skyhunter

February 13, 2012

All good points..Although I feel that we can accomplish both. I am guilty of this myself..When the next season with a superior weapon opens I am all over it.By that time, I am tired of watching deer at 40+ yards walk by. My game has not quite risen to the level where i can feel confident in harvesting a deer with my bow when I have a more efficient choice.

On the other hand I am normaly dead set against the government mandating my choices even for my own benefit.Like everything else there is no perfect anwser.

I see your point and yes, it would be nice to teach the history of the sport as well before moving on to the modern benefits of higher technology. This way a newcomer could again have a choice of which avenue best suits their needs. Good hunting!

February 13, 2012

yes, different camera settings (3 of them) and yes a buck. not only can you see signs of the pedicles on his head where the antlers once were, but you can also see that he has some "junk" hanging down there in the back.

February 12, 2012

got these last week. coons are active:

February 12, 2012

New hunters ,young hunters just learning our sport are goin to miss out on more tradional hunting methods.... I know I am kinda laying it on thick... but imo this is where our sport is headed like it , or not.

Sorry to cut your quote but this the part I would like to discuss.

I haven't met many young people interested in getting into bowhunting that were also interested in shooting old technology over the modern line of archery equipemnent. Kids like new technology to the point where it's just about all they do nowadays. The mindset that we must promote the old traditional methods of delivering an arrow to a target is way off the mark. The young generation rejects this and will aviod getting involved in activities that are not high tech gadget oriented.

So your notion of "young hunters missing out" would only be true if you influenced their entry into the sport through traditional means. Yes, there would be less of them.

Therefore, more hunters will be gained young and old by offerring a higher tech more efficient means of delivering an accurate shot to the vitals of game animals.

February 12, 2012

gotta love that "climate change". . Congrats on the big winter bass. I got trail cam pictures of wood ducks in January;never had that before.

We're all doomed.. :heat:

February 11, 2012

While I am a supporter of crossbows,I am not during archery season. I think we need a tiered or staggered season archery ,then crossbows, then....My main concern is with keeping our hunting traditions (at least what we have left).

then you should be against compounds, and set aside a special season for them as well.

My Bowtech Invasion compound is a technological wonder bow; light years ahead of traditional.

February 11, 2012

tough call when done by the antlers alone. While the brow pattern is the same (left brow longer than right) the main beams sure do take a diferent path.

The G2's on the 2010 buck also are shorter in length than the G3's, while the 2011 buck has equal or slightly longer length G2's. While I'm not sure how much things can change as a buck ages, it does look like a different antler pattern.

February 11, 2012

I do support use in all seasons if a person is disabled, DOCTOR CERTIFIED.

a doctor can "certify" just about anything these days. medical marajuana can be certified to treat a toe injury. that becomes an issue where nothing is gained to separate abled from disabled.

Therefore because of the obvious deception and corruption that will take place in obtaining a "doctor certified" "handicapped" status, the only reasonable conclusion is to do what other states have done and include all hunters.

There have been no repercusions in these states where full crossbow rights have been given to all. In these states all has been just fine for decades of crossbowing.

Your answer includes separation of hunters through corrupt means; mine speaks to inclusion and unity.

February 10, 2012

this is a year's end compilation I just finished putting together with my most memorable trail cam pictures from calendar year 2011.

Make sure to watch in full screen HD if available. Usually clicking the lower right hand corner brings up full screen. Not doing so would be a crime against trailcamery.

February 10, 2012

yes, the 2nd pic looks more like a fisher. I just went through this mink or fisher thing with a picture I got and the fisher does have a different look and coloring. Mine turned out to be minks, but it looks like you may have a fisher there. Next picture you get could help and so would one of your white flash Cuddes. Nice catch though

February 7, 2012

Yes Doc, there will be some unforseen perils some of which you have already outlined. Good ole trial and error will be tough to aviod here. good luck!. .

February 7, 2012

sorry to dissapoint with no bucks but I did get some photogenic antlerless deer.

February 7, 2012

A few months back I had a similar idea of using natural logs that float and mounting a post to the log. The camera unit would then attach to the post.

Of course you have to figure out how to keep the log from "rolling" with some kind of anchoring system. A 2nd log could be attached to the first similar to the pontoon system suggested by Doc. Then this floating camera base needs to be anchored somehow in an upstream direction with enough play that would allow it to float in an upward direction when the water rises.

I'm gonna construct somehting this year so I can keep a cam or 2 running even when the creeks floods.

