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Armand RDP Pro Staff 238 posts Jun 22, 2009 5:54 PM	Well I figured I would see if anyone has been out in the woods lately putting out their game cameras? I am only getting does so far. Have seen pics of other peoples and they are getting some real beauties..So if your sitting around doing nothing..Get them cameras out, they have plenty of bone on their heads already..
Aaron N. Real Deal Pro Staff 12 posts Jun 23, 2009 8:50 AM	Hey Armand, Havent had a chance since Connor was born, but over the past week Hilary and I have had Two big healthy does, one of them with newborn twins come out into our back yard almost every evening. I got them on film with Hil's handy cam the other night. Fawns were chacing each other around in my yard @ 100 mph. Mama was only 10 yards from my kitchen window when I was filming. Pretty cool to watch them play around ---------- Noyes
Johnny B 84 posts Jun 23, 2009 12:58 PM	Put a few cams out this morning, seeing tons of deer everyday down in my neck of the woods. Trails everywhere so I keeping cams there for a week at a time to figure out where the big boys are roaming... Saw two bucks cross the road this morning by my house. Their head gear was nothing to brag about, but cool to see. Noyes, congrats on Connor, see you next weekend. JB
Johnny B 85 posts Jun 23, 2009 4:27 PM	Just went out for some heavy duty scouting- came to a field on my way out of the woods with a doe and her fawn. Watched her cleaning it for a few minutes, and naturally, I left my camera at the house. Raced back, got it, went back and sure enough,they were gone. However got a 6 pointer on film in the same field and another doe. Pretty pumped.
Jarrod 7 posts Jun 23, 2009 5:02 PM	Just had a big cow moose in my field on the river road in Charlestown I have a camera right in there hope she walked by I saw her tracks in there last year but never saw her it's always awesome to see them even the cows are huge. Johnny I have a 4 wheeler, a dumping one ton, and a trailer to throw your moose on if you need a hand i'll be glad to help.
Armand RDP Pro Staff 239 posts Jun 24, 2009 7:47 AM	I will be filming all of the scouting and preperation for Johnny's moose hunt. Want this to come out good. Everyone knows how hard it is to draw this tag (especially Scott)...Sorry man!!!! So I am hoping on the days that I cant film Johnny one of you boys can step in.I will only be filming him hunting the first 2 days...
Armand RDP Pro Staff 240 posts Jun 24, 2009 7:49 AM	Noyes, Once again congrats on the little one. You'll be a great dad for sure. Very cool to have deer in your yard. I really miss that!! I will check my cameras Friday to see what I got. Alot of deer down here but alot of Does! So it may still be a challenge to find a big boy worth hunting..Until I go to Johnnys..We know of 2 there!!!See you saturday..
Johnny B 87 posts Jun 24, 2009 3:55 PM	Jarrod, I'll take all the help I can get. I can only go off of what areas that are recommended. You guys have tons of moose in your neck of the woods, and I have only seen a few in my life ahahha. My plan is to go after him with my bow, however if no luck with that, I will be putting the 7 mag to use. I will get your contact info this weekend, cause I will need help dragging it out.
Johnny B 89 posts Jun 28, 2009 10:10 AM	Just got in, got 2 photos of a real good buck. Think he may be one of Armand and I's culprit of one of the sheds we found. Already high and outside the ears so I am getting pretty stoked... Also just about tripped on twin fawns on my way out of the woods but they were gone before I could get the camera on. Anyone else finding anything?
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 5 posts Jul 05, 2009 10:55 PM	I just put a cam out today. Got a hot spot where deer like to head for an alfalfa field and have to walk right by my cam. Should be good. Apple trees in there too, apples are growing crazy in there ....SWEEEEEEEET.......Hope to have some good pics in the next couple weeks good luck all
Scott 56 posts Jul 07, 2009 3:46 PM	I've got 3 cameras out now. Got my first set of pics last weekend. Couple of bucks (one good one), couple of does and two nice black bears! I;m going to put out two more this week. We'll see what this weekend brings for more photos.
Armand RDP Pro Staff 244 posts Jul 07, 2009 5:16 PM	Got 4 out right now..Jumped a nice buck where I was putting one. Nice cut about 2 years old. Deer in there heavy. Others are just on well used trails. Not finding alot of Heavy tracks. But the bodies may be a little smaller down here. We'll see in the next week when I check them i guess.
