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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: O. hemionus on August 31, 2019, 09:57:50 PM

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Post by: O. hemionus on August 31, 2019, 09:57:50 PM: Got my first trail cameras this year. Been running them for work for many years but finally got some of my own. Enjoy!

Some benchleg bucks below, on the blacktail side of the line.
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Post by: O. hemionus on August 31, 2019, 10:04:09 PM: More
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Post by: O. hemionus on August 31, 2019, 10:06:04 PM: Western gray squirrel

Skunk family that takes this same route at least twice each night
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Post by: O. hemionus on August 31, 2019, 10:15:20 PM: Some sharp-toothed critters. Please refrain from predator bashing, at least on this thread. Hard to see, but there's a cat in the first photo. Only set of frames I've got so far with a cat on it. Regarding the bears, I'm not sure how many individuals I'm dealing with here - can't tell if the bear in the first bear photo blew his coat in the spring and it grew back darker in the second bear photo? The bear in the third and fourth bear photos is definitely a larger bear, and the bear in fifth and sixth bear photos looks to have more chocolate than the previous ones? Not sure.
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Post by: flyfishWA on September 01, 2019, 03:59:42 PM: I would say theres 2 maybe 3 bears nice pics :tup:
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Post by: wheels on September 01, 2019, 04:37:11 PM: very nice
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Post by: Tbar on September 01, 2019, 08:26:07 PM: Awesome pics! Southern Oregon?
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Post by: bracer40 on September 01, 2019, 09:47:21 PM: Great pics, thanks for sharing!

I’m curious, those look like oaks in your photos. Do they drop a lot of acorns that game keys in on?

Thanks in advance.
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Post by: O. hemionus on September 01, 2019, 11:25:47 PM: Thanks! Yes those are Oregon white oaks. All photos from WA. Good source of food for deer, turkey, bear, western gray squirrel, acorn woodpecker, etc. Haven't spent much time yet isolating when each species keys in on the acorns, but if I remember correctly, deer tend to go after them later in the season it seems, after they have been on the ground for a while. Bears will hit them after most of the other food sources have dried up. I found fresh bear scat last year in Nov. that consisted of 100% acorns. Last fall was a bumper year for mast crop - biggest in 25 yrs or so, as far as anecdotal evidence goes. Not sure what this year will bring. Acorn numbers on the trees seem ok but not like last year.
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Post by: yakimanoob on September 12, 2019, 08:51:08 AM: Great picks buddy. Although I have to say, your credentials as a biologist will forever give you an unfair advantage in my mind over us amateurs. :chuckle: :chuckle:

Hope you're having a great season and War Eagle.
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Post by: AROTTY on September 14, 2019, 11:05:33 AM: Love the oaks and fall colors of the canyon. Such a special place in Washington.
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Post by: O. hemionus on September 24, 2019, 11:33:42 PM: Quote from: yakimanoob on September 12, 2019, 08:51:08 AM
Great picks buddy. Although I have to say, your credentials as a biologist will forever give you an unfair advantage in my mind over us amateurs. :chuckle: :chuckle:

Hope you're having a great season and War Eagle.

Thanks! It is about time for me to head back up and check that cam - hopefully with more pictures to post. That nice buck was on my property cam but he hasn't shown back up since the one night.

High buck is now under my belt with plenty of hunting season left to go. Hope yours is going well too. War Eagle!
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Post by: O. hemionus on November 22, 2019, 08:43:05 PM: Some hard-antlered bucks. I've identified 10 unique bucks on the same camera so far. I haven't seen the large 3x3 since August (velvet pictures that I posted earlier) but he showed back up after general season. Looks like he made it through the gauntlet.
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Post by: Jeremy S on January 09, 2020, 10:12:16 PM: Enjoyed these photos.
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Post by: Hard2handle on January 11, 2020, 08:22:39 AM: Reminds me of white salmon area right out of town...great pucs
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Post by: Dan-o on January 11, 2020, 09:29:07 AM: That is a cool set of pic.

Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Axle on January 11, 2020, 11:12:06 AM: Awesome pics! :tup:
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Post by: lokidog on January 11, 2020, 11:40:50 AM: :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on January 12, 2020, 02:14:40 PM: Very cool. :tup:
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Post by: O. hemionus on April 05, 2020, 09:00:53 PM: I moved my camera to a new location and hit the jackpot for a buck wintering area. Let's just hope they stick around for hunting season and don't migrate outta here. 90% of all the photos on this camera were daytime photos, and probably 50% of the photos of deer on on it were bucks. I was able to pick up two sheds that came from deer in these photos.
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Post by: O. hemionus on April 05, 2020, 09:03:42 PM: More
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Post by: ThurstonCokid on April 05, 2020, 09:16:14 PM: Sweet pics! Cool looking area, some very nice bucks

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Post by: nwwanderer on April 06, 2020, 07:04:51 AM: You sure found the stag party, do blacktail stick together until fall like whitetail? Have fun watching and thanks!!
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Post by: Axle on April 06, 2020, 07:33:05 AM: That big 2x2 looks old :tup:
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Post by: DOsborn on April 06, 2020, 05:33:32 PM: Great pictures, thanks for sharing
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Post by: lokidog on April 07, 2020, 12:43:57 AM: Wow! Some really nice deer,
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Post by: Southpole on April 07, 2020, 08:20:45 AM: The skunk and the deer picture :chuckle: , he’s like, uuuhh crap!
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Post by: O. hemionus on November 16, 2020, 09:20:30 PM: I've got quite a few good ones to upload since my last post on here. Hopefully I can find the time to get them all on here. Starting off with a fun progression of a buck as he grew throughout the year.
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Post by: O. hemionus on November 16, 2020, 09:24:15 PM: Partway through the year, I switched camera brands at this location and went to video mode only since the new camera takes video at 60 frames/sec. Decided to try my hand at a video compilation. The best clips are towards the end of the video. I haven't captured any daytime photos or videos of these bucks since mid-summer.
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Post by: Sutherland on November 16, 2020, 09:31:30 PM: Sweet, nice work. Thanks for sharing.