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50 Best Trail Cam Bears, Bobcats, Moose, and Other Critters From Our 2008 Photo Contest

50 Best Trail Cam Bears, Bobcats, Moose, and Other Critters From Our 2008 Photo Contest

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from Hunt_Hard wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Amazing Pictures!

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from gman3186 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

number 14 is a beautiful picture

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from MLH wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

#50 looks like Sasquatch.

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from micropterus wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Does anybody else kind of doubt that some of these are "trail cam" photos? Some of them just look too good and appear to have been taken from positions that would seem highly unlikely to have placed a trail cam.

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from micropterus wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Such as #9 and (no offense gman3186) but also #14.

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from Cabohusky wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Whats going on in the first picture??? looks like someone hunting aligators and using bait???

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from MrJim9 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I tend to agree. I don't think all of them are trail cam photos.

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from Online Editors wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Micropterus, I had the same thought, so made sure to check them before including. For example, the guy who entered the duck photos also included a photo of how he sets his trail cams to capture these shots. Its pretty amazing how good the quality is when you're using these cameras with some serious knowledge of photography.

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from micropterus wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Well there you have it then. I can agree that the duck photos are legit, if the guy was setting cams on logs with the one pure intention of photographing ducks. Granted, I bet he's not using a $100 trail cam though. . .
Oh well, mystery solved.
Editor: how about posting that "how he sets up trail cam" photo? We demand validation!!! (just kidding)

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from nwhunter6071 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Makes me want to buy more trail cameras, there are some amazing pictures in here!

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from nanaac00 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

#12 and #15 are my favorites. Some of those are deff. not trail cam pics!

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from jones4am wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

awesome photo contest. there should be more like these! some are so original and could never be caught with normal photography.

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from Ethan3 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

number 7 is awesome lol. great photos

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from fisherman14 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

i like number 1 its pretty cool

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from FishontheFly wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

These are sweet pictures...all of them!

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from Dandy1 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Great pics but #19 is my favorite!! Can I get a copy of that to frame??

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from damndan wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I dont care how they were taken, these are some GREAT pictures....Thanks for showing them!!!

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Love is in the Air...............

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from WebbInAZ wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

In my amateur opinion, it looks like #22 was baited, i.e., somebody put a carcass in front of their trailcam to attract animals.

If that's the case, I would hope that the photo would be disqualified from receiving prize or compensation.

However, hopefully I'm wrong about it being baited.

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Dancing under the Stars...

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from cmlf wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I like the otters.

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from jbird wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Awesome pictures! I'm glad I don't have to walk to my treestand in the dark in mountain lion or bear country! Loved all of them, the eagles, turkeys, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, ducks, moose porn, elk, ...

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from Cgull wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

My eyes my eyes, moose porn aaaarrgggggg. Very cool pics tho. does make ya want to put a few more trail cams out dotn it.

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from RobinHood wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Glad i don't have most of these predators in my hunting area. I would hate to become the hunted.

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from JHawes wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

wow them are some amazing shots

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from mttroutman wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

In my humble opinion, I would have to say #49 is the best one. Only due to the fact I know who he is and he is also currently deployed. God Bless you Marcus and your family. See you in Oct for rifle season my friend!

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from T.W. Davidson wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Does anyone know what the critters are in photo #26? Is this a photo taken in North America, or is it from Africa? Those critters look a little like hyenas. Or could they instead be baby black bear cubs? Raccoons? Just what ARE those critters?

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from lmfansler wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

These are awesome shots.

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from T.W. Davidson wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Oops, I mean Photo #16. Does anyone know what the creatures are in Photo #16?

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from MPN wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

These are some great photos, wish I had some luck with my trail cams.......sigh

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from fisher girl wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Great photos! I enjoyed them!

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from Cheap Shot wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Who days technology and wildlife can't co-exist?!? Did anybody else notice with wind turbine on the horizon of #14?
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop

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from Cheap Shot wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I'd like to request a feature! Can we comment on individual photos rather than the whole lot in one place? I'd love for this group to be able to add their own captions to one photo at a time. The look on the "faces" of some of these animals BEGS us to post what we think they would say if they could talk!

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from Cheap Shot wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Who SAYS technology and wildlife can't exist? Did anybody else notice the wind turbin on the horixon of #14?
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop

(SORRY FOR THE TYPOS!!!)

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from woodtick wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

AWESOME pics #14 has to be my Fav.

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from Steven9253 wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

TW I know they aren't hyenas or black bear cubs, they look like they are some kind of weasel or closely related to them, maybe a type of ferrit im not sure

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from 7Derrick wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

picture 16 seems more like martians than a ferrets. All in all, I'm thinking that I need to purchase a couple trail cams for my back woods

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from madtrapper wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

#16 is a family group of fishers, or "fisher-cats".

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from BarkinSpider wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

Number 14 is a great shot. There are a few others of that quality too... anyone know what kind of trail cams are used?

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from Colorado Samurai wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

I'm sorry, but the Turkey fight was the best of the lot. However, I do agree that the duck photos were simply fantastic.

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from dgmartin wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

Hollywood ain't got nothin' on Mother Nature...great pictures everybody..

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from rossmorrone wrote 2 years 17 weeks ago

Incredible Pics. Any good cheap trail cam ideas for Ohio deer season?

Ross
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visit www.norop.com the search engine for Hunters.

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from Joel Panian wrote 2 years 16 weeks ago

These are all great! I'm gonna look through these everyday so I can remember what the woods are like. Going to school in the city doesn't lend itself well to getting into the forests.

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

what the h is going on in pic 1

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

wish i could take a picture but today i saw a cougar for the first time and it was feeding on a great 17 point

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

wish i could take a picture but today i saw a cougar for the first time and it was feeding on a great 17 point

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from BrigMarine wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

Awesome pics

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from huntingkid95 wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

Wow! Lots of great picks. If only I were out there with my 12-gauge

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from huntingkid95 wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

Wow! Lots of great picks. If only I were out there with my 12-gauge

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from whitetailkjf wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

some of these are not trail can pics (i don't think)

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from shermanator wrote 2 years 7 weeks ago

picture ten is pretty cool

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from Tohopka wrote 2 years 6 weeks ago

#34 a bald eagle.... sweet!!

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from trapper wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Love these pics, check out mine some time

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from Muleynut30.06 wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

Is it just me or was the alligator in #1 frickin huge?

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from mightylilhunter wrote 1 year 45 weeks ago

Gator in #1 was a monster! great pics

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from Btru5507 wrote 1 year 44 weeks ago

Those are crazy awsome #1 was a savage

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from theobsession wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

cool pics

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from theobsession wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

#7 GET SOME!

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from Christian Emter wrote 1 year 41 weeks ago

Those are really great pics.

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from caleb schultz wrote 1 year 38 weeks ago

wats # 44 a pic of?

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from RylieGipson wrote 1 year 31 weeks ago

is that a buff in 1?

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from Buck Fever wrote 51 weeks 21 hours ago

Pic #25 is an awesome pic!!

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from ChandlerV1997 wrote 46 weeks 4 days ago

They are all awesome pics.

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from dge wrote 46 weeks 2 days ago

awsome

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from amcclure wrote 38 weeks 13 hours ago

wish I had a camera on the pack porch when a brown bear thrashed my grill and broke a window last year... These are some great pics

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from micropterus wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Does anybody else kind of doubt that some of these are "trail cam" photos? Some of them just look too good and appear to have been taken from positions that would seem highly unlikely to have placed a trail cam.

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from Online Editors wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Micropterus, I had the same thought, so made sure to check them before including. For example, the guy who entered the duck photos also included a photo of how he sets his trail cams to capture these shots. Its pretty amazing how good the quality is when you're using these cameras with some serious knowledge of photography.

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from Hunt_Hard wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Amazing Pictures!

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from micropterus wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Well there you have it then. I can agree that the duck photos are legit, if the guy was setting cams on logs with the one pure intention of photographing ducks. Granted, I bet he's not using a $100 trail cam though. . .
Oh well, mystery solved.
Editor: how about posting that "how he sets up trail cam" photo? We demand validation!!! (just kidding)

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from nwhunter6071 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Makes me want to buy more trail cameras, there are some amazing pictures in here!

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from Cabohusky wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Whats going on in the first picture??? looks like someone hunting aligators and using bait???

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from MrJim9 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I tend to agree. I don't think all of them are trail cam photos.

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from jones4am wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

awesome photo contest. there should be more like these! some are so original and could never be caught with normal photography.

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from Ethan3 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

number 7 is awesome lol. great photos

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from fisherman14 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

i like number 1 its pretty cool

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from MPN wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

These are some great photos, wish I had some luck with my trail cams.......sigh

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from Cheap Shot wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I'd like to request a feature! Can we comment on individual photos rather than the whole lot in one place? I'd love for this group to be able to add their own captions to one photo at a time. The look on the "faces" of some of these animals BEGS us to post what we think they would say if they could talk!

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from 7Derrick wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

picture 16 seems more like martians than a ferrets. All in all, I'm thinking that I need to purchase a couple trail cams for my back woods

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from Tohopka wrote 2 years 6 weeks ago

#34 a bald eagle.... sweet!!

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from Btru5507 wrote 1 year 44 weeks ago

Those are crazy awsome #1 was a savage

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from theobsession wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

cool pics

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from gman3186 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

number 14 is a beautiful picture

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from MLH wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

#50 looks like Sasquatch.

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from micropterus wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Such as #9 and (no offense gman3186) but also #14.

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from nanaac00 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

#12 and #15 are my favorites. Some of those are deff. not trail cam pics!

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from FishontheFly wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

These are sweet pictures...all of them!

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from Dandy1 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Great pics but #19 is my favorite!! Can I get a copy of that to frame??

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from damndan wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I dont care how they were taken, these are some GREAT pictures....Thanks for showing them!!!

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Love is in the Air...............

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from WebbInAZ wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

In my amateur opinion, it looks like #22 was baited, i.e., somebody put a carcass in front of their trailcam to attract animals.

If that's the case, I would hope that the photo would be disqualified from receiving prize or compensation.

However, hopefully I'm wrong about it being baited.

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Dancing under the Stars...

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from cmlf wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

I like the otters.

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from jbird wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Awesome pictures! I'm glad I don't have to walk to my treestand in the dark in mountain lion or bear country! Loved all of them, the eagles, turkeys, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, ducks, moose porn, elk, ...

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from Cgull wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

My eyes my eyes, moose porn aaaarrgggggg. Very cool pics tho. does make ya want to put a few more trail cams out dotn it.

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from RobinHood wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Glad i don't have most of these predators in my hunting area. I would hate to become the hunted.

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from JHawes wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

wow them are some amazing shots

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from mttroutman wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

In my humble opinion, I would have to say #49 is the best one. Only due to the fact I know who he is and he is also currently deployed. God Bless you Marcus and your family. See you in Oct for rifle season my friend!

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from lmfansler wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

These are awesome shots.

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from T.W. Davidson wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Oops, I mean Photo #16. Does anyone know what the creatures are in Photo #16?

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from fisher girl wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Great photos! I enjoyed them!

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from Cheap Shot wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Who SAYS technology and wildlife can't exist? Did anybody else notice the wind turbin on the horixon of #14?
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop

(SORRY FOR THE TYPOS!!!)

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from woodtick wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

AWESOME pics #14 has to be my Fav.

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from Steven9253 wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

TW I know they aren't hyenas or black bear cubs, they look like they are some kind of weasel or closely related to them, maybe a type of ferrit im not sure

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from Colorado Samurai wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

I'm sorry, but the Turkey fight was the best of the lot. However, I do agree that the duck photos were simply fantastic.

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from dgmartin wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

Hollywood ain't got nothin' on Mother Nature...great pictures everybody..

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from rossmorrone wrote 2 years 17 weeks ago

Incredible Pics. Any good cheap trail cam ideas for Ohio deer season?

Ross
-----
visit www.norop.com the search engine for Hunters.

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from Joel Panian wrote 2 years 16 weeks ago

These are all great! I'm gonna look through these everyday so I can remember what the woods are like. Going to school in the city doesn't lend itself well to getting into the forests.

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

what the h is going on in pic 1

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

wish i could take a picture but today i saw a cougar for the first time and it was feeding on a great 17 point

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

wish i could take a picture but today i saw a cougar for the first time and it was feeding on a great 17 point

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from BrigMarine wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

Awesome pics

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from huntingkid95 wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

Wow! Lots of great picks. If only I were out there with my 12-gauge

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from huntingkid95 wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

Wow! Lots of great picks. If only I were out there with my 12-gauge

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from whitetailkjf wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

some of these are not trail can pics (i don't think)

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from shermanator wrote 2 years 7 weeks ago

picture ten is pretty cool

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from trapper wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Love these pics, check out mine some time

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from Muleynut30.06 wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

Is it just me or was the alligator in #1 frickin huge?

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from mightylilhunter wrote 1 year 45 weeks ago

Gator in #1 was a monster! great pics

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from theobsession wrote 1 year 43 weeks ago

#7 GET SOME!

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from Christian Emter wrote 1 year 41 weeks ago

Those are really great pics.

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from caleb schultz wrote 1 year 38 weeks ago

wats # 44 a pic of?

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from T.W. Davidson wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Does anyone know what the critters are in photo #26? Is this a photo taken in North America, or is it from Africa? Those critters look a little like hyenas. Or could they instead be baby black bear cubs? Raccoons? Just what ARE those critters?

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from Cheap Shot wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Who days technology and wildlife can't co-exist?!? Did anybody else notice with wind turbine on the horizon of #14?
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop

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from madtrapper wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

#16 is a family group of fishers, or "fisher-cats".

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from BarkinSpider wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

Number 14 is a great shot. There are a few others of that quality too... anyone know what kind of trail cams are used?

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from RylieGipson wrote 1 year 31 weeks ago

is that a buff in 1?

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from Buck Fever wrote 51 weeks 21 hours ago

Pic #25 is an awesome pic!!

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from ChandlerV1997 wrote 46 weeks 4 days ago

They are all awesome pics.

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from dge wrote 46 weeks 2 days ago

awsome

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from amcclure wrote 38 weeks 13 hours ago

wish I had a camera on the pack porch when a brown bear thrashed my grill and broke a window last year... These are some great pics

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These are the 50 best shots of animals other than deer entered into last year's wildly popular Trail Cam Photo Contest (click here to see a separate gallery of the 50 best bucks).

Do you have a great trail cam photo? Enter it into our 2009 contest for a chance to win gear from Field & Stream! We're giving away prizes for the best trail cam photos entered each month, and you get to pick the winners! This month's top photo (entered by midnight on September 30) wins an Aimpoint 9000 sc red dot sight. The top four runners-up win an Aimpoint-engraved Sling Blade knife from EKA.

At the end of the year we'll award one grand prize to our editors' overall favorite. We'll also hand out four special Rut Behavior Bonus awards: one each for the best photo of 1. a buck making a scrape, 2. a buck making a rub, 3. bucks fighting, and 4. bucks breeding does.

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