Kudos for Bushnell

   I recently owned a $149.99 Bushnell 2MP Trail Sentry. It was about the size of your average bible. I used it for 2 years up untill this January when it malfunctioned and gave me an error screen. I'm not saying it didn't perform well....just that it was simply passed it's prime and malfunctioned.

Bushnell Trail Sentry 2MP

                                                    

  

   Once it had set in that my trail camera was at the point of no return, I decided to check out Bushnell's website and customer service page to look in to a possible repair. As soon as I viewed the repairs page, I knew I would be jumping through hoops for some customer service rep to fix the error on my device. The page lays out the process for you with all the exceptions, "but if"s, and "only ifs" for your hassle free repairs. It says you must fill out the repairs form and to make sure you have the proof of purchase with your device in the box. Proof of purchase? Yea, because thats exactly what I thought about when I was buying the camera.....saving my proof of purchase.

What to Include: 

1. This form completely filled out and rubber banded to the unit. Be sure to fill in the “Description of Problems” box. Printing all of your information on this form will assure that it is recorded correctly when your repair arrives for processing and tracking. Failure to use the Bushnell Repair Form, or the substitution of handwritten notes, could result in delay.

2. A dated Proof of Purchase must be included with electronic products that do not have lifetime warranties. This includes: Laser Rangefinders, Trail Cameras, GPS (inc. BackTrack), ImageView (binoculars and spotting scopes), Night Vision, Speed Radar, and Flashlights.

3. A check or money order for the return shipping and handling fee for all Bushnell products* is $10.00 except for telescopes which have a $15.00 shipping and handling fee due to their size and weight. *No return shipping/handling fee is charged for warranty repairs of Bushnell Eliteriflescopes and binoculars.

4. If you purchased extended or additional warranty coverage through Bushnell or Registria after registering your product online, be sure to enclose a copy of the receipt for this extra warranty, as well as the dated original purchase receipt.

    Also, you must have a $10.00 check included in the package for shipping expense. So....after I accepted what was needed to be done in order to have my precious trail camera repaired and returned, it says"Your repaired unit or a comparable replacement of equal value and function will be shipped to you via UPS within 4-6 weeks." Dang, so now I have to wait a month to a month and a half to get a trail camera back that was working just fine yesterday......but on the bright side, I could get a new one EXACTLY like it!

   So, I get it together and ready to send it out with all the hassles of actually getting it shipped. I'm biting my nails hoping it arrives at least just in time for turkey season. A week and a half go by and there is a knock at the door. Its the UPS man. I take the package and look it over to find it is from the same place in Kansas that Bushnell is located. I thought it couldn't be true, there is no way they repaired it that quick. I thought I was never gonna get this thing back. Turns out I didn't get my trail camera back...... I didn't even get one just like it. They sent me a BRAND NEW Bushnell 8MP Trophy Cam with Field Scan time lapse, video recording, and it was just bigger than my smart phone.

Bushnell Trophy Cam 8MP

Not to mention, I looked up the price and it was $295.95 MSRP........Kudos for you Bushnell. Misleading repair page, surprising results!

My prostaff and I are in the process of testing the unit now!!!

REVIEW OF THE TROPHY CAM COMING SOON!!!

Hunter's Digest: Getting Permission

                
Intro
It's been a long morning.....he gobbled a few times on the limb and by now you are sure he is on the ground. Only he is silent now, and the only vocalizations are the fading chatter of hens. You sit and think of your next move, and when you make your move, you realize that your running out of ground and that the bird you are chasing has conveniently placed himself in your neighbors cotton field. This is what I call a runaway gobbler. He's not spooked, but he has gotten away. You struggled to find that lease all summer, and while sitting in the deer stand, your hopes were heightened by the large droves of turkeys picking through your food plots...only to find out that when Spring finally arrived that there were only few big gobblers to chase. Fear not, for you will have fun chasing just a few birds......unless your property is just of temporary use to them.
                                                                                                                                                                                          
New in Town
First thing first. Something I not only preach, but practice more than most people I know. BE A NOSY NEIGHBOR! When you acquire a lease or a property to hunt, immediatly investigate to find out who your property neighbors are. Whether it is by knocking on a door, checking your county parcel map, or simply reading a posted sign....FIND OUT! 


Get Greedy
Now that you are aware of your surroundings....think about the turkey hunting opportunities at your fingertips. Now think of how awesome it would be to have an endless amount of acreage to romp on for a happy-go-lucky turkey hunter like yourself. Sure, your not expecting an evil ol' gobbler to give you the slip under any circumstances, but you'd be crossing barbed-wire fences like a pro..... a legal pro! Is it wrong to think that people are willing to consider granting permission to ONE low profile turkey hunter for a 6-7 week season? Not all landowners are hunters and not all landowners lease their land out. Given, one of the main reasons (to my knowledge) is that landowners usually don't want a bunch of people with guns running a muck on their grandaddy's land blasting everything in sight.......I call those people deer hunters. A turkey hunter shoots a short distance weapon, and defiantly doesn't share his big bird haven with another soul. So just think about it.


Pop the Question
You know the lay of the land....your surrounded by big timber, beaver swamps, cut overs, and agricultural fields. You've played it out in your head over and over of how your going to ask old man Johnson about stepping foot on his turkey paradise of a farm. Just do it already! The worst he can say is no. It's like asking a millionaire for $100,000...it's worth a shot. On the other hand, he could say yes......but under the circumstances of payment....uh oh. When you engage in the conversation of an offer for turkey rights immediately offer a helping hand around the farm. Try trading a service for the rights. Heck offer him some free turkey breast! If he's hard on receiving money for the rights, start low. This isn't a year round lease and its only for 6-7 weeks. Let him know you want the rights but that you also know the scale of what is at hand. In reality, if he sees you as no harm and he's a nice guy, he might just say sure....come kill'em all!

In Closing 

Getting permission isn't the easiest thing in the world. There are people out there who if you offered them a million bucks, they would still say no for reasons beyond any other human being. But like I mentioned, it's worth a shot. If you don't ask, you won't know. If you think you need to, try and expand your hunting area by doing so. Some parting advice....don't act desperate....don't offer money right off the bat....explain the gravity of the situation and that you will be of no interference to the landowner. BE POLITE!!!!