Photo Gallery & Stories | Deer Hunting & Management

Great Game Camera Photos

Game cameras are commonly used by hunters to inventory and pattern white-tailed deer. And although deer are typically the animal of primary interest, a lot of other critters get captured in the photos taken by trail cameras. In addition, motion-triggered cameras work 24-7, so a number of interesting wildlife photos get downloaded each year.

I’ve published photos of some very strange wildlife camera photos in the past and those were a big hit. Then I put together a group of some neat game camera photos to follow along that line, but I figured it’s time I started publishing great game camera photos on a regular basis. With that said, these photos may not be life-changing, but by posting them it allows hunters to see some of the things others were lucky enough to see.

In addition, everyone gets to enjoy wildlife a little bit more, because none of us gets to be outdoors as much as we’d like! And I find that last photo just a little bit scary!

Also, if you have taken or come across a unique game camera photos, send them in and I will publish them after I get a few. Thanks!

A Whole Bunch of Bucks Harvested

Here is a hunting photo worth a look! Now, I don’t know exactly where these white-tailed bucks were taken, but my best guess would be somewhere in the mid-west. The story, which I received via email, is that these poor hunters lost their hunting lease after 25-years of active harvest management — but this was their last hunt before they left!

As “amazing” as the story and photo are — I am more than a bit skeptical. But once again, this really is a photo worth a look!

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Nice Buck from Redneck Using Only BBQ Sauce

We all like deer hunting and eating BBQ, right? Yes! So this video caught my attention right away and immediately brought a smile to my face.

Anytime I get to deer camp I make sure to barbecue some sort of protein over a fire — and, in my own way, produce an, arguably, edible art. However, the guy in the above video takes his BBQ meal to the next level!

Watch him enjoy his ribs, then create a nice buck out of merely BBQ sauce! Pull a similar feat off in camp and you will elevate your social and campfire status!

Two Albino Deer Caught on Camera

Anyone that has spent any amount of time chasing white-tailed deer has always wondered what deer are doing out there on a day to day basis. You’ve probably thought about this more than once after attempting to chase down a big buck you spotted earlier in the year. But what about white deer, particularly albinos?

Deer have a hard enough life as it is, but being a white deer in the woods would not be an advantage — except during the winter in snow-covered areas. As such, nature has virtually eliminated the color white from a white-tailed deer except for the underparts of the body. It’s just not an advantage to be totally white in the woods with coyotes, mountains lions, and hunters running around chasing after you! With that said, I’m always interested to see pictures of albino deer, but I’ve never seen a live one.

Usually, I end up with photos of albino deer. And here are a couple I received via email. I’m not sure where they were taken, but judging from the physical aspects of these animals (and the snow) these albino deer photos were taken somewhere in the northern US or Canada. This is all I have:

“Tim made the deer feeder with the ‘Browning’ logo. These twin albinos have been coming to our backyard since they were fawns in 2006. We have been trying to capture a digital pic of them for awhile, but they arrive at dusk or even later and they don’t turn out. On Friday about 10 am they arrived.”

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Shed Antlers Rustled Up in Texas

Just as I mention that the shed hunting season is in full-swing down in Texas, one of my friends sends me some photos from their ranch in Coryell County. And yes, apparently there are shed antlers are on the ground — and they found some really nice ones, too!

Here is a quote from the “serious” shed hunter from March 12:

We started our shed hunting today. We found these from the truck, no “serious” hunting yet. The antlers that Patsy is holding to her head are from a buck we’ve seen on camera. I gave him a modest 14″ spread and he scored 148 1/8″.

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