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https://youtu.be/1EPEbDp2I3A Some October scrape action out of the cheap Trace cam. How do I embed this video? I can't remember how to do it.

It's about where I would think - but your comments made me think of whether this number would vary across regions and population bases. Is that number 20% around Buffalo and Roc? 5% around NYC? I think that would be more telling. Having 80% of the willing landowners condensed into low population areas really ends up with the same result as having say a much lower % of landowners willing to give access.

Some people legitimately don't have time because of the value of other priorities and also because of the balance at which they want to be successful. Hunting can be anything to people - simple as throwing boots on and putting a few fosters into the smoothbore and heading out back - all the way to sending in lab samples to measure the protein % of your clover plot. For some people, if they can't be "all in" it's "all out," however. That's completely understandable. While I aim to take older bucks, I'm also able to enjoy company/time with family and friends. What I know I am not, is the casual hunter though. I couldn't do that because it won't deliver on what I want out of hunting. Some people can hunt opening day and not do anything again until they sight in their gun for the next season. Not me - twice last season I had to travel back from Indianapolis on red eyes to make the rut vacation and gun opener, both events involving delayed flights and hitting the pillow with less than two hours of sleep before needing to shake the cobwebs off and hunt. Sane people wouldn't do what I did to hunt, and that's perfectly OK. My hunting buddies know I am a little crazy, so I fit right in with them.

At least Moog has a fallback career if that lawyering thing doesn't pan out.

When it comes to two man platforms, the ones that go back to the tree or further back than just a basic 10 or 12" wide platform the length of the stand makes a big difference IMO. More important on a two man stand.

Jesus bolt man. The one where you can shoot at game way further than practicing and still hit like a laser guided tomahawk missile.

Oh. My. Gosh. It reminds me of the tough guy saying that someone's head is going to run into his fist.

Big bodies of water can pull or push wind/thermals. I had a lease in Sodus close to the shoreline of Lake Ontario and the wind was N yet when I arrived to the ground, that lake was sucking wind straight S.

milkweed floaters are 10x better than that powder crud. They will show you thermals.

Sounds like that might make out well for an entry/exit then.

Assuming the road on the north of the property keeps running east, you could walk in on the northeast corner on a straight W wind until you reach the point where you would cross paths with a deer travel route or staging/feeding/bedding area east of your property. I have to assume you can make it some distance if the road does continue on. This would make a very reliable entry and exit if the stand location matches up with the first deer coming east to west and could possibly create a stand location that you could repetitively hunt more as you are not burning ground.

There is never going to be scientific proof that is definitive because deer have dispositions just like humans, animals, and birds. Deer can be attracted, not bothered, or scared by the sight of the camera body, the sight of the IRs/flash, the smell of the cam body (many Chinese lines use fish oil as the release agent), or the sounds of the mechanical parts of the camera. My personal preference is that blackflash is the best option for a hunter looking to reduce mature buck avoidance. That said there are others who get nice old bucks on incandescent bulb flash cams. I suggest that you decide what your goal is with the photos or vids and let that be your deciding factor. If you are hunting older bucks and want intel/inventory information only and not caring about frameworthy pics to post online, just go with a legit blackflash camera (not one with just a black array cover). If you want bright vids at night and also want intel, but not necessarily concerned with possibly boogering off an older buck, get red IR. If color night pics are a must, then get a whiteflash. It really is that simple.

Walmart is apparently going to stop carrying Ruger. They are clearing out their Americans for $199. I verified this - Newark Walmart has one 30.06 for $199 left. Geneseo is sold out. Macedon - well the counter girl there is an idiot, but she has them supposedl for full price. She just needs to scan the box as the tag shows the wrong price. Was hoping to find a couple smaller calibers but no dice, so you fellas enjoy this deal before word gets out.

I once brought a Moultrie back to life four or five years after I thought it was junk. An internal coin battery went dead and I replaced it and WA la! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fat Tire is all the rage here now that they have an east coast facility. I feel like someone is taking something cool away from me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

NY is an underperformer on so many levels that what we do produce is astounding. That said, a 120" deer for many hunters in NY is a lifetime buck. I am not going to be happy with what NYS has when we know a lot of it is caused by hunter culture and legislative/governmental deficiencies. I think it is wrong to be content with what we have if you believe that more is possible. Makes me feel like Papist - we're just lemmings in the scenario to leftist officials and there's not much to do but take it. Remain active, but just be aware that efforts might not go the way you want it.

Browning's are easy to operate and they will hold their settings. However, in your case, I might suggest looking at the Primos cams. Not as good of a performer but the operation is very simple - switch based as you like. I would skip the lower end Primos and look for the 2 or 3 level model. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Replacement cam is working well. Good day pics and decent night images. A little washout on deer up close at night but not bad. Acceptable at price point. Bought a second cam today after the replacement has been working out- the second one leaks as well. That cam is getting returned. Simply too much of a gamble to get a cam that doesn't leak. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Layman terms is SD is 2gb or less and Sdhc is over 2gb and up to a much larger size. Older cams use 2gb or less cards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had this the other day out west. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nothing big happens, just some velvet peel, lol. Tough to have bucks ghost up on you after catching pics all summer.

Keep in mind that is last year's model. Not a bad cam by any stretch. After taxes are added in, I am pretty competitive price wise.

that first one....

Examples help. Washout in summer at transition time under canopy is something few cams handle well. the back and forth is the cam's attempt to "get it right".

Batteries and cards are more often the problem than most people realize. More than the actual cams having issues. You'd be surprised at how many people see a battery meter at 50% and wonder why night images are not being taken or why the cam missed someone walking by. Just because you can squeak out 6 mos or a year on a set of batteries, doesn't mean that the cam is performing at 100% of its ability in months 5 or 6, or 10, etc.