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Interesting... I don't like doubled rubbers on my ramrod, but it sounds like a good idea if you'r gonna be playing around a dirty hole,lol

your question: "stupid" ? no, but could be ignorrant of what is possible when you work very hard at something. Like hunting trailcaming to a high level involves lots of scouting and looking for where the animals are. Not places where travel is random, but locating places where animal travel is routine.I spend hours looking for these spots and when you place a cam there you will normally get lots of pictures of animals in their routines. I concentrate my efforts around water sources where animals make a habit of being there. Placing a camera just off the bank of these water sources like I did in this post will result in lots of pictures of bucks that look like their "posing for the camera" as you mentioned. here are some examples of that and other pics that I have gotten around water:

the latest pull from a new set: (Bushnell Trophy cam)

So I was late with my plot this year, soy and corn. I've been checking it regularly to see if some sort of fence or scare crow is needed. Yesterday I was looking closely at the soy since its just popping through. I was kinda bent over looking for any plants that got ate when behind me something caught my attention. As I turned around there was a hen with her wings out running at me. She got about 5 feet from me when I decided to yell and start my retreat. She was hissing and putting and no matter what I did she wanted to get her beak in me ! I barked and yelled and flapped my arms and she just kept coming. The faster I moved the faster she came at me. I finally got a good 40 yards between us when I saw a handful of very small poults sneaking into some thick stuff. I decided to be the bigger man and take the long way back to the house. I gotta tell u, the adreneline was flowing and I have a feeling if I wouldnt have seen her she may have left me with an interesting scar for a funny conversation piece. Ahhh, to be a fly on the tree for that one ! Just a reminder that rabid coons and mountain lions aren't the only dangerous game in the woods.... lol. Watch your back ! Another great memory !

i get to go up to a neighbors this week to shoot a couple i hope

You are right it is noisy and bumpy but the way I see it is that "it's a jeep" not a luxury sedan. My 09 Jeep Patriot serves our purposes well and gets great gas mileage - 27 HWY 22 CITY

You begin to see why Ben Franklin suggested the Turkey as our national bird,"Native only to North America,A truely noble bird,Will defend its flock to the death and would not hesitate to attack a company of Redcoats".

Well I has already cost me a clover planting...yep that area looks like a jigsaw puzzle...the big plot is growing well but those are drought tolerant plants that need well drained soils...The clovers I planted along with HSG in more shade are doing great...Rained last night but today the ground doesn't look like we got any rain...then again it actually may not have...more that once rain has blown in to drop on top of the hill leaving lower area dry...here's my dance...

Looks like another deer, looks too big for a fawn.

The government can only control wages on projects with Govt money in them. if it was good business all the private projects would be built using prevailing wages. Why aren't they. Because it would be too much freaking money. Build your house specifying prevailing rate...let me know how that works out for you.

Ditto to Splitg2, Sky your pic's are amazing!!! The reason he get such good pic is like he said he spends hours doing this and checking and setting up spots... His interest and love for what he does showes in his pics!!! Truely amazing!!!

Last year i convinced myself and my wife that i needed a new truck if i was going to be serious about this property management thing. After i brought it home and she saw what i paid, she convinced me that it was a good thing i bought a truck big enough to sleep in should i ever find myself locked out.

i love the pick with the bachlor group hanging out in the water.

The sad part is they won't stop spending money if revenues increase.. they will over spend and come back and ask for more... if they stopped spending money that they don't have on things they shouldn't ... nobody would have to be taxed more.

Regulator ----- You put a camera where wildlife has been known to pass by , etc .. Sometimes I have gotten over 1000 pics taken with only 20 or so good photos of deer or whatever .

hmm my idea of a "new truck for hunting" would be a dependable model at least 10 years old from a southern state to avoid the rot issues. that i would then outfit with needed items such as winch a good set of varring terrain tires and maybe a selectable locker. all for well under 50k maybe thats just my blue collar wrench turning side but if i were to spend 50k plus for a new truck i don't think i would be taking it up the seasonal roads in janury and febuary grouse hunts like i do now.

