Water Rat Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 This is the time of year where I like to start making bait stations just to see what kind of predators might be around come next season. I start off with some garden fencing nailed to a tree with some venison scraps in between the tree and the fencing. I do this so the predators can't run off with it. They have to stick around and work for it if they want a free meal. Then I set up a trail camera about 10-15 feet away. I get all the venison scraps I need from the local deer butcher during deer season. I usually check the location in the spring to make sure there's no foliage setting off the camera when the wind blows. The daytime photos usually show songbirds and crows but the nightime photos usually show the predators. I just completed 2 bait stations yesterday and hope to do a few more. Last year I captured a photo of a small black bear.....a first for me. blackbeltbill, grampy, 2BuckBizCT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 That's a great idea!!! Looking forward to seeing the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneHunter Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) I'm definitely going to give that a shot ! Next time I see Road Kill I'll be bagging it up for this ! Edited February 18, 2023 by GreeneHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeltbill Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Curmudgeon would have loved this Thread!! Take The Multiple Use Area Challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BuckBizCT Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 @Marionmakes baitsicles or he used to Marion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 minute ago, 2BuckBizCT said: @Marionmakes baitsicles or he used to Never killed anything off it though. But did get decent activity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spysar Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I put scraps in my backyard, only I don't put a cam, I put a driveway alarm. When the alarm rings, I wake up and if it's a coyote, I shoot it. You can see the drag mark from where I shot this one on the edge. Water Rat, GreeneHunter, 2BuckBizCT and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Rat Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 I pulled a couple of memory cards while turkey hunting last month. There was a pair of red tail hawks that picked me clean at one bait station. I also had some coyotes working the bait but they were real skittish. Unfortunately I had a problem downloading those photo's onto my computer. Here's a sampling of what stopped by : Robhuntandfish and GreeneHunter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Fantastic sequence of pic's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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