[Texascavers] Battery technology, flashlights, and exoplanets

2017-02-22 Thread David via Texascavers
Fry's Electronics now has AA and AAA batteries that have a built-in charger inside the battery. It uses a microUSB cord that you plug into whatever kind of power-bank you have available, be it a battery-pack or charger, or lantern, or wind-up gizmo. These new batteries only have capactiy of 80

Re: [Texascavers] trapping hogs

2017-02-22 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
We put up traps. Bait them with good old Purina Hog Bait. Rasberry cool aid poured over corn or corn dipped in raspberry jam or this hog bait raspberry gook. Works well. Like I said we killed an average of one a day for two months. Sometimes you get a column of them. Shoot the tail end pig first

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] How to photograph a cave

2017-02-22 Thread Julia Germany via Texascavers
While these fotos are nice and all.. Dave Bunnell's are waay better. (Maybe I am prejudiced!) SO - Dave - when are you gonna be on the cover of NG, and have a major article/foto spread?? :) julia Julia G Germany germa...@aol.com -Original Message-

[Texascavers] trapping hogs

2017-02-22 Thread via Texascavers
This is the best time of year to trap wild pigs. Fall acorns ect are gone and spring greens are not up yet. Here is a article from TxAgriLife extension about best practices https://ipmsouth.com/2017/02/21/the-best-window-of-time-to-trap-wild-pigs-is-about-to-close/