2018 Trail Cam pic thread

[JimB]

[Alvey]

Jim,I’m jealous of where you live.the diversity of  animals you get on camera.

[JimB]

[1Longbow]

That cat by the water trough is a big one!

[Howitser]

Musta checked his calendar, it's the day after late archery/flintlock

[Wannabe1]

Some great shots! Lets keep 'em coming. :-)

[achigan]

It'll be interesting to see how this guy turns out. From behind my house...

[Wannabe1]

Yes indeed!

[JimB]

[J.W.]

JimB has the coolest pics every year, but they’re all good. I look forward to this thread every year. Keep em coming.


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[Charlie Lamb]

Jim... what made you pick the spot where the pics of the moose, lion, skunk and bob were taken?

[Sam McMichael]

I really like this thread a lot. Pictures is the only way some of us get to see a number of the animals, except at a zoo. I'm not sure I really want to meet a cougar (or a grizzly) in person, though.

[JimB]

Jim... what made you pick the spot where the pics of the moose, lion, skunk and bob were taken?
[/quote Charlie,it's a main trail up a canyon bottom.Behind the camera is a timbered hill and thick brush.A few yards up the trail is a big rock outcropping that narrows it even more.


The camera is trained on a bear rub tree,to the left of the big fir tree.The rub tree is a cedar,which they like and it leans into the trail,which they also seem to prefer.It's probably a plus that the trunk curves perfectly to fit a bear's back.I found that tree 24 years ago and it gets hit hard every year from when they come out of the den to the end of the rut,in late June.Multiple bears rub there,from big,dominant boars to sows with new cubs.


Behind the rub tree is a very steep,timbered hill.At the bottom is a seep where animals sometimes water.Occasionally in November,there is a little elk hunter traffic there and sometimes pack horses but the rest of the year,no people.Sadly,like many of my camera locations,it's a poor hunting spot because it's too thick,up and down mountain thermals and swirling winds.The camera works,wind or not.I never sit there though I do slow down when I move through there.

It's basically a narrowed down spot on a prominent trail,in the bottom of a good,timbered canyon that has a few watering spots and small meadows.Western hunters like to move and glass large open areas and this place is no good for that.Most don't have the patience to sit and wait,when nothing is happening for long periods of time and you can't see long distances.I grew up in the East and am drawn to this spot and enjoy the solitude of it.

[Charlie Lamb]

Very cool! I see the method to your madness. Thanks for the explanation.

[kennym]

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[JimB]

Usually it's more madness than method,Charlie.

I did put in another camera on a spot that I haven't for a few years.It's a water trough in a very tight,brushy,little canyon.Some years it is bone dry,some Summers,it holds water for a couple months.Right now it is full and running over with clear,cold water so I'm keeping a camera there till it dries up.There was fresh elk sign that wasn't there,3 days before.It's even tighter,with less visibility than the other place so I don't hunt it but it's a good spot for pictures.It should be good for bull elk,mulie does,bears and possibly a lion or bobcat.I'll let it alone for awhile and we'll see what happens.I'm seeing way fewer bears so far this year and haven't a clue why.Plenty of feed,decent weather and I'm sure they haven't been pressured.

[1Longbow]

Hers a couple from this weekend

[Jim Keller]

After 4 weeks of season, I think this guy is sending me a message!!

[Pat B]

These are from near our garden on the lower part of our property...

[1Longbow]