Author Topic: A day with the new cam.....now we wait (Read 6825 times)

backwoods_boy · « **on:** May 09, 2009, 11:02:07 PM »

myself, my bro, the new pup and the new truck went for a great day in the woods..
we got our trail cam this week and we just got home from setting it up.
here is a few pics from the day.
ran into some snow on both sides of the location we were trying to get to, but found a great spot anyways.
we got a ton of bait set out and placed the cam in a great spot.
going back next saturday and we cant wait just hope we can find it...

Its definately not an easy one to find.

ps.
i know it looks high in the tree, but we tested it many times and had the laser dialed in.

jackelope · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2009, 11:16:31 PM »

that thing is really high in the tree.

good luck.

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2009, 11:17:25 PM »

yeah i know it looks high but we are on a hill and we used the laser and took a ton of test pics and it should be perfectly right on.

bow4elk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2009, 04:10:29 PM »

what did you put out for an attractant besides the block? Just a precaution, you might want to get in the habit of wearing rubber gloves when handling your cameras. Bears will smell the PBJ you made for lunch two weeks ago and eat your camera. Seriously, human scent will take a back seat to any food odors you transfer to your camera and they'll chomp on it to see if it has a creamy center.

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2009, 04:27:38 PM »

Looks good to me the lazer shold have you right on. Where did you get the block.

WABONEHNTR · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2009, 06:21:15 PM »

Bears love those blocks. Shouldn't take them long to pack it off. Cabelas bargin cave has a few cams in there. pretty good deals, mainlt moultrie cams.

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2009, 07:22:38 PM »

we took precautions when handeling the camera, bait and when walking.
we got the block in cle elum, as well as the buck feed there too.
i sprayed a whole bottle of primos scent killer everywhere around and on the camera so we are covered. we really tried to cover all of our basics when setting up this cam. we tied the block down with a 2 foot concrete spike and the camera is pretty high on the tree. i guess this is our first camera setting so we will learn from it what ever happens.

we are headed back on saturday to get it.
cant wait!!!

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2009, 08:00:39 PM »

That's cool I recognize that area!!

coonhound · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2009, 08:25:01 PM »

You ought to have some critters coming in soon...something you might watch, those limbs near your camera will most likely set if off if it gets windy, my 1st couple spots when I 1st started had 100's of pictures and I was pretty disappointed when only 10% were critters. Now I take a pair of pruners and cut all the wispy limbs that might trigger the motion sensor. The other thing I've experienced when using the blocks with corn, they do bring in deer, elk and bears but they will also bring in the Blue Jays (Stellar Jays), a friend of mine set one up last year and had an experience similar to mine with the wind but he had 100's of pics of birds.

Carefull, once you get started with one camera you'll be getting the bug to get more...It's a sport all in itself...

Good luck,
Coon

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2009, 08:54:31 PM »

yeah i hear that.....
we cut as many limbs and branches out of the way of the sensor.
we took that into account also when setting up it was fairly calm on saturday but we really stuck to the details.
thanks for the heads up

270Shooter · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2009, 09:01:54 PM »

Uhhhh yea the elk love my cam, I should have put scent killer on it. I went and got mine from the woods today, found it on the ground with the little clip chewed off

. I did get a pic of a little bull though, probably going to be a spike

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BK Dave · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2009, 10:43:53 PM »

Quote from: 270Shooter on May 10, 2009, 09:01:54 PM

Uhhhh yea the elk love my cam, I should have put scent killer on it. I went and got mine from the woods today, found it on the ground with the little clip chewed off . I did get a pic of a little bull though, probably going to be a spike .

Dude you don't know your Spikes from Big Foot!! I told you Big foot stole your camera

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2009, 08:04:37 AM »

ha ha ha ha
im hoping to catch the thief on my cam..and prosecute him to the full extent of the law.
ha ha
gosh i wanna go look at that cam today....but gotta wait till saturday

blindpig · « **Reply #13 on:** May 11, 2009, 01:02:12 PM »

anxiously waiting........................

boneaddict · « **Reply #14 on:** May 11, 2009, 01:06:48 PM »

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i sprayed a whole bottle of primos scent killer everywhere

I'd listen to bow4elk. Scent killers are designed to work on bacteria for the most part. I'd wage that a bear could still smell anything underneath that.

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 11, 2009, 01:53:53 PM »

we locked the cam to the tree with a chain and two pad locks with keys and its about 7 feet up in the tree...
so we are not to worried about it, but i guess we are still very new at this and we will learn from our mistakes.
thanks for the tips.

BK Dave · « **Reply #16 on:** May 11, 2009, 07:34:29 PM »

Man I bet you Cant wait to get up there and see whats on it huh??
I'll bet it's Kiiiiilllling you isn't it!!!!!

man I should go and check mine right now

Or maybe I'll check it tomorrow

maybe tonight??

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #17 on:** May 11, 2009, 09:08:14 PM »

being that this is our first cam set i know my brother is as anxious as i am.
we are leaving early saturday morning and im taking my daughter to the woods with us.
cant wait!!!

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2009, 09:27:28 AM »

cant wait for Saturday.....

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2009, 07:50:06 AM »

Going to get the cam at 7am tomorrow morning.
its been soaking for a full week and i am so stoked to see what we can find in that area.
i will post as soon as i get home

BK Dave · « **Reply #20 on:** May 15, 2009, 08:02:47 PM »

Dude go get your Damn Camera ALREADY!!!!!!

NW-GSP · « **Reply #21 on:** May 16, 2009, 02:36:28 PM »

I had to work today ( saturday) and was really looking forward to seeing the pics from your camera!

270Shooter · « **Reply #22 on:** May 16, 2009, 02:37:45 PM »

SHOW US THE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #23 on:** May 16, 2009, 07:14:37 PM »

just got back...
pics will be up soon
stay tuned....

Fasterthanu · « **Reply #24 on:** May 16, 2009, 09:51:45 PM »

Did it work? did you get any good pics?

backwoods_boy · « **Reply #25 on:** May 16, 2009, 09:57:52 PM »

yeah i posted a new topic and they moved it to bear hunting
and you will see why...
:-)
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,27227.0.html

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