Ran into this with ford 5.4 3v. Had cam job done instead of total rebuild or replacement. There’s no 100% way they can tell you your engine is salvageable until they look at the damaged parts and whether or not they got down in the motor. Try to find a shop that specializes in rebuilds.
We need to look more at limiting access to increase deer refuge and sanctuary (ie: roadless areas), weapon restriction, and season timeframe (ie: no rut hunting). With those in place in areas with good habitat, hunting opportunity can likely be increased while still having game enough to hunt on...
We hunt from the house a lot. With the price of gas I’ve set my camper more often now. But we are hunting just for the day tomorrow. Alarm rings at 4:30.
Use rope or cord from your tent grommets to deadman to sandbags, brick, or blocks. I’ve don’t that when I’ve camped in areas I couldn’t get stakes in.
The plywood ain’t a bad idea if it’s thick enough to screw down to.
PB&J still pack a good punch for me. I also like a good cold cut with different kinds of meat, mayo cheese. Mix some snacks in… I also make the bacon, peanut butter, honey on tortillas occasionally.
I’ve had good luck with a number of bullets in 300 wsm. The sweet spot for my needs has been 165-180 mostly. Right now I reload 178 gn eldx in one and just use Norma bondstrike 180s in the other because to shoot so dang well.