Nervous and excited about pulling the cards

[TheRealSpurhunter]

I have hunted this same lease for 14 years, I have never run a camera on it during deer season. I ran cams during turkey season this past spring, so I put new batteries and cards in two weeks ago and will be checking them Sunday. I shot a great 9 point 2 years ago, and missed the deer of a lifetime last year on this place. I really WANT to see whats there, but fear Ill become obsessed with killing a giant if I get one on camera.

Ill post up whatever I get next week.

 

[bowhunter163]

I have hunted this same lease for 14 years, I have never run a camera on it during deer season. I ran cams during turkey season this past spring, so I put new batteries and cards in two weeks ago and will be checking them Sunday. I shot a great 9 point 2 years ago, and missed the deer of a lifetime last year on this place. I really WANT to see whats there, but fear Ill become obsessed with killing a giant if I get one on camera.

Ill post up whatever I get next week.

Your fear is exactly what happened to me once I started running cameras . But it makes you more patient and not feel as bad for letting that young 8 point walk etc .. I can honestly say I would not have let as many young bucks walk the last few years without them , and probably wouldn't have killed any mature bucks either .

 

[Mike Belt]

As long as you enjoy the ride there's nothing wrong with being obsessed. Hope you see a couple to get you fired up.

 

[W.Seay]

As long as you enjoy the ride there's nothing wrong with being obsessed. Hope you see a couple to get you fired up.

X2

 

[rem270]

Once you start you can't stop! I enjoy checking cams just as much, if not more than hunting.

 

[southernhunter]

Once you start you can't stop! I enjoy checking cams just as much, if not more than hunting.

same here

 

[TheRealSpurhunter]

I found three trespassers/poachers during turkey season, I sure hope I dont see the same this time.

 

[TheRealSpurhunter]

What a letdown yesterday, three cards pulled, very few deer, in fact, I had more coyote pics than deer. Two very small bucks, one bobcat a couple turkeys. At least no poachers this time. I moved one camera to a trail Ive never monitored, maybe I will find bigfoot, you never know.

 

[deerhunter10]

Don't let it get to you at all you "monitoring" a very small area with those cameras the deer have to walk in front of it to get a picture I'm not a fan of trail cameras at all. Into you're better off not running them but I would not be discouraged at all by not getting pictures.

 

[Shed Hunter]

What a letdown yesterday, three cards pulled, very few deer, in fact, I had more coyote pics than deer. Two very small bucks, one bobcat a couple turkeys. At least no poachers this time. I moved one camera to a trail Ive never monitored, maybe I will find bigfoot, you never know.

What were your cameras watching?

 

[TheRealSpurhunter]

Two cams were on food plots that seem to have had decent travel from the pics I had after turkey season. I guess I am going to have to put them all on tighter travel lanes next time.