Tactics
By Alex Comstock
Hunting mature buck requires a level of educated guessing at times. You guess wrong and live and learn, or you guess right and high five at the end of a blood trail (hopefully!). Where this really shows itself is with historical trail camera data. Knowing what bucks have done in the past could lead you down a path to success right now.
By Alex Comstock
Trail cameras - how many articles can be written on them? If you've been following along here at WhitetailDNA, you'd know the answer to that question can be quite a lot! This time of the year, trail cameras are hitting the deer woods more than ever, and they are a popular subject of discussion.
For somebody like myself, who loves trail cameras as much as I do, and for as many as I run, what I don't do is rely on them. Trail cameras serve as a tool to my hunting repertoire, not as a crutch. Don't get the two confused. Trail cameras are great, and with the continued improving technology, they are only going to get better and better. What they don't do though is replace woodsmanship, hunting skill, or hard work for that matter. Today I wanted to single out three ways in which I see the most when it comes to relying on trail cameras.
By Alex Comstock
There is only so much you can learn about deer through the use of trail cameras without diving deep into the details of the information they provide. By analyzing pictures, and using photo management software, you can deeply increase your level of learning, and help set yourself up for future success
Trail cameras can help a deer hunter in more ways than one. It seems to me that during the physical season, trail cameras are more helpful to locating certain bucks, they give you information on where deer are at a given moment, and many times hunters are playing catch up, hunting based off of trail camera pictures from a week or so prior. If you want to get ahead of the game, right now is the best time of the year to study and dissect not only this past seasons photos, but years priors as well.
Trail Cameras are a tool most deer hunters across the nation are using to help put mature bucks on the ground. They give you a unique opportunity to get to know deer without ever actually seeing them. I'm young enough, where I don't know what it's like to hunt whitetails without the use of trail cameras.
During the springtime and dog days of the summer, what do you find yourself doing a ton of? Scouting. And scouting some more, and then even some more. There is a boat load of scouting and preparation that goes into every deer season. And then once fall arrives, it's time to hit the woods and hunt. But, don't forget about that scouting, it is just as important as ever to be doing it during the season as well, or you just might miss out on that next opportunity at a mature buck.
Trail cameras are undeniably a major addiction for most. There is nothing that can compare to that perfect trail camera setup. Likewise, it is unbelievably frustrating when something goes wrong with a trail camera setup. Having a perfect trail camera operation takes experience and a little bit of craft as there is much that goes into getting that perfect setup.
