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OH yes!

I don't watch these shows, not that I don't want to, but because I don't get them on my TV. Only have the basic cable set up. Yeah, I know, "get those channels"...... Has anyone ever been to a outdoor show and/or seminar with the BENOIT BROTHERS? The father and senior hunter was on the cover of Sports Afield in the 70's and was presented as the possible best white tail hunter of time. I have been to 4 of their seminars while attending the Vermont Outdoor Sportsman show near Burlington, Vermont. I have 4 of their annual videos and you just have to see them hunt. They are trackers, which is what my son and I do in the big woods. I highly recommend you watch one of their videos....they are more educational than just tree stand kill shots......PM me if you would like for me to send you one or more of the videos.......

Nice......hope they are around during your season!

Good for you.....

Yes, hunting in my area is tough. Deer are bigger, but also lot less in numbers than south of I-90. Went out on my property this afternoon with my four wheeler and when I stopped a young fawn looked at me at 30 yards,, then ran 20 yards, stopped and looked at my for about 30 seconds, ran another 20 yards and did it all over again. Once it was gone, I looked to my right and there was a doe feeding another fawn and they were about 60 yards away in the thick woods. After a while the doe got wind of me,stopped feeding the fawn and walked away. Tail down.......I have seen more deer this year then ever before.

WOW! Nice pics and great scouting.

Great video, it should be shown in middle school.......

I never had any taken, but then again, I live and hunt in a remote wilderness area. I once hunted down by the NY/PA border, I think it was near Roscoe.....never again. If a cam was up in that area, I would think it would be a "goner"

Has anyone had their cam taken and then gotten it back later?

WOW! Nice shots! So, with baited breath, I await your description of your "homebrew" set up. Are you using a digital camera hooked up to some sort of triggering device?

Well, for the past few days I checked all my cams and after watching the YouTube link and MY OWN VIDEOS, I moved and raised all my cams. It is interesting as my videos corroborated that what I saw on YouTube. Ironically, it was only during the daytime videos (in color) where the deer were suspicious and one even jumped. This did not happen during any of the nighttime videos (in B&W). I attached some links of my videos to prove the point. http://youtu.be/AMwNphU92uA no jump http://youtu.be/fdcT--B0HYw The doe is wary of the cam! http://youtu.be/MAKo3S1z_7c no jump http://youtu.be/vVpPTZvioCU no jump http://youtu.be/QXMGT_cKcAQ jump http://youtu.be/a9-nIkIP9Tw no jump http://youtu.be/irDu1tvTBHw no jump

On another topic I read about camera placement and after watching the referenced video AND MY OWN, I moved all my cams to about 7-8 feet up. They used to be at 3-4 feet. Here are some links to several videos taken from 2 to 7 days ago. It is interesting to see that during day light hours (color vids) the deer seemed a little wary about the camera, but during nighttime (B&W vids), they were not. http://youtu.be/fdcT--B0HYw http://youtu.be/MAKo3S1z_7c http://youtu.be/Ts8Ce0LRKTk http://youtu.be/vVpPTZvioCU http://youtu.be/oYf5PdTLSHg http://youtu.be/vNkxURa4jj0 http://youtu.be/QXMGT_cKcAQ http://youtu.be/a9-nIkIP9Tw http://youtu.be/irDu1tvTBHw

You can see that the doe is a little wary as she is looking right into the camera. If you look closely, it seems that she was heading to shield her fawn from the "camera" toward the end of the clip. On the other video, don't know whether it is the same doe or not, but this time there seems to be no interest from her as she passes the camera. Anyway,I will post some videos from the new camera's position.....by the way, all three cameras are in the deep woods, right behind my camp. I still call it "camp", even though we sold our house in Plattsburgh last month and moved into it on a permanent basis.

Just got back from checking all my three cams. After watching the YouTube clip above AND my own videos......I moved and RAISED all my cams to a height of 8-9 feet. It will be interesting to compare the new video's to what I saw today. See the clips I loaded on YouTube...... http://youtu.be/fdcT--B0HYw and two attached here......MDGC0003.AVI

We lived outside of Omaha, Nebraska for 4 years and did enjoy the lifestyle, lower costs in just about everything, except food. Great pheasant, quail, rabbit hunting. Public land was available, but in limited supply. Most of the hunting was done on large private farms which to get permission on was a crap shoot. Moved to Plattsburgh, New York and now have moved to Bloomingdale, New York. Yes, costs are higher, but other things are better. Great roads, lots of public land, great fishing and hunting, Also, no tornado's or damp winters. Maybe I am an optimist, where ever I live, I find all the good virtues of that place and enjoy the possibilities. LOL

Thanks for the youtube link! Very interesting data......I think I need to make some placement changes. LOL

All my three Moultrie cams are on video and I agree that it reveals a different perspective. On mine, the cam takes a still photo first which then contains all the other data like moon phase, time and temperature. The in goes into a 30 second clip (daytime & Color) and a 15 second clip (nighttime & B&W). What I like about the video is that you can gauge the demeanor of the deer. Whether nervous, relaxed and direction of travel.

Looks great!

I have my cams at "deer height" which gives me a larger field of view and catches more deer when they are 50+ feet away. So far the deer have not shied away from the cameras, in fact they come back for more portraits. Yes, they look into the lens once in a while, even get as close as all I see in the picture is their ears or back. So, this tells me that they are not afraid of the little box on the tree...... I agree with the glassing fact, - - - - - where you can do it. Where I live and hunt the farthest you can see in most places is 75 feet. Also due the remoteness, the deer, when startled or surprised during a stalk jump about 25-75 feet, stop and look back to see what made them jump. LOL

I have my cams at "deer height" which gives me a larger field of view and catches more deer when they are 50+ feet away. So far the deer have not shied away from the cameras, in fact they come back for more portraits. Yes, they look into the lens once in a while, even get as close as all I see in the picture is their ears or back. So, this tells me that they are not afraid of the little box on the tree......

Nice shots and hope you see them during the hunting season.

Welcome to the web site Vince......I used to live in Queens, graduated from Brooklyn Tech and left NYC in 1968. Traveled the world with the U.S. DOD and also in private business...now living in Essex County (New York), in the heart of the Adirondack Park with 6 million total acres......some of which is bordering my measly 4 acres in Bloomingdale, NY! LOL There is plenty of public land available for hunting and fishing and hiking and ......whatever. Too bad most of it is a long way from Queens. Take care and good luck this coming season!

This is great!.....have you ever had a problem with your cameras?

I believe you meant, purchased a NYS LT license? Yes.....?

I have three cameras on public land for over 10 years and so far none has been bothered. I hope they never will.