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Thursday, October 15. 2009

Blacktail buck

This is for Rodger (a commenter on my Muskrat photo).  The game camera took 101 photos of this big Blacktail as he stood around a mineral spring between 1:10 am and 2:40 am on July 31:



Posted by Gwynnie in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 05:35 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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Only chance of seeing that guy in daylight (aka shooting hours) is the rut.

What a deer, though. And in velvet...make a handsome mount.
#1 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-10-15 07:44 (Reply)
Wow - that's a great image from a game camera.

What kind of camera was it? I've been looking for one lately just to add to my collection of "things that take pictures".
#2 Tom Francis on 2009-10-15 08:22 (Reply)
5.0 Megapixel Infrared Outfitter Camera @ $229.99 Cabela's No. 41-8461. The infrared flash is key. It's B&W at night, color in daytime.

Was very happy with it. Even caught the varmint eating the caretaker's veggie patch, a Western bushy-tail wood rat!
#2.1 Gwynne on 2009-10-15 10:23 (Reply)
Nice rack !
#3 Mr Free Market on 2009-10-15 08:23 (Reply)
Cameratrapcodger out in northern California has a lot of good wildlife shots from an unmanned camera. Check out the archives. Enjoy!
#4 Gringo on 2009-10-15 11:33 (Reply)
Wow. What an ethereal picture! Gwynnie, are you magic? You just touch a camera and it takes beauties like all you've shown us? Even when you're not there. :)
#5 Meta on 2009-10-15 12:22 (Reply)
Nice buck.

Trail Cams should be made illegal. Period.

ANY mechanized and/or electronic tracking and monitoring device is anti-ethical from this hunters' perspective.

I loathe not only the use of trail cams, but the idea of Plane Spotting, QDA, and anything else that flies in the face of our traditions and heritage as hunters.

These are the reasons that hunters no longer have the requisite respevt for their sport and their quarry.
#6 garrett on 2009-10-15 13:00 (Reply)
I tend to agree.
However, it sure is fun to see what's skulking out there in the dark. I have set up game cameras just for the fun of looking at the photos. Coons, possums, deer, beavers, skunks, fox, etc.
#6.1 Bird Dog on 2009-10-15 14:55 (Reply)
I understand the interest in what we don't actually see...but that thing didn't swing in on a vine or levitate to that spot. That lick seems to have a bit of moisture or a spring located nearby, which indicates a good spot to start tracking.
This leads me to my biggest issue with trail cams: they destroy the need for real woodsmanship and replace it with the instantaneous gratification that has destroyed our sport.
I can't tell you how many guys are only interested in Inches of Bone rather than the spirit of the hunt/chase. (Yes, I know how that reads!).
#6.1.1 garrett on 2009-10-15 15:02 (Reply)
Somehow, don't know for sure how how it happened, we're all living a construct, Garrett. And many of the memes are, eventually, destructive.
#6.1.1.1 Luther on 2009-10-15 22:46 (Reply)
Back from Bow Hunting a few days whilst my bride hosted a Baby shower. Good planning is always its own reward.

As of yet not had a shot on a buck but have enjoyed a lot of time watching the does and fawns, a coyote, birds, squirrels and assorted other creatures from my stand. Missouri October has felt like Missouri November with a hard frost yesterday.

That picture from the trail cam is fantastic. Opening the files on trail cam memory chips is like opening a chritmas present grab bag. Always fun.
#7 Rodger on 2009-10-19 08:41 (Reply)
That's a mule deer, not a blacktail. Great photo though.
#8 Tom on 2009-12-19 13:47 (Reply)

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