Disappointed

Jon54 · Feb 1, 2015

Drove an hour and a half in the rain to ck my first pictures. I don't own a 4wd so I was worried about getting stuck, so I parked on a high spot on the property and found these disgusting images. Called TWRA and reported my find and they couldn't have cared less.

Went on to change out the card on my camera, I found one pic of a turd on an ATV, two squirrels and two coins. Strangely, all of the corn I had poured out was mostly gone. I was impressed that the Covert was sensitive enough to catch squirrels but where did the corn go?

redblood · Feb 1, 2015

is the camera on your land. if so, you can turn in the atv man who is trespassing. I wouldn't get to upset about the dead animals. probably a local hunter just dropping off his left overs

redblood · Feb 1, 2015

at 2nd looks, looks like a trapper or taxi is dumping those critters. they have been skinned

Planking · Feb 1, 2015

Dang! It does look like the were only after the hides. That's awful.

Shed Hunter · Feb 1, 2015

Don't let it get to you. Just keep at it. I've had almost as many disappointing checks as good checks. That can range anywhere from a recently stolen cam, several malfunctioning cams, countless set ups with no pics, several where my cam obviously missed a lot of what it should have gotten, but at the same time I've been lucky to get so many great pics, the bad seems very minute relative to the good.

Jon54 · Feb 1, 2015

I'm guessing they were coyotes, but not sure. There is one beaver tail evedent. There was at least two deer as there was one head and I saw another lower jaw. Unfortunately, the pic of the rider of the ATV was shielded by a tree.

The land is owned by my daughter in laws uncle. It is clear to me that a trapper has been using the land but the deer were evident in the piles. After I called the TWRA, I waited over an hour for a game warden to call, guess they were all at a Stupid Bowl party.

Jon54 · Feb 1, 2015

Here are two pics I did get plus the rider.

redblood · Feb 1, 2015

definitely coyotes

MUP · Feb 2, 2015

Looks like it was done with ill intent. To place dead animals directly under your camera? And odd that the camera didn't catch them dumping them, unless they dumped your cards memory as well. Check for odd numbering on your pics, as in gaps between the pic count.