Scouting Whitetail Deer With Trail Cameras

Our land is located in the heart of South Central Kansas. While it may not be the like the areas in Barber County Kansas where it is not uncommon to see 200 whitetail deer in days span. It is, however, not uncommon for us to see 100 whitetail deer in day. Knowing this trail cameras play a HUGE role in providing us with not only useful information of the quality of deer in an area, but also when the best time to get into the nearest stand is. I believe if any hunter or outfitter runs over 10 trail cameras on their properties then you know how important it is to have a good trail camera up to watch the whitetail deer. Having a camera that either has a black IR sensor, or low IR sensor with a rapid shutter response time on the trail camera is vital. If the hunter lives in an area where you do not see in the neighborhood of 100 day in a day then, I believe you are fine in going with a cheaper trail camera. In a two to three month span you will see most of the whitetail deer that are on your property through the use of a cheaper trail camera module. If you use a higher end module it will allow you to see most of the deer in an area in a 3-4 week span. For us at Dirt Road Outfitters it is very improtant for us to have a quality trail camera up that can catch most of the deer movement. While nothing will ever surpass a good pair binoculars, & scouting a property, trail cameras help us scout when we cannont be there. During the rut this is especially crucial. In the rut if we aren't seeing good bucks on camera, but alot of does on camera, we hunt the area. Most of the bucks will skirt areas checking for does on our properties & will not always come into our stand locations. The trail camera I have had the best luck in an area in which there are alot of whitetail deer is the Bushnell Bone Collector 2011 series model. The battery life using Energizer Ultimate lithium batteries will last roughly 16,000-20,000 pictures. We always play the wind dynamics, & have become more depandant on what we are seeing with binoculars or trail camera, that relying on moon phases. The info strip on the Bone Collector simply displays military time, & none of the additional moon phase features. The 2012 Bushnell HD cams do offer that technology, & I really like the 2012 cams. But if the hunter is in need of a lot of good trail cameras at a reasonable price that will not alert game, allow you to see most of the whitetails on your property, & have battery life that last 15,000 pics then go with a 2011 Bushnell Bone Collector module. Take it from the team that reviews hundereds of thousands of trail cam pics every year!