Trailcam

I finally bit the bullet and bought an inexpensive trailcam a few weeks ago.  I'd hesitated because the models that I'd seen previously seemed too expensive for me to leave along the trail. I bought a $30 Tasco thinking that I wouldn't be too upset if it was lost. I needed to invest an additional $20 in batteries (8 lithium) and a memory card (16Gb Sandisk).  The first time I set it up for 5 days overlooking a game trail in the Tonto National Forest but didn't capture any wildlife.  I did get a couple of selfies and 1,200 photos of a branch waving in front of the lens.

Important lessons were learned from the first trial: 1) always look your best, 2) don't count on much wildlife unless there are plenty of recent signs, 3) clear out all brush from in front of the camera. This second trial worked out much better and the camera caught a small band of Javelina and no waving branches.

I should still work on my appearance since rude comparisons were made to Sasquatch.

I plan to set it up again next week. We'll see what shows up.

Adios