3 week soak--0 pictures

[jackelope]

Well, 3 weeks ago I went on a bike/scouting/hunting/trail cam installation mission. I zigged when I shoulda zagged, ended up in an area I did not intend to end up in, made a long bike ride back out and couldn't go to where I wanted to originally because I had other time commitments. I went and totally randomly put my camera in a spot I knew nothing about and I literally got -0- pictures. I didn't want to waste the trip so I just hung it to a tree along the edge of a big clearcut. I thought for sure there'd be a deer or 2 or 3 on it....I got one of me leaving and one one of me when I got there today so I know the camera was working...anywho...it was close to home so no big loss...that was a pointless soak. My 1st westside cam and my first blank. I can't complain though... I had some good soaks on my eastside cameras I pulled earlier.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Maybe an apple out front might have helped?

[jackelope]

There was 10# of apples out front. Still nada.
And a chopped up pumpkin.
 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Yep. Picked a bad spot.

[jackelope]

Yep. Picked a bad spot.

You hit the nail on the head with that one.
Really weird. I wouldve thought there was something wrong with the camera had it not taken a few pictures of me. I left it out there with a new card because I didn't know at the time there was no pictures on the 1st card. I just plugged the card into the card reader and found the results. It's like coming downstairs at Christmas to find no gifts.
Booooo.....

[Boss .300 winmag]

hey but the good news is that wastickslinger is looking for new clients. 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Had to chuckle because I have to done the same thing. Many times. That's why its hunting I guess.

[AKBowman]

Sweet, now you can X that spot off as a place you know is not worth hunting!

[jackelope]

Sweet, now you can X that spot off as a place you know is not worth hunting!

Point taken.

This has to be the most boring Trail Camera forum thread ever.

[Skyvalhunter]

Did you squish a few of those apples against the trees so that smell get in the wind?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Same luck I've had where my camera is--lots of pictures of the weeds moving in the wind, but not much else.  HOWEVER, the saplings right next to the tree I have the camera on have fresh antler rubs, and right outside of the camera's view, a coyote or something tried(?) to dig out a critter for food.  Just because you got no pictures, doesn't mean they aren't around.  Would have been nice to get pictures of them, though.