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  1. This is really just a closeup of a Cowan print, isn’t it?   If you zoom out, there’s a school of redfish tailing at the base of the blind.   Amirite?

    Haha, yeah it was a classic photo composition : ) The iPhone 14 ProMax takes amazing golden hour photos. That is no filters/editing. I have a decent eye for a photograph, and probably took 6-8 pics getting the best light/composition; but it’s an awesome camera. Here’s some from a summer road trip out west:

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    This is actually the full moon rising over White Sands NM:

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  2. I had read that those are invasive but what's the problem with them?

    I haven’t read up on these doves in particular, but any invasive makes things harder for the native competitors by consuming resources the natives could use. I think that is tpwd’s main impetus to keep their numbers down.
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  3. I got 293k miles out of my 2014 Ram diesel, but it was time, as things were starting to go out, and I don’t haul for work anymore, and wanted something to fit in the garage so I traded it in on a 1500.

    This truck has the adjustable air suspension which I really like, the side tool boxes which were also a must, 3.92 rear end, and the 5.7L with the 150hp electric regenerative motor. It’s like driving a go kart compared to my 2500. At highway speed, the suspension lowers down and it drops an air dam in the front, really quiet and aerodynamic. Got it up to 105 on the toll road and it wanted to keep going, it feels like you’re going slower than you are. Heads up display and powerful headlights are a huge upgrade for me.

    For off road you can raise the suspension up ~2” above normal ride height, worked great filling feeders at the ranch. The suspension auto levels, so it didn’t squat or have any issues with 900lbs of corn and gear in the back.

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    I need to pick out some all terrain tires. Other than that, it’s a great fit for my current life arrangement.

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  4. @Buzzrock morning doves predominant in most of the state, white wings more predominant in the southern part. Invasive Eurasian ring necks spotted occasionally and don’t count towards your limit.



    I had a good evening tonight, but not as good as last night, knocked down 6.

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    Also filled all the corn feeders, put out three cameras, and did some long range work with my elk rifle and spotting scope arrangement. Went 3/3 on the gong at 515yds.

    Nice having real-time feedback on impacts.

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    Most significant kill was a big black widow under a rocking chair on the porch.

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  5. Sooo I need a new range finder… and I also kinda want to replace my strike eagle 1-8 on my deer gun.

    Sig has the combo BDX system and the buck master combo system for bullet drop.

    Has anyone used them in tandem and does it work efficiently/effectively?

    Like this:

    https://www.eurooptic.com/Sig-Sauer-BDX-Combo-Kit-Kilo1600BDX-LRF-and-Sierra3BDX-Rifle-Scope-35-10x42mm-SO.aspx

    Or

    https://palmettostatearmory.com/sig-buckmasters-combo-1500lrf-3-12x44-sok15bm03.html
    But this Buckmaster series looks way too entry level

    Did you end up going one way or the other on this? I have used the Sig BDX rangefinding binoculars and Sierra 3 and Sierra 6 scopes for the last two years. I like the system. It takes some attention to detail to setup, but is pretty nice once you do have it set. Very fast to operate, and you can have a spotter run the rangefinder for the trigger man if you really want to be quick. The illuminated dot is really helpful to me.
  6. Dang. I was about to say “username checks out”. 

    Haha - Beretta 686’s are great too, although a buddy (who wasn’t much of a hunter/gun guy) had one that occasionally would hang up after you fired the first barrel. You would pull the trigger a few more times thinking “WTH is going on here?” and then “Boom!” I told him he needed to take it in immediately, hope he did.

    My username is an homage to my Smith & Wesson 686, a great wheel gun.
  7. If any of my buddies left the cabin and entered one of my blinds with a loaded weapon it would be there last trip.  But I get your point.  CWD is not so scary in terms of tainted meat, it's tainted land.  Prions can live in the soil for years and decimate entire herds of healthy animals with a 100% fatality rate.  

    Yes, CWD is going to suck in terms of herd dynamics. The little “golden age” of huge high scoring bucks we’ve been in (both high fence and free range) may start to decline soon as the number of bucks that reach 5+ starts to decline with increasing CWD prevalence.

    Several high fence ranch owners I know are contemplating removing white tails and other cervids that can carry CWD from their property, because: A) they don’t want to deal with it, and B) speculation that future rules around CWD prone animals will lower the cost/benefit ratio below that of non-CWD species (Bovidae: sheep, goats, bison, antelope, oryx, gazelle, addax, eland, Kudu, impala, etc.)
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  8. All Seasons are great. I manage 5 corn feeders and 2 protein feeders at our place, and the All Seasons unit I’ve had running year round for almost 10 years hasn’t had a single problem. I think I’ve only replaced the battery once in that time.

    https://www.allseasonsfeeders.com/collections/broadcast

    The West Texas Feeder Supply mechanism with The Timer and The Eliminator may be the best stand alone mechanism in my opinion. It has a great timer and a spinner plate that seals up against the feeder funnel to keep raccoon loss to a minimum.

    https://westtexasfeedersupply.com/product/12-volt-unit-wmotor-the-eliminator-the-timer-solar-panel/

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  9. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of respect for game wardens and I 100% acknowledge how difficult their jobs are. 
    That being said, showing up "randomly" in a way that appears to be correlated with data that they supposedly shouldn't have seems sketchy and unnecessary and feels like more of the virtual panopticon our society is turning into.

    All of what you said, plus: serial violators (who GWs should and do spend a good amount of their time tracking) aren’t going to use digital licenses or tags. So directing wardens to police generally law abiding hunters via digital tags takes the wardens away from what is a better use of their time: catching people completely disregarding the law by not using tags/licenses at all, taking game out of season, trespassing, etc., etc.
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