Trail Camera Favorites...Post your favorite pictures captured on your cameras!

[two70]

I've seen some comments on FB that are quite concerning about this. People reporting multiple dead deer on their property. I see the DNR has lowered the anterless quotas in more counties and shared a new map this morning.

EHD outbreaks are always very spotty with some areas having intense, localized die offs while other areas a mile away may not have any or very few die as a result of the disease. It depends a lot on whether or not the local water sources have the midges that carry the disease and whether or not much of the local population has developed immunity. Unfortunately, those deer that are found are likely a fairly small percentage of the deer killed by the virus.

 

[10mmMarc]

big guys are back again this year

 

[two70]

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big guys are back again this year

Very nice! It would be hard to pick a favorite between the long tined, symmetrical 10 pointer and the boxy 12. The buck in the background doesn't look too bad either.

 

[10mmMarc]

here is another, going to be hard to pass on any of them this year, the first one in my sights is done, these pics are only 35 out my back door

 

[mom45]

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here is another, going to be hard to pass on any of them this year, the first one in my sights is done, these pics are only 35 out my back door

 

[two70]

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here is another, going to be hard to pass on any of them this year, the first one in my sights is done, these pics are only 35 out my back door

Are you sure that is a different buck? To me that looks like the 12 above before he added the 6th point on his life side. If it were me, the 12 would be the primary target since he appears older but I would be hard pressed to pass up any of the other 2-3 bucks.

 

[rengler22]

This was a first for me...

 

[johntheplinker]

Cool! That's a really good pic of one!

 

[mom45]

I still have not seen any bobcats in our part of the state, though my cousin is pretty sure he saw one on his farm in LaPorte county.

Cool shot!

 

[rhino400]

Had a bobcat show up in my back field yesterday.

Didn't deter the deer though, this guy came to check out the camera early this morning.

 

[patience0830]

We've had some EHD on the farm. Found one small 8 dead by one pond. Smelled at least two other carcasses in my walks.

 

[edwea]

Had a bobcat show up in my back field yesterday.

I am not too proud to admit that I zoomed in an scanned for about 45 secs thinking "I can't find this thing anywhere"

 

[mom45]

These two have matured nicely in the past year!

The second one here appears to be developing some drop tines.

 

[phatgemi]

Activity starting to pick up a bit:

 

[tcecil88]

We have only caught a doe and fawns on our camera this year in Perry County. We have heard of both EHD and CWD in the area from the State employees and there is a noticeable lack of deer sightings. We had a Doe with twin fawns earlier in the summer, but the last time I saw her she was skin and bones, and now we just see the twins. I saw a doe with 2 fawns last Sunday afternoon, one fawn was noticeably bigger, and they all looked very healthy.
I feel like deer season is gonna be a bust this year.

 

[JettaKnight]

Had a bobcat show up in my back field yesterday.

Didn't deter the deer though, this guy came to check out the camera early this morning.

Chinese camera, huh?

It's that telltale Chinese font.

At least the date format is semi-correct. /r/ISO8601

 

[rhino400]

Chinese camera, huh?

It's that telltale Chinese font.

At least the date format is semi-correct. /r/ISO8601

Yep a China cheapey. Bought the property less then a year ago and have had issues with trespassers ever since. Didn’t want to risk a good camera walking away.

 

[two70]

Almost all trail cameras are made in China. Reconyx is the only one that I know of that isn't.

 

[JettaKnight]

Almost all trail cameras are made in China. Reconyx is the only one that I know of that isn't.

Not to thread jack... and I'm not knocking Chinese mfgr., but if you look for it, you can find that font everywhere. Usually shows up on labels and instruction manuals of items designed in China. I bought a SS sink, and yup, Chinese font. It's like the whole country only has one Western character set font for use. In the photo here, it's clear in the "F" and "C", that telltale serif font...


No criticism (I wouldn't spend a lot on a camera left unattended), just an observation.

 

[two70]

That's interesting, I've never paid much attention to the font on trail camera photos previously though now that you pointed it out, I suspect the use of that particular font is not extremely common in trail cameras despite nearly all of them being manufactured in China. My Cuddeback cameras use a different font though they are still made in China. Chinese manufacture is not limited to the less expensive models either, though the American made Reconyx is definitely on the higher end of the price scale. Also, it's not just that you are leaving them unattended that makes price a large consideration, nor is it that they are essentially delicate equipment in a thin plastic housing intended to be left out in the elements for long periods of time. It is also that they are most effective when deployed in higher quantities.