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Decided to set some cameras in an area on Gravina Island that I haven’t been to since the deer population recovered after being decimated by wolves. The first animal I came across on my trip was a doe that was far more concerned with a bear than a guy in a kayak. The doe ranContinue reading “Setting 4 Cameras”

When I originally set this camera, I thought it would be a good place for black bear, especially when the salmon are spawning. It worked out okay for bear, but it’s been great for deer!

This spot is a classic funnel. It is formed by gentler slopes on both sides of the creek in an otherwise steep ravine. Multiple trails converge at the creek here, where there is a short stretch of calmer rapids and the banks are low and easy to negotiate. These pictures are the highlights from theContinue reading “A New Hot Spot”

This is a good feeding area for deer; they like places like this with green leaves year round, and plenty of cover in which to hide.

This is a good spot, but a little too popular with squirrels, so I moved it in order to avoid spending so much time deleting pictures of them.

This was a good spot but moved this camera to spread them out a little farther.

This spot has been really good for a few years, especially for bucks, they really like to scent mark on that low hanging branch.

If you are new to using trail cameras, it’s easy to become frustrated when checking cameras and finding out that many – or even most – of the pictures are blurry or poorly exposed. Don’t be; your camera is on its own in the elements, and you have no control over what nature will dishContinue reading “Blurry and Poorly Exposed Pictures”

Sitka Blacktail Bucks on Revillagigedo and Gravina Island in Southeast Alaska

I set this camera in December but when I checked it I found someone else’s camera near by so even though there was plenty of action I moved it. The new spot I found for this camera