Thread: Trail camera pics

First pigs caught on camera up at the families new property up Mangonui. That boar looks tasty!
They seem to have the same pattern over the last 2 weeks wondering through between 6.30-7.30am

My first attempt using a TC didn't work so well busted & it chewed the little hood off over the lens !

Well this weekend we got a little surprise. Beeman checked some of the camera's on his route and came back with a "New kid on the Block". During the velvet we had a stag run past the camera and left a blurred picture of a drop tyne on the top of the right antler, it wasn't a good picture but you could see the big blob of velvet on the tip.
When we viewed the pictures we had some great footage of this same stag ( we think) but the stills did show the head that well. Beeman decided to pause the video at the better positions and take a picture with his phone camera hence the picture quality isn't quite as good as the original. The stag has 15 points that we can count and is the most points we have seen on a stag in this forest. Beeman found a couple of rut pads starting to be used not to far from the wallow and his camera, so let's hope we can get onto him when they start up roaring.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Well this weekend we got a little surprise. Beeman checked some of the camera's on his route and came back with a "New kid on the Block". During the velvet we had a stag run past the camera and left a blurred picture of a drop tyne on the top of the right antler, it wasn't a good picture but you could see the big blob of velvet on the tip.
When we viewed the pictures we had some great footage of this same stag ( we think) but the stills did show the head that well. Beeman decided to pause the video at the better positions and take a picture with his phone camera hence the picture quality isn't quite as good as the original. The stag has 15 points that we can count and is the most points we have seen on a stag in this forest. Beeman found a couple of rut pads starting to be used not to far from the wallow and his camera, so let's hope we can get onto him when they start up roaring.Attachment 84836Attachment 84837

How come you are going to try shoot him if he's the most points you've seen? Is it a public forest so no point trying to propagate his genes ha?

We hunt the roar and other times of the year for the chance of shooting a good stag or a deer for the freezer. As most people do the same thing and shoot a lot of bigger stags than this one I don't see a problem. In reality we may never see him but we do know he is there so it gets us out of bed for a chance at him and several other ones that are reasonable.
If we left all the good ones for there genes not many would be shot, plenty of genes get passed on as we are constantly see good stags coming on. ( In this area and the rest of the country)

check my cam last weekend 2300 odd pics mostly from the wind but a few deer poking about going by the pic,s they are wandering more at night

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

check my cam last weekend 2300 odd pics mostly from the wind but a few deer poking about going by the pic,s they are wandering more at night
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You done well - but what have you got Cam attached to
If it moves (as in small tree) in the wind it will trigger
I always try and cut all flappy stuff 10m out in front of it - but its not easy
Good fun though ah

Right now 50m from our house

yea there,s no trees only short manuka/scrub I did give them a decent trim but its pretty exposed to the elements , pretty cool to see whats getting about though a little surprised at all the nocturnal action

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

yea there,s no trees only short manuka/scrub I did give them a decent trim but its pretty exposed to the elements , pretty cool to see whats getting about though a little surprised at all the nocturnal action

@Boaraxa what model Browning are you using? I've just bought one as well out of the states. Hopefully here in a week or two.

Originally Posted by Snowgrass

@Boaraxa what model Browning are you using? I've just bought one as well out of the states. Hopefully here in a week or two.

He has two model I think - he got them from me used

BTC-5 Strike force and BTC-6 Dark Ops for memory
You will be getting 2018 models I imagine
Not sure what diff will be - but let us know how you go

They are great little Cams and very good on battery usage

This bugger is 50-70m from house
Had him in the Thermal 7-8m away mins after this pic came in and lifted rifle - on with Maxtoch - and crash he was gone in a flash, too close :-)

Some more.

https://youtu.be/4f6BHC9uquc
https://youtu.be/1Ve_rtfpu30
https://youtu.be/oBn_wyW27R0
https://youtu.be/MfA2QR6AEVw

I got a few pics of the next stag 3 years ago, he was growing some good timber. Something turned to shit
Last years pics show him missing a hock.
He still seems to get around ok, and the girls don't seem to mind
Shame about the antlers though.



https://youtu.be/-oaBejiV3_w
https://youtu.be/0PUG4k8uh4g
https://youtu.be/pmdzh-1vKQw

@Boaraxa with he extra ones cause of wind, I look at the time stamps that you can bring up in file Explorer under details and list view (with my windows system anyway) if the time stamps are all together for more than 10mins it's 90% likely the wind.

Just put 2 up so will see what's around in a week or so

Part 2


https://youtu.be/tou7I8KA-ow

Part 3.



https://youtu.be/Z-Ew_GrE4u0