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[CamdenOutdoors]

youngdon, on 04 February 2012 - 07:47 AM, said:

I'd shoot it and see them in court. They cannot take away your right to self defense. Even the federally protected species can be shot and killed if they are endangering a human life.

I agree completely but the fwc chewed my ass out when I asked them to get it off my 8 acres before it comes to that point where we meet face to face.... Don't get me wrong, I don't want to kill it if I don't have to but if shit hits the fan I'm gonna have a pretty black rug for the den...


-Camden

[220swift]

I'm with you Don, I'll see them in court.

[Antlerz22]

Be careful, dont get itchy finger as lots of black bears have implants in them that they can actually know where he is almost at any given time. They do so for many reasons and one is to be able to catch the those with itchy fingers. If it comes to a shot call immediately so they cant say you were trying to hide anything--but also BE JUSTIFIED--yet UNSCATHED.

[CamdenOutdoors]

We are off topic, homemade gear? Anyone have anything? Share what you make never know what ideas you can gain or inspire by show and tell!


-Camden

[All-Around-Outdoorsman]

Never seen contraption like that before, and thats imoressive if its sighted in and actually holds zero!

[itzDirty]

So I have not pics but I have made some of my gear too. Snow camo out of painters coveralls, flat spray paint, and a branch pattern cut from a peice of cardboard. Self explanatory on how to make them from here. Get a size bigger and they fit nicely over normal camo without adding more bulk. Also made shooting sticks with the left over spray paint, a winged nut and bolt, 1/2" doll rod, and some latex tube.

Making the sticks is pretty easy:

1) Use two 32" pieces of 1/2" of doll rod. You can play with the length to be more suitable to you. I suggest going longer. It is easy to make them shorter in field by spreading the legs. Making them longer is a little trickier in field.

2) Drill a hole about 3" and put the bolt though the hole and tighten with a winged nut. The winged nut is best. It requires no tools to tighten in field.

3) Pull the latex tube over then ends of the doll rod. You can make a loop to hold your gun. Do not use latex tube that is too rigid if you do it makes it hard to open the leg when your gun it is there.. It is also impossible to get it onto the rod. You might try using some kind of lube to help get the tube over the sticks. Unscented hand lotion worked well for me.

4) Apply paint in a camo pattern.

I am sure there are tons of ways to build these. I had all these parts laying around. I have seen a few variations in materials on the web as I am sure many of you have.