose !

Congratualtions. Another tastey bear with just a hint of pine nuts !

I can't say that I do Jim. The biggest carrot grower around here is Grimway farms . Is he affiliated with them ??

Here's a copy and paste of my story about my October 1st 2011 bear kill. Some of the pictures in it are repeats for a some of you of you, but what can I say ! I like reviewing them ! :roll: Just like last years bear it was at close quarters ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My wife Margaret and I love to eat bear , so I do my best to put one in the freezer whenever I get the chance. I don't get one every year, but I have managed to kill 11 of 'Em in my hunting career. 5 with the bow and 6 with the rifle. I always start looking for bear during archery deer season which starts the 3rd Saturday of August every year here in California. How much time I am able to to spend hunting them during archery season depends on what other hunts I have going each year. 2011 found me in Colorado hunting deer and elk on September 1st so's I got cut short on my archery bear season. Rifle deer and bear opened September 17th , but since I still had an archery only deer tag in my pocket I hunted the rifle opener with the bow just in case I ran across a buck on the hunt. I had No luck on that hunt and found very little bear sign . The second weekend of gun bear season had me re-thinking tactics as I had half an elk that my hunting buddy gave me and my Co buck in the freezer along with a little wild hog meat. It was time to pull out the "BAR 06 " and get serious before the the houndsmen were able to drive all them tasty bears into the brush and cause 'em to go nocturanal. I headed out an hour before first light to climb up into my favorite bear canyon that's loaded with brush, rocks & scrub oak that's often heavy with acorns . I arrived at my spot just after first light to have a sit and watch for hungry bears. Here's a view of the climb up the canyon and some of my different sittin spots from previous hunts and another looking back down with my 2010 bear in it. The climb up. The view 2010 bear. I sat the canyon until 11:00 A.M. with absolutely no bear Activity and then did a scheduled radio check in with My hunting buddy Marc that was hunting another one of our hot spot with his bow which was lower down the mountain in the thick stuff. Marc reported that she had seen 2 bears working a a creek-head with a ferny boggy depression at the top , unfortunately he was unable to get an arrow through the thick stuff the bears were in so he had no shot. Marc indicated he was going to pull out and go look for deer, so I decided since it was dead in the canyon that I would drop down to the ferny bog and sit until almost dark. I got set up about noon and battled the mosquitos , listened to blue jays and pine squirrels raise heck for 5 hours. I didn't see or hear any bears , but I kept thinking that they were bound to get hot and thirsty sometime before dark ! Another 15 minutes passed and I was thinking that it may be time to pull up stakes since there was only an hour and 1/2 of light left beore dark and I really didn't want to skin , butcher and pack bear back to the car with a headlamp. It's rough enough gettin out of there in the dark just packin my old self ! As I sat there thinking about woosing out I suddenly I heard a big commotion up the hill and heard a running animal crashing through the deadfall . I stood up and turned towards the sound of the running critter and pushed the safety off the BAR. In no more than a split second I caught movement right behind a big sequoia tree about 30 feet up from my position. I was shocked as a bear cleared the right side of the trunk of the sequoia headed right down on top of me at full run. I swung the Scoped BAR up and tried to get on the bear as quick as possible but at 15 feet running it wasn't easy. I filled the sope with bear and pulled the trigger. I completely missed the bear but the sound of the shot caused the bear to put on the brakes and as she did I filled the scope again and popped her right in the neck with an exit out the far shoulder. At 12 feet She dropped immediately and after some Involunteery muscle spasms & twitching while still running in place , she let out a death moan and gave it up. As I walked the few steps to the sow as I heard a voice up the hill say " You Got Him Huh ?" As it played out a couple of Laotion hunters had dropped into my area and run this bear off the hill above right down on top of me . I think this poor guy about did a job in his pants when I double popped the BAR off on this bear no more than 60 yards down below him as he was trying to get a shot. I'm glad I shot first or it might have been reversed on that pants poopin Here's a picture of me and the bear with the Sequoia tree that she popped out from behind in the background. That bear is in the freezer now all butchered up. My wife Margaret is a happy camper Now ! Here's few a more pictures of bears I've killt and different areas that I bear hunt in from time to time. My first bear 1978 I like bears & bear huntin !!!!

Jim, I butcher and process everything I take myself. With bears I debone, trim all fat, sinew and other nasty stuff out. The bulk of it I grind into burger with 10 percent "clean beef fat" that I pick up at the local meat counter. We use the grind for anything that you would normally use burger for like bear burgers, bearhelper bear spaghetti, "bear tacos" ( my personal favorite) ect ect. I also generally package up some stew meat for Chili verde, bear stew, burritos and stuff As far as the sausage goes, if we are in the mood , I mix the sausage seasoning into the burger after I thaw it out . That way we don't run out of the burger and have only sausage left. It's good and lean at 10 % If it's a younger bear I might hold back a roast or two and slow cook it for pulled bear and B Q bear sandwiches. The biggest secret that I can share regarding cooking hunks of bear is to season it to taste and cook it down until it's absolutely falling apart. Then it's mighty fine eating. IMO, If you just throw a bear steak on the grill and cook it up , Ya may as well sole your boots with it. !

Hey That fish is lookin at me ! Happy Birthday !

You won't be Sorry !!!

Well, what more could you want, she did as you asked !!!

That looks like a trophy of a lifetime to me ! I think you'll always remember this hunt and the lessons learned ! Good job Coach !

That might fit ! 1. maroon A term of derision often uttered by Bugs Bunny when referring to an interaction with a dopey adversary. It is a mispronunciation of the word "Moron" "What a Maroon!" "Will ya get a load of this maroon" "Don't be a Maroon, Get yer head out of the sand and vote NO on the Ron White inititive !" (Bear402) -------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know where I can get a hat or T shirt that says " I'm a Nimrod " -or- just " Nimrod " I want one !

Good catch Lark ! Ya" made me Google it up & bring Bugs Bunny into it! ------------------------------------- 1. A mighty hunter. Now chiefly used in this sense outside the United States. 2. A slow-witted person. Nimrod was the Biblical founder of Babylon, also considered a mighty hunter. Contrary to the uneducated twits on here, Nimrod did NOT build the tower of Babel (at least the Bible does not claim this, only that the "men of Babylon" tried to build it), and the Bible does NOT claim he tried to kill God. The Bible ONLY mentions that Nimrod was a son of Cush, the founder of Babylon, and a mighty hunter. Curiously enough, Dictionary.com attests definition 2 to have derived from a Looney Toons episode, wherein Bugs Bunny mocks his adversary, the hunter Elmer Fudd, calling him a "poor little Nimrod". Warner Brothers' Looney Toons cartoons were not written for children, but for literate adults, and often contained literary references children would not understand. Younger generations, mostly illiterate, and having little or no Bible knowledge not gleaned from their moronic parents and half-wit talk radio hosts, probably misunderstood the comment as being a general insult describing the slow-witted Fudd. Probably from the phrase poor little Nimrod, used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd.