My first trail cam critter ever!

[Heredoggydoggy]

You may find, as I have, that travel patterns change with the seasons.  Last year at this time, my once hot spot went dead cold.  Not even a mouse track!  So I took my camera down, and when I went to put it back this spring, I found that the deer had used the branches right around where i had the camera to rub their antlers!  Same thing this year--I just checked the camera, and no pics, and no tracks on the trail.  I'm leaving the camera there longer this year!

[bassquatch]

You may find, as I have, that travel patterns change with the seasons.  Last year at this time, my once hot spot went dead cold.  Not even a mouse track!  So I took my camera down, and when I went to put it back this spring, I found that the deer had used the branches right around where i had the camera to rub their antlers!  Same thing this year--I just checked the camera, and no pics, and no tracks on the trail.  I'm leaving the camera there longer this year!

Yep, my thought process is turning towards a string line approach, setting a few in a line along a travel area. Just because they aren't walking right in front of the one camera I have out doesn't mean they vanished! I have a good water source nearby and a large amount of sign above this camera. The beautiful thing is it's set up in an area legal for the High Buck season in September, so if I can put together a pattern through August I may have a crack at something come the opener?! It's a bit of work getting to it, but I feel it will be worth it.

[mr_hurricane]

Congratulations... you will find it becomes addicting.

[mr_hurricane]

better watch yourself, trailcams are like crack you get one you like it, then boom you want two, and soon your jonesing to get your horn porn fix 

Exactly... I went from one bushnell... to 3 to 6, now I run 8 reconyx lol