Late season fun ...

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R.J.
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Late season fun ...

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Once chores are done , and the last of the wood is in for the winter ... we set aside some time for some late season fun !

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The turkey flocks in my area are spread out ... here are some young birds , in a constant search for food ..

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We all have different ways to unwind on our " days off " .... Sean G. is a " sled head " from work ... he tricked out his 2007 Arctic Cat F1000 with some wicked flames and cat graphics ( 1st picture ) ... he also sent me some cool snowmobile pic's , and one in particular caught my eye ( 2nd frame ) ... it was not the average snowmobile trail shot ! :lol: :lol:

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My daughter seems to volunteer our place as a home for wayward animals ... :lol: , now a chubby little female rabbit shares the cage with the last of my turkeys ... there always seems to be a " stand off " when the rabbit is out and about ...

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I carry the camera as much as I can ... always looking for an interesting field shots .

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Although I am usually able to catch some " hoisting jack rabbit " shots ....

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On the last two hunts , the jacks seem to have wised up , and " give us the slip " ... like this one from a previous hunt .

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On our days off , we pack up , and head North , covering alot of ground ... I took pic's of many cool tracks in the snow , from field to field .

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Deer hammer the last of the left over corn ...

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A young Menonnite boy , puts in some " shovel time " after his dad had plowed the farm lot ...

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CH hikes from one fence line to another from farm to farm , and I take mental note of misc tree stand ladders that need relocate ...

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Court P. blazes trail on several fencelines as well ...

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Even VA , gets some field time in , (I took this picture , the Saturday before his scheduled knee replacement the following " Monday ") .

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Jack tracks everywhere ... but they are always one step ahead of us .

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I log photo's of my own travels from field to field , farm to farm ...

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As well as other misc critter tracks .... jacks , coyote , mice etc.

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We even had the dogs hussling for us one day ... Randy S. with his Springer " Abby " and my GSP " Axle " stretch their legs from farm to farm ...

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Some other cool shots that caught my eye ... an owl ( low center frame ) that swooped at ground level across as farm yard , and a muskrat digging for tender grass ...

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Oh yeah , and one cool sunset shot , I caught , as we drive home at the end of the day ...

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This morning I find myself chasing longnecks ... Pydpiper , myself and the Petersen crew , braved the weather today ... worked birds a concession apart from each other , South/ East of my location , and did our part thinning the flocks ! :lol:

Awsome to get out in the fresh air , and bring home some tastey waterfowl treats !

Here are a few pictures I did get before my camera got wet in the wind and blowing snow ..

Pyd sets up with his young son and settle in for what started out to be a nice morning ..

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We ran a small set up with some magnum sized goose decoy shells ..

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In the slow streches of the morning , Pyd's son kept himself occupied , and we had a moving decoy amounst us !

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We had some nice flocks , on and off all day ...

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It always amazes me how hard " some of them " hit the ground when they drop out formation after being chased down with a swarm of BB or # 1 shot ! ... :lol: Others , needed some follow-up " ground dispatch " ! :lol: :lol:

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Although we did most of our shooting from the " pop up chairs " .... we did do some " run and gun " for various fenceline cover ...

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And at one point during the day .... Pyd. thought I was trying to dig some pit blinds ! :lol: :lol:

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That's what you get when you try to park the Jeep between the plowed row / ruts ! :lol: :lol:

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Just got to get through March and into April .... then we'll be chasing turkeys !

Good luck to all that are staying on the Waterfowl this week ! .... Have a safe hunt !
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It's been too long, thanks for the pics!!
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That was fun!
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Great pics RJ!! Sure wish I could have made it out with you guys. That is life I guess. At least I can enjoy being outdoors through your photos!!
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nice pics rick i was starting to think you moved south for the winter
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Excellent pics RJ. :) Glad you guys whacked a few!!
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FABULOUS R.J.!!! Always an adventure to browse your photo-posts! I appreciate the work that you put into sharing them with us - especially since you're on dial-up. I'm sure I speak for the forum when I say we're grateful!
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Thanks for the great pictures. You get your moneys worth out of a truch load of wood. (first picture) :D
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Great pictures!
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Nice pics!
Almost makes me want to get outside. :lol:
Oh well, it won't be long until the snow turns to mud. :? :lol: :lol:
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Great pictures again RJ . . .took me a minute to see the owl, nice shot!
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Great pictures!

Have to admit I sure dont miss that white stuff.
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Thanks all ... Yep , haven't been on the forum as much due to slow internet / work / chores etc. etc.

But had some in the camera from last month , and topped it off with Saturday's hunt .

Man , is it just me or does April 26th seem a long way off ?

Good luck to all that are chasing coyotes , 3D shootin , or tuning whitetail and turkey rigs to pass the time !
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good photos, as always, now I am double sorry I missed the bunny hunt.
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RJ, you need a Ford 4x4, LOL. All in all, another fine set for us to view!
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