I've seen it on this site where a member got a pic of a buck in his food plot and went out and shot him.
I don't remember who it was. Maybe he'll chime in. I just remember seeing it last year or year before.
I've seen it on this site where a member got a pic of a buck in his food plot and went out and shot him.
I probably could have this year.I've had more than 1 person tell me " I was hunting stand A, got a notification on my phone and snuck to the other food plot and killed him".
I like The ability to possibly know the deer. It may be one that I definitely don't want to shoot, maybe a broke tine or something of that nature. I think they are good tools to use, but each hunter may have different goalsNever had any use for any type of trail camera. Good Lord gave me the ability to scout and read sign with my own two eyes. Would not have it any other way.
I figured that would be my luck if I tried to move from one stand. Move to where the deer was when the pic was made, and him not be there, only to later find out he walked right past the stand I moved from.I almost did one time. I was walking out from a morning hunt and received a pic from the other side of the farm of a target buck. I crossed the ridge and tried to close the distance, but he zigged and I zagged.
If you pattern a bucks movement by trail cam placement. And know he's coming by this camera at around 7:30am everyday so far this week and then you go out the next morning and shot that buck. Then a cam is most likely reason you killed him. I run a couple at my house. Never killed anything here. But I hunt public and don't have any out. So no dog in the fight
I have a few behind my house and I have seen coyotes on camera and gone out and killed them. I have seen deer on camera and gone out and watched then feed and walk around. I have not been lucky enough to be home when the big on walks by my camera in daylight behind my house.Curious how many of you have had a situation where your camera told you a buck was in the area so you went to your stand and killed him??
I had that happen to me last year not sure if it was me or not that posted, I have also had a mature buck show up on camera by one of my stands during daylight and knew I had 3-5 days to get him I went in 2 days later and got him around 11 am. Sometimes they can help and sometimes they can really make you frustratedI don't remember who it was. Maybe he'll chime in. I just remember seeing it last year or year before.
I got both of my moultrie base delta cams for $50 on sale during black Friday. I pay $10/month on each cam. Batteries lasted over a year in one of the cameras. What I like most about then is that I don't have to wonder if the batteries are still good or if my card is full and needed changed and I don't have to keep visiting the site just to swap cards and view the images. Sent right to the app as soon as they are taken.I don't use cell cams as they are more than I want to spend but I do use cameras for purposes of inventorying bucks. Personally I don't see much advantage in the cell cams unless you live far away. My friend hunts the same property and uses cell cams and my videos are much better quality than his one grainy picture. The one good buck he killed this year wasn't even on his camera that had been in his hunting area for weeks while I had several videos of the buck I killed in my area on regular cameras. Personally I don't see any real advantage in cell cams if you can get out to your property regularly.
I agree with all that Cecil. There are advantages especially for deep woods camera which I don't use for that reason. But for me the video is worth everything. I've even turned off my pictures and only get videos now. I think cell cams might be upgrading to videos as well soon also which could be a game changer.I got both of my moultrie base delta cams for $50 on sale during black Friday. I pay $10/month on each cam. Batteries lasted over a year in one of the cameras. What I like most about then is that I don't have to wonder if the batteries are still good or if my card is full and needed changed and I don't have to keep visiting the site just to swap cards and view the images. Sent right to the app as soon as they are taken.
Cell cams already have the ability to shoot and upload/send video.I think cell cams might be upgrading to videos as well soon also which could be a game changer.
We live on the farm we hunt, and there are definitely advantages. No longer bumping/pressuring deer to check a camera is probably one of the biggest.Personally I don't see much advantage in the cell cams unless you live far away.