Trail camera pics coming in yet?

[Mark W]

I changed the camera batteries and set the date wrong, so this one really came through on July 4th.

 

[Immike]

Ain’t this the truth...

 

[nakneker]

Since trail cameras are now illegal in Arizona I’ll share some older pics from 6-7 years ago. The wide buck in the first two pics only showed up once on that camera, the big non typical in the last pic was quite a story. My friend documented that buck over a 7 year span and has 11k pics of him. He eventually harvested him but it was two years after his prime. He still scored 230, in his prime he was 270+. It an amazing story and I hope some day he shares it.

 

[Gary in MD]

Wow, they grow them BIG in Arizona!!

 

[nakneker]

Wow, they grow them BIG in Arizona!!

Those were the biggest bucks in a little over 14 years worth of taking pics in that area. There were some other neat ones too. Trail cameras are a great tool, wish we could still do it. Fun thread!

 

[Mark W]

Those were the biggest bucks in a little over 14 years worth of taking pics in that area. There were some other neat ones too. Trail cameras are a great tool, wish we could still do it. Fun thread!

Not to derail the thread, but what was the reasoning behind outlawing trail cameras?

 

[nakneker]

Not to derail the thread, but what was the reasoning behind outlawing trail cameras?

Big debate here in the state the details of which I don’t know much about. We have a lot of public land and some of the waterholes in the popular units will have 10-20 cameras on them. Some guides use a lot of cameras too and I think that was part of the problem but I honestly don’t know why. Game and Fish had some public meetings and that's the way it went.

I really enjoy trail cameras. Some of the pictures are interesting, unique, big animals, interesting animals, it’s a great way to see what’s out there. A friend of mine enjoys it so much he decided to give up his hunting and just run cameras, that’s still legal here.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Still legal on private land?

 

[Clancy]

Big debate here in the state the details of which I don’t know much about. We have a lot of public land and some of the waterholes in the popular units will have 10-20 cameras on them. Some guides use a lot of cameras too and I think that was part of the problem but I honestly don’t know why. Game and Fish had some public meetings and that's the way it went.

I really enjoy trail cameras. Some of the pictures are interesting, unique, big animals, interesting animals, it’s a great way to see what’s out there. A friend of mine enjoys it so much he decided to give up his hunting and just run cameras, that’s still legal here.

I was really sad to see the cameras get outlawed. Arizona grows monster animals of all sizes. I feel like a lot of very poor management decisions will be made without the use of cams- not necessarily by experienced trophy hunters, but by the average Joe that can’t look at many photos of the same deer and make an educated decision as to whether or not it’s mature enough to harvest.

Sad days for y’all. I wish it hadn’t happened.

 

[nakneker]

Here’s a few more that are older pics, some nice bulls, bucks and a interesting shot of a lion with a collar.

 

[markT]

 

[Mark W]

I checked cameras again today. Lots of bucks showing up right now. I hope some of the better ones stick around until October.

 

[Mark W]

Daylight pics of the one that I posted last month.

 

[OmegaRed]

Nice young deer.

 

[Gary in MD]

Nice deer guys!
Here’s a couple from behind the house

 

[timeout]

 

[OmegaRed]

From this weekend.

 

[Mark W]

I pulled cards this afternoon. All the bucks are still showing up at the same stand. I hope they stick around a little longer. The big six point is new, but I’ve been watching the big one and the knot head all summer.

 

[Bamban]

The place in Dripping Springs is 45 minutes from my house. A friend helped me set up a hydration system when temperature started to get to triple digit in CenTex.

Reservoir is up the hill by the dirt road. Water is piped down to a float.

In 2-3 years these should make nice wall hangers. Most likely they will survive the hunting seasons. All season last year I went out a couple of times a week, did not hear any shots. Google Earth does not show any feeder or any visible blinds in over a mile radius.

 

[Gary in MD]

Checked cameras Saturday, looks like the velvet is starting to come off. This buck is done, I had one of another smaller buck that still was in velvet.