Deer Cam 2009

[Pappy]

It seemed like a ton of folks liked this thread last year so here we are again:p I am about 30 days late this year but honestly, we havent seen the deer here yet this season that we had the past 2 years. A good acorn crop has the deer feeding just about everywhere as this area is having its best mast crop in years.

I also put 2 cameras in one of my bottoms to see if they may be traveling low. Caught this fox last night.

[Pappy]

This is the first buck worth looking at i've captured in a month. I have been putting out 3 pounds of corn daily in front of this camera just to keep them in a spot for the camera to work.

[Pappy]

The good thing is that the Does are moving in to munch on the barley Oats that I have planted. As soon as the rut kicks in the Bucks will follow them Does and I will be waiting:devil:

[Pappy]

This little buck we call "Butch". he has a ton of attitude and my wife see's him almost every night when she comes in from work

[Pappy]

That is all for today.

The main camera will be checked daily, the other two once a week until the season comes in then I will pull the cards if i hunt in the bottoms.

[mxduner]

nice! i don't even hunt deer, but man that get's me pumped for you guys. go moe em down!:devil:

[Pappy]

This buck is as good as in the freezer, Cody should be able to get an arrow in him the first few days of bow season.

[Pappy]

Butch will get a free ride for a few years, but seeing them come in is a good start. I would imagine over the next 10 days i wills tart seeing the bigger bucks move in

[Pappy]

This camera is 16 yards in front of Codys bow stand....and dont let the darkness fool ya. We had our first frost last night so the deer will start coming in earlier as it gets colder.

[matt14c]

Bucks just look better on the wall but you have some pretty good size does there to help fill the freezer!

[jesseweaver]

i haven't seen any bucks worth posting yet :( lots of does though. i'm gonna go out this evening and see if i can stick one.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/1999_416ex/MDGC0009.jpg

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[wckedclownz69]

lol i have like 3 bucks 6 8 or 9 and i think 10 or 12... just couldnt get picture some big does too.. them nutrient rocks work good.. just havn't seen them since archery kicked in... they checked their calendar and moved on...

[Tommy Warren]

nice shots keep em commin boyz! I workin up an appetite:D

[Pappy]

The weather had called for rain but all we got was alot of heavy wind.

This big doe was in front of one stand at 2:49.....

[Pappy]

And 4 hours later she was in front of another.

[Pappy]

The Doe's were moving good, but I only managed to catch Butch on film

[Pappy]

The wind started around 3 am....here at 4 am the doe group hit the shelter of the bottom

[Pappy]

They should change their pattern once the weather cools off....usually they are in this spot at dusk and head to the ridge top...

[jesseweaver]

holy **** pappy i wish i had the deer patterned like you. i dont have enough time :ermm:

checked the cam yesterday... got a bunch of doe and this :( lol


http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/1999_416ex/MDGC0045.jpg


didn't have much luck last night, but i think i'm gonna go try again this evening

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/1999_416ex/MDGC0166.jpg

[Tommy Warren]

I should get one of these cams for my toy shed;) you can steal my quads....but you won't get away with it.:blah:

[Pappy]

jessi...I am blessed with having the time, and I thank god daily for the oppertunity to do what I love.

I didnt think the deer cam did the big doe justice...I was able to get her off her bed nice and slow

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/673434496_nJ5Gu-O.jpg

[Pappy]

Ran across this sucker as well.....tons of snakes out now sunnying themselves

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/673451031_MA9tU-O.jpg

[Latemodel32]

I'd pass on the buck right now with all them does they will bring in BIGGER bucks when the Rut starts. All im seeing is does and fawns right now . We cant bait here in MI anymore we get cought its a huge fine and lose of hunting rights

[Pappy]

Originally posted by Latemodel32
I'd pass on the buck right now with all them does they will bring in BIGGER bucks when the Rut starts. All im seeing is does and fawns right now . We cant bait here in MI anymore we get cought its a huge fine and lose of hunting rights

My son has never killed a horned buck with his bow, if he gets a shot at that 8 he will kill it. I havent caught the bucks on camera that I see daily YET.....and we tend to fill every tag in the house (4 hunters) right here at home:p

[Pappy]

Slow night, I reckon the wind had most of the deer holding tight

The usualy deer arrived right before dark and were in and out all night

[Pappy]

Butch was in and out of the area as well

[Pappy]

Small spike checking things out

[Pappy]

More does

[Pappy]

This deer is looking at me as i am coming down the trail witha truck load of apples:p

I will reset the cameras and over the next few days the apples should drag in some new deer along with a few of the bigger bucks

[Pappy]

Bill Ballance told me that WV aint got no big bucks....

