Post by: Sabotloader on November 05, 2015, 01:15:29 PM
We have had cameras in the area all summer and one of the places that we located a camera was a small spring running a very small amount of water. This year as dry as we have been these natural springs are a big thing for the wildlife. Well at this particular site we decided to dig a catch basin for the collection of clean moving water. The basin was not very large at all maybe able to hold about 5 gallons of running water. Sometime - late in the summer Cam had switched the camera to capture video instead of pics. When he checked the camera there recently we found the camera had collected 4 videos that made us feel our efforts had been validated.
This first video shows a smaller bull using the basin exactly what it was created for.
Drinking water: Just click on the pic to start the video
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FHunting%2520Pics%2F2015%2520Hunting%2Fth_Drinking.mp4&hash=ed1ce3a80f12c347ed04ba2f875b4408bdf5c717) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/sabotloader/Hunting%20Pics/2015%20Hunting/Drinking.mp4)
But from there the guy changed the basin to something we had not really intended:
Cooling bath:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FHunting%2520Pics%2F2015%2520Hunting%2Fth_Dip.mp4&hash=9ab458175ba7af2b5f5295dcc775583269c272ba) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/sabotloader/Hunting%20Pics/2015%20Hunting/Dip.mp4)
Think he was pretty proud of himself and his cooling bath...
From there our water basin became a muddy wallo
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FHunting%2520Pics%2F2015%2520Hunting%2Fth_Getting%2520Muddy.mp4&hash=f3dd34451cca7126ed9fdb649233b0f476dec08d) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/sabotloader/Hunting%20Pics/2015%20Hunting/Getting%20Muddy.mp4)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FHunting%2520Pics%2F2015%2520Hunting%2Fth_Muddy.mp4&hash=bb742f84b1897b3d2abaa0ea53c4e034d6134718) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/sabotloader/Hunting%20Pics/2015%20Hunting/Muddy.mp4)
It appears that the next time we do this we should probably increase the size of our catch basin?
Post by: Sabotloader on November 05, 2015, 07:19:58 PM
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cayugad - very interesting videos. I like watching wildlife doing just what they like to do.
Dave I totally agree with you... I resisted the urge to get a game camera for several years, but now that I have them I really enjoy just watching the animals be animals...
Look at this sequence off another cam
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FArchive%2FHe%2520hears%2520something.jpg&hash=2153b75e84287931a52430dffce45ad93b025327) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Archive/He%20hears%20something.jpg.html)
He hears something
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FArchive%2FHe%2520Knows%2520where%2520it%2520is.jpg&hash=0f7374d36379182266ed45e6511bacdb45baa738) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Archive/He%20Knows%20where%20it%20is.jpg.html)
He knows where it is
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FArchive%2FHe%2520Has%2520it%2520pegged.jpg&hash=f588498ffc82346f17f4b493eca4aa569e6f6161) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Archive/He%20Has%20it%20pegged.jpg.html)
He has it pegged
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FArchive%2FHe%2520is%2520leaving.jpg&hash=bae15416f71912f56cbd69de411b06ed16ba96ee) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Archive/He%20is%20leaving.jpg.html)
He is leaving
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FArchive%2FGone.jpg&hash=d321ba966e2fc4302c8c7116499aec51b5b7ca4e) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Archive/Gone.jpg.html)
He is gone!
Post by: MD36 on December 30, 2015, 04:18:51 AM