Santana Outdoors Report post Posted April 21, 2012 My game camera is 1 hour of pavement from my home, then 2 hours of driving down a dirt road, Then I hike 2 1/2 miles past the end of the road with my 50lbs of gear, water and food for the night. A few coues but they were small. 9 different days of Mountain lion over months and a nice bear. But these others blew me away, What the heck are these guys doing out in the middle of nowhere, With no pack! One in November and one in December. My camera is at the bottom of a rugged nasty canyon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 21, 2012 The good news is, they don't look to menacing. BTW, I like the looks of that spot. Does the lion activity affect the frequency of deer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted April 21, 2012 yes, I noticed a big decline in deer activity at the time when the lion came by. Mt Lion showed up mid December to the end of December 4 different days, then about every other week for January-March. Almost no deer during the time he was around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpredator@work Report post Posted April 21, 2012 I have cameras out year long and it's amazing the traffic some get. If you look online for "geocaching" you may have one located close to one of your spots. I was amazed how far off the beaten path some of those canisters are. I found one by accident and it was in an area a lot like your camera's location (middle of absolute nowhere). It's always dissapointing to see 2 legged creatures around the areas you think you're one of the few to have ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThomC Report post Posted April 21, 2012 I have cameras out year long and it's amazing the traffic some get. If you look online for "geocaching" you may have one located close to one of your spots. I was amazed how far off the beaten path some of those canisters are. I found one by accident and it was in an area a lot like your camera's location (middle of absolute nowhere). It's always dissapointing to see 2 legged creatures around the areas you think you're one of the few to have ever seen. It is very hard to get away from those 2 legged creatures. And they multiplying rapidly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted April 21, 2012 Is it possible that although you hiked in 2 1/2 miles in one direction that maybe the people on your camera only hiked in from a road a few hundred yards in another direction? I know I have made some pretty long hikes thinking I was getting away from the crowds only to stumble upon another road that I didn't know existed. -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted April 22, 2012 Is it possible that although you hiked in 2 1/2 miles in one direction that maybe the people on your camera only hiked in from a road a few hundred yards in another direction? I know I have made some pretty long hikes thinking I was getting away from the crowds only to stumble upon another road that I didn't know existed. -Tracy The closest road on the other side is 9 miles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwrguy Report post Posted April 22, 2012 Does seem kinda bizzare if you are in that kind of country. I don't see any gear on them either? I would suspect that there is something that they are going to, either a pot farm or some kind of close by landmark that you are not aware of? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