This is the one I was after last year and never had a chance to kill. As far as I know he is still out there so I am praying that he shows up this year and gives me a shot. This buck is almost 100% nocturnal.

[Pappy]

He was a main frame 10 with 2 kicker points off his left beam. I saw him run a doe the day before thanksgiving but he was running her to fast and offered no solid shot.

[ben300]

big bucks like that are almost always nocturnal...

try and find his bedding area and hunt it pre rut....

[Pappy]

Originally posted by ben300
big bucks like that are almost always nocturnal...

try and find his bedding area and hunt it pre rut....

Not me...I'd rather wait on the rut. You move in on a buck like that during bow season and youll blow it. I know the area he beds in, but its so nasty and thick that getting a stand in there is almost impossible. Its also at the top of a draw and the prevailing winds and thermals put your scent on him before youre 2 steps in the woods.

They get big by being smart....I kill them by being patient:p

[wckedclownz69]

imagine some squater shooting him with a gun and hitting him in the head...ide prob cry....

[Pappy]

"Butch" is a 5 point it seems

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/674493248_s9yF7-O.jpg

[jesseweaver]

well next time i check my cam i know ill have a few pictures of a smaller buck. i was walking in this evening and kicked him up and watched him walk right over in front of the cam and watch me.


wow now that i think about it, i was kinda in line with him and the camera one time when it flashed. i might have a pic of a deer watching me. idk i was kinda far... :ermm:

[Pappy]

Brothers......one just happened to eat a few mouthfulls more or sucked on mommas tit a bit longer as he has small spikes

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/674519558_jHiWM-O.jpg

[Pappy]

I wish my camera was as quiet as my Bow:p

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/674537663_mqk2U-XL.jpg

[Pappy]

Damn does are curious right now...but in a few weeks they will be wary and run at the slightest sound

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/674567944_Xa9sa-O.jpg

[Latemodel32]

What kind of deer camera do you have

[Pappy]

The pics with the date are from a Moultrie

The ones with a border and my name are from my Nikon camera not a game camera

[skyhighatv]

My first(recovered) buck with the old matthews,190lb live,12" spike on one side,wouldve been a beautiful 8

[skyhighatv]

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[skyhighatv]

too bad about his brows

[jesseweaver]

well i went out tonight to check mine and it was gone :mad: someone stole it! i'm PISSED. i was so pissed and i completely forgot to check if my tree stand was stolen too. to go on someones private property is bad enough but to steal stuff too thats just wrong, i don't see how some people are like that. anyways i'm not quite sure what to do. i'll be sitting out tomorrow after school with my bow and i know one thing, it sure as hell won't be deer that i'm lookin for.

[jesseweaver]

asked around and did some FBI work lol and found out the neighbor had taken my trail cam. long story short i got it back and checked it... im thinkin this is probably why he took it. im gonna try to get him this archery season. but hes pretty nocturnal idk we'll see once the rut comes around.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/1999_416ex/MDGC0028.jpg

[Pappy]

Glad you got it back!

I turned mine off for now...we have only been seeings mall bucks and does so the less im in the woods the better. Fed Ex driver told me he saw a monster in my field last week so I know they are here.

Cody had 8 does and 2 small bucks under him this evening, but nothing worth sticking

[jesseweaver]

im finally gonna have time to get out again this afternoon...

possibly the worlds biggest 4 point?

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/1999_416ex/MDGC0037.jpg

[Pappy]

Cooler weather had brought a few new bucks in...

[Pappy]

He will be a target

[Pappy]

little sparring

[Tommy Warren]

got some nice shots there...too bad it doesn't take video i love watching bucks fight

[ATV Chic]

Thanks for the videos I love watching deer. I used to hunt with my dad when i was a kid in Virginia and I miss it. I akways wanted to learn to bow hunt but we never got to because the parents divorced and i moved to Indy with my mom. I really enjoy reading you guys talking about it and the camera shots! :)