Wild Hog Hunting (In Progress 1999)
Watching your hunting area when you aren't there.
When you have a new toy you sometimes go through a learning curve until you get things right. When I first put up the Buckshot35 Game Camera I set it so it was hip high on me, which seemed ok at the time, but turned out to be over 32 inches off the ground. That was too high and everything except one "pictures worth" walked under the red beam. I sent of the film to be developed to see what it was.
Then I moved the game camera so it watched two nearby game trails. I had a roll of Kodak 100 film so I loaded it up and positioned the camera about two feet up on a cedar trunk. In the meantime my film came back and had a close-up picture of a very large Wild Hog.
K.C. with Buckshot35 emailed me when he saw the wild hog's picture on the net and said I would have better results if I mounted the camera so it's red beam opening was 18 Inches off the ground ... and he recommended I use 800 film. Woops, too late!
I checked the camera the next day and it had taken all 24 pictures. I took them to Wal Mart and it took 16 days to get the film back on CD. Most of the pictures are dark pictures of deer with glowing eyes. The 100 film just wasn't up to to the task at hand.
But hey, just like Arnold, "I'll be back!" Ok, onward, here is what we got ...
May 6, 1999:
I set the Buckshot35 overlooking a small opening in the thick woods. There are two regularly traveled trails directly in front of the camera, one is close and the other is 12 yards away. 

After hunting I walked by the camera to be sure it was working properly (and to see what happened when it went off). Suddenly I saw the Red Light and bingo, the flash took my picture. All was well.
A young Wild Hog strolls by that night. It is close to the camera and looks larger than it actually is.
On May 8 this large Wild Hog walks by on the trail that is 12 yards away. This is a big one.

Why do I say that?
Because this Doe is walking down the exact same trail. There is clearly a size difference.
And I also got this picture. Is it a Buck or a Doe? And how can you tell, anyway?

Look the deer over and when you have an opinion here is the answer.
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Notice the neck, the belly, sagging back, big head, fat muzzle, and the large size of the deer. The neck is skinny compared to a bucks neck and that's what a pregnant does belly looks like. This is a very pregnant mature doe.
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