This is more like Fed waste in NY. Here is an example of more NY waste. I like this guy Kieran Michael Lalor. He came to my house and chatted for a while. He's one of the good guys for sure. A Marine vet, was a teacher, now a lawyer, and a conservative. I'f you live in our district vote for him. For Immediate Release June 21, 2012 Contact Mary Covucci 845.616.3509 [email protected] Albany Pay Hike Scheme Presents a Golden Opportunity for Bold New Reforms "The cynicism of New York lawmakers and their contempt for voters and taxpayers knows no bounds." Fishkill, New York: Today New York State Assembly candidate Kieran Michael Lalor denounced a plan by state lawmakers to give themselves an outrageous twenty-five percent salary increase from $79,500 to $100,000. Lalor also reaffirmed his commitment to support specific reforms to end Albany’s culture of corruption. According to a report by New York Post state editor Fred Dicker, the legislature will wait until after the November election to vote on the hefty pay hike, which would take effect immediately in January when the new legislature is sworn in. The additional $20,500 in salary for each of the 212 legislators will cost taxpayers more than $4.3 million each year on top of the more than $20 million dollars we already pay members of the Assembly and State Senate. Said Lalor, who has been the state’s most outspoken reformer on legislator compensation issues, “The cynicism of New York lawmakers and their contempt for voters and taxpayers knows no bounds. This scheme allows the legislature to avoid facing the electorate for a full two years after the pay raise in hopes that we will forget.” Lalor noted that due to the 27th Amendment to the US Constitution, federal lawmakers are now barred from getting a pay raise without first having to face the electorate. The Amendment was ratified in 1992 after Congress gave itself what reformers denounced as the “midnight pay raise” of 1991. James Madison, the Father of the US Constitution, initially proposed this check on Congress and said, "There is a seeming impropriety in leaving any set of men without control to put their hand into the public coffers, to take out money to put in their pockets." “This money grab by Albany can be a catalyst for meaningful reforms that will end institutional corruption like this pay raise scam and other transfers of wealth from taxpayers to lawmakers,” continued Lalor. Lalor has pledged to self-impose a ten percent pay cut and will also forego other wasteful and expensive perks lawmakers have voted themselves. Additionally, Lalor will encourage other lawmakers to self-impose these reforms and champion the reforms until they become law. Lalor’s intrepid reform agenda helped him earn the endorsement of the Dutchess County Independence Party last month. As justification for a raise, lawmakers have long complained about not having a pay increase since 1999. Of this complaint Lalor said. “New York lawmakers were never underpaid. New York is dead last in business climate but we are number three in legislator salary and number one in total legislator compensation thanks to the big salary and other perks lawmakers have voted themselves.” “New York lawmakers are in session less than 70 days per year but make a base salary of $79,500. The median income in the state is $55,600 and the state unemployment rate is 8.6%. Can anyone say with a straight face that Albany lawmakers deserve a salary nearly double what the average New Yorker makes for one third of the work?” asked Lalor. In February Lalor launched the Empire State Compact, a bipartisan pledge to end institutionalized corruption in Albany and reverse New York’s decline. Lalor also discussed the topic on Fred Dicker’s radio show in February and in a YNN interview from the State Capitol Building in early May.The Empire State Compact, which calls for five key reforms including reducing legislator compensation, term limits and continuing the ban on so called "pork" spending, is detailed here at Lalor’s campaign website. ### Town of Wappinger native Kieran Michael Lalor, a former teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes in Poughkeepsie, is a Marine Corps veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and founder of the Dutchess County based consulting firm KML Strategies, LLC. Lalor is the founder of Afghanistan & Iraq Veterans for Congress and a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel. He is a graduate of John Jay High School, Providence College and Pace Law School and lives in Fishkill with his wife Mary Jo and their four young children Katie, Riley, Mikey and Kieran. Lalor is running for the new 105th Assembly District which is an open seat. www.KML2012.com “Like” Lalor For Assembly On Facebook Donate To Our Campaign To Create Jobs, Reduce Taxes and Reform Albany Lalor For Assembly 105 Stony Brook Rd Fishkill, NY 12524 845.616.3509 www.KML2012.com

I think you will be happy with that LTDH. It shines when using those super tiny seeds because you have a bit more control over the slot opening. It's drawback is it's capacity but alittle clover seed goes a long way.