Your Trail Cam Photos: What Wildlife is Up to When We’re Not Watching

by | Nov 10, 2017 | Big Blog, Fishing and Hunting | 0 comments

Well, we asked and you delivered!

After sharing a post about hunting with trail cameras, we asked you to share some favourite trail cam shots that you’ve captured in the field. Trail cameras are wonderful tools, and the photos that flooded in to the comment section did not disappoint; they were diverse, beautiful, and in many cases, entertaining.

It seemed like a shame to let them be buried in a Facebook post’s comment section, so we’ve compiled the best of the best below with permission from the original creators. Enjoy!

Evening Entertainment

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Adam mentioned that he watched these two deer for over half an hour in front of his trail cam. Photo: Adam’s Outfitting.

On the Lookout

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Photo: Bernard Rollin

Two Does & a Fisher Walk Into a Clearing

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Photo: Bob McNally

Ok, it was actually hard for us to choose just one of Bob’s diverse trail cam captures, so there are two bonus captures below.

Photo: Bob McNally

In his commented, Bob mentioned he’d been on the lookout for other bucks with this unique palmation, but hasn’t observed one since. Photo: Bob McNally

Salt It and They Will Come

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Photo: Chad Beneke

Bears Just Want to Have Fun

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Photo: Chris Ski

Nothing to See Here

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Photo: Cris Lee & Steve Johnston

Say Cheese!

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Photo: Dan Ainslie

Just a Couple of Little Guys

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Photos: Dave Smetana, Olive the Lake Lodge in Marten River

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Photos: Dave Smetana, Olive the Lake Lodge in Marten River

On the Move

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Photo: Denis Frappier

Close Encounters

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Photo: Danielle and Kiela McPherson

Lone Buck

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Photo: Jeff Belisle

Bright Eyes

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Photo: Josh Kress

Battle Bucks

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Photos: Justin Schmidt

Likes Grazing & Long Walks in the Forest

Photo: Lance Gagne

Just Passing Through

Photo: Maiingan Maniido

Helloooo, Anybody Home?

Photo: Megan Meloche

Meet Mr. Moose

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Photo: Natalie Larocque-Comé

You Talkin’ to Me?

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Photo: Phil Allain

Where There’s a Will There’s a Way

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Photo: Ron Turk

Too Pooped to Party

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Photo: Scott Foster

Brawler Bears

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Photo: Sean Nickle

Things That Go Buck in the Night

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Photo: Sean Secord

Backwoods Bear

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Photo: Shawn James

“Best Hunt of My Life”

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Photo: Tod Boutilier


A huge “Thank You!” to everyone who submitted a photo. For more information on operators and outfitters in Northeastern Ontario, check out our listings!

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