RedBeardBaw

I'm in the same boat as you. I hunt a ton of public across the state, mainly bowhunting, and I pass a ton of bucks that I don't want to kill every year. If the next person shoots it and is happy with it, more power to them. I'll congratulate and help them drag it out and shoot the bull after the hunt as well. To each his own. Just because I want to shoot bigger deer doesn't mean I expect the next person to do the same. Not to mention if I bring my kids, I much rather let them make the decision of what they want to shoot as it makes for a miserable hunt if you see a good buck that doesn't necessarily fit the restrictions and have to tell them "nah you can't shoot that one, its not big enough". Good way to ruin our future hunters.

Stuffing tube, foot pedal for on/off, and poly bags for grind are the only way I'll do it now. I've done it with the vacuum seal bags and all that but I find the poly bags last just as long as I need them to in the freezer which is about 1-2 years. I clean my meat and divide it into 8 lbs (I mix my grind 80% deer 20% beef fat). I put my 8 lbs deer and 2 lbs beef fat into a tote and season it like I want (before I grind anything, helps with the mixing to me) then do my course grind. Continue this until all of my meat has gone through the course grind, mix everything up even better, then change to my fine grind plate and stuffing tube with the poly bags. Use a tape dispenser once i get my 2 lb bags filled and into the freezer they go. No extra work added. Everything else I'll vacuum seal and label.

ETA: I didn't even answer the main question. I have an LEM #22 like you're looking into and its perfect for my needs of a couple deer a year.

Ordered a holster for my thumb trigger release that i can clip onto my bino harness or belt. Will be nice to not have to worry about digging in my pocket or backpack for it.

I haven't got my normal swarms either. Wondering if its due to the warm weather and limited fronts we've got so far if it maybe backed up their migration or something and they just haven't made it here yet. Gonna keep the feeders full for the next couple weeks just in case.

Was in the same boat. I have suppressors for the rifles but needed something when shooting the shotguns. Walkers has a buy one get one free promo for one of their muffs that blocks out the high decibel noises. Used them this past weekend and they’re kinda nice. I’m sure they have better options but they serve the purpose.

Pretty intrigued by these. Looks like Beast stick knock offs, but that price is nice for what you get with the 4 pack.

Trophyline Rivals

I have a set of tethrd skeletors that I use on a normal basis, and a set of old school lone wolfs but I can't stand having only single sided steps...makes it a pain trying to hand stands but doable. Much rather double steps.

I did the same. I have the big one and the thing is huge. Well worth the money, and they're cheaper than the majority of other blinds.

I have the same one that I installed early this year. While not a countertop filter, its under the cabinet and out of the way. I have it piped directly to my fridge water dispenser. I like it. The water tastes like...........water lol. Couldn't drink my tap water before and had to buy bottled water. That changed when this was installed. Cheap, easy to install, and tastes good.

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I'm guessing you mean the sump pump....You should be able to buy any one and install it yourself. It's not difficult. I have a "little giant" and it works well but not cheap.

I have a new lab and looking into dog kennels when going from home to the camp in North LA or wherever else. He hates riding in the front for some reason and hes getting too damn big to sit on somebody's lap. I've put him in a cheap wire kennel when going down the road and he seems to like it just fine in the back of the truck. been looking at different kennels and was wondering if its worth spending the money on a Gunner kennel or if somebody has recommendations on others that are worth a look.