Joe's Trailcams

Some of the Wildlife in My Backyard

Hiking July 3-5

I quit work Monday afternoon and spent that evening, all day on the 4th and Wednesday morning wandering around in the woods, checking and setting trailcams, and taking pictures.

I add 3 more cameras to this little creek to catch the black bears catching pink salmon in August and September.

I set a camera here to shoot photos, I had a camera here a few years ago so I know it’s a good spot.

This camera is set to shoot videos I haven’t looked at this spot when the salmon are running but it looks good.

This pool was stuffed with fish last year when the creek got as low as it is now, but it doesn’t have the best trees to attach a camera so I set farther away and higher up than I like. This one is set to shoot photos.

This is what the creek looks like at the peak of the pink salmon run, I’ve had this camera here for a couple years, last year I switched to a tree on the other side of the creek but put it back on the original tree this year. You can see all the videos from this spot in the playlist title A Creek in the Old Growth.

Highlights from 4 Cameras

April 29 – June 17

These 4 cameras are all doing pretty well but need to be adjusted to improve picture quality and or field of view.

Catch and Release Deer Hunting

I spent the day quietly exploring a dried up stream (we need a little rain) figuring now would be a good time to see where the deepest holes were and if this stream had many trout.

Dolly Varden

Rainbow

Cutthroat

Hiking, Checking Trailcams and Fishing for Rainbows and Cutthroat.

June 18, 2023

Black Bear Bed

Bears eat a lot of fawns, a lot of the fresh bear poop I came across had little hooves in it.

As usual I checked a bunch of trailcams while wandering around.

I’ve been using this spot for over a year, you can see more on my youtube channel in the playlist titled Sandbar.

I started using this spot last year with the camera set to record photos, this year I’m recording videos.

These cameras are set for photos, I will be posting their highlights soon.

Highlights from 1 Camera

This camera developed a moisture issue over the winter, but I think it will be okay after it dries out. I’m always amazed at how long the batteries last in these old cameras (Bushnell 6mp Trophycam), I was only using 4 AAs in this one though it will hold 8 and it kept going from September until last weekend.

Hiking, Kayaking, and Checking Trailcams

May 10-11

I replaced the 6 cameras I have in this location.

This spot gets a lot of interesting activity but when the creek is high it triggers the camera a lot but fortunately not enough to completely fill the SD card.

I started shooting videos here last summer.

I put a camera back here, I’ve used this spot before but the camera I had here died last summer.

This camera developed a moisture issue but was still functioning.

I’ve been using this spot the longest in the area, it doesn’t get the most action but does get a lot of different visitors.

This spot was disappointing, I really expected a lot more traffic on this trail.

Moved the last camera here, the 3rd picture is the camera’s view.

First Check of a New Spot

This spot has been really good the first 3 weeks I’ve had a camera here

I need to aim this camera slightly higher because I didn’t get a single picture from the trail in the background and I’m sure it’s close enough and i know deer used it since I put this camera up.