thegunsmith2506

http://www.killzonehunting.com/hunting-ground-blinds/turret-xl-hub-style-ground-blind-zero-detect-camo.html These guys have some pretty good sales from time to time. I just got one from them for $89.00 free shipping. So far it looks pretty good.

We had thousands of pics for our 4 cameras. All 4 were dead after 5 weeks in the woods. Here are just a few of the pics we got.

Finally got out to collect a few pictures from the elk cams this weekend. We had over 5000 pictures since the first part of April. I was shocked to see that we had several pictures of a bull missing about 1/2 of his rear leg. I think we have pictures of him from last year in the same spot with all 4 legs. We have lots of deer this year as well as elk and turkeys.

Hey Blake, I am using the little Tasco cams (same size as the bushnell's), they take 4 or 5 AA batteries. I had one cam out for almost 6 months and it took over 1500 pics and was still going. They aren't the greatest pics, but the cams seem to work good. We got them for 79.99 on sale last year, and I think they were a good buy. I like my Moultries better, but the 6 D batteries get really expensive to replace every 4 weeks. The biggest problem for me, they are only good to about 15ft in the dark. Aside from that, they are great.

That is a sweet looking bow! I am a big fan of Bear Bows, but the new ones just don't feel right to me. Too bad cause I really liked my Truth 2, and wanted to buy the Carnage this year.

been out a lot since the first weekend, still no sign or pics.

He is not big, but the first one I have got on cam.

Anyone seen any sign yet? We are headed out for a few more days.....

My wife, buddy, and I all drew unit 8 archery cow. Its the next best thing to an archery bull tag. Had the same tag last year and had a great time!

I can usually get 8-10 stands on 1 set of batteries, but if they sit for few weeks, they go dead. I always try to charge them the night before, and carry an extra set. At least you still had a good day out in the woods!

I agree with finding good sign, and moving often. I am sure in some cases the actual sound might matter, but most the time I don't think it does. I use 99% prey distress on my stands. I seem to have a harder time from March until July for all predators. My favorite sounds are rabbit dist and bird dist. Keep at it and good luck!

I will be out for at least a couple of days. No bears on the cameras yet, but maybe this warm weather will get them up.

Looks like a good spot! Thanks for posting!

Thanks guys! He is a nice buck, but I don't any other pictures of him. We have glassed him a few times in the past, but he has never watered at this spring. We have had a camera on this spot for most of the last 3 years. In all that time we have never seen another person here. It was the first time I have had a pig there, so that was kinda cool. I got this camera at Sportsmans, but I was at Cabelas today and saw them on sale for $79.00. A few more night time pics: Here is a link to the camera. http://www.opticspla...ght-vision.html

I bought this Tasco camera last year because of its long battery life. I used it a few times to make sure it worked ok, and then put it at my favorite spring. Its a real pain to get to this spot, so I wanted a camera that would last a while. I got 640 pictures in 5 months and the battery was still good. Not too bad for a $90.00 camera. I didn't get any pictures in the month of December. Not sure if that was the camera or if the animals just weren't hitting the spring for a few weeks. Here are a few pics. Not as good as some of my other cameras, but good enough to see whats going on.

This year has been really tough for us so far, but we finally had a really good day of calling last week. Our usual spots just weren't producing, so my buddy and I decided to change locations, and try a few stands. I ended up killing my 2 biggest dogs to date on back to back stands. It was about 10am and we had tried a few of our favorite spots with no luck at all. We had just reached a new area we were gonna try when I looked up on the hill and saw 4 coyotes about 600yds away. We decided to drive around the end of the hill and hike back around. It took about 20min to get set up. The only clearing we could find to setup in had only 1 tree to sit by. I set up the FX3 and the Miss Hoptober decoy about 20yds in front of the tree. My buddy set up at the tree and I laid down against a grass clump about 10yds to the left of the call. We were at the base of the hill and I expected the coyotes to come out on the hill to our right. I started with a female howl, and then cranked up jack distress. About 3min into the calling I saw a coyote coming in hard 30yds in front of me. He was locked on to the decoy. I was waiting for my buddy to bust him but he wasn't shooting. The coyote got about 15ft from the decoy and decided something was up. As he turned to go, I sat up and hit him with a load of 3-1/2 BB's. As soon as I pulled the trigger, my buddy started shooting. I realized we had more than 1 coyote come in. I jumped up just in time to see the second dog run by me at lees than 20ft. We both emptied or guns at him but he never would stay down. I am sure we had a fatal hit, but after searching we never found him. After a few high fives, we weighed the dog. I was shocked to see 38lbs. It was my biggest dog to date. We skinned him and picked up all the empties, then headed for another stand. About a mile down the road, I was eying a spot that looked pretty good, when a coyote crossed the road. We backed up behind a big rock outcropping and headed in the direction of the coyote. The sun was high and with only low brush, we had no shade to sit in. I set up the decoy and call in the only good shooting lane we could find. I had to sit about 40yds away with a small bush between me and the call to keep from being seen as they approached. After about 10min I was thinking nothing was gonna show. I had been watching hard to my left when I caught movement out of the corner of my eye. I snapped my head around to see this big male step around a small bush at 35yds. He caught me moving, but it was too late. The Hb BB's knocked him over. I jumped up to see another coyote leaving the area. We both took a couple of shots before he got out of range, but didn't connect. My dog took a finishing shot, but finally stayed down. I was shocked when I picked him up. He was heavy! I was even more shocked when the scale read 44lbs! This was now my biggest dog to date. Most of our desert coyotes are around 25lbs. After a few pics, and skinning, we kept on. Our shooting was pretty bad, but the calling was great. We managed to put 7 coyotes in front of the call. Five were in shotgun range, but only 2 were killed. Sorry for the long read...

Thats a cool looking cat! Thanks for posting