cougar alley ne

[deaner]

thats pretty cool.....how early do you set your ground blind up so animals can get used to it?

no i dont use actual blinds, i just find a tight clump of reprod or bushes and tuck myself in. 

[Turner89]

Great spot

[denali]

   might need some traffic signage

[bobcat]

Great variety, and nice pictures. Looks like you have the camera mounted high. Is that to prevent theft? How high is it?

[deaner]

Great variety, and nice pictures. Looks like you have the camera mounted high. Is that to prevent theft? How high is it?

initially it was to prevent theft, and shortly after i placed it i watched this... Trail Cameras: What You've Been Missing - Reality Deer Management Ep. 8  and im now thinking i should mount all of my cameras high up.  its about 12 feet up.  i had one person on camera walking down that trail, and it seems he never looked up.  in addition to what the video is about, and the fact that it decreases the likelihood of theft, i feel it also gives better pics as it provides a wider range of effective view, lowering the chance of blurred photos.  but yes theft was my main concern, tho i did set it with a lockbox and padlock, strapped to the tree with a python lock, which combined with the height i feel my cameras are pretty secure.  unless somebody regularly looks up into trees and carries a chainsaw, in which case, theyre a dedicated thief and woodsman and i guess they earned it.

[deaner]

forgot to ask, for any of you experienced cougar guys, what do you think about the size / gender of that cat?  i dont know much about them, but to me it looks like maybe a 100 poundish female?  i know theres a few of you on here that have taken a good number of cats.  ive yet to fill a cougar tag. 

[elkh8me]

Thanks for sharing bud those are some great pics and a hog of a bear

[wsucowboy]

Looks like you got a great spot picked out, good pics 

[FSTaxidermy]

Great job on the photos! Got to be excited for the fall 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Dang that trail has some critters using it ....Hope they hang out for hunting season ...that chocolate phase bear is real nice !! 

[Nilehunter]

Score!  Great pics.

[deaner]

should put this one up too.  these guys were on that cam same time.  funny thing is, i think i know whose dogs these are, they were harrassing peoples livestock about 3 or 4 miles away from this camera, and the people got told to control their dogs or else.... month or so later here they are on cam up high in the mountains. go figure huh? looks like they dumped their dogs off to die rather than keep them controlled.   im sure these dogs have been eaten by something by now with all the cougars / coyotes n such i got on this cam

[EAS]

Nice photos. By chance did you put any sent or attractent etc on the trail, or is that pure traffic moving through?

[seth30]

Nice photos. By chance did you put any sent or attractent etc on the trail, or is that pure traffic moving through?

[nwwanderer]

The canines get feral fast.  I would start my season now with those two.