If you’re like me, you get a fair number of nighttime trail camera photos. Once the initial “wow” factor wears off, you realize a 2:00 a.m. trail camera picture does you little good in terms of hunting. Or does it? Although you can’t kill him at 2:00 a.m., nighttime trail camera photos of bucks may tell us more than you think about a buck’s behavior and home range. Just because you don’t have a daytime photo doesn’t mean he isn’t moving somewhere in broad daylight. He’s around, you just need to stack enough odds in your favor and understand what trail cameras can and cannot do for you.
HE SKIRTED THE CAMERA
I’ve heard this one a lot. Heck, I’ve seen it myself. Whether intentional or not, there is no doubt that deer skirt just out of detection range of trail
