Got pics, but bummed out.

[billythekidrock]

5-8 Trail cam check.

I have to say that I am a bit bummed out. After last weeks photos of a big boy, I was hoping for more of the same when I checked again. And while I did get one three shot burst of a bear, what I probably missed is what bums me out.

When I walked in this morning I jumped something within 50 yards of the cameras. It sounded like a deer, but I was hoping for a glimpse of a bear. I only heard it once and I never did see any thing so I was hoping for some smoking hot photos. I was not too concerned at the lack of sign and I did find one fresh pile as I circled cam #1.





I was hopeful now, as the pile was in front of the camera. As I checked it I noticed that there were 30+ pics. But there were only 3 images of the bear. The rest were all false triggers due to temps and grass movement. It is fair to say I was a bit bummed.







I am pretty sure this is not the big one from last week. I don’t see any scars on his face.



Like I posted here http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,49113.0.html, last week I had one cam with errors (#2) and one got tipped over (#3). This week the #2 was still working, but tipped over with no pics. This is twice that a bear has walked one of these two trails past this cam and I have not gotten a pic. If you look at the pic, the red/yellow outlined overlay is where the cam had been.



As I walk over to cam #3 I realize that I probably had some great shots as I found a nice pile of crap only 5 feet from the camera. But no such luck! The batteries were dead and there was not a single pic on the trailcam. What a let down.

From cam to poo.




From poo to cam.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I feel your pain brother !, not trying to  , but I got a pic of my future bear from Lincoln.
I have what looks like the same camera, why ars the night pics so lousy?,
My time is off , about a half hour fast, did the flash not work ?

[Michelle_Nelson]

Daing that kinda sucks.  From the looks of you recent bear pic's that looks like a pretty good size bear too.

[fishcrazy]

To me it looks like yer set up is wrong. The cam needs to point down. It is pointing up. Try another tree or put a rock or sticks behind the top to aim it level or a little down.

Kris

[carpsniperg2]

yeah that sucks

[billythekidrock]

To me it looks like yer set up is wrong. The cam needs to point down. It is pointing up. Try another tree or put a rock or sticks behind the top to aim it level or a little down.

Kris

Mine? No, that cam is angling down, but not as steep as the ground. The laser is aimed waist high at 15 ft.

The one with the red/yellow outline is not the actual cam. I photoshopped it to show where it the cam should have been.

The problems are horrible battery life and the bear coming from behind.

[billythekidrock]

not trying to  , but I got a pic of my future bear from Lincoln.

~ Translation~ Didn't mean to sleep with your old lady.....I just sorta fell~ 

The pics look ok to me.. Did you post them to the proper photo server?   

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Really, I was just trying to stay on topic.
"Got pics, but bummed out." 

[rb2506]

looks to me like you got a high shoulder shot ready to go