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My "Trail Marker" project
Here's a fun and worth while project that paid off for me. Home made trail markers. They work absolutely great for deer and turkey hunting. After dark heading into the woods it looks like L.E.D. light bulbs strung in the trees. You can see these for hundreds of yards, if your flashlight can shine them you can see them. They are hard to see in the bushes during the day time so they are discrete. I usually pick mine up on the last day of the hunt on the way out when I can shine them out with my head lamp. If I want to see them in the daylight I tie them to a branch with blaze orange trail marker ribbon. They can hang on a branch or be clipped on which ever is easier at the time. They work great when you get that late hit and need to go tracking or going back after dark to find your deer and drag him out.
I bought some 1/2" plastic underground sprinkler pipe, cut them to 1" and 2" lengths. I wrapped them with 7 year DOT reflective truck tape, put some decoy cord and name tag clips on them.
I made a couple hundred and passed them out at deer camp to the gang. The guys all love them. I carry about 25 with me in my back pack.
Here's a fun and worth while project that paid off for me. Home made trail markers. They work absolutely great for deer and turkey hunting. After dark heading into the woods it looks like L.E.D. light bulbs strung in the trees. You can see these for hundreds of yards, if your flashlight can shine them you can see them. They are hard to see in the bushes during the day time so they are discrete. I usually pick mine up on the last day of the hunt on the way out when I can shine them out with my head lamp. If I want to see them in the daylight I tie them to a branch with blaze orange trail marker ribbon. They can hang on a branch or be clipped on which ever is easier at the time. They work great when you get that late hit and need to go tracking or going back after dark to find your deer and drag him out.
I bought some 1/2" plastic underground sprinkler pipe, cut them to 1" and 2" lengths. I wrapped them with 7 year DOT reflective truck tape, put some decoy cord and name tag clips on them.
I made a couple hundred and passed them out at deer camp to the gang. The guys all love them. I carry about 25 with me in my back pack.