Stupid stupid stupid!.... That's what I am. Last week I made a decision to hang a camera right near one of my primo stand sites, near a killer creek crossing. I had to go in and trim some shooting lanes anyway, so I took the cam along in my pack. I was in a hurry, and it was a last-minute bit of work... and like an IDIOT I didn't go in scent-free. Oh trust me, I definitely knew better. My conscience was telling me I was screwing up, but I went ahead and did it anyway.
Well, I pulled the card yesterday and the footage speaks for itself. Damn near every deer that walked by that camera this past week was on-edge. Most of the trimming that I did was on the left side of the frame in these videos.
[video=youtube;lzlOjhncVqQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzlOjhncVqQ&feature=youtu.be[/video]
I cannot stress enough how important it is to practice scent control, especially this close to bow season. This property is near the highway and houses, so I thought the deer would be somewhat used to human scent and intrusion. I was wrong. These buggers are pretty smart sometimes...
Well, I pulled the card yesterday and the footage speaks for itself. Damn near every deer that walked by that camera this past week was on-edge. Most of the trimming that I did was on the left side of the frame in these videos.
[video=youtube;lzlOjhncVqQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzlOjhncVqQ&feature=youtu.be[/video]
I cannot stress enough how important it is to practice scent control, especially this close to bow season. This property is near the highway and houses, so I thought the deer would be somewhat used to human scent and intrusion. I was wrong. These buggers are pretty smart sometimes...
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