Phil 5 posts Jul 08, 2009 6:18 AM	I just picked up some new batteries and I'm gonna put mine out this weekend. Bone was over here yesteday morning and I showed him a couple of the neighborhood deer trails by my house. They have it ripped to the dirt, or uh, I mean mud with all the rain. Some pretty good size fresh tracks too! Got antoher spot in Hartland I found during turkey season with an old rub line to beat the band! We'll see what the pix reveal!
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 6 posts Jul 11, 2009 5:55 AM	Well I just got my first pics of the season off a trail cam that was in for 5 days. Got a half rack with 4 on one side,not sure what happened to the other side.Also got a 4 pointer and a few does. Got to love getting buck on the first shots of the year though.Putting another out today in a swamp that had some good buck activity last year early season.1st set of pics and already wound for bow season lol good luck all
Armand RDP Pro Staff 248 posts Jul 11, 2009 8:05 AM	Thats awesome Fowle...I got about 5 different bucks in this one spot down here..I am really starting to like being here in Ct..LOL We'll see what September brings..Good to see the gadget guys on the team have the cameras out and so far ALL of us are getting good bucks on them..I have got good pics from you,Eric,and Johnny.... Keep it up guys........
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 7 posts Jul 13, 2009 6:02 AM	Yeah Armand I have seen alot of the pics from you WOW looks to me like conn. will be alot of fun, buck everywhere!!!!!! I managed to get both my cams back in the woods this weekend.So hopefully I'll have some more velvet walk by.
Scott 57 posts Jul 13, 2009 9:19 AM	Armand - I send you some of the photos that I got this weekend from the cameras. The 400 lb +/- bear is back! Got a couple of moose and one deer on the back side of Cardigan. I put two more cameras out this weekend. We'll see whats out there!
Armand RDP Pro Staff 249 posts Jul 14, 2009 4:43 PM	Scott, please send me them. Would love to see that big boy..Thats the one Scott missed?
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 8 posts Jul 18, 2009 10:00 AM	Well didnt do very well for pics on the game cameras this week as far as numbers go but did go shining last night and saw a nice group of three eight points in one of my favorite hunting spots. Pumped about that for sure,still early yet but looking good. One of them would probably push 125 when hes done growing. Needless to say I'll be scouting in there tomorrow. Putting the cams back out tomorrow,hope to do better this week. good luck all
Armand RDP Pro Staff 251 posts Jul 19, 2009 9:38 AM	Well I went to put some cameras out yesterday. Got one up and went about 100 yards to find another camera in same area. No big deal its public land so I cant complain. BUT---I am unsure as the reason they has a doe estrus scent wafer hanging in front of it in JULY!!! Probably the reason i saw HALF the sign that I did last time I was there..LOL Went about 400-500 yards away from that area and found some good sign, jumped two nice bucks when I got there to. looked like both 8 pointers. Everywhere I go I see bucks lately.>So I probably wont see any come September..Hahaha
Johnny B 92 posts Jul 21, 2009 2:44 AM	Checked camera's yesterday in a swamp bottom. Had a wicked place but my NO Flash failed to take any photos. Not to happy about that, but got another about 100 yards away with my Cudde IR of a doe and a coyote both crossing a creek. Wish I had more photos but that's the good thing about these things, they tell you where you do and don't have good activity. Havn't gotten back on those bucks yet, hopefully soon.... 8 more weeks!!!
JeffC 1 post Jul 23, 2009 5:16 PM	I am not much of a blogger, but I get antsy this time of year. I have had two camera out for the past three weeks or so. I have a lot of pictures of does and a few small bucks, but no big bucks yet. I also have quite a few bear pictures. One bear knocked my camera right off the tree. I have been practicing a lot with a recurve this summer. I am thinking of trying to kill a deer with it. I am sure if I carry the recurve in the woods, I will see a 160 inch buck at 30 yards!!
Armand RDP Pro Staff 254 posts Jul 23, 2009 9:23 PM	Jeff, How the heck are ya man? Got that video camera all figured out yet? You know for sure if you have a recurve a monster will step out too far. Ask Dave Mayo how many times it has happened to him..LOL Super pumped to get this video done and get on with my season. I have been getting good pics but was just informed by another guy who hunts the property that there is a 150+ on this land he has seen this summer..So with any luck that big boy will stroll by.. Keep in touch
Scott 58 posts Jul 24, 2009 4:49 PM	I got some more photos back earlier this week. Got a couple of small bucks, one decent 8 point, and bears using the two different trails. I ended up seeing a good 8 point with wicked tall 2's (12")on the way to check one of my cameras, and then saw a decent bull 40"+ about a half mile from the camera. No corkers bucks yet...there definitely there though!!!
