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Rook-ie


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I have been getting tired of my Triple Play slowing down or stopping, so I took the idea for the Buster II wired remote switch and made one for the Tres Corvidos.

Soldered speaker wire to the inside terminals, and attached a new 4-AA battery box (with switch) to the spool.  Now I can operate it only when needed, save battery life, and not have to leave my blind.  Trying this out on Friday!



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Well, I have still been disappointed with my Triple Play. It still dies on me very quickly, if it even works at all. I have now modified it yet again. MORE POWER! Hahaha. I switched it to a 9-volt battery instead of 4 AAs. My back yard test was promising. I'll have to see if it does any better in the field, and will report back.

Also, an update on Buster II. I finally took it apart and discovered a broken wire. Pretty simple fix - solder it back in place, and it went back together pretty easily. Since Buster also seemed to kill two AA batteries pretty quickly, I boosted the power on it, too. I went to the remotely-wired four AA switched battery pack that was on the Tres Corvidos. Buster II also seems to be much stronger, so I'll will see how it works.

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Triple play  are some of the most attractive decoys I have ever used. For starters I didn't have to call at all or much....I never had battery problems unless they are the  cheapo types like the "Family Dollar" idea...they seem to be  half dead before you are even in the driveway

 I use the common  popular name batteries in alkaline and never had  a problem but i like what you did!



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Maybe it's the cold where I hunt because I use the new Duracell red batteries. However, today I tried Tres Corvidos with the 9-volt, and it worked great. Never ran down, and I only switched if off once in a while. Also, Buster II was a champ with the wired remote and 4 AA battery box. Never even slowed, and I could switch it off, too.

It was a busy morning for my area. It's all relative, but I did get a fair amount of shooting -- for me that means a box of shells, but only downed 6 crows. Not a very good shot, but the motion decoys did their jobs. At one point, I went to some fighting calls, and a group of 30 or 40 that had staged up in some trees about 300 yards away mounted an assault on my spread. I was solo, so they overwhelmed me, but it was fun. I shoot an old Winchester Ranger three-shot semi-auto 2 3/4 -- it was my first gun ever - bought used.

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I always regretted selling mine as i had one too I forgot all about....sweet handling semi auto ahead of its' time. You're in New York State right?
I wasn't that great a shot then..today i am wiser but didn't get enough action last fall at all.I saw a lot but only got 7 only because they were not where i was or vice versa. I shot a lot though but again-no where near years past. Do we have a lot of crows? oh yes. But they are not very stupid. They go where it is impossible to get them without running afoul(no pun intended) of the law...

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I know that we all like pictures. Here are a couple of pre-dawn views from the blind yesterday, including my wired remotes for Buster II and Tres Corvidos.

Also, a list of videos on Youtube to check out. One shows my set up, including Buster II in the tree to the right and Tres Corvidos out in front of me. The "decoy" in the bush near the Triple Play was a dead crow.  I also had my back against the hedgerow with four decoys up about 22 feet.

After looking at these videos, I did a lot of things well -- just missed too many shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsLQ4VrPoZY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl_-Kha4OnU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9cMc3cODUU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvdXfYRUUWE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8x9fnlq6xM

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjnVyPa0mc4

 

 

 



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Made a post with some pictures and links to Youtube videos from yesterday's hunt. After the Forum administrator reviews the post, you should be able to view.

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never had problems with the batteries either, and I live in MN, I've had some big number shoots thanks to those 3 "traitors"

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Not sure why my post has not been approved. I'll try again.  Here are the pre-dawn still pics.



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I'll try one video link:

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www.youtube.com/watch

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www.youtube.com/watch

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I guess one at a time works...

www.youtube.com/watch

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Tres Corvidos

www.youtube.com/watch

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Nice videos are you using a gopro camera?

I subscribed keep em comin!

 

~CBHF~



-- Edited by Huntinfool on Friday 7th of February 2014 06:43:13 PM

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The camera is a Spypointe by Xcel. Cheaper than a GoPro, and came with all of the attachments. 1080p HD and 170 degree wide angle lens, waterproof cover, etc.

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