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.

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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.

Hiking, Fishing for Trout and Setting/Checking Trailcams.

May 27

I checked 5 cameras and set up another

This spot has been disappointing but since it has only been set up for 3 weeks I left it and will move it next time if things don’t improve.

This camera has been doing great, but I think I need to aim it a little higher because it’s not being triggered by any traffic on the trail on the other side of the creek.

This camera is doing pretty good, I have my doubts about how good this spot will be after the skunk cabbage has all been eaten at the end of September.

This was the best new spot I found last year, switched to recording videos this year.

This is my favorite camera location for bears, and the 3rd year I’ve used this spot.

I set this camera to watch the bed in the foreground and a bunch of trails that pass through here.

Highlights from 1 Camera

December 10 – April 30

I had this camera set to record videos most of last year but switched to photos because they use up the batteries more slowly and this place can be impractical to get to in the winter, it’s set back to video mode now.

Watching deer play in the sand here cracks me up, and they do it often. From 1:42 to 3:00 on this video a young buck is really having a good time.

Hiking and Checking Trailcams, May 21

Wolves ate a deer here. You can tell the work of a pack of wolves as their victim is spread out because they don’t like to eat next to each other, and most of the smaller bones are broken up or consumed.

I checked 4 cameras and added another to this area

I set a trailcam here, I usually don’t set a camera out in the open but two main trails intersect here so it could be decent.

I created this feeding area 3 years ago by cutting down a forest of 10 foot tall salmon berry bushes so other plants could grow. The doe in the picture looks like she is almost ready to drop here fawns.

The 3 other cameras I checked were set for videos, I’ve been using these spots for many years.