The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
12-01-2003, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Feeding Hills MA USA
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The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
Game cameras.
As some of you know I have been getting frustrated hunting areas that appear to be good. I recently picked up a stealth cam and set is up in one are I thought looked good. 1 DEER in TWO weeks!
I then moved to a bedding area slash trail on a different piece of property. 2 DEER in TWO WEEKS!
I then bumped it to a area with lots of travel routes in a swampy area and 22 photos in 24 hours!
The amount of time this wonderful device has saved me is huge. These things are worth their weight in gold IMO.
As some of you know I have been getting frustrated hunting areas that appear to be good. I recently picked up a stealth cam and set is up in one are I thought looked good. 1 DEER in TWO weeks!
I then moved to a bedding area slash trail on a different piece of property. 2 DEER in TWO WEEKS!
I then bumped it to a area with lots of travel routes in a swampy area and 22 photos in 24 hours!
The amount of time this wonderful device has saved me is huge. These things are worth their weight in gold IMO.
12-01-2003, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Richwood Ohio USA
Posts: 138
RE: The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
Seems as though it has really helped. I don' t have one and I am not ready to spend the money yet. They still seem kind of like a toy to me. I might consider getting one next fall. Though, I am buying a bow this spring and would like to get a laser range finder in the fall so I might not get a trail cam.
12-01-2003, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Smyrna De USA
Posts: 175
RE: The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
GeoffM24
know what you mean, i moved a stand and put a camera under it, 12 nice pictures of does, by the way if you use wallmart 1 hour photo you can opt to accept the pictures or not.. if you are only looking for a rack tell them no thank you.
know what you mean, i moved a stand and put a camera under it, 12 nice pictures of does, by the way if you use wallmart 1 hour photo you can opt to accept the pictures or not.. if you are only looking for a rack tell them no thank you.
12-02-2003, 01:01 PM
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RE: The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
CVS one hour photo is the same way.
If you sit down and figure out how much money you get paid per hour at work and then figure out the time you wasted in the wrong spot a game cam is cheap!!
Don't get me wrong I love being in the woods but sitting for days in the "wrong" stand is like hell on earth for me.
Game cams are incredible. Now I'm going to keep a log of where deer were moving and when as well as what time of year.
If you sit down and figure out how much money you get paid per hour at work and then figure out the time you wasted in the wrong spot a game cam is cheap!!
Don't get me wrong I love being in the woods but sitting for days in the "wrong" stand is like hell on earth for me.
Game cams are incredible. Now I'm going to keep a log of where deer were moving and when as well as what time of year.
12-02-2003, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: St Joseph, MO
Posts: 175
RE: The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
Geoff: I haven't bought a cam yet, but I am logging when/where I see deer. Along with the obvious (time, place) I also started tracking moon phase, temperature/weather, and date (not just time). I have heard of some software you can buy to plug in your data along with maps and it will give some pretty cool results.
12-02-2003, 03:43 PM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Louis, MO
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RE: The *most* important hunting I have ever found!
I had one and never got to be efficient with it because it was stolen. But I'll give an FYI to everyone who get's to this post and reads this far. This was the best idea I've ever heard about game cam protection!
Take the first shot on your game cam, before you set it out, of a piece of paper that says in big, readable letters: If this film is being developed by any other person other than INSERT YOUR NAME HERE then please call INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER HERE.
it may not prevent theft but it's helped the person who thought of it recover 2 cameras.
Take the first shot on your game cam, before you set it out, of a piece of paper that says in big, readable letters: If this film is being developed by any other person other than INSERT YOUR NAME HERE then please call INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER HERE.
it may not prevent theft but it's helped the person who thought of it recover 2 cameras.
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