Hunting Washington Forum

Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:14:10 PM

Title: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:14:10 PM: I just scored a new are to hunt on private property and put out my trail camera with a salt lick to see if anything was out there :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:17:47 PM: I just attached a home made deer feeder to that tree cant wait till next weekend :drool:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: doyourtime89 on June 15, 2012, 09:18:21 PM: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: bobcat on June 15, 2012, 09:19:45 PM: Great! Looks like the old D40 is still working for ya. Or is it a D50?
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:20:21 PM: I beleive a D40 and it takes 6 D cell batteries :bash:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: bobcat on June 15, 2012, 09:24:18 PM: I know, and they will only go about 6 weeks on the 6 batteries. It's not too bad though if you only pay $1 a battery. Which is what they are at Costco. Last year I was getting the Rayovacs at Wal Mart, 6 pack for $6.00 but I see the price has gone up now.

I also have an external battery that I use with my D40's. It will go a long time on it. The D40's will really suck the batteries down in cold weather, so last winter I used a deep cycle marine battery and ran it for 3 months on that. It was great. But only reason I could do it is it was only 100 yards from the road. That battery was heavy!
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:27:35 PM: I might just get a deep cell battery. I will only have 6 days to fill my tag this seaso for archery deer, and I will probaly watch this property until the season starts :drool: Do you remeber my postings last year on another property? I think there was close to 100 pics on that thread and it went for a couple of months :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: woodman on June 15, 2012, 09:27:52 PM: Always nice when your trail cam lets you know whats there.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:29:27 PM: So far I count 3 bucks and a ton of does. Next week's posting should be better ;)
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: bobcat on June 15, 2012, 09:38:43 PM: You can get a power cable from this site: http://custom1enterprises.com/custom1enterprises_002.htm

He has one that will plug right into your D40, and you can hook it up to any 12 volt battery. I've even heard of guys using tractor batteries, which you can get for I think around $45.

If you don't have to walk far to your trail camera location, some sort of external battery is the way to go.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:40:14 PM: Thanks for the help Bobcat!! What is ncie about that location is it is a acre away from the owners home and there is a nice tree that my stand will fit on right behind that camera :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 09:43:49 PM: found the link from last year :chuckle: Some of the armchair hunters had a few nasty comments but mostly a decent thread. The property in these pics I have lost access too. They ended up letting a few other hunters on and one of them ruined it by shooting a doe with a fawn when told not to shoot does with fawns....

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,78990.0.html
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 15, 2012, 10:31:06 PM: Here are a few pics of the deer feeder that I built. I got the idea from 400 out and used scrap wood, and leftover nails and screws. Put togther with a six pack and expired paint :IBCOOL: Not the finished product in the picture but it does hold a bag and half of corn cob. :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: mr_hurricane on June 16, 2012, 11:56:07 PM: Nice...

