Trophy Cam on the marsh

[skyhunter]

the latest pull from a new set: (Bushnell Trophy cam)

[regulat0r]

i dont mean to ask a stupid question and am by no means accusing you of anything...but how exactly do you get so many different animals in front of the cam for those shots...i put up cams for weeks at a time and get plenty of shots but nothing that compares to those. it looks like they are posing...

[fasteddie]

Regulator ----- You put a camera where wildlife has been known to pass by , etc .. Sometimes I have gotten over 1000 pics taken with only 20 or so good photos of deer or whatever .

[Gthphtm]

Make sure there are no moving branches or tall plants near the camera,there movement from the wind will trigger off the camera also shadows from trees during sunrise and sunset.

[skyhunter]

i dont mean to ask a stupid question and am by no means accusing you of anything...but how exactly do you get so many different animals in front of the cam for those shots...i put up cams for weeks at a time and get plenty of shots but nothing that compares to those. it looks like they are posing...

your question: "stupid" ? no, but could be ignorrant of what is possible when you work very hard at something. Like hunting trailcaming to a high level involves lots of scouting and looking for where the animals are. Not places where travel is random, but locating places where animal travel is routine.

I spend hours looking for these spots and when you place a cam there you will normally get lots of pictures of animals in their routines. I concentrate my efforts around water sources where animals make a habit of being there.

Placing a camera just off the bank of these water sources like I did in this post will result in lots of pictures of bucks that look like their "posing for the camera" as you mentioned.

here are some examples of that and other pics that I have gotten around water:

Edited June 24, 2012 by skyhunter

[Red]

i love the pick with the bachlor group hanging out in the water.

[fasteddie]

I have a tendency to place cameras where there are limbs , bushes , etc that move in a breeze that trips the camera with no wildlife pics .

[Larry]

frog legs tast like chicken

[growalot]

i dont mean to ask a stupid question and am by no means accusing you of anything...but how exactly do you get so many different animals in front of the cam for those shots

For the bird shot he caught a bunch of frogs and tied tiny leg snares to them then staked them out in a semi circle around the front of the camera ....Sorry Couldn't resist...lol

[GreeneHunter]

Great Pics !!! Keep em coming !

[mike rossi]

Nice! Those look good enough to sell to magazines etc....

[Bow Hunter Addict]

some awesome pics .... love it

[fasteddie]

Nice! Those look good enough to sell to magazines etc....

They would look great on a Calender ............

[SplitG2]

sky, your pictures are the best!

[BizCT]

Great pics........proof there are no mt. lions in NY or this guy would have them on camera! haha

[NFA-ADK]

Ditto to Splitg2, Sky your pic's are amazing!!! The reason he get such good pic is like he said he spends hours doing this and checking and setting up spots... His interest and love for what he does showes in his pics!!! Truely amazing!!!

[Geno C]

great pics! wow some good action

[CNYhunter24]

awesome pictures, love the bachlor group

[JGaruti3]

that camera takes some nice shots!

[Suilleabhain]

You get Life mag quality pictures. I love when deer come right up to the lens to say hello. The frog is great. Should have a trailcam challenge on here for bragging rights of pictures. The frog with the doe in the background saying "OMG, holycrap!" would get my vote, that's totally unique.