Trailcam pics

[Mortenson]

Age this deer.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

5.5 plus

 

[BenA]

My stolen camera was returned and back in action. They came back and put it at the bottom of the tree. My farmer found it and put it back up for me.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Ok I am not one of those guys who thinks young bucks should be culled because they don’t look like they have much going for them in terms of antler potential. I am not sure this deer is super old, but not young by any means, obviously his momma got knocked up by her 1st cousin from Mississippi! If I get desperate for meat for the freezer or he walks out in front of one of the kids I will openly encourage harvest.

 

[Feelslikefar.]

The neighborhood’s going to hell, the deer have graffiti on them!

 

[Bill]

Went to take down a limb that fell in front of a camera on November 30. 3 days later they can still smell me. Every deer since that got close has this reaction. Guess I need a shower this week

 

[Brian662]

I'm not sure I've ever gotten a pic of a deer this close to a camera in full run mode. Looks like it's coming through my phone. About 2 minutes later a buck was on the same trail, she's getting close.

I bought a few Gardepro cellular cams this summer when the tariff stuff was at full chaos thinking the price would go up. Gotta say, they take a decent picture, much the same as the standard E5's I have.

 

[Turkey Creek]

That is cool photo

 

[Brian662]

Please age this deer. I have two years of known history.

 

[Mtyhunter]

He's standing in the exact same spot on every pic. no swayback, no grey hair, but hard to see his muzzle well. I'll be the first one to bite and say he doesn't look old to me. maybe 2.5 to 3.5

 

[Brian662]

Here's a different angle

 

[Prairie Acres]

Trail camera picture question...all summer and fall I've had doe/fawns on camera almost every morning and evening. Also, I've had mature bucks on camera (mostly at night). Starting about October 31st the doe/fawns and mature bucks have disappeared from my cameras. I occasionally get the same couple of small bucks on camera and the same single doe. I started doing some light hunting about October 24th...hunting for a day and then giving it a rest for a couple days. I'm sure the neighbors to my north are hunting but that's it for pressure. Also, the deer should be use to a decent amount of human activity throughout summer and fall on my land.

Is the lack of pictures from hunting pressure or is it related to the rut? Maybe it's both? Anyone else experience this? I don't remember the lack of pictures being this severe in years past. I appreciate any feedback.

 

[MadMadHoosier]

Is the lack of pictures from hunting pressure or is it related to the rut? Maybe it's both? Anyone else experience this? I don't remember the lack of pictures being this severe in years past. I appreciate any feedback.

I have 48 Cuddelink cameras on about 700 acres in western Kentucky. No matter how hard I've tried to pattern deer over the last 22 years, things REALLY change this time of year. Cameras that have pictured deer all year can go dormant, and cameras that have not taken many pictures all year are all of a sudden alive with pictures. I'm assuming a combination of rut and food sources, but what do I know????

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Please age this deer. I have two years of known history.

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Maybe 4 best I can throw a guess. Doesn’t look like an old man but doesn’t look like a puppy either

 

[BenA]

Here's a different angle
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5.5 or over

 

[Bill]

Here's a different angle
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He's a tough one to age. I'm guessing 3

 

[Bill]

Trail camera picture question...all summer and fall I've had doe/fawns on camera almost every morning and evening. Also, I've had mature bucks on camera (mostly at night). Starting about October 31st the doe/fawns and mature bucks have disappeared from my cameras. I occasionally get the same couple of small bucks on camera and the same single doe. I started doing some light hunting about October 24th...hunting for a day and then giving it a rest for a couple days. I'm sure the neighbors to my north are hunting but that's it for pressure. Also, the deer should be use to a decent amount of human activity throughout summer and fall on my land.

Is the lack of pictures from hunting pressure or is it related to the rut? Maybe it's both? Anyone else experience this? I don't remember the lack of pictures being this severe in years past. I appreciate any feedback.

My experience is that this time of year the does just plain old get tired of the little bucks bumping them so they change their routine. Food plots go from deer every evening before dark to no deer except a little buck looking to get lucky.

 

[Prairie Acres]

My experience is that this time of year the does just plain old get tired of the little bucks bumping them so they change their routine. Food plots go from deer every evening before dark to no deer except a little buck looking to get lucky.

Thanks Bill, that makes a lot of sense. What is your strategy when this happens?

 

[Brian662]

Now and gun opener is when deer use "security cover" the most from my experience. Get down wind of the tightest cover you have and put the time in. That or the typical rut funnels and pinch points, or water holes. Ideally you'd have a mix of two or three of these in the same location and it should be a hot spot.

 

[BenA]

Please age this deer. I have two years of known history.

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Do you have a pic of another buck in the same location? My first instinct was 4.5, but the only reason I went with older than that was the night pic and the other angle on the other pic later in the thread.