Nick and Brian Kruger are two diehard whitetail deer hunters from Wisconsin. The brothers hunt private and public land in central Wisconsin (Wood County), and they’ve had some good success over the years. Recent years, however, have shown a decrease in the number of deer they see during early season bowhunting and the November gun-hunting […]
Deer hunters using trail cameras typically want a few things: reliability, durability, and in many cases a small, compact camera that won’t easily be seen by others when it’s strapped to a tree or post. Concealment from trespassers or poachers is a good thing, of course, but minimizing the impact to deer or predators also […]
Ever had a great deer hunting location and wanted to put a camera there, but the trees were about as gnarly as Grandpa Fester’s overgrown orchard where hobgoblins lived? You may have tried rigging up a camera anyway. On a funky tree. On a post. Upside down hanging off a limb. Something. Zip ties and […]
Randy Birdsong shows us what’s new this year from Wildgame Innovations, including the Nano series, one of the smallest cameras available.
Famous hunter Melissa Bachman helps show off the new Cuddeback game cameras for Deer & Deer Hunting, live from the 2014 SHOT Show.
By Charles J. Alsheimer Throughout the month of September sparring makes up a big part of a buck’s behavior in and around areas they frequent. Though sparring can turn ugly, most encounters are little more than playful shoving matches between bucks. The most common sparring matches are between subordinate and dominant bucks. Because a dominant buck is […]
By Charles J. Alsheimer Now that the peak period of antler growth is winding down, testosterone levels are ramping up. With that comes a host of rut-related behaviors. As July gives way to August bucks will scent-check a doe’s urine to determine her estrous status, and mature bucks will start to exhibit more dominant behavior over […]
The whole reason for trail cameras is to capture photos of the game you pursue. Here’s a list of 10 tactics that will help you capture more of those valuable scouting photos. By Patrick Meitin 1. Food and Minerals. Where legal, food and mineral attractants assure deer pause to have their picture taken. 2. Scents. […]