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Title: What are the odds????
Post by: ouchfoss on July 27, 2010, 08:58:40 PM: I've had a trail cam for about 3 years and Ive never had any luck getting pics of anything. In fact the largest animal I had a pic of was a robin and thats the only animal I've ever had a pic of after about a full 30 days worth of having the camera up in 3 different places. 2 nights ago my dad was bugging me about putting it back up so I went and bought a battery and put it at the Y of a grown up road about a mile from my house. The Y is a big dried up mud puddle you can usually see coyote tracks in and every once in a while you see some bear tracks or deer tracks. We figured it would be a good spot to at least get a picture of something we might be able hunt soon. The first animal pic was 13 hours later and I have to say, I wasnt expecting this.
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Post by: runamuk on July 27, 2010, 09:01:14 PM: meow ;)

nice pic
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Post by: Jeffrey on July 27, 2010, 09:03:22 PM: That cougar came through about an hour too early...or he could have had rabbit for dinner.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 27, 2010, 09:06:36 PM: cool pics
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Post by: 400out on July 27, 2010, 10:02:26 PM: Where was the Y in that road at I missed it :dunno:
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Post by: ouchfoss on July 27, 2010, 10:23:09 PM: The Y is about 10 feet to the left of where this pic is taken.
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Post by: huntnnw on July 27, 2010, 10:40:06 PM: Guessing from the amount of time you have hung your cam, you haven't used an attractent. Or you are not using a fast trigger speed on your cams, most cheap cams do not have a fast enough speed to just be placed on a trail without something to hold them.
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Post by: ouchfoss on July 27, 2010, 11:07:23 PM: I dont think this has a very good trigger speed. This was the cheapest cam you could buy at Walmart at the time. I tried to adjust the delay time between photos but I couldnt really figure it out. I lost the instruction manual for it years ago.
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Post by: mountainman1 on July 27, 2010, 11:37:48 PM: Your odd in that spot are good. I would set up where your trail cam was pointed up the trail or down the trail for a better chance of more than two pics of an animal, anyhow you got a pic of a lifetime so keep the camera going for more pics... :tup:
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Post by: h2ofowlr on July 27, 2010, 11:56:37 PM: That first pick would suprise me to. Quite the animal. :chuckle:
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Post by: ouchfoss on July 27, 2010, 11:59:39 PM: There wasnt much to hang the camera off except for a small alder tree that was right there and I was having a hell of a time adjusting the angle and direction it was pointing because all I could find to hang it with was a few small bungee cords and some string. My dad and I were talking about making a long wooden stake to hang it off so we could just put the cam where ever we wanted and just pound the stake into the ground.
I definetly plan to keep the camera in that same spot and maybe adjust the angle a little and hopefully hit a grand slam like that again! ;)
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Post by: NWBREW on July 28, 2010, 12:00:55 AM: I think you know why your not getting any deer pics. :chuckle: You should take care of that problem. :bfg:
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Post by: ouchfoss on July 28, 2010, 09:55:23 AM: Quote from: NWBREW on July 28, 2010, 12:00:55 AM
I think you know why your not getting any deer pics. :chuckle: You should take care of that problem. :bfg:

There has been a doe and fawn that Ive seen several times about 1/4 mile away and I havent seen them in a couple weeks. I havent really been looking for them but I guess if I see a doe with no fawn in that area, I'll know what happened.
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Post by: h20hunter on July 28, 2010, 10:13:34 AM: Heck with the cat, that is one mean SOB rabbit to scare a lion away. Hunt the rabbit and hang his hide on the wall for all to worship.
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Post by: Jeremy S on July 28, 2010, 10:15:32 AM: That's cool man.
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Post by: Titan-1 on July 29, 2010, 05:26:14 AM: :yike: What kind of critter is in that first pic :chuckle: ? LOL. Nice cat Mr. Foss :hello: . Hope you get a chance to introduce him to one of your broadheads this year :tup: .
Title: Re: What are the odds????
Post by: ouchfoss on July 29, 2010, 08:12:21 AM: Quote from: Titan-1 on July 29, 2010, 05:26:14 AM
:yike: What kind of critter is in that first pic :chuckle: ? LOL. Nice cat Mr. Foss :hello: . Hope you get a chance to introduce him to one of your broadheads this year :tup: .

A cougar has been seen around this area several times in the last few years and Im assuming its the same one considering how territorial they are so hopefully I'll get to see him during hunting season!
I've been told that first critter is territorial too! :P :chuckle:
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 29, 2010, 11:46:44 AM: Quote
you haven't used an attractent
Take a lesson from Marty Stouffer, and let the rabbit loose first !! :chuckle:
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Post by: BoomWhop on July 30, 2010, 02:46:45 PM: Nice Kitty, kitty, here kitty, kitty :rolleyes:
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Post by: Wea300mag on August 01, 2010, 06:54:19 PM: Very cool pic, those are like gold.
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Post by: billythekidrock on August 02, 2010, 05:47:39 AM: Pretty cool man. I hope to catch one on camera someday. This weekend I placed a cam on an elk trail that had a small set of cougar tracks. We shall see.

I lightened your pic up a bit.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2FJesseTCamCougar.jpg&hash=aca92afc4d5174877735e882df243adf7aa75688)
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Post by: NWbowhunter on August 02, 2010, 09:12:36 AM: A friend of mine just had the same thing, But he set it in his back yard to catch the deer they have and to his surprise a big cat was what he caught, most people never realize what walks around there own property. Funny thing is I use and have used cameras for years and I am in cat country and I have never got one on camera, Yet...nice surprise.
Title: Re: What are the odds????
Post by: ouchfoss on August 02, 2010, 09:23:31 AM: Quote from: billythekidrock on August 02, 2010, 05:47:39 AM
Pretty cool man. I hope to catch one on camera someday. This weekend I placed a cam on an elk trail that had a small set of cougar tracks. We shall see.

I lightened your pic up a bit.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2FJesseTCamCougar.jpg&hash=aca92afc4d5174877735e882df243adf7aa75688)

Thanks, looks good! :)
My dad and I were talking about it and we are gonna blow the picture up and print it so I cant hang it next to all our other hunting pictures. I still have a hard time believing that we got that pic and that actually showed the whole cat perfect, not one with just a tail in the pic or just part of him.