4 month soak West side

[AKBowman]

Put out 4 $50 tascos starting Jan 14th just before the big storm. Using brand new Duracell coppertops still had power in all 4 although was reading L-Batt on all three. A big branch came down right in front of the cam in my honey hole probably 5 days into the 4 month soak so that was a bust.

Got one BT with growth in first week of Feb and a couple other pics before the branches fell and screwed things up

[saylean]

50 bucks trail cam....nice work.

Cool man. Nice odd spike.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Looking good! Scouting year round is the only way to go for those blackies  

[AKBowman]

Looking good! Scouting year round is the only way to go for those blackies  

Yeah that's true, last year I started about May. I just spent the last 2 days packing in salt, SD cards and cams. I have gotten probably 75% of my buck pics in a 2 week period beginning of November. I really dont know where the bucks go from now through middle of Oct,to be honest I'm not sure that I really care though I'm pretty damn good at finding the resident does in the areas I hunt then come the rut the bucks just show up.

I learned a TON about their trail networks and habit in Dec/Jan. Haven't been back since middle of Jan and WOW did the ice storm change things. I couldn't hardly recognize any of the trails they were using last year, a couple of awesome black willow trees that were rubbed year over year I couldn't find...I realized they fell over and were snapped off by the ice.

Im pretty sure the bucks can't be too far during the summer months though being that they are low-mid country BT's and dont migrate.

[grundy53]

Looking good! Scouting year round is the only way to go for those blackies  

  I never really stop. I'm addicted lol.

Looking good! Scouting year round is the only way to go for those blackies  

Yeah that's true, last year I started about May. I just spent the last 2 days packing in salt, SD cards and cams. I have gotten probably 75% of my buck pics in a 2 week period beginning of November. I really dont know where the bucks go from now through middle of Oct, to be honest I'm not sure that I really care though I'm pretty damn good at finding the resident does in the areas I hunt then come the rut the bucks just show up.

I learned a TON about their trail networks and habit in Dec/Jan. Haven't been back since middle of Jan and WOW did the ice storm change things. I couldn't hardly recognize any of the trails they were using last year, a couple of awesome black willow trees that were rubbed year over year I couldn't find...I realized they fell over and were snapped off by the ice.

Im pretty sure the bucks can't be too far during the summer months though being that they are low-mid country BT's and dont migrate.

During the summer months when they are growing their  antlers your going to find them in more open areas. This is when it is really beneficial to glass clear cuts and other open areas. I also like to keep a log of the time of day and exact location of every buck I see. Because your right, they won't be far come hunting season.

[Co]

4 mo. soak... and thats all the pics, you got...??  no nice bucks...   maybe your taskos are not taking vry many pics... cause 4 mo for me I get 10,000 pics, with everything on them, even big foot....

[AKBowman]

 

[AKBowman]

Had cam trobles at one spot, one of my Tasco's bit the dust.

[AKBowman]

Got a few at the other site from the ol' Moultrie. Going on its fourth year but its sucks b/c it uses D cells! Thing weighs at least 7 lbs

[AKBowman]

Then I checked the cam at another spot and apparently I was being stalked by this huge WOLF!!!

[foambeetle]

you are lucky to have escaped with your life, those black/white polka dot, pygmy wolves are VERY dangerous predators, it must have had a full belly to let you walk

[AKBowman]

Sccchyeah! That's what I was thinking. I'm going to think twice heading into the woods unarmed from now on!

[mr_hurricane]

This is great, how long will that camera run on one set of batteries

[yote]

you are lucky to have escaped with your life, those black/white polka dot, pygmy wolves are VERY dangerous predators, it must have had a full belly to let you walk

+1  ....

[AKBowman]

This is great, how long will that camera run on one set of batteries

Depends on the battery and weather. Like I said with the weather around 35 degrees Duracells in the Tascos lasted about 4 months. I would think in the summer they would last longer. Also I wasnt using bait so the most pics I had at one site was 40 or so. If your on the East side scouting white tails over bait and are getting thousands of pictures every few weeks then that will effect battery life as well.

I have a Moultrie that runs off of D cells and I checked it after a 2 week soak, around 30 pics and batts were reading 85%.