JimB--
Awesome array of pictures.  And THEE very reason I think anyone who denounces trail cameras without trying them is just blowing smoke.  They are such a window into the world of wildlife!!  What diversity!

Thanks for sharing those.
Bryce

JimB Great Pictures! What do you put in the water to draw them in like that?

Wary Buck,that's a great point.If you spent time in this area,you would think there is almost no game there.Almost no one hunts it and it is public land.The cameras tell a different story.I get pictures from daylight till dark,very few after dark.The cameras don't help much as far as when to hunt but they do tell me what is around.This gives one the confidence to let the younger ones go and wait for something else.There weren't supposed to be any wolves in this area.I already knew there were occasinal ones passing through and the camera proved that.Beyond that I've learned a ton from them about animal behavior,combining the pictures with sign and animals that I observe,especially the bears.I've observed 5 pairs of cubs raised by the same old sow and as far as I can tell,all have the same daddy.And he's a brute but i haven't been able to lay a finger on him.I have enjoyed the cameras as much as the hunting and trapping.
StickBowManMI,it's just super dry out here and any water source is super important to all animals.They are also places were animals come to look for others,whether it be predators after prey or rutting animals looking for partners.A lot of lions I get pictures of,have their noses to the ground where deer and elk walk,rather than drinking out of the spring like I expected.

Here is a pair of those cubs.I've seen her raise 3 pairs this color.You ought to see these guys at 3 1/2 years old.

AWESOME Pictures, Jim and great story.....post more, please....

WOW Jim B !!!!!

I just got a Moultrie I40 for my birthday this weekend...can't wait to get it out in the woods.  Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to get it up and running.

Hope to have some photos in three weeks or so, I live about 2 hours away from my hunting spot so I can't go all the time.

Josh

Oliverstacy,have fun with that camera.it is a great way to spend the off season.the trouble is,you can't have just one!

Ok Skyler W,this is another one of my favorites.

I got a Moultrie I40 for my birthday also.  Here is one picture at night from it.  I've had it out since the 9th and it's just great!

I've got my eye on this one or bigger.

QuoteOriginally posted by varmint101:
I got a Moultrie I40 for my birthday also.  Here is one picture at night from it.  I've had it out since the 9th and it's just great!

 

This gets me excited...can't wait to post some pictures of the spot I have in mind.  It's a 1.5 acre swamp/bedding spot in the middle of a 95 acre corn field.  I think it should be a good spot.

Looks like it takes some nice photos how do you like it so far?

Josh

hurry up and get out there.it is a good idea to clear any weeds,limbs or brush from in front of the camera.The wind can move these things and cause "false triggers".

QuoteOriginally posted by JimB:
hurry up and get out there.it is a good idea to clear any weeds,limbs or brush from in front of the camera.The wind can move these things and cause "false triggers".

Has anyone had problems with corn stalks moving around and setting them off.  I'm going to have the camera set up about 3 yards inside the wooded part of the swamp but the corn movement might set the camera off.  

Just a thought...nice pictures from everyone...I like the different animals it catches.

Josh

If you have much wind,it easily could.No harm in trying.You will know soon enough if you get too many false triggers.I plan on getting a few,no matter what.as long as it doesn't use up all your available memory,no big deal.in general,you want to avoid movement but some spots are hard to pass up.It used to be a real pain with the film cameras,getting a whole roll of film developed and having nothing on it.Have fun.

This is from my manual game camera (as in I point the camera and take the picture) in my backyard Saturday.  Pears are falling.

 
 

a couple different bucks- taken with my moultrie.
Biggest bucks I've seen in my area in a looooong time.  plus a short video I took yesterday morning of the buck facing away in the daylight pic.

I might add, the diversity of wildlife photos you or I may be getting, then put into a little photo album, can be a much-appreciated gift to the landowner.  Even for those in the east, pics of 'possums, coons, coyotes, fawns, etc. can be very interesting to the folks that own the piece of ground.

great idea!

I like the camera, but I do need to trim the brush in front of it.  It seems to take a lot of IR pictures during the day and I think that could be why along with the tree canopy.  It has amazing color so that kind of stinks when it takes IR when it shouldn't.  I really like it though.  A lot of fun!