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Post by bigtwinhd on Jun 21, 2011 20:37:19 GMT -5
I admit it, I like to use my game camera. But how accurate will results be this time of year? I recently made a dirt hole with a good peice of beaver meat that has been in a bait solution for over a year. I kept the camera on it for two weeks and caught very few critters. One I can't tell what it is, and some bird that was out at 3 in the morning. A bunch of oldish coyote turds right handy too.
How should results this time of year be stacked against fall tests? I'd hate to shy from a good bait because of poorly timed tests.
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Post by bill1958 on Jun 21, 2011 23:25:04 GMT -5
big i use trail cams more in the line so see how they respond on lures and baits and to studie the animal population because thier travel patterns change as the food chains changes.what i do is look how many animals i see and and the size.i also look for different animals.while it's not much help as for location it will show me what animals are in the area and what and how the lures will do rather it's digging,urinating or rolling.other then that ,thats it
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Post by timberhippie on Jun 22, 2011 7:03:24 GMT -5
Big I wouldn't put much stock in bait results in the summer months. I have my concerns over lure being tested in warm months as well. I don't believe it to be the most accurate way of testing. Behavior is way different from one time of year to the next. I would not be discouraged by low responses towards bait during the warm months. I have noticed that a carcass pile during warm weather is often not a huge draw but you put cold weather in the equation and they are very interested. It takes calories to stay warm so the draw to an easy meal is much stronger.
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Post by bigtwinhd on Jun 22, 2011 18:44:32 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Hippie you had just the answer I was looking for (hoping for). We don't have what I would call real commonly used game trails for scouting, Bill. Where I stomp is just heavily wooded spots with no fields or cut roads. It seems the coyotes just meander around, kinda notional like a cat.
I'll save my bait and lure tests for season......
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Post by bill1958 on Jun 23, 2011 1:52:06 GMT -5
big that's how my area is .these types of yote's are hard to locate at times.they also tend to work the set different in these areas then the open fields.here they hug the object
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