First Year of Summer Trailcam Pics
I put the trailcam up just a little over a week ago and I did have some success. This was the first time I put the cam in this particular location, so I wasn’t really sure what I was going to get, but some four-legged friends did show up.
The cam is located on the opposite side of the road from where we hunted last year. I didn’t realize there was quite so much “space” over there, and when the property owner told me “the property only went a little bit” I took him for his word. Then Jeff got to talking to the landowners and promptly called me and told me I was crazy. After a little investigation it turned out he was right. The property did go much further in then I thought and we missed out on a great hunting location last year. Hindsight is 20/20 though, so I decided that putting the trailcam up in that area this year would be a good idea. I was hoping for a little more “action”, but since it was only there a week I’m trying to stay positive.
I only got two decent pictures, and the first one I know is a deer, but I’m not exactly what it is. It seems to be a doe, but considering that it is standing off in the distance between the two trees it is hard to tell. I would have gotten some excellent close up shots, but as you can tell, I only managed to get the backs of these two deer. I didn’t take into account the slight hill on the trail. I’m a trailcam rookie, what can I say? I did move the camera down a little without getting completely carried away by mosquitoes so hopefully this weekend I get some more close-ups.
Jeff has a cam up not very far away from where mine is as well. We will be checking that one this weekend too and hopefully we get some good results.
I love trailcams. A great way to keep in-touch with your hunting spots when the season isn’t going on.
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I can’t tell you how many pictures we have from Mark’s trailcams. I think he has 3 or 4 in the woods somewhere. It’s amazing to see what is going on at your hunting spot when your not around.
Can’t you guys bait. I understand it you do not want to hunt over it, but I would at least use it during the summer to see exactly what you guys have in your area.
I have found that one good bait site per 100 acres works great for a survey, and I normally leave the camera in each spot for one week. So if you have 500 acres to hunt, it would only take 5 weeks to completely cover it, then you could pull the corn. Of course you would need about 2 weeks to get the deer on the corn to start, so that would put you at about 7 weeks.
So even after you pull the corn, you would now what spots were your best bets. I say this because I also find that the deer that use that certain bait site tend to be the ones that use that area as their core area, so you know that they are still there. That is when I would start moving the camera around on the different trails trying to pinpoint exactly how they are moving around… Just a thought!
Sorry, another thought on this…
Have you ever used a deer lollipop? If you don’t want to bait them in, you may want to think about putting one in front of your camera so that they stop for a good shot. It will not draw them in like corn, but it is perfect to make sure that you actually get them RIGHT in front of the camera for a few seconds as they move down the trail.
PS. I haven’t applied for the alligator tag, but I may if I can find someone willing to take me out on their boat to kill one.
Jeff,
We can only bait from October 1st to January 1st so that isn’t an option. I wish it was. I just have to put the camera up and pray!!!
I may have to get into this trailcam trend, especially now that Bushnell is offering $1million to anyone who can successfully capture evidence of sasquatch. I know where he hangs out now, so if I had a couple trail cams I’m sure I could get that prize.
Good stuff! Keep at it!
Isn’t trail cam picture taking the best. I love doing that as well, keep at it and hope to see more.
We were going to get a trail cam, then we lost our lease and now we hunt public ground… one of these days!
Keep putting those cameras out. Fun stuff to see what is wandering around. I am wondering about the model of camera I have though, for long term use. All in all pretty happy with the results.
You beat me too it! I’ve been meaning to put my camera out and get a few pictures, but I haven’t had a chance yet. I found a nice funnel while turkey hunting and want to see what’s walking by it, I know there are a few bruisers in the area so maybe I’ll get some shots of them in velvet. Good luck with your next round of pictures…only a few more months until bow season!
Nice…I’ve been wanting to put a trail cam up in the mountains where I do my elk hunting - I know there are some bruisers in there, but I’d like to know just exactly how bruiserish we’re talking, here! Alas, I usually end up talking myself out of the monetary investment and tell myself, “maybe next year.”