2nd Tom down with 1980's model Excalibur Relayer

[R.J.]

Set up along a cut trail boardering Cedar swamp this am ( Hardwoods to my East and West , swamp behind me , South ) .

6:30 am a nice tom travelling alone comes North from the freshly planted corn field ... he come in silent but struts and gobbles like crazy when he see's my decoy .

Long story short ... @ 15 yards while he is focused on my hen decoy , I let fly a 2216 with 130 gr Wasp broadhead . Shooting slightly uphill and East . Good hit !

He flap / runs North East and I find him 35 yards stone dead in the field .

24lbs , 10inch beard , 1 1/4 spurs ... a real nice mature tom .









What an awsome morning hunt ... A great start to a very busy day > Heading to Lindsay Ontario. to visit with my Daughter > She is in a Fish and Wildlife program at Sir Sandford Fleming College > Then heading to Toronto for dinner and Vaughn Bass Pro to shop for some insulated waders she needs for an Electrofishing study course ... Will put a lot of KM's on my Tacoma today !

Good Luck to all that are chasing Turkeys thru till the end of our Ontario season !

[RexKay]

Wow!! Congrats! !

[mr meat]

Nice Tom Congrats!!

[Sandman]

Outstanding job and pics RJ~!

Cheers,
Robin

[Backstraps]

Congrats on the turkey and thanks for the pictures. I love the close up of the spur. On your picture with the turkey hanging by the woodshed, how do you keep the tail fan from flopping down? I had to lay mine out on a log because I couldn't get the hanging picture to turn out.

[tman74]

Nice job on a nice bird!

[Doe Master]

Thanks Rick for a great story with a memorable bow .

[xcaliber]

X2!

[onebigskittle]

That's a fine Crossbow ...Congratulations on the Turkey

[Hester0305]

Congrats on a very nice bird

[R.J.]

Thanks all ... A fun hunt for sure !

The old Relayer delivers a slower arrow , but it still does the job ! ... Cool to hunt with one of the older bows for a change !

As for the tail fan for pictures ... Can't do it unless the wind is with you ... I fan the tail , take a small stick and prop it behind and across the bottom of the fan , then push the tail back and the crossbow limb temp holds it in place , step back and take a quick picture before the tail fan falls out of place ... I take several pic's till I get one that has the tail in a good position .

On a windy day ! ... forget it ! even the mantle feathers get blown out of position !

This picture was taken years ago .. the shed wall faces West so the wind will normally pin the tail against the wall long enough for a picture ... again , takes several pictures to get one just right !



This morning was awsome > cool / Clear / Calm and the sun came out great ! ... Perfect for pictures > I got done the pictures and clean up just in time before the rain started !

I was raining pretty good when I headed ot to Lindsay ...

[Backstraps]

Thank you for the photo tips and again, awesome job on the turkey.

[MADMAX2]

CONGRATS!! Nice bird and pics.

[Helmut]

Way to go RJ. Nice pics and hope you day with daughter was a good one.

[wabi]

Congratulations R.J.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old bow, aluminum arrow, Wasp broadhead, your success makes me feel better about deciding to stick with my Phoenix for another year or two. Getting close and making a good shot is still fun and productive!