Trail Cameras Set and Waiting For Bears

 

First day time coyote of 2026

It’s  been a busy week in the woods setting out trail cameras. I still have several more TC setups to go but I am pleased to have the majority done. Bears are appearing from there dens; it will be interesting to see which location videos my first bear of the year. In prior years, my camera trapping line was always set by early March. Snow this year put a wrench in the works.

A friend let me know he saw a sow with two cubs during his hike last weekend. Based on my years of collecting bear data, most sows with first year cubs hold tight to their dens until mid-April. It will be interesting to see if any of my TC’s videos have early bears with cubs.

 Below are my Trail Camera Goals for 2026. I’ll update accordingly.

-          Bear(s) walking along pond shoreline or stream.

-          New Locations with logs spanning over water – “ Log Bridge.”

-          Deploy TC’s in new locations .

-          Aesthetically pleasing backgrounds

-          Set up on different bear bite trees

Jim