Hunting Washington Forum
Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: jackelope on November 18, 2013, 01:32:03 PM
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Well, 3 weeks ago I went on a bike/scouting/hunting/trail cam installation mission. I zigged when I shoulda zagged, ended up in an area I did not intend to end up in, made a long bike ride back out and couldn't go to where I wanted to originally because I had other time commitments. I went and totally randomly put my camera in a spot I knew nothing about and I literally got -0- pictures. I didn't want to waste the trip so I just hung it to a tree along the edge of a big clearcut. I thought for sure there'd be a deer or 2 or 3 on it....I got one of me leaving and one one of me when I got there today so I know the camera was working...anywho...it was close to home so no big loss...that was a pointless soak. My 1st westside cam and my first blank. I can't complain though... I had some good soaks on my eastside cameras I pulled earlier.
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Maybe an apple out front might have helped?
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There was 10# of apples out front. Still nada.
And a chopped up pumpkin.
:dunno:
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Yep. Picked a bad spot. :chuckle:
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Yep. Picked a bad spot. :chuckle:
You hit the nail on the head with that one.
Really weird. I wouldve thought there was something wrong with the camera had it not taken a few pictures of me. I left it out there with a new card because I didn't know at the time there was no pictures on the 1st card. I just plugged the card into the card reader and found the results. It's like coming downstairs at Christmas to find no gifts.
Booooo.....
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hey but the good news is that wastickslinger is looking for new clients. :tup:
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Had to chuckle because I have to done the same thing. Many times. That's why its hunting I guess. :chuckle:
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Sweet, now you can X that spot off as a place you know is not worth hunting!
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Sweet, now you can X that spot off as a place you know is not worth hunting!
Point taken.
This has to be the most boring Trail Camera forum thread ever.
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Did you squish a few of those apples against the trees so that smell get in the wind?
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Same luck I've had where my camera is--lots of pictures of the weeds moving in the wind, but not much else. HOWEVER, the saplings right next to the tree I have the camera on have fresh antler rubs, and right outside of the camera's view, a coyote or something tried(?) to dig out a critter for food. Just because you got no pictures, doesn't mean they aren't around. Would have been nice to get pictures of them, though.