JeffC 2 posts Jul 24, 2009 7:39 PM	Hi Armand, I'm doing well. I had to send the camera back and they replaced the output board. I can view the video on TV and I can read the SD card from my camera on my computer, but I haven't figured out how to load the video on my computer. I might slide down to bone's place and see if it works on your setup. If it does, I can work on the firewire card in my computer. If I come down, I will bring a few trail cam picts. I measured a NH buck that netted 165" the other day. It had 6 1/2" bases!! They are out there. That will get you fired up for the season.
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 10 posts Jul 26, 2009 5:07 AM	Well I did mannage to get a pic of 2 of those three descent bucks I shined last weekend heading into a thicket from a clear cut at 3:15 in the afternoon. They roam at the wierdest times I swear. Going to scout that area some more before I hang a stabbing stand in there. Not quite sure where I want to be yet come sept.15. Going back out today to hang a cam in another honey hole oak nob. Well see
Armand RDP Pro Staff 255 posts Jul 30, 2009 9:22 PM	Anyone else having a dry spell? I cant seem to buy a picture of a buck right now..2 weeks ago I couldn't get away from them. They have totally moved out of cuts near me. Been seeing alot of mushrooms they are eating too..
scott P Guest Aug 01, 2009 2:48 PM	Armand, Just hung a couple of cams we'll see did find a nice but old deer shed. hard to see sign it's rained every day in July it seems!
Scott 59 posts Aug 01, 2009 3:13 PM	Armand/Scott: I just pulled one tree camera that had 7 photos on it (old style film camera). More photos of deer and bear out behind my house. Going to put two out tomorrow morning. Found one good spot with a ton of sign this after noon that I'm gonna scout.
Johnny B 94 posts Aug 01, 2009 3:20 PM	Went out this morning with Armand, pulled both cams, what do you know more does and fawns, a coyote and one nice buck. Put em back out in two areas hoping to have some good luck when checking them next. Last Edited on 2-Aug-2009 1:53 PM
Armand RDP Pro Staff 257 posts Aug 02, 2009 1:58 PM	Hey guys, Scott P its no surprise you found another shed..LOL Its in your blood.. I have been getting pics from alot of guys, love seeing them. One spot me and Johnny found I think will be a hammer spot come fall. Too many trails meeting in one spot not to kill one..Was a pretty buck on his camera too. I would hammer him!!! I just got back from scouting, been at it atleast 6 days a week now. Jumped a nice buck (which I hate) but it showed me a awesome spot in a laurel thicket with a water hole in it and a goat path going to it..Needless to say No flash is there.. Went walking more and found great trail intersection behind a small swamp..Another cam there...Alot of these spots seem to be every now and then trails. None of the deer are using same trails very often (which I have found to mean its bucks usually)..So, its luck of the draw til the food starts falling..Some of the trees have softball size clusters of acorns.. Cant wait..
nhfisherman 6 posts Aug 03, 2009 8:49 AM	Hey guys,,,posted on your board a couple times but its been a while..Saw this topic and figured I would post up...Good to see people getting active on here.. I have 6 cameras out right now and have been getting some good activity on them all...Many bucks and a couple real nice ones..Just got a nice one up north in enfield...also been getting bear and coyotes like crazy..Man those things need to go.... Scott P we havent met but I have seen a ton of pictures from your cams and some of your harvest via your Dad (Bob) who works with a good friend of mine up in Cannan at barker steel....I helped modify that trail camera of his...Thought I would say hi to ya even though we havent met in person..Look forward to chiming in more and agree totally cant wait to get the hoyt pulled back on something this year.. Gonna try my luck with taking a bear with the bow for the first time ever..That should be fun..
Scott P Guest Aug 03, 2009 6:00 PM	NH FISHERMAN, Small world... you guy's should get into those cameras more that one you guys worked on works better then some of the name brand one's! good luck on the bear carefull it's addicting I got my boy opening bait already (for 3 bucks a pail full!)carefull on the yotes there fun for sport but it seems when you kill one 5 come to the funeral! best of luck this fall.....(next month).YEE HA....
