| Many experts recommend placing as many trail | | | | scouting cameras may give you the necessary |
| cameras in your hunting area as you can afford. | | | | patience to stay in your stand just a bit longer. If |
| These tools are extremely effective in showing | | | | you've seen that big buck and the photo is time |
| you what animals inhabit your area. Over time | | | | stamped at a time that is later in the day¸ you |
| you will notice repeat pictures of specific animals | | | | might be willing to endure the cold an extra half |
| while others may show up only once. This | | | | hour or hour to harvest him. |
| information lets you know who is more likely to | | | | Simply knowing that he is there may give you the |
| be a resident and who is just passing through. | | | | confidence to wait for his appearance. Hunting is a |
| When you are forming a strategy for the season | | | | game of skill, patience and let's face it, more than |
| this will help. Setting your sights for a deer that | | | | a little bit of luck. Multiple cameras can be one of |
| isn't spending much time on your property might | | | | the tools that enhance all of those factors. The |
| not make sense. On the other hand, you don't | | | | more you know, the "luckier" you just may |
| want to forget about these travelers, because | | | | become. |
| when the rut hits in November they could very | | | | As we all know, day to day life today is faster |
| well show up again. | | | | paced than ever. The use of multiple cameras can |
| If you know when and where they travel, feed, | | | | also save time. For years, preparation for opening |
| and their likely bedding areas you should begin to | | | | day of hunting season consisted of hours of |
| see patterns in their habits. The placement of | | | | sitting in various spots, taking notes on which |
| multiple cameras in high traffic areas such as well | | | | animals passed by and during what times, and |
| used game trails, near feeding areas and water | | | | then deciding where to place your tree stands. |
| supplies, near funnels and pinch points, allows you | | | | While this is an effective method of scouting it is |
| to obtain valuable data with minimum human | | | | often time prohibitive. |
| presence in the area. You may be able to track | | | | Scouting cameras not only save time by doing |
| specific deer as they go through their daily | | | | this chore for you, they do it better because |
| activities. | | | | they perform 24 hours a day, seven days a |
| If you have a good idea when and where a deer | | | | week and can, through the use of several |
| will be, you can choose stand locations accordingly. | | | | cameras, monitor several locations at the same |
| You can set stands to intercept the deer you | | | | time. There is no replacement for first hand |
| have targeted that will take into account prevailing | | | | intelligence but as stated by many leading experts, |
| wind direction and as well as morning and evening | | | | the more information you have, the better |
| hunting locations. | | | | strategic decisions you can make. Add a few |
| In addition to patterning the movement of deer | | | | cameras to your arsenal of hunting tools, and the |
| on your property and patterning individual buck | | | | result may just be that deer of a lifetime. |
| behavior, the images you have collected with your | | | | |