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April 15, 2009
Collateral Cam-Pics
By Scott Bestul
When I set out a trail camera, I always do so with a purpose, usually to sneak a peek at a nice buck. But often these sets always contain surprises; unexpected shots of non-target critters than can be as enjoyable as the best deer pics. For example, last fall I had loads of entertainment when a cottontail rabbit made repeated visits to one of my mock scrapes!
My last post focused on a hopefully-real photo of a mountain lion shadowing a deer. The pic here is said to come from Arizona, where the cam-user placed his setup near a stock tank. As you can see, that camera caught a lot more than just game animals…it captured some interlopers one can only assume are thirsty illegal border-crossers. I found these especially interesting, as a good friend recently returned from visiting relatives (highly successful sheep/elk guides) in Arizona, and they reported finding a growing body of illegal activity near water tanks in the areas they hunt.
In a similar vein, a Wisconsin friend reported catching a neighbor trespassing on his property when the vagrant’s image popped up on a trail cam. Though the neighbor had long denied his wandering tendencies, the photo-proof was impossible to deny…and he vowed to mend his ways.
So how about you? Ever snapped a photo of interesting wildlife with your scout-cam? I’d love to hear the tales….Though I’ll ask you to provide proof if you claim to have a Big Foot snapshot in your album!
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A good friend of mine caught another hunter on his land during the season. Too bad he didnt get a good pic of the guys face.
Couple years ago I caught a coyote with an apple in his mouth. Also lots of 'coons, a woodchuck, rabbits squirrels and opossums.
We had a funny one. A calf was eating corn at our feeder and was so happy he jumped in the air. So we got a pic of a calf one doot off the ground! Also i got a pic of a mountain lion that has a deer by the throat walking infront of a feeder. This pick is not mine but was sent to me via cell phone. I put it on my page so yall could see it. Poor quality but you can make it out.
Del - that's pretty cool. It's more proof that predators will eat non-prey food. Maybe people will believe me now when I say that rattlesnakes eat blueberries. I've also seen a grouse nail a freshly emerged frog.
I'm surprised that camera didn't end up disappearing.
We screw around with my neighbors trailcam all the time. We sneak up to it and give it the middle finger or a photo of our face about one foot away. It's all in fun. There was a lady looking for a dog on my place and walked past my trailcam. I got a good picture of her rear end.
I had a very impressive library of trailcam photos until my laptop crashed and I lost them all. I've gotten coyotes, hawks, eagles, fox and many other animals in the woods. I will in the dead of winter put my camera over a dead deer carcus. You'll get a pick of anything that eats meat.
I once got a turkey in full strut staring directly into the trailcam from only a few feet away.
like some, my brother likes me to see his face on mine.alots of nice facial expression as he makes his way back to camp
Where is the pic of the boarder crossers?
I got a picture of two raccoons "doin the wild thang" if you know what I mean. I'll post it on the site, check out the coon porn under my pictures.
dgbroox, i got a couple pics of the same thing. funny.
Looking at direction of travel, one or both animals should have been photographed to the left earlier. Seems likely the flash would have startled the cat into jumping even if it didn't bother the deer.
A wildlife management area supervisor I know found a camera & illegal corn pile on his WMA. He moved the camera & got a picture of the gun toting owner looking for it when deer season was open outside but closed on WMA. Apparently hunter was not too observant. He later called game office to say someone had stolen his camera from his private land. He was told to come on in and I.D. his camera but he never showed.
Another biologist in the early days ot T.C's., got a picture of a young woman urinating in his food plot while a guy was apparently looking for tracks.
Yeah I have have had several raccoons, as well as a fox, and coyote. I have even had turkeys fly in front of the camera.
a couple years ago a friend was putting out 50# of apples after his morning hunts and when he would come back for the evening hunts the apple where all gone, and he was not seeing any deer. I lent him one of my trail camera and found that a guy was whaching him and when he would leave the guy would come in and take all the apple. Now that's what I like to ( helping a guy out ).....
The one trail camera I did have up was stolen by some trespassers... so it will probably be a little while before I can buy a new one and set up. Any suggestions on keeping a trail camera tied onto a tree and not in the hands of trespassers?
Cuddeback makes cameras that are Theft resistant. The camera is screwed into the tree from the inside of the unit. The front is then locked my padlock. The padlock also has a guard on it to help stop the theft from using bolt cutters.
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like some, my brother likes me to see his face on mine.alots of nice facial expression as he makes his way back to camp
A wildlife management area supervisor I know found a camera & illegal corn pile on his WMA. He moved the camera & got a picture of the gun toting owner looking for it when deer season was open outside but closed on WMA. Apparently hunter was not too observant. He later called game office to say someone had stolen his camera from his private land. He was told to come on in and I.D. his camera but he never showed.
Another biologist in the early days ot T.C's., got a picture of a young woman urinating in his food plot while a guy was apparently looking for tracks.
A good friend of mine caught another hunter on his land during the season. Too bad he didnt get a good pic of the guys face.
Couple years ago I caught a coyote with an apple in his mouth. Also lots of 'coons, a woodchuck, rabbits squirrels and opossums.
We had a funny one. A calf was eating corn at our feeder and was so happy he jumped in the air. So we got a pic of a calf one doot off the ground! Also i got a pic of a mountain lion that has a deer by the throat walking infront of a feeder. This pick is not mine but was sent to me via cell phone. I put it on my page so yall could see it. Poor quality but you can make it out.
Del - that's pretty cool. It's more proof that predators will eat non-prey food. Maybe people will believe me now when I say that rattlesnakes eat blueberries. I've also seen a grouse nail a freshly emerged frog.
We screw around with my neighbors trailcam all the time. We sneak up to it and give it the middle finger or a photo of our face about one foot away. It's all in fun. There was a lady looking for a dog on my place and walked past my trailcam. I got a good picture of her rear end.
I had a very impressive library of trailcam photos until my laptop crashed and I lost them all. I've gotten coyotes, hawks, eagles, fox and many other animals in the woods. I will in the dead of winter put my camera over a dead deer carcus. You'll get a pick of anything that eats meat.
I once got a turkey in full strut staring directly into the trailcam from only a few feet away.
Where is the pic of the boarder crossers?
I got a picture of two raccoons "doin the wild thang" if you know what I mean. I'll post it on the site, check out the coon porn under my pictures.
dgbroox, i got a couple pics of the same thing. funny.
Looking at direction of travel, one or both animals should have been photographed to the left earlier. Seems likely the flash would have startled the cat into jumping even if it didn't bother the deer.
Yeah I have have had several raccoons, as well as a fox, and coyote. I have even had turkeys fly in front of the camera.
a couple years ago a friend was putting out 50# of apples after his morning hunts and when he would come back for the evening hunts the apple where all gone, and he was not seeing any deer. I lent him one of my trail camera and found that a guy was whaching him and when he would leave the guy would come in and take all the apple. Now that's what I like to ( helping a guy out ).....
The one trail camera I did have up was stolen by some trespassers... so it will probably be a little while before I can buy a new one and set up. Any suggestions on keeping a trail camera tied onto a tree and not in the hands of trespassers?
Cuddeback makes cameras that are Theft resistant. The camera is screwed into the tree from the inside of the unit. The front is then locked my padlock. The padlock also has a guard on it to help stop the theft from using bolt cutters.
I'm surprised that camera didn't end up disappearing.
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