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I second that. I have been using Cuddeback cameras for over 10 years now, and i will continue to buy them in the future. One of our cameras is about 8 years old and we are still using it. Right now, the newer cameras i have are a Cuddeback IR plus, and 4 of their Long Range IR cameras. My two favorite things about Cuddeback cameras are the 1/4 second trigger speed (resulting in less empty pictures), and the ability of the four Long Range IR cameras to be set up to take both pictures and videos at the same time. I have all of mine set up to take 3 "burst mode" pictures, then a video immediately after the 3rd picture. I bought a Moultrie a few years ago because i found a great deal on one, but i was not happy with the quality of the pictures i was getting and ended up returning it a week later.

Congratulations to you and your daughter on an awesome hunt! Sounds like it was an amazing experience; one that both you and your daughter will remember for a really long time! :yes:

Congrats on your bow kill!

Don't have much time to hunt this morning so I'm sitting on a ridge with easy in and out access. Haven't seen anything yet, but the scrape in front of me is pretty fresh. I thought about freshenening it up when I leave, but with these colder temps this morning, peeing down my legs and rubbing my knees together didn't sound too appealing. Plus it might be hard to explain to my wife when I get home 😛

Legacy - That is very cool, i hope to do the same for my son when he is old enough to hunt....i still have a while to wait though, he'll be 3 in January!

Has anybody used a Scrape Dripper before? I had never heard of it until a few days ago. I always just used a piece of cloth soaked in doe urine, but the idea of it supposedly dripping only during daylight hours seems like it could help to attract bucks during shooting light. Just wanted to see if anybody else has had any experience using this product?

Thanks guys! Les - Yes I was in Alaska from June 27th - July 5th, and had a great time. If I could convince my wife and kids to move there, I'd be packing my bags right now . We did a lot of sight seeing, and a lot of fishing (Kings, Rainbow Trout, and Halibut). To see so many bald eagles so close was an amazing sight (had one soar right over our boat and grab a fish out of the water - I could have reached up and touched him with my fishing pole). The rest of the afternoon he followed us around as we rowed around the lake. Here are just a few pictures from that trip, I've got a lot more but they are still on my digital camera. The two bigger Halibut were caught by my step dad and myself (100 lbs & 96 lbs)

I have a lot of pictures of this buck from last year (40+ pictures), starting in June. He was always traveling the same direction at the same time of day. The first time I checked the camera last year I had about 15 pictures of him and I thought "wow it's going to be really easy to pattern him". Then September rolled around and all of a sudden he disappeared completely! But, I set one of my cameras up in the same location this year, and he's back again. The color picture is from last year (June 20th), and the black and white is from this year (June 24th - Forgot to reset the date and time).

I caught one about a week ago (37") while casting for bass. Are you planning on trolling or casting?

Thanks Ivan, and I wasn't concerned with the sharing of information part of my catch. Since it was my first one, there was a possibility of me not "handling" it correctly, and I didn't want to cause a big deal out of it. As far as being hooked, I think that would be an understatement

Last year there was a thread posted on here that explained how to safely catch and release a musky. At the time, I had never fished for musky, and did not feel like I really needed to know the information since it wasn't likely I'd be targeting them any time soon (but I read the thread anyways). It was very informative, and a few days ago while fishing for bass with my parents on Waneta