Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

We recently bought a home a little further out in the forest than we ave been for te past 11 yrs - deer every were 24 rs a day. So I unpacked my Stealth Cam and set it out in back of the house and left it for 48 hours - the results we exhilarating, lots of does, fawns, a few bucks as well as a flock of wild turkeys.
Now the problem I had was I had the camera facing just a tad into the sunset so many good captures we washed out - so tonight I'll be setting it up in a better selected angle.
That said I am also going to ave to learn ow to take screen shots out of my videos so I can post some images.

Any tips will be appreciated.

Harvey

EX-TELCO Loc: Belen,New Mexico

Hi Harvey
I use a Mac and have VLC for playback and Voila to pull pictures off video.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Thanks for the reply -- after a few minutes realy paying attention to the options on the Picasa 3 screen I was able to work it out. Boy I can hardly wait to pull my card tomorrow- 9 AM there were 10 to 12 deer outside the brush line 4 bucks from a spike to an 8 point with Lg eye guards - at 11:30 that Buck walked by my bedroom window - 15 feet from me.
I'll be posting my results soon.
Harvey

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

Using Win 10 here, so I use AVS Video Converter (you can get the entire AVS vid/photo editing suite for under $40, lifetime ownership.) It has an option for "outtakes" from the video.

Also I assume there will be a lot of trial and error in Stealth Camera placement. I envy you. Have fun.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Harvey, you are a most fortunate man. Unless you are the anti-Bambi type, and this post indicates you are not, you will find your new environment to be paradise. A word of caution: your new neighbors have their own rules of co-existance. You might find their rules somewhat different from what you would think is acceptable, but you are on their turf, so you play by their rules. I have been co-existing with deer and fox, etc. for many years. Passive indifference is the best phrase I can think of to describe how we all get along. They watch me wearily and I avoid doing things like making sudden moves, causing loud noises, running gas powered engines., etc. I do put food out in various placed, and what I use is legal. Some states are more restrictive than others when it comes to feeding game. Salt licks, mineral blocks, apples, and carrots will help you win their trust, but a container for water will be the best thing you could provide. Trust is what you are building and the greater the trust the more the animals will come to accept your presence. There are videos available that show deer and dogs playing together in environments such as yours. Many years ago an old hunter told me that the animals can smell man much further away than man can smell the animals. Keep that thought in mind while you adjust to your new digs. Your clothing will also be a smell factor when you approach these animals. Your surroundings are entirely different than multi-family, high density housing areas. If you have never had a "camera on alert" you will now. With what you describe you will have more photo opportunities than you have ever had before. I have found the best part to be the idea that when I shoot a deer I can shoot it, and re-shoot it, and shoot it again and again. The deer never feel a thing! Best wishes for you in this new world, hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. Have fun.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Thanks for your well intended advise - You and I are same path. I am not new to living in the middle of wild life habitat - it is just that we moved 4 mi further up into a less populated area with more forest and much larger lots 2/3 to 5 acres but still populated enough where it illegal to hunt the deer even with a bow. - soooooooooo the population of very friendly deer is much higher than i our other home.
I did build a small pond right away and as for food we have tons of acorns from our several large oak trees - grass is plentyful in our clear cut fire break. I had another great set of photos a couple days ago but too much sun/brightess in many so I relocated the camera ad will check it tomorrow - today we had our every three moth 300 mi 8 hr round trip drive to San Francisco for my wife's Dr appointment - I'm pooped - I'll post photos i the A.M.
Harvey