Armand RDP Pro Staff 259 posts Aug 03, 2009 7:53 PM	Hey nhfisherman, great to have you aboard..I have seen them cameras on the other site..They take some sweet pictures thats for sure. Big deer in Enfield huh?? LOL Scott P, whats the bait deal? You go to that guy or do that other deal you were talking about?
Scott P Guest Aug 04, 2009 2:23 AM	Armand so far I been getting quite a bit local trying to get it all prepped before season I'd like to have 60+ pails or so ready to go...
Armand RDP Pro Staff 260 posts Aug 04, 2009 5:13 PM	Your an animal Scott..Dont know where you find the time to check all them baits every day..I always did the barrel thing so it would last a week or so..But it makes it aweful easy for them to just come in at night too.. Maybe ill try next year, going to just hunt them in mass for this year though..
nhfisherman 7 posts Aug 05, 2009 5:42 AM	Hey Scott P,,,Yeah it is a small world huh...I am actually still into the cameras pretty big..I have about 10-12 myself and have built 4 for other guys..I have them out as much as I can and am always looking for ways to improve them..Including battery life and such...They are actually looking better and better..Its addicting for sure and im always trying to make a better one.. Would be great to get some pointers from you on bear baiting. I am wanting to try and get one with my bow. I have a big plastic barrel already and need to prep that...Ive read that I should cut about a 6" hole in it and then chain it to a tree... Any suggestions on bait besides donuts? setup suggestions? Ive never been and never baited but I am excited to give it a try..Wuold love some input from someone whos been there and done that....I should send you some pictures sometime of the new camera units....They are working pretty sweet...and the picture quality has been awesome...
Scott 60 posts Aug 05, 2009 3:10 PM	I've had the fun of baiting with Scott P, and began baiting myself a couple of years ago. I'm lucky to have a huge blackberry/rasberry patch behind my house with a lot of bears in the area. I cut a 12" square hole in the top of a 55 gallon plastic barrel and then chained it to a tree through to small holes about 1-2' apart in the middle of the wall of the drum. 5-10 gallons of Donuts, pastries, sweets, molasses every other night or so, we couldn't stop-em from comin in. A few nice ones too!
Scott P Guest Aug 05, 2009 5:49 PM	NH Fisherman, I am no expert on the subject but for some reason I love doing it (it can be addicting) one of the first things to look for is a good bear area I know that sounds dumb but really just like deer there are areas that bears really frequent. they will actually mark trees to scent communicate with each other (for some reason they really like telephone poles (really take notice) I've also found cherry and spruce (they probably do all kinds. next I like to set my bait up in quite thick cover on the edge of open cover (preferably with the open area downwind) they will really hug the edge trying to scent check the area before commiting but they won't like the open. I wire tie my barrel (when I use one) with something like 9ga. wire (2 loops) I cut out the whole top of the barrel I basically only use the barrel to keep my bait dry. I only use sweets I've tried a few different things but always seem to have the best luck with sweets although I know folks who only use sunflower seeds (to expensive to run many baits) I 've heard beaver is excellent bait but never tried it my self but I know alot of outfitters use it up in Canada. I also when first set up a site usually try and put out a strong odor atractant like Anise oil or peppermint schnapps I will fill a milk jug with cotton batting and load the jug up and suspend it up high in a sapling (this year I am trying some highly concentrated scent balls I bought out of a outfit in wisconsin they are extremly strong smelling and I think they will be great but they are expensive (google bear scent balls and you'll find them))I load up the barrel from the get go for 2 weeks I DON'T WANT THEM TO RUN OUT! then I start cutting them back so hopefully it will encourage them to come in earlier in the eve. (because there isn't so much to be had)I really don't like to hunt a bait untill it's been active at least 1 week 2 is better. I set my stands up to be no more then 20 yds. with a bow after a week you should start to be able to see which direction they pefer to be coming from and which way they feel more comfortable by which way the barrel is facing. all bears look big but note how there ears are postioned if they look small and kinda on the sides and he's as big as a 55 gal. drum he's a respectable bear. if he looks like a furry volkswagon give I'm one! hope some of this helps, good luck! and when you get I'm send this site a Pic. for the book! Scott P
Johnny B 95 posts Aug 06, 2009 4:15 AM	nhfisherman, been reading that you have made some custom cameras, didn't know how I could get a hold of you as I am trying to invest in a couple more, been looking around and was curious if you have any interest in making a couple.... If not I understand, however if you do and could slap your email on the message board I would like to get in touch with you asap. JB
nhfisherman 8 posts Aug 06, 2009 7:35 AM	Hey Scott P...thanks much for all the ideas and info..Anything at this point for me is all an education....Been reading up and getting ideas..Now I just need to implement them and see what happens...I was thinking of doing like a 6" hole in the barrell as I read that someplace...Would you recommend this or is it to risky of having a bear getting caught in the hole? I was gonna lay it on its side on the ground with the hole in the top and it bolted/chained to the tree at the bottom of the barrell...Thoughts on this approach? I can really only get to the bait site on weekends so I dont want the bait running out in just a few days... Johnny B - If you want to get ahold of me you can reach me at brandonreed@burnellarchitects.com..Where are you from? Drop me a line and we can talk.. Sorry Johnny B I had a typo in there on architects...its fixed now Last Edited on 6-Aug-2009 8:12 AM
scott P Guest Aug 07, 2009 2:31 PM	NH Fisherman I don't think you gotta worry about trapping him in the barrel. if your only gonna be able to check it on weekends I would really load it up.. if you get multiple bears hitting it they can go thru alot of bait. however you attach it to the tree think rugged! (within reason) they will rip it off if they can.
