Capturing Animals with a Game Camera

Spring may still be a ways away, but after plowing and shoveling what seems like the never ending snow storm here in upstate NY, I am writing this blog and testing the whole “Think Spring” theory out. The spring months are the perfect time to set up your scouting cameras and start getting some nice pictures of animals such as coyotes, grouse, pheasants, turkeys, and more.

Buck captured with my game camera

One animal I have yet to capture with my game camera is a bear. With all the state land and forest around our house, I refuse to believe that there aren’t any bears out here. Those that hunt bear find that it helps to set up a camera at one of their bait stations so that they can learn what baits are the most effective and, by using a bait drum, or other nearby object, they can also get an accurate assessment of the size of the bear.

One word of caution is that bears are known to wreck a game camera. For this reason it is generally a good idea to purchase a camera that offers a protective case that will help protect it from bears and other animals.

There is another to place your game camera at the bait station. If you set it up on a trail, you risk missing out on some of the action. Bears are smart and will often use a different route to get to the food each time. By setting up on the trail only, you will miss out on the big guys that find an alternate route to the food.

When you set up your camera near a bait station, you will want to adhere too many of the guidelines that are recommended for deer. Consider setting the timer delay to 5 minute intervals to help you avoid getting multiple images of the same animal.

Owning a good game or scouting camera as part of your hunting kit will help take a lot of the guess work out of your hunting. With tools such as this you can gain enough insight to be able to plan a better hunting strategy.

If you have any questions about this or any of the items that we have available for sale, you are always welcome to contact us - we will help you the best that we can. If you have any stories to share about your game cameras, please feel free to post them to our comments. We do love to swap good stories!

Another Outfitter Special - Book Your Hunt Today!

At Milonajo Enterprises, we are dedicated to providing our customers with quality at great prices. We are very pleased to be able to already announce another great deal on a hunt on our new Outfitter Specials Page. When you visit the page, scroll down to the Prime Whitetail Hunting section.

This is a fantastic deal. When you book a week for a group of 4 hunters, you will get a 5th spot for free!This is a great deal with a savings of up to $400 per hunter. These hunts will take place in Calhoun County, Illinois - book your hunt fast, spots are filling up quickly and there are a limited number of spots available.

Stop by our site for all of the details about this, and other hunts, that you can book right now. You will find information on contacting Ryan to book your spot, and like always, you are invited to contact us for information too. If you have never done it, you should stop contemplating it and just do it. They are a lot of fun - but be warned, once you do it once, you will want to go back and do again!