diy

A buddy and I undertook a pretty substantial project a couple weeks ago when we decided to build our own bird launchers, which are used for dog training and hunt tests/trials. A brand new launcher from the factory usually costs almost 400 bucks, and remote electronics add about another 300...

I need a bullet puller and can't find one locally, nor did I want to wait to order one online. So, I found a video on YouTube that explained how to build one. I have $10.45 in schedule 80 parts for this one...and it works. :smiley_bril: The Parts: The foam handle plug keeps the gun...

Yesterday I stumbled on this video at youtube, showing a guy's homemade head-bobbing duck decoy... Of course it looked like it would be incredibly effective, and of course :) I figured I should make my own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2mXNqZqew8 After watching the video I immediately...

DIY Deer Minerals A life lesson engrained in me over the years is easily represented by the old adage: Anything worth doing is worth doing right. Furthermore, I’ve come to learn that anything worth doing right is often worth doing yourself. The term “DIY” has been hot for the past decade, but...

My dad is retired and he loves to fabricate things. Here is the stump grinder he built. It worked pretty well once we got the rhythm down. Definitely not for commercial use, but it worked great for the two lots he just bought and cleared...

I just made up two of these like the video shows, and they work great! Light up every time and easy to turn off. I found the Thill Nite Brite bobber lights at Walmart for $3.36 each. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMqLT-4ezzk

I've been wanting a quick, quiet way to lash the bottom of my Millennium treestand to whichever tree I'm hanging it in, and IMO the Lone Wolf Versa Button system is the way to go. However, the LW Versa Buttons are $4.99 each, plus tax and shipping... and that doesn't include the mounting...

When it comes to tuning binary cam bows, or 'slave-cam' bows, a draw board is a very useful tool for checking cam rotation, timing, and sync. Since I own a bow like this, and have been wanting to get into DIY archery tuning, I thought the time was right to build my own draw board. It's...

Here are my birds from 2008 and this spring. The bird in 2008 was my first longbeard, and it was 21#'s, 11 5/8" beard, and 1 1/2 spurs. I actually wanted to get a full mount, but could not bring myself to spend 500+. This years bird was 20#'s, 10 1/2" beard, and 1 1/4 spurs. Everything on...

Better late than never right?!? :smiley_crocodile: So now that we know why we are using minerals, what they can do for us and our deer herd, and how to make our own mix, it is time to look at the hands-on portion of mineral sites. We will take a look at site selection, preparation...

Introduction The preceding quote was courtesy of Matt Harper from his article “Minerals – Unsung Heroes”, which can be found in Volume 20, No. 3 of Whitetail News or by visiting the Whitetail Institutes article archive. (Minerals Article) I selected this quote to start off this article...

After hours of sifting through the threads over at AT and other sites, I decided to give this simple bow press idea a try. A lot of the threads you'll find claim that it's a 20 or 25 dollar project. I ended up spending closer to 40 bucks, but I bought all my materials at Home Depot instead of...