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Shoulda , coulda , woulda ~ ! ( added 2 pic's )

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Shoulda ... been a little more steady on the Tom before I lauched a 2216 with a 130 grain Wasp broadhead at him ... high and deflected means he is still strutting ! :oops:

Coulda ... walked in 10 mins earlier and taken a different path had I known I was going to be walking in on the turkeys roosted beside my blind this morning ... :lol: :lol:

Woulda ... had the camera ready had I known a short tailed weasle had his eye on my decoys the other day along the river ... he danced thru the rocks and put the sneak on them and I missed the photo op ! :oops:

Here are some shots that did turn out though !

My missed Tom still strutting ! I'll try again tomorrow ~ !

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One lookout and two snoozers ... caught my eye .

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Missed a chance at a 30 yard photo of this hen standing with a deer yesterday .... got a long shot of her walking the back path with a cow that escaped from the next farm over ...

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Still working on the little field grizzlies between set-up's ... That little branch wasn't enough to hide behind as I passed a speedy 55 grain .223 by the branch and under his chin ... the farmers want them all gone ! ... Although I have to admit I did pass a few ... must be getting soft in my old age !

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The turkey vultures don't take long to strip out / process the field behind me !

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And last but not least ... I stopped by the fox den sight we scoped out last year ... One early litter and one late litter are co-existing between three adjoining dens ... ( I took 112 frames to get these 6 keepers ! )

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A young Gal from work had a successfull opening week ! ... Bringing home two beauty bird's ! ... 1st one was a great looking Jake and the 2nd was a beauty Tom ! ....

Congrat's CK ! ... Great to see the gals getting out into the filed to show us guys up ! .. :lol: :lol:

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Congrat's Court ! ... nice bird !

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Keep the camera close ... you never know when a cool photo op will present itself !
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RJ, the fourth picture of the three kits are awesome! Thanks ever so much for your efforts to share your outdoor time with us!
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awesome thanks RJ
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OVE THE PICS JUST GREAT
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Incredible pics!! Surprised they are not in magazines. Ever thought about publishing your own photo journal??
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Amazing pictures as always! :D
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Super pics as always Rick, thanksfor posting them. 8) 8)
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Nice pics, R.J.! :D
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Awesome pics. :D
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Thanks again R.J.!
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Awesome pics. Good luck on that tom!!!
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Great pictures.
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I love them young fox pictures 8) Thank You for shareing them with us :D
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Great close ups RJ. Sorry to hear about the miss, but it happens.
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Super pictures. Great hunt. You can always get one with a plastic handle on it's butt; they taste much better. But you can't buy memories like these.
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