I don't have any current pics, but generally we make windows. (By We, I mean them)
Rip down 3/4" wood frame, then caulk glass on either side and attach a hinge to the window. Foam Tape to hold scent in when it's closed and a turnbuckle to keep it closed.
If I'm out there again soon, I'll try...
I do it in anything down to 0 degrees.
A buddy heater will help if we only have single pane windows, but double pane plexiglass takes care of most of it.
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100% can and does happen. Just have to build them tight and use expansion foam, double sided foam tape, and caulk correctly.
I'd argue that's been the biggest game changer for us. Forget the wind, hunt with the windows shut and wind blowing into their nose/bedding area. Then when it's time to...
I have about a 2.5 acre pond that has a couple wet weather springs and other than that is just run off. So I don't turn over a bunch of water.
Would love to hear thoughts on a solar aeration (electricity is gonna be tough, but doable) to add some air to the pond and help the fish. It can get...
They're lean.
I've shot a couple and we always add a bunch of domestic pork fat to it. Then they're good.
When we're going here in a week or so, I'm hoping we can shoot a couple little ones and smoke the whole thing on the grill. That'd be cool.
I view it as different kinds of fun. I killed a deer with my compound this year and it was a lot of fun.
I also enjoyed watching a deer fold like a card table with my rifle.
I enjoyed watching my 13 year old shoot an antelope with a rifle too.
I killed a buck with a crossbow. It was fast and...
I can make the distinction. It's more difficult to get a deer killed with a compound than with a crossbow. I'm just saying it doesn't matter as much as you say it does. That's our own opinions.
I sat with my 8 year old as he killed his first deer this year. On a beautiful October evening. I...
If you think a crossbow is just as effective as a 243 in the deer woods, you're trying to convince yourself of something that is not true.
Sure it's easier than a compound.
It also allows me to spend time with my kids in the woods and let them hunt earlier.
But if you put a gun to my head and...
Killed the biggest buck of my life this year with the crossbow.
Later killed a doe with my bow. Also enjoyed dropping a couple deer with a straightwall rifle like a sack of potatoes.
All part of the plan. I enjoy it. go have fun.