February 5, 2012

I have to to say that you provide us with som great pic's.What water/creek are your pic's from?Thank's for shareing. your photo's are alway's nice and clear,what cam do you use?

thanks, the unit is called a "homebrew" P41 trail cam made from an old model Sony 4.1 megapixel camera. They do a nice job. The whole unit is made from a kit that starts with a "Pelican" weather proof case; then you add the motion detector /control board; which is then wired to and hacked into the camera itself. I'll post some pics of one of mine soon.

February 5, 2012

this critter sure comes with nice size "swim fins"..

February 4, 2012

I voted for the owl as getting a pic of one isn't that easy . I have seen many herrons

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heron is a cool and detailed pic.... but how often do u get a big ole owl on a trail can !? If the contest is pic then I vote heron. If its trail cam pic I vote owl..... both are cool pics either way !

I understand the point about getting an owl on trail cam as opposed to a blue heron. Yes, an owl is rarer although I have seen a number of pics of them on bait as it appears is happening in this picture. The rock shaped object that the bird is standing on has a very odd 2 toned color to it that could indicate mineral block. Perhaps it is a very odd colored rock, but that doesn't explain the other odd shaped and odd colored objects on the ground next to it.

Here's the whole story. I'm a little ticked off and venting here trying to make myself feel better. I entered a years end trail cam contest that had various categories. One of them was "best bird" trail cam picture. I entered the blue heron and lost by 1 vote to this owl and posted this poll to try and understand why a picture of much lesser quality would get one vote more. Obviuosly I also started this poll thinking my heron picture should win a showdown with this owl picture. Now I do understand that guys are voting for the owl because they believe it is a rare catch as oppossed to a heron.

Now you have to ask yourself another question. While trail cam pictures of heron are more common than those of owls, how often do you catch a quality picture like this blue heron who also happens to have a fresh catch in it's mouth? When you speak of seeing many heron pictures is this the type that you have commonly seen?

Owl picture appears to have been baited; heron pictue was captured in it's natural environment durring a successful hunt. Now which do you really think is harder to get? Sorry for the venting, but if you were in my shoes and worked as hard as I do on the creek, you'd be a little peeved too.

Thanks for voting guys; after seeing that the heron has taken 74% of the vote, you all made me feel a little better now. . .

February 4, 2012

Maybe that's not really a night picture, but just a condition of the shadows that set off the flash. Look at the upper left corner. Those trees or bushes seem to indicate daylight. I kind of wondered about that too because I have always understood that they were a "daytime" bird. At any rate, it is one heck of a picture.

good eye! yes the EXIF data file for this picture indicates that is was snapped off on June 11 at 6:11pm, and yes you can see a little daylight through the trees in the backround of this picture.

Now I'm not sure the internal time setting on the camera is correct or possibly off by one hour. (might be 7:11pm) You would think that on June 11, at 6:11 pm that there would still be a considerable amount of light present but there is much foilage in play here and it could also be a cloudy evening which could account for the low light levels. Also thunderstorm clouds can be very common this time of year and make it appear very dark even in the middle of the day.

keep those votes coming and yes, I appreciate it when you say why you like one over the other. I should have stated this in the first post as this is the primary reason for this topic. Thanks! . .

February 4, 2012

voted!

thanks, and thanks to all for voting.

February 3, 2012

if these 2 pictures were entered in a trail cam contest which would you vote for?

1) owl

2) blue heron with fish in mouth

January 31, 2012

sounds like a good self sufficient setup. allways nice to add one more to the fleet.

January 29, 2012

yes, running cams on a creek can be a job. I normally set them to be horinzontally level to where I expect the subjects to be positioned, but a common height for me is about 1.5 feet above water level.

now you factor in rainfall and the constant rising and falling of that water level, and what you got is a very labor intensive hobby. There were many times last year where I had to make runs durring rain storms, sometimes in the middle of the night to save my cams from going under. Sometimes a few went under, but luckily I did not suffer any casualties on these occasions. I have lost cams in the past, but with homebrew units you can often replace the board or the camera itself and bring that unit back to life.

January 29, 2012

the NY Bowhunters Ass. sure are a selfish bunch. it's a shame they have that kind of pull in the legislature. sounds like a good deal of corruption going on there.

that sunset clause sounds like a classic example of this corrupt relationsionship. :angry:

January 28, 2012

not sure what this is. I've attached before and after pics of the set as well as a cropped version. you need to zoom the picture to really see it well.

kinda looks like a relative of "Nessie".