Trail Cam Thread

[kirk1978]

The old “cull” buck I had been trying to kill has been traveling in the last few hours. I can’t remember him ever being at my north feeder, but he was there yesterday evening and showed back up at my south feeder this morning.
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That a plane?

 

[retrieverman]

That a plane?

Yep. Google Earth hasn’t taken a new picture over my place in several years, and that plane is how I know.

 

[kirk1978]

Yep. Google Earth hasn’t taken a new picture over my place in several years, and that plane is how I know.

Looked odd when I clicked on the photo and it zoomed in a little, plane surrounded by trees.

 

[DRC458]

Looked odd when I clicked on the photo and it zoomed in a little, plane surrounded by trees.

HA! Made me go back and look! I didn't notice that!

 

[retrieverman]

HA! Made me go back and look! I didn't notice that!

I’ve lost track of the last time Google Earth updated for that area, but I know it was before August 2019. The concrete bridge across the Salt Fork just east of my place was still in place when that picture was taken.

 

[tynyphil]

All of my trail cameras are SD card type. I am thinking of getting a Cell service type. I know in my current hunting area ATT is spotty at best and my current carrier Verizon is only slightly better. My current cameras are Browning after having sorry luck with Moultrie. I don’t want to spend a lot $$ on this test SO what cameras and service (cost) has worked for you?

 

[BobbyV]

My Spypoint has been giving me fits, full batteries and everything. Still wont stop "powering on". Going a different direction for next season for sure.

Definitely aggravating. I think my Spypoints are schizophrenic . . . they work great for a few weeks and then nothing. Then they start back up again.

 

[tynyphil]

I waged war on beavers on my place a couple years ago. Ended up killing 8 that winter and my neighbor got the last one while hunting antlers on my place last April. Haven’t seen a beaver since.

Best thing for hunting them is a thermal scope. Bust a small hole in their dam and sit over at the side and wait starting around 10:00pm.

I trapped 5 or 6 a couple of years ago and thought I wiped them out but I seem to have more now. I think the creek replenishes them in my slew where they tend to home up. The lodge on the edge of the slew has grown larger I was thinking of using some tannerite on it to discourage them.

 

[BobbyV]

This dude appears to be in great shape . . . glad he made it through the season.

Here he is on another camera a mile south of the one above on Christmas.

 

[OKRuss]

The old “cull” buck I had been trying to kill has been traveling in the last few hours. I can’t remember him ever being at my north feeder, but he was there yesterday evening and showed back up at my south feeder this morning.
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9 more days in the season and I still have an archery buck tag....just sayin'!!