Another Y25 Relayer Harvest ..

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R.J.
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Another Y25 Relayer Harvest ..

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Man the weather has changed in the last 3 weeks ! ...

Downloading pictures from the camera today ..

I took a few frames of a Township released Cock Pheasant near Drumbo three weeks ago ... he was hungry and was able to get at lots of good pickings with only a little snow on the ground ...

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The weather was nice two weeks ago , and the turkeys at the back of my property were getting braver , feeding closer to the shop as the sun lit up the corn stubble ...

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Still sunny and a little more snow , but as you can see from the tracks , the critters were taking advantage of my truck tracks in the corn stubble ...

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Mostly turkeys ... The deer seemed yarded up further North and West of my property ...

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As the weather got colder and the snow started to accumilate ... the turkeys group up and range farther for food ...

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Even the geese were getting restless ... bad weather was on it's way !

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Then the last few days threw us some strong winds and blowing snow ...

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I had a WMU 87 tag to fill so I decided to try a different tree / different area for a change ..

A 2216 .. successfully launched from my Y25 Relayer ( had to dig down thru the snow to find it ! ) ... finds it's mark on a strange crab claw racked 7 point ...

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A quick picture with the gear ... I had seen two other bucks , 1 had shed both sides , the other had shed his right side ... this guy snuck in , caught me off guard , but eventually gave me a broadside 20 yard shot .

Man ... lots of reports of shed antlers already , and this guys rack was firmly fixed !!

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A long walk back to the truck ... dragged and tagged , then off to the butcher ..

PS : Field dressing , showed he had been feeding heavy on Cedar's

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Now with Christmas tomorrow ... it's off visiting friends and relatives !

Merry Christmas to all ! ... good luck chasing Ontario Whitetails from the 26th to the 31st !
See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "
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:) Good pictures once again Rick :)
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Great pictures! Enjoy your family tomorrow. :D
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Congrats Rick. I'd take a half rack right about now :D .
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I'm always entertained by your ability to compose a picture! Congratulations RJ!
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Great pics - Congratulations on the buck!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congrtas and nice pics as always!!!!

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Thats a great report!

What type of tree stand is that? Is it a climber? :?:
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good lord.. this isnt dailup friendly... I havent gotten the first picture to load yet LOL
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Everthing is so neat and organized in the last photo.
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Congrats on the hunt.
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Great pictures R.J.

I like the Phesant.Beautiful bird.I would like to hunt them someday
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Very nice and great pictures as usual. Congratulations!
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Very Nice RJ!! :)
The thought of meat is making me sad though. Might be my first year in a long time without one. Congrats on the fine harvest. 8) Very nice pic's again as well.
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Atta boy R.J.. I see you used your climber again. I have found mine to be one of the best investments I have made when it comes to whitetail hunting (aside my Exocet)!
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