Very nice bull, and should be great eating. Did you get the ivory eye teeth?

Pap

Thanks for sharing again Marty. Congrats to both of you for a lifetime of memories.

I spent a few hours rebuilding my ground blind this past weekend due to winter damage. I'm ready to go. Camera's and scent drippers are in place. Looking forward to spending some quality time in the woods.

Last year I purchased several $59 camera's from Field and Stream. Security boxes however can be pricey. Went to Lowes and found an electrical junction box for $8, removed the guts, and cut a hole in the front cover. Some camo duct tape finished it off. Add a lock and you have a $12 security box.
I used a few blocks of Styrofoam to fill in and secure the camera. Work's like a charm.
Zoom in for a better look.

Thanks guys. Yes pappy I got the ivory. Got a few stashed, if I could figure out what to do with them...
Warren, good ideas. Our season starts next week. Whitetail beware!
Good hunting everyone

I made a nice ring out of my first one. My grandkids will fight over that one.

Pap

Warren,

You look like you are all set; Happy Hunting! Great set-up on the cameras. Guys are putting in the Moultrie Sat-Cam's and their phones are buzzing everytime a deer or coyote pass by.

Sorry couldn't stop by to see you on the way to the Finger Lakes; that work thing got in the way and had to go to the City before I went up.

It was in the low 80's with 13-20 mph winds, deer hardly moved.

Next stop ADK for the rifle hunt.

Tom Flynn

Tom,

It was exceptionally warm this past weekend. I did see one deer enroute to my stand.
We'll get together during the season sometime. Good luck!

Good looking blind and camera setup Warren. I've gotten in the habit of putting my trail cams 8-10' up in the trees angled downward - many people are like animals and seldom look up. I carry a couple of strap on tree steps in my pack so I can get access to them. Especially good for non blackout cams as it doesn't seem to spook deer at all. Also gives you a look at the head when their rumps are towards the camera. Less sunrise/sunset washout too. Good luck this season.

Dwight,

Interesting ideas for cams. I've got mine located on 2 doe runs. First is parallel and close to the creek I cross to my blind and about 70 yds away.
Second is a quartering run off a ridge. I'm in the middle of a big triangle. It took a few years to figure out where to place the cameras. Last year I had some really nice bucks and my friend got one I on the cam.
Like anything you do, time and effort pay off.
Way too warm this fall so far, nothing is moving. We could use a cold snap and sooner than later. Thank you for your reply.
BTW here's one of my favorites from last year. He's in the mock scrape, dripper overhead.
P.S. Date should be 10/23/16