New Trail Cam pics

[Webfoot]

Coon

Nice pictures for sure from an economy camera. I might have to pick one up. Will they stand up to a heavy rain?
Are you using something for bait? It looks like all of the critters are in the same place.

John

[Tall Chief Hunting Club]

nice pics....the bear looks to be of pretty good size and still has plenty more time to grow a bit. looks like there might be somthing keeping them in front of your cam. i have a cam and wouldn't mind hearing if there is some trick you have to keep them there. as for the blurred pic it sure doesn't look like a deer due to height and length....could be a bobcat, lord knows there are plenty of them around.

[coonhound]

Coon

Nice pictures for sure from an economy camera. I might have to pick one up. Will they stand up to a heavy rain?
Are you using something for bait? It looks like all of the critters are in the same place.

John

As far as the rain, it's been out there for about 3 weeks where most of the time it's been raining, so yes it looks like it has no problem with rain.

The bait question, I picked up some salt at the feed store and stirred it into the top few inches of dirt, trying to mimic a mineral lick.  This is not set up for hunting just something fun to watch behind the house. 

My sole reason for the camera is to monitor a few of the elk wallows I frequent in September, I'll be taking them up in mid August hoping to see what's coming in before I take to the woods with my bow in hand.

Coon

[Jackjr]

Nice pics.  Have the same camera.  works good for me.  Got my first bear pic last week.  That was pretty cool

[PacificNWhunter]

Cool pic's, hopefully what ever it was will come in again and stay for a photo 

[coonhound]

Well I'm finally getting a couple of the bigger bucks I've been looking for, not great pics but I'm sure I'll get more opportunities.  Kind of cool, the big one in the middle is in his summer red and buck in the back is still in transition.  It's going to be fun watching their bone grow...

Coon

[scoyoc5]

thats what im talking about! fyi I just ordered my sleeping bag north face cats meow for 129.00 shipped

[Tall Chief Hunting Club]

you say you bought the salt at a feed store. was it salt you can buy at any store or just feed stores. it seems interesting and i would like to try it myself. i have a digital cam and am looking for good ways to keep animals in front. please let me know how much salt you used and how often you reapply it. thanks

[coonhound]

The feed store would be the cheapest, I'm sure you could buy a bag of rock salt at the grocery store but the bag I bought at the feed store was only $5.00 for 50 lbs.

I don't know how often I will have to reapply, I put all 50 lbs in about a 5' x 5' area and mixed it into the top few inches of dirt, I've got a feeling it will last a long time?  I'm new to this method myself.

Coon

[Gobble]

Good idea on the rock salt. I picked up my first trail cam yesterday on Ebay, its the 35mm version but it will work for now (just bought a new bow so gotta keep the hunting expenses covert 
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Does anyone have any other suggestions that may boost my ability to attract deer/elk to the cam?

[coonhound]

Man I'm having fun with this camera, now I have a 2nd bear coming in, it's just a small bear but gave me a couple decent shots.  The quality is so so, my camera was covered in moss and dirt and water from the storm we had the other day.


I think the camera's only been out there about 3 weeks and I already have 5 different bucks and 2 different bears.  I'm surprised the elk haven't found it yet, I'm sure they'll stumble upon it soon.

Coon

[LongTatLaw]

he is a huge bear ...shoot em

[DeKuma]

Somehow, I knew LTL would like that bear...............

[PNWCOONASS]

Coon,

Just curious,  What part of western Wa is this?   You just really don't realize what animals are out there until you are able to document it.  I'm sure the salt is helping but that's totally cool bear pics...

Pete

[PNWCOONASS]

Coon,

Just curious,  What part of western Wa is this?   You just really don't realize what animals are out there until you are able to document it.  I'm sure the salt is helping but that's totally cool bear pics...

Pete