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 ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Acockbird.jpg)
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Bcockbird.jpg)
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Ccockbird.jpg)
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 ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Dturkeys.jpg)
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 ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Etracks.jpg)
Mostly turkeys ... The deer seemed yarded up further North and West of my property ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Ftracks.jpg)
As the weather got colder and the snow started to accumilate ... the turkeys group up and range farther for food ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Gturkeys.jpg)
Even the geese were getting restless ... bad weather was on it's way !
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Hgeese.jpg)
Then the last few days threw us some strong winds and blowing snow ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Istorm.jpg)
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 ...
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Jarrow.jpg)
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 !!
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/KAwalkup.jpg)
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
![Image](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/RJpentax/Ldraggedandtagged.jpg)
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 !