Last Friday’s SD card check was full of surprises. My efforts to capture a unique bear pic or video this year was coming down to the wire. Another month and sows with cubs will most likely be denned for the winter.
The trail camera that captured the pic (video grab) was set out early last March. It has videoed numerous bears over 8 months but nothing as unique as the picture above. The trail camera in the picture was an additional camera setup attempting to capture a unusual bear picture. I would have never believed that this set would end up being a prop , drawing the bears curiosity and the second camera capturing the (pic) video.
With this type of setup, I only use old trail cameras. The risk of damage or theft is high. Several other camera trap sets in the general area have been literally ripped off trees, no doubt these four had a hand in it.
Jim
