When checking cams?

[fadetoblack188]

When you guys check your trail cams do you wear rubber gloves and spray everything down with scent killer??

 

i get deer pics and big bucks. But I changed my cards now they have been quiet the cams.  Gives me anxiety haha.

 

it was pourin though so I figured the rain would wash my scent away. 

[Team Hoyt]

No I dont spray down with anything. I probably should wear rubber boots but I dont. I just wear my hiking boots so its easier to walk. I noticed 2 weeks ago my 12 cameras got quiet. No does, nothing. I'm checking them tomorrow so well see.

[fadetoblack188]

Drives me nuts when they go quiettt

[G-Man]

Time of year bucks change patterns, I lost a couple of big ones and found them 3/4 mile away this week. Why I don't put much into velvet photos, hard horn is what will stick around , velvet always seems buck may show up during rut but is home someplace else, they are done eating protine and now are looking for food to put on fat before rut.. 

[fadetoblack188]

6 minutes ago, G-Man said:

Time of year bucks change patterns, I lost a couple of big ones and found them 3/4 mile away this week. Why I don't put much into velvet photos, hard horn is what will stick around , velvet always seems buck may show up during rut but is home someplace else, they are done eating protine and now are looking for food to put on fat before rut.. 

So your saying those velvet bucks I’m picking up are more then likely just passing through and won’t return?  

[G-Man]

14 minutes ago, fadetoblack188 said:

So your saying those velvet bucks I’m picking up are more then likely just passing through and won’t return?  

I'm saying summer range and fall feeding and rut range all differ, those bucks are in their home range but not their core range. My neighbor has tons of big velvet buck photos in his pastures all summer , come fall they all show up on my place in hard horn, only 3/4 mile away as crow flies but they require different things at different times of year. So not passing thru but may shift area they are in for food and breeding. And you may see them cruise thru in rut. It's the hardest thing about managing a property ,providing everything they need for all seasons..for example.. late winter thermal cover is needed  and they may go pretty far away to find it.. 

If you have all they need try turning camera 90 or 180 degrees , old buck learn quick and will walk behind or alongside cameras, even the ir and no flash.. I have hung cameras back to back same tree and once dup deer I thought left the area only to realize they just learned ton avoid the camera 

 

Edited August 30, 2019 by G-Man

[Hock3y24]

Nope, and i don't be all quiet, i bring my kids with me and we make all sorts of noise. I've found the deer where i hunt don't care because its such a populated area. heck my last cam chest Friday my kid was feeding deer apples right off the tree, they were 30 yards from us, does and fawns. 

[Swamp_bucks]

Nope not during summer.  Owner of property is always out in the woods doing stuff that its not uncommon for them to see someone. 

Edited August 30, 2019 by Swamp_bucks

[Robhuntandfish]

6 hours ago, fadetoblack188 said:

Drives me nuts when they go quiettt

The spot I lease we hardly get any bucks or big bucks on cam til Oct , and a spot I hunt in 6S always seems one field has lots of velvet bucks in August but never many hard horned after.  But two fields over gets buck pics in Oct- Nov .   Like Gman said range might change a bit.  They are still around though and will be esp if there is food and cover for does.  If you have pics at least you know what is in the area.   

[LET EM GROW]

Its that time of year where patterns begin to change.. buck pics normally drop off unless you got em stashed on your land lol. 

As for scent free, i dont spray anything but do my best to not smell like anything "special" lol 

[Bow sniper]

I have a ton of does and fawns and one young spike running 8 cameras from now on I will be wearing boots and gloves I hope to see some bucks soon