trail cam help

buckkiller · 09-03-2007, 08:26 AM

All i get on my trail cam are pics of does and fawns. No bucks Is thier something i am not doing right. thanks

BPbowhunter · 09-03-2007, 10:45 AM

Your getting better results out of your trail camera than I am! Haven't got any deer on it at all yet. All I can say is keep moving it around and trying different places.

nehunter88 · 09-03-2007, 10:54 AM

I got nothing but does and fawns all summer, and I knew there were bucks in the area because I'd seen them. A couple weeks ago I finally got a picture of one. So sometimes I think it just takes time.

cougarw · 09-03-2007, 04:51 PM

I only got one buck and 4 does in the last 3 weeks, also got about 40 pics of nothing. Can't even tell how big the buck is, all I have is his right antler as he was eye to eye with the camera. Moved it today, hopefully to a better spot.

BPbowhunter · 09-03-2007, 08:10 PM

Picked up my cam today and had nothing but a picture of a nice deer trail.......with nothing on it. And it wasn't a slow trigger either beacause the camera is facing straight down the trail.

buckkiller · 09-03-2007, 08:59 PM

i guess i am not the only one

packster · 09-05-2007, 11:26 AM

I have found this time of year to get in to the edges of the corn. These bucks are staying close to the food. I also look for faint trails parrelling the major trails. Bucks seem to stay away from heavily traveled routes.
Main thing is to keep trying different things.

Matt

cooper · 10-06-2007, 02:17 AM

buckkiller, are you having any better luck with your trail cam ?
I've gotten some buck pic. in velvet, and later without.
Also some new bucks I waven't seen before. mc

buckkiller · 10-06-2007, 11:41 AM

I moved my cam to a new spot am getting lots of pics of smaller bucks now. No big ones yet

springerfan · 10-07-2007, 02:59 PM

Anyone have suggestions of some cheaper game cams that are digital? How long do you typically leave it in the field before you take it home and check it? I am interested in putting one up in a plot I plan on bow and rifle hunting this fall.

BPbowhunter · 10-07-2007, 03:06 PM

I bought a stealth cam for 199.99, and its pretty good. The one I bought cost more cause it has a 2" built in screen to view the images on. the same model as this one without the screen is around $135 at cabelas.

cooper · 10-07-2007, 05:49 PM

I check mine about every 2 weeks. I don't like to be in the area too often, or too long. Checked mine today, less bucks, more does. Really depends on what you think the activity around the camera is...

Matt Watson · 10-07-2007, 11:11 PM

I have been using a cuddeback for the last couple of years and absolutely love it. No false triggers and no missed deer, but they aren't cheap. I recently purchased a wildview extreme 4 for $120 with a ten dollar mail in rebate. So far i am very happy with it. For the money, i think it is one of the best cameras out there. I haven't had it out long enough to know how great the battery life is but the trigger speed is almost as good as my cuddeback and i have had maybe one picture without a deer in it.

09-03-2007, 08:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
buckkiller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	trail cam help All i get on my trail cam are pics of does and fawns. No bucks Is thier something i am not doing right. thanks

09-03-2007, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
BPbowhunter 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 2,512 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 24 Posts	Your getting better results out of your trail camera than I am! Haven't got any deer on it at all yet. All I can say is keep moving it around and trying different places. __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

09-03-2007, 10:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
nehunter88 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got nothing but does and fawns all summer, and I knew there were bucks in the area because I'd seen them. A couple weeks ago I finally got a picture of one. So sometimes I think it just takes time. __________________ Whoever said cats always land on their feet wasn't throwing them right.-Anonymous

09-03-2007, 08:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
BPbowhunter 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 2,512 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 24 Posts	Picked up my cam today and had nothing but a picture of a nice deer trail.......with nothing on it. And it wasn't a slow trigger either beacause the camera is facing straight down the trail. __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

10-07-2007, 02:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
springerfan Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 20 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Game cam Anyone have suggestions of some cheaper game cams that are digital? How long do you typically leave it in the field before you take it home and check it? I am interested in putting one up in a plot I plan on bow and rifle hunting this fall. __________________ SpringerFan Hunt, Fish and Drink..

09-03-2007, 04:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
cougarw 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the wild Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	I only got one buck and 4 does in the last 3 weeks, also got about 40 pics of nothing. Can't even tell how big the buck is, all I have is his right antler as he was eye to eye with the camera. Moved it today, hopefully to a better spot.

09-03-2007, 08:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
buckkiller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i guess i am not the only one

09-05-2007, 11:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
packster Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Now self-employed!! Cedar Bluffs Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have found this time of year to get in to the edges of the corn. These bucks are staying close to the food. I also look for faint trails parrelling the major trails. Bucks seem to stay away from heavily traveled routes. Main thing is to keep trying different things. Matt

10-06-2007, 02:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
cooper Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: southeast nebr Posts: 166 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	buckkiller, are you having any better luck with your trail cam ? I've gotten some buck pic. in velvet, and later without. Also some new bucks I waven't seen before. mc

10-06-2007, 11:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
buckkiller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I moved my cam to a new spot am getting lots of pics of smaller bucks now. No big ones yet

10-07-2007, 03:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
BPbowhunter 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 2,512 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 24 Posts	I bought a stealth cam for 199.99, and its pretty good. The one I bought cost more cause it has a 2" built in screen to view the images on. the same model as this one without the screen is around $135 at cabelas. __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

10-07-2007, 05:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
cooper Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: southeast nebr Posts: 166 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I check mine about every 2 weeks. I don't like to be in the area too often, or too long. Checked mine today, less bucks, more does. Really depends on what you think the activity around the camera is...

10-07-2007, 11:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
Matt Watson Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Omaha, Ne Posts: 222 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	I have been using a cuddeback for the last couple of years and absolutely love it. No false triggers and no missed deer, but they aren't cheap. I recently purchased a wildview extreme 4 for $120 with a ten dollar mail in rebate. So far i am very happy with it. For the money, i think it is one of the best cameras out there. I haven't had it out long enough to know how great the battery life is but the trigger speed is almost as good as my cuddeback and i have had maybe one picture without a deer in it.

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