Johnny B 97 posts Aug 07, 2009 4:43 PM	checked my capture IR- got another pic of a good buck on there, then it farted out on me half way through the week. may end up putting it back out there tomorrow as its working now, wonder what else walked by now ahaha
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 13 posts Aug 08, 2009 4:01 AM	Hey Johny let me know if your having alot of problems with that ir. That is the model I would like to purchase and I'm curious how well it is performing. I dont have your # either. shoot me a text so I can text you some time.Grab my # from armand later bud
Scott 61 posts Aug 08, 2009 5:23 PM	Matt: I had a lot of problems with an IR last fall and winter...grainy night photos. Sent it back and got a new one and it was even worse. They refunded my money and I ended up with a Moultrie 5.0 Game Spy. Works great, same trigger speed as far as I can tell and takes great night and daytime photos. The only downfall so far is that the bear guard is bulkier than the IR's. Cost me $229 out of Cabela's.
Johnny B 98 posts Aug 08, 2009 5:31 PM	Sorry I'm just getting this to you now Matt... I on the other hand have had some pretty good luck with my IR, but I am looking to just get photos of what is walking in that area. I ended up getting a photo of a pretty nice looking buck last week when I was with Armand, he may have sent you the photo....? It was taken by that camera and as Scott mentioned they can be grainy photos, but mine tend to be more at night, or if a deer is on the move... My Moultrie on the other hand, I have had some ruff luck with and seems Scott has great luck with his LOL. But then again it is not the one he has but an older model. Its what you are going for, I would take the cheapest camera out there if I knew they would take a photo of whatever walks by. The IR has a knob you literally just turn to what ever time setting you want, and its ready to rock.... Get my number from Armand and well chat it up. You on any good bucks with your cams?
Matt Real Deal Pro Staff 14 posts Aug 09, 2009 6:36 AM	Hey guys thanks for the info on the cams.Believe it or not I'm still in the stone age with 35mm nontypical deer cams.lol. One thing i can say for them they take awesome pics,I just hate the flash these days,had a real good buck on my cam with a smaller eight,by the third pic i got of him he was in mid flight headed out of there fast from the flash I'm guessing.It was in the daytime too.But thats where alot of my focus is right now,I have seen him shining and saw him in daylight too,trying to figure him out now.Going to be hanging stands soon in there.We shall see.Thanks agin for the camera feedback.
Johnny B 99 posts Aug 09, 2009 7:32 AM	Yea I know it may sounds stupid, but if I was up in the middle of the night to eat and a flash went off in my face, I would be trying everything in my power to not have that happen again. I know what your saying, Im heading to Cabelas today, I need to get a couple more cams for here and for moose... let me know how you make out with your camera selection.
Jarrod 14 posts Aug 10, 2009 5:26 AM	Got back Sat. night pulled two cams on Sun. had 15 pics on one 11 doe a few turkeys and a fisher cat welcome back to NH.
Brian 14 posts Aug 10, 2009 5:51 AM	Hey guys I have a cuudy IR which i have had battery issues with but you have to keep the software at most current level. i also have a moultrie I40 which is great has 150 days battery life i still have last years batteries in it and it still taking pictures

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