Trail Camera Pictures 2015

[Stringman]

Call him king Casper! What a crown!!

[osage outlaw]

Hopefully I can call him Grilled Steak in a few weeks 

[osage outlaw]

Not a trail camera picture.  Caught this little one walking across the yard today.  She picked a few leaves off of the wife's weeping cherry tree up against the house. 

[JW_Halverson]

Two and a half mile hike from the trail head, most all of it uphill, four deer trails converge as they cross over a saddle on a high ridge.  Here's the money shot from this morning:



I have caught him three more times in the last two weeks at various times of the day and night.  Lots of does and fawns, as well.  Thinking I will be rattling some antlers on this ridgeline when season opens November 1st. 

I moved the cam a quarter mile east where three trails converge again.  Those three trails are even more deeply rutted and torn up, so I am thinking I might see a few more nice photos in the next week, too.

[osage outlaw]

Nice chocolate horn buck JW.  Hope you get a shot at him this year.  I was doing some shooting in the backyard when the wife called me inside for dinner.  I looked outside and saw this doe confused by the "deer" that wouldn't make eye contact with her.  She kept walking back and forth trying to figure out what was wrong.  It was pretty funny.  Tomorrow is opening day.  I hope I can get a shot at her.

[osage outlaw]

My 5x7 is still hanging around.  He worked the scrape up a little.  He even showed up during daylight.  Of course it was the morning I had to help set up for a wedding.

[Pat B]

He's showing you right where to put the arrow, Clint.   

[JW_Halverson]

Last time in, I screwed up and apparently changed the date/time stamp.  The following should read October 3rd.  AND I switched to video from photo, so I ended up with some really cool moving pictures! Click on the pic below to link to the video.



I got another one just at dark the night before and it may be the same buck, but it seems to be narrower and higher.  Oh darn, I may have another large deer hitting this trail!

[DC]

Is he hearing the camera?

[Pappy]

Nice deer Clint, hope you get a shot at him, cool video JW, beautiful buck.
 Pappy

[Chief RID]

That was a telling video. Great set up!

[JW_Halverson]

I am thrilled with him, to say the least.  Season is a month long and I am dedicating the first two weeks to my .62 cal smoothbore flintlock.  If I don't get a shot with that, I will switch to the .50 rifled flintlock.  And in the last week, I will surrender to modernity and carry the Remmy 700 in .243 with the Leupold 2x7 scope. 

Clint, if you get that 5x7, I will probably hear your whoop all the way up here in South Dakoty!

[JW_Halverson]

Is he hearing the camera?

It's digital, all solid state electronics.  Nothing to hear.

Aw dang, now you got me worried.  If he can hear the little electrons running around in the circuitry, I am gonna sound like a continous rumbling pickled egg and roast cauliflower fart while I am hiding in the ground blind up the hill!  Great, just great!  I went from confidant to utterly broken hearted.  Thanks DC.  Thanks.

[DC]

No problem, anytime He just looks like he's hearing something, maybe just listening intently.

I watched it again, maybe smelling something. He is walking along fine and then he just stops. You didn't shower did you

[Chief RID]

I think the shutter window opening or initial focus adjustment, possible noise. Should have not been any noise that for into the sequence, I would not think. I just thought he noticed the camera on the side of the tree. Assessed the threat and moved on. Probably not  a second thought on his next trip through.