How would you stop everything coming out at once? Lets say they just sat their all night eating?
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: Todd_ID on June 17, 2012, 01:03:04 AM: Cool feeder. You probably might want to test it there at home. It looks like the corn would be able to all run out without stopping once the feeder part is full. You may need another strip of wood to narrow the opening to about 1/2 of what you've got now, but you won't know until you fill it, and you don't want it to not work when you get out there.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: Todd_ID on June 17, 2012, 01:09:40 AM: Here's a solution to your battery problems: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,97451.0.html
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 17, 2012, 09:20:49 AM: I have a piece of wood angled near the mouth the feeder angled to allow only 2 inches of feed to sliver through when the deer start emptying the feeder. I was able to pour a lot in it, and the feed stopped coming out once it filled the tray :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: 400out on June 17, 2012, 09:32:05 AM: Seth! Be sure to put some sort of bracket on the inside of the feed pan holong the face to the sides, they will tear the face off feeding and the corn will just go on the ground ;)
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 18, 2012, 06:40:23 AM: I will check the feeder this saturday, I hope my 4" screws on the feeder hold :yike:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 22, 2012, 09:39:35 PM: 329 pics of deer, dogs and squirrels :tup: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: 400out once again thank you for all the feeder help :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 22, 2012, 09:41:48 PM: A few more :drool:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 22, 2012, 09:42:38 PM: I hope the buck sticks around :P
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: Elkohol on June 22, 2012, 10:03:23 PM: nice spot! hopefully thats a different doe with only one fawn
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 22, 2012, 10:04:37 PM: Yep there are two does with fawns. The older one has twins that appear to be a lot older than the younger doe with the fawn. That fawn looks wobbly on his feet still. Does anyone know what would cause the buck to lose one antler?
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on June 22, 2012, 10:07:11 PM: :tup: lookin good seth! keep on the yotes to lend the fawns a hand.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 22, 2012, 10:08:07 PM: Quote from: sebek556 on June 22, 2012, 10:07:11 PM
:tup: lookin good seth! keep on the yotes to lend the fawns a hand.
already on that ;)
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on June 22, 2012, 10:16:18 PM: man yotes, starlings, crows , work, scouting.. you are a busy man :chuckle:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 22, 2012, 10:19:43 PM: Quote from: sebek556 on June 22, 2012, 10:16:18 PM
man yotes, starlings, crows , work, scouting.. you are a busy man :chuckle:
I just got done setting traps for problem coons at my neighbors house :chuckle:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: 400out on June 23, 2012, 05:12:49 AM: :tup: not a problem sir!!!!!!!!! looking good!
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 29, 2012, 10:00:29 PM: A few more pics :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 29, 2012, 10:02:55 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 29, 2012, 10:05:20 PM: Pic 339 has that squirrel again, just being chased by another dog :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: bobcat on June 29, 2012, 10:20:32 PM: Nice. You got some healthy lookin' bucks there. Good to see the twin fawns too!
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 29, 2012, 10:23:05 PM: Thanks! Honestly for the island a couple of them are bruisers :tup: If I get the 6 point he is going on my wall :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: amazing122009 on June 29, 2012, 10:47:11 PM: AAAwwwwwwww!!! the twins are sooo adorable! thank you for sharing :)
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: chukar hunter on June 30, 2012, 09:36:21 AM: So sometimes your feeder looks full and other times it looks completely empty. Are you there filling it everyday or does it gravity auto-fill take a little while to dispense? A couple nice Island bucks on there. Keep them comin!
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 30, 2012, 09:59:42 AM: It is gravity fed, and every 4 or 5 days it is empty. A lot of deer traffic in that area :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on June 30, 2012, 09:31:29 PM: looking good seth :tup: figure out your stand placement yet?
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: rasbo on June 30, 2012, 09:34:20 PM: :tup: good bunch of critters there
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 30, 2012, 09:38:52 PM: Quote from: sebek556 on June 30, 2012, 09:31:29 PM
looking good seth :tup: figure out your stand placement yet?
Yep about 10 feet back from the camera. There is a crows foot that connects at the feeder :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on June 30, 2012, 09:43:14 PM: :tup: sounds good
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on June 30, 2012, 09:45:26 PM: Cant wait till september 1st :drool:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on July 26, 2012, 06:04:17 PM: A few more for your viewing pleasure :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on July 26, 2012, 06:11:43 PM: Loving the bucks, and have a rabbit now hanging out around the camera.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on July 26, 2012, 06:13:00 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on July 26, 2012, 06:51:00 PM: last batch for tonight :chuckle:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on July 26, 2012, 06:52:43 PM: Any Idea what is flying in pic 200?
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on July 26, 2012, 09:48:44 PM: moth or a fly probably. but you never know it could be E.T :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: Lunchbox1981 on July 26, 2012, 11:03:50 PM: Looks lie you have a real nice little set up there. Best of luck on the upcoming season. That lopsided buck would look really cool in a Euro. I love abnormal bucks. The most likely cause would either be a left testicle injury or malnutrition. There of course could be other reasons these are just the most likely. He looks healthy to me so my vote would be injury.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on July 27, 2012, 08:21:06 PM: Thanks, yeah it would be a Euro mount that would start some conversations :chuckle:

I bet the bug is from bigfoot :chuckle: :chuckle: :tung:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: whackmaster on July 27, 2012, 08:31:15 PM: looks like a deer ghost look at the tiny rack you can just make it out :yike:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: MuleyorBust on July 31, 2012, 09:58:42 AM: nice pics! love the two point piebald, the white spots on his rump make him really distinguishable
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 06:59:20 AM: Well got the news last night :bash: I will be deployed before orignally planned, these deer will get to live another day :'(
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: mr_hurricane on August 01, 2012, 07:04:21 AM: Quote from: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 06:59:20 AM
Well got the news last night :bash: I will be deployed before orignally planned, these deer will get to live another day :'(

But some Haji's may not !
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on August 01, 2012, 09:29:39 PM: agh that blows man sorry to hear
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 09:36:03 PM: Thanks Sebek,

I just made a bowel of soup and added 1 elk tag, 1 deer tag, and 1 cougar tag. It was okay, but a little bland.

:'(
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: hillbilli on August 01, 2012, 09:37:54 PM: since you're going to be gone I can hunt that opening day for you.. just so it doesnt get neglected.
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 09:41:04 PM: Quote from: hillbilli on August 01, 2012, 09:37:54 PM
since you're going to be gone I can hunt that opening day for you.. just so it doesnt get neglected.
do you mean the property? If so call me there are some rules the landowner has.

Seth
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on August 01, 2012, 09:44:19 PM: man hillbilly that cold dude.. If I'd be closer I'd bait it for him while he is gone to make sure its still stocked, but hunt the mans hole nope...
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 09:45:44 PM: Quote from: sebek556 on August 01, 2012, 09:44:19 PM
man hillbilly that cold dude.. If I'd be closer I'd bait it for him while he is gone to make sure its still stocked, but hunt the mans hole nope...
No worries, Hillibilli and I have hunted together several times, I owe him a few favors...

Seth
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: sebek556 on August 01, 2012, 09:46:56 PM: ahh I c I c.. my bad :chuckle:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 09:47:43 PM: :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: bearpaw on August 01, 2012, 09:47:58 PM: I hope you get a bear before you have to leave. :tup:
Title: Re: New property shows promise.
Post by: seth30 on August 01, 2012, 09:52:35 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on August 01, 2012, 09:47:58 PM
I hope you get a bear before you have to leave. :tup:
So do I, I dont think I can handle seconds on tag soup :puke: