With the double kick the balls Jesse got yesterday, it has brought up another question for me and "my hunting". At what point do these trail cams create more heart ache and lost dreams than good?
We seem to get attached to certain deer because we are able to watch them grow. We get excited to be able to get them on camera and almost create a bond. Some people are able to capitalize on it and harvest that animal, some of use are the neighbor… And thats the other side of this. The part no one wants to think about ever happening to them. Kinda like cancer…
I ran cams for a couple of years and haven't ran one this year, and have been fighting myself on the battle of putting one out. I have a deer that I've grown attached to myself. I seen him a couple times last year on the hoof, and a fellow hunter got pics of him a couple times. Well, I got to see him on the hoof again Saturday at last light. On the hill top skyline with the most beautiful sunset this year. That was a gift in itself. The moment I know he was still around was truly magical to see with my own eyes. It wasn't until the next day that my brain kicked into "gotta get some cams out dumbass, so you can pattern this dude!". BUT, I have had a terrible gut feeling that someone else is going to harvest this piece of art this year and I didn't want to get anymore attached to him…so I haven't.
Once again I'm not sure if any of a ramble is making sense. It has been on my mind a lot this year and after Jesse's day of ball kicking, it seems I'm not the only one.
What are you peoples thought? Is the joy worth the let possible let down? How about the harm of intrusion checking them and what not? Pros/cons?
Sorry to kinda dime you out here Jesse, it's just a very fresh example of one of my fears this year. Not many people have exclusive access to thousands of acres, so I think most of us fall into this category. BTW, this Gr8 8 is really fuggin huge this year!!!! He looked like a giant mule deer buck in velvet up on the grass field ridge.
We seem to get attached to certain deer because we are able to watch them grow. We get excited to be able to get them on camera and almost create a bond. Some people are able to capitalize on it and harvest that animal, some of use are the neighbor… And thats the other side of this. The part no one wants to think about ever happening to them. Kinda like cancer…
I ran cams for a couple of years and haven't ran one this year, and have been fighting myself on the battle of putting one out. I have a deer that I've grown attached to myself. I seen him a couple times last year on the hoof, and a fellow hunter got pics of him a couple times. Well, I got to see him on the hoof again Saturday at last light. On the hill top skyline with the most beautiful sunset this year. That was a gift in itself. The moment I know he was still around was truly magical to see with my own eyes. It wasn't until the next day that my brain kicked into "gotta get some cams out dumbass, so you can pattern this dude!". BUT, I have had a terrible gut feeling that someone else is going to harvest this piece of art this year and I didn't want to get anymore attached to him…so I haven't.
Once again I'm not sure if any of a ramble is making sense. It has been on my mind a lot this year and after Jesse's day of ball kicking, it seems I'm not the only one.
What are you peoples thought? Is the joy worth the let possible let down? How about the harm of intrusion checking them and what not? Pros/cons?
Sorry to kinda dime you out here Jesse, it's just a very fresh example of one of my fears this year. Not many people have exclusive access to thousands of acres, so I think most of us fall into this category. BTW, this Gr8 8 is really fuggin huge this year!!!! He looked like a giant mule deer buck in velvet up on the grass field ridge.