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Title: Expensive squirrel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Blackwidow36 on November 08, 2010, 07:01:00 PM
There always has been a lot of squirrels on my wifes bird feeder my son and I have been trying to shoot one for along time he wants squirrel stew. Sounds good! I was at the kitchen sink getting a drink of water and noticed a squirrel on the feeder. I thought to my self this a good opertunity to put my camera skills to the test so I grabed my wifes digital camera set it on the window sill  and carefully slid the window up  with the camera Rollin I drew back hit my anchor point and sent the cedar shaft through the air and I missed! But the squirrel stayed right there.I quickly loaded again with camera still goin I drew again and the cedar rocket went through the air this time i connected perfect he hit the ground i sat down my widow and went to get my stew with camera still going. I come back in side to watch my first video I grabed the camera of the window and inslow mo I watched it slip from my hands in to a. Sink full of dish water!!!!! Nice job god i love my wife she looked at me like I was  an idiot . I hope that it was worth it.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on November 08, 2010, 07:06:00 PM
Ouch! You could buy a lot of Dinty Moore for that one!
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Post by: kevshin21 on November 08, 2010, 07:10:00 PM
You can learn to shoot squirrels and small game with practice and patience. Clumsiness is forever!    :goldtooth:   I'm just playing around but you gotta treat the lady to a nice dinner now!
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Post by: Blackwidow36 on November 08, 2010, 07:12:00 PM
She wants dinner and a camera!
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Post by: JEFF B on November 08, 2010, 10:26:00 PM
:scared:
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Post by: DeerSpotter on November 08, 2010, 10:33:00 PM
Look on the bright side !

At least you didn't drop your widow in the dishwater !!!!


Carl
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Post by: 30coupe on November 08, 2010, 10:41:00 PM
Well, if it was digital, you should at least have the squirrel video on the chip.    :laughing:
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Post by: Stumpkiller on November 08, 2010, 10:47:00 PM
:clapper:  

They love us because we do endearing things like that.
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Post by: elknutz on November 08, 2010, 11:49:00 PM
I droped my wifes digital camera in the drink while fishing 2 months ago. I took the batteries out and set it on the shelf when I got home. Went and bought the wife a new one the next day.  About 2 weeks later I put the batteries in the old one and it continues to work perfectly.  I would never have believed it, and now we have matching cameras.
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Post by: hardtimes on November 09, 2010, 06:10:00 AM
Elknutz is right. Let it dry completely, chances are it will work. Just dont try when it is still wet. I always use the hand-me-down cameras. The wifes camera is saved for family outings where everything is safe and dry.
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Post by: dirtguy on November 09, 2010, 06:50:00 AM
Put it in a bag of rice.
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Post by: lpcjon2 on November 09, 2010, 06:57:00 AM
Buy a new one that will work for hunting. Oh and move the feeder back so its out of range from the kitchen sink.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: L51 on November 09, 2010, 07:19:00 AM
I was waiting to read how you shot the window!
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Post by: Sc0 on November 09, 2010, 07:48:00 AM
I was thinking that the window closed on the camera, but your ending is just as tragic.
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Post by: Blackwidow36 on November 09, 2010, 08:30:00 PM
the camera lens has water spots on it and when you turn it on it trys to focus and tells you to shut it down and retry later. besides when i did it i whent out to the garage turn the air compresser on and when i hit the air it blew the shuter apart oops!!! there is alot of little parts in the shutter.
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Post by: GrayRhino on November 09, 2010, 08:34:00 PM
I was expecting to hear that you shot the feeder, but that would be cheap compared to the camera!
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Post by: oops29 on November 09, 2010, 10:41:00 PM
laugh !life is too short!! enjoy every morsel
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Post by: Talondale on November 11, 2010, 02:01:00 PM
Well next time it happens pull the battery, hand dry it as much as possible, put it in a ziploc bag with a cup of rice and seal.  The rice will draw the moisture out of the camera.  Won't help with water stains on the lense though.