Va late season blues

[K9kodi]

I hunt northern VA. I hear ya, the deer do dry up around this time of year.

Couple of suggestions: If you have time lapse cameras, use them. Or get one or two. Time lapse cameras are WAY more useful than triggered ones. Set one up overlooking a huge tract of land and you may be very surprised at where/when the deer show up. You make a good point about big land being harder to hunt than smaller plots. Biggest buck I ever got was in my buddy's 1/4 acre backyard in Vienna. Hardest was another friend's lot, 27 acres in Berryville. The deer can be anywhere.

Another useful tool is a thermal camera. I know, it's big money, but a good thermal will also reveal deer activity that you might be missing. During aany a hunt where I'm convinced there ain't a deer for miles around, I'll pull out the thermal and, sure enough, they're all over the place, just not where *I* am

-Stooxie

Are you implying time lapse bc they snap shots w out a trigger. Where the trigger setting is like 115 degrees and 90’feet.

 

[stooxie]

Are you implying time lapse bc they snap shots w out a trigger. Where the trigger setting is like 115 degrees and 90’feet.

Right, because a trigger is only going to go off when something is close to it. But that's useless if you want to watch an entire field. I hunt a 10 acre property and I set up two cameras to watch the whole thing. I can see the deer going from one end of the field to the other, 200 yards away, at 10:30 in the morning. Or that 2pm buck that is wandering around by himself. It takes a picture every 3-5 seconds no matter what, and stores it in a movie file that can be easily scrolled through (I suspect newer ones have software that makes the process even more efficient).

Again, think about it... What do I care if some huge buck happens to walk past my camera at 3am? I want to know when that herd of does is coming through, where they pop out from, and what direction they are going in. Of course I've captured some bruiser bucks, too, but the point is that a time lapse will enable you to "see" everything that's going on over a huge expanse. A trigger camera just isn't capable of such things.

-Stooxie

 

[K9kodi]

No , I love the idea. What’s the distance you think you’re able to see clearly. I could essentially set my cameras up a lot higher and get a better view if I’m not relying on a trigger

 

[stooxie]

No , I love the idea. What’s the distance you think you’re able to see clearly. I could essentially set my cameras up a lot higher and get a better view if I’m not relying on a trigger

At least 200 yards, more if the camera is 4k. Deer aren't that small, that's the good news. You'll see all sorts of cool stuff, too. Turkey, yotes, bear, fox, how the tree branches droop down when it rains. How the sun melts the snow over the course of a few days. It will give you a new appreciation for how nature works.

-Stooxie

 

[K9kodi]

Done. I’ll be at the farm the last few days if the season and I’ll change the setting on some.