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I did some turkey hunting the last two weekends. Tried to get my 15yo daughter on a Jake this AM but it wasn’t to be.

Cut a new lane and installed a backstop at the ranch where I can shoot 785 yards. Rang the steel on the first shot which was cool.

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Steel through phone skope:

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I shot an NRL Hunter match about a month ago in Brownfield. Tons of fun and really stepped my long range game up.

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Damnit. Not what I wanted to see on the camera.

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Damn hogs have rutted everything up so bad that the sand under one of the legs eventually washed away after some rains.

Fortunately, it doesn't appear to have landed on the solar panel, so should hopefully just be able to pick it up and dust if off with minimal damage. That said, wanna get back out there soon as I don't want it laying on its side for too long.

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2 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Damnit. Not what I wanted to see on the camera.

Damn hogs have rutted everything up so bad that the sand under one of the legs eventually washed away after some rains.

Fortunately, it doesn't appear to have landed on the solar panel, so should hopefully just be able to pick it up and dust if off with minimal damage. That said, wanna get back out there soon as I don't want it laying on its side for too long.

Would it be worth installing some kind of foundation to prevent it from happening again? Not talking about a slab, but maybe sink some pressure treated or creosote piers in some post holes and some means of anchoring the feeder supports to them.

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I always secure feeders with concrete form stakes. Easier to drive with a small sledge than a t post or rebar and the holes make for great tie wire tie points.

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4 hours ago, 686 said:

I always secure feeders with concrete form stakes. Easier to drive with a small sledge than a t post or rebar and the holes make for great tie wire tie points.

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4 hours ago, sith_horn said:

Would it be worth installing some kind of foundation to prevent it from happening again? Not talking about a slab, but maybe sink some pressure treated or creosote piers in some post holes and some means of anchoring the feeder supports to them.

I already had a bunch of candy cane shaped pieces of inch-thick rebar through the holes in the feet, which worked fine the last few years, but the ground just finally gave way under the leg on the lowest side. I could see on the camera it's been leaning a bit for a few weeks, so I'm assuming a strong wind hit or a big fat pig ran into it and finally tipped it. Been completely empty since early February, so doesn't have hardly any weight to it. Think I'm gonna move it over a couple yards to a now flat area and stick some 2" concrete pavers under the feet. 

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