SteveNY

Haven't been able to get out and hunt for almost 2 months... I will be out there the end of the week finally tho!

wow.

Should be fine... Wouldnt use on a hunt tho...

wow, looks beautiful loworange

I think I was in Little Neck... I see them all the time in Bayside and Maspeth too

Check out this guy I found pigging out in a garbage bin...

Cool video I came across.

Great game, what a play by Callahan

Cool, make sure to post finished pics

That article makes me physically sick.

LOL, thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning Skillet, hahhaa

Skip the PlaySkool truck and just go with Dodge from the start. You'll thank me later.

Not too bad deer thug

Yea, start with something you don't mind being a guinea pig, for sure

Looks pretty cool. Guy in the vid could have used better colors tho. I have been playing with the idea of a dip kit and dipping my AR, but I am on the fence still...

Thanks Geno, you too! Everyone says that! I think I just "carry weight well". I'm 6'0, 224 lbs now, started at 238. I'd like to get back to around 200. I gained a bunch last year, I was laid off most of the year and gained about 30 pounds of beer, pizza and what ever else I consumed to pass the time... Not good, not healthy. Dumb thing is, this it the 3rd or 4th time I have done this roller coaster ride in the past 12 years. I think I learned my lesson this time and will keep it off, this isn't getting any easier, haha

I started by cutting off the whole load of feathers and the meat that holds them together. I removed as much flesh and fat as I could and salted it up really well with blended salt. I redid the salt every couple days for about a week and a half. At this point, even tho I removed as much flesh and fat as I possibly could, the quills were still very oily and I was just not happy with it. At this point I started rethinking how I was going to go about this, because I wanted it to last and and keep it indoors. I played with a few ideas and looked around online at other methods. I decided to pluck all the feathers out and keep them in order so they didn't get all mixed up. I used 3 layers of feathers. Once I got the wood plaque mount I saw there was a metal plate behind it with screws to clamp down on the feathers. I decided to go with a hot glue gun and some glue sticks. I realized that the glue and feathers were not going to stick well to the metal backing on the plaque, so I cut a piece of thin cardboard, about the size of the metal backing. I laid out the first row of feathers (the longest ones) face up, with the quills on the cardboard, all nice and even, then glued the quills and the cardboard together. I made half circle arcs of glue lines along the quills (think rainbow shape). The glue is dried in 20-30 seconds. Then did the next 2 rows of feathers just the same. At this point I basically had a tailfan mount glued to a piece of cardboard. I put the cardboard/feathers in between the plaque wood and the metal backing, screwed the backing onto the plaque, attached the beard where it goes, and voila, my first Tail Fan Mount! You can shoot a turkey in the morning and have him on the wall that afternoon. Literally can be done in an hour or less. Forget the salting and the borax, never again will I deal with that mess. This is def the way to go.

wow, that duck almost looks fake

Very nice, contrast between the skull and the antlers is great

awesome

Yea, thicker than any I've seen, but short. About 6.5 inches

I'm down 14 pounds so far. Started diet and exercise about 17 days ago.

Thats where I got mine.It's fun stuff. haven't shot more then 1/2 pound so far.

Nice shots, thanks for sharing

Well, it is, especially where I live. But not impossible like in the UK.Thanks for the reply Kelty, enjoy your new hunting freedom here in the United States!