Bait station and timing. UPDATE: 09-24, Final Update

[D-Rock425]

See if you can get two at that price

[h20hunter]

Yeah, wish I could and wish I had the cash. I have placed the order and they should ship it in a few days. They didn't end up throwing the bear box in for free. I guess the newest models are just a bit different so the custom boxes are a bit more expensive. They are charging me....get this....a whole $18.00 for the bear box. *censored*s!

I will say that I am very pleased with Bushnell from a point of customer service. They mentioned that the whole repair dept got quite the chuckle from my repair request form. I guess they don't get a lot of "bear mauling" listed for symptom or concerns regarding camera function. Everyone I have spoken with and dealt with has been very helpfull and understanding of my wants and needs. I almost wonder if some of these folks actually spend time in the woods using some of their products. Hmmm..

Either way, nice folks and a very good customer service experience so far. Shoot, it is my own fault the camera got worked over, not theirs.

Stay tuned for new camera pics, video, and my newely customized bear box!

[h20hunter]

Back in action. Just got my new cam via UPS today. Was planning on hitting the gym after work but I think a pack full of trophy rock, cob, cracked corn, a tub Stump Licker, and a new Trophy Cam w/ bear box will suffice for a workout. So, heading home after work, loading up, and heading out. I'll post later this evening with current pics of the cam all mounted up.

I'll say, very happy with Bushnell. They took good care of me and shipped my new cam quick.

[h20hunter]

Here is the new cam mounted up. The pics don't show the lid. It is on, padlocked, and spiked to deter the bears. I carried in one case of apples, one trophy rock, some cob, some cracked corn, and a jug 'o buck jam. The apples are mostly covered by the corn/cob mix, then the jam is poured on top, and the trophy rock is off to the side. The rest of the jam is poured over a stump rearby, the stump in the previous pics with the salt and mineral blocks sitting on it. This should bring in every deer and bear around for miles.

[wlandrum]

Looks good, let us know how it holds up.   

[iRem]

I like it, put it on video so we can watch the bear try to chew on it!!!

[h20hunter]

Actually, I set it on video hoping for just that. It also has audio pick up so maybe we will get to hear Mr. Bear swear.

[Special T]

An old timer from Silver arrow has pic of a bear grabbing his camera off a tree walking with it, and walking away after he dropped it. and it is an old school 35mm film trail cam! 

[h20hunter]

If Mr. Bear is determined enough to get this one off the tree, stuff it in it's maw, and walk off....well...I guess he earned it.

I am having a blast with my cam but this will be the last pricey one I buy. I have seen a lot of very good pics from others on the forum and would not have purchased another Bushnell if they had not offered me the discount. Not that I don't love the camera, just could not have justified the cash. However, they gave me a good price and came through with great customer service so I was good with it.

[h20hunter]

So, went out and check the cam this morning. It is unharmed and working more than well. I had it on video capture of 25 seconds with 1 minute interval. I have 4 gigs of vid clips from only 3 days. That filled the complete card. The long and short of it is one fat bear moved in, ate, walked around, scratched just about every part of is body, ate, slept, and did that over and over. It even made kind of a bed and just kind of crashed. Basically for three days straight, day and night, I had a bear in from of the camera. It seemed to lick all the gunk right off the ground. There was nothing left, it was licked clean. The trophy rock was rolled around but still there.

So, this time I didn't leave any apples. I bought two of those pressed blocks for deer and left them along with the trophy rock. My hope is the bear will be less interested since there are plenty of berries and things to eat instead of the block. We'll see.

Overall I'm very pleased with the new camera. It takes good video and you can hear the bear munching on apples from about 20 feet or so away. The pickup is a bit muffled I think because of the box. I was also glad to see that the spikes were not visible during filing.

I'm going to knock together a video compilation of the bear(s) and post up in the trail camera section. I'm really trying to keep this thread deer based but have to get them back in for that to happen. The cam is now set on 8 mp single shot with a 30 second delay from shot to shot.

We'll see if the bears bug off and the deer come back in.

[seth30]

just a question, but would it be better to paint the screws green or black to make the visiblity of the trail camera less noticable?

[h20hunter]

Probably, it is not very noticeable until you are right on it. Besides. with all the damn bears nobody will want to get close to it.

[seth30]

makes sense, I might try that screw mehtod to keep my trail camera safe.

[h20hunter]

Working for me. This is the same place where the bears killed my last one.

[seth30]

Is it thick back in there, or can you get a chance to use a scoped rifle?  My favorite spots require iron sights, and of course the pucker factor