It took this picture back in July ... A few shots with my Y25 Relayer.
Still bang on at 30 yards !
It took this picture today ... A few shots with my Y25 Relayer. you can see the beans in the back ground have really come along good since July , and some of the local whitetails are in them alomost every night ..
Tried a 40 yard shot ... looks good !
End of August , got lucky and picked up a sweet deal on a " fill in " vehicle for the farm ... It's a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee ... Body is sound , clean inside and out with only real rust at the tailgate ( common to that model year ) ... A kid in Hamilton was selling it " as is " ... when Randy and I checked it out , it had a wicked exhaust leak at the manifold ... I offered the kid $600 cash and took my chances ( figured I would at least have a cheap bush buggy for the farm if I couldn't get it certified )... he agreed , and a week later with some help from a friend , I got the manifold welded ... got the rest of the bugs ironed out ( an additional $800 ) and it passed the safety and E test .
It has 309 K on it already , but I only need it to last me for two more years ... now it's my # 1 bush truck ... no use getting my Tachoma scratched up ..
Back in July , Greylag arranged for some discounted wood from a local farmer / sawmill friend ... we were going to use the wood for a wheel chair ramp / tree stand project that Wylie Harvey and I thought up ... ( Wylie is aka WalknTall on the forum and runs the ACA website )
Wood was piled , on the ridge at the back of my property ... waiting for the weather to cool , and the bugs to thin out , before I called a work party ! ...
End of August leading into September Wylie and Greylag stopped by to start on the framework .
Wylie gets his land transportation unloaded ...
We scoped out a pair of trees that were approx 15 feet out from the ridge edge ... the ramp / stand once complete will look down over 20 yard / 30 yard deer trails ..
Wylie shoveled the ridge base , helped move wood around and supervised while Greylag and I pieced the frame together ...
We got basic frame work is done ... Next step is an expanded metal floor , support posts , and perimitter rails .
I plan to photo document the whole project ... from the build to the 1st whitetail harvest out of that stand .... " stay tuned " !
Back in July my Tom turkey had no real tail ... and what feathers he did have were realy ratty ...
I took this picture today ... it's filling in nicely !
The turkeys share the pen now with some pigeons I picked up at the auction for training the dogs ...
Back in July ... we had a batch of kittens !
We managed to give 4 away to good homes ... three stayed on and keep the mice in check at the barn ... I took a picture of this this little guy today , he is always ambushing me when I'm in the barn ... quite comical !
Of course there is always some stand that needs attention ... We used an old 25ft TV antena tower that I had in the barn , for a ladder on a stand we are working on ... Randy and I got it started , bolted together , and screwed the inside rungs to the tree with deck screws ... just needs safety straps installed and hang the stand to complete ..
We have another like this on a tree up North ... It's been there , approx 10 years now ... works great !
Did some trimming at field edge stands ...
That overlook some beauty bean fields ..
At a clover field stand , I see I'm not the only one out scounting ...
Checked out and trimmed at other stands that overlook some great intersecting trails ..
Carved a path to a new climber tree ...
That overlooks a major main trail ...
Remember the 16 month old GSP I picked up end of June .. the one that was bending the springs on the run line ...
Well , he has been a challenge but is coming along as well ... I can at least work with him of leash now ... this picture is from today .
And of course , Spike and Jade are always close by when I'm doing chores outside ...
Just killin some time . downloading pictures from the camera ... October 1st will be here before you know it !
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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 "
Nice pics as always Rick.
Will have to get out to see you one of these days & return your trailcam, but working 6 days a week does not give me much time to do much scouting right now
Hopefully you can send a few of those deer up your way down south a couple of concessions for me
Shoot Straight
Kirk
Will have to get out to see you one of these days & return your trailcam, but working 6 days a week does not give me much time to do much scouting right now
Hopefully you can send a few of those deer up your way down south a couple of concessions for me
Shoot Straight
Kirk
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Great to see what you've been up to! Looking forward to hearing/seeing more from you as hunting season comes around.
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Thanks all ...
Kirk : Workin 6 days a week , yikes ! ... No hurry for the trail cam , I have a new digital that I haven't got out yet .
one shot scott : Yep the beans got planted in two stages and three different types ... some are soon ready to come off , others are behind but a good crop overall ... the corn in our area looks awsome as well !
dick195252 : No problem ... I have many friends and family that check in on me at the Excalibur page just to catch up on current events ... we are all too busy to phone each other and I don't have facebook !
whateverworks : Yep , the deck screws are just to steady it while we set it up ... it will have safety tie downs on it before we are finished .
Vixchick : Looks like your crew has been busy as well with the 3D shoots and all ... You are all practiced up now , it will be bad luck for the first Whitetail that crosses your path this season !
Fox : Not real busy ... just poking around on the things I can catch up . I had a car accident and a fall in the last 3 weeks that have left me pretty beat up , but my friends have come thru and most chores are caught up ..
There always seems to be a long " to do " list though !
Sandman : You have had a pretty busy summer as well ! ... Keep in touch for opening week !
Kirk : Workin 6 days a week , yikes ! ... No hurry for the trail cam , I have a new digital that I haven't got out yet .
one shot scott : Yep the beans got planted in two stages and three different types ... some are soon ready to come off , others are behind but a good crop overall ... the corn in our area looks awsome as well !
dick195252 : No problem ... I have many friends and family that check in on me at the Excalibur page just to catch up on current events ... we are all too busy to phone each other and I don't have facebook !
whateverworks : Yep , the deck screws are just to steady it while we set it up ... it will have safety tie downs on it before we are finished .
Vixchick : Looks like your crew has been busy as well with the 3D shoots and all ... You are all practiced up now , it will be bad luck for the first Whitetail that crosses your path this season !
Fox : Not real busy ... just poking around on the things I can catch up . I had a car accident and a fall in the last 3 weeks that have left me pretty beat up , but my friends have come thru and most chores are caught up ..
There always seems to be a long " to do " list though !
Sandman : You have had a pretty busy summer as well ! ... Keep in touch for opening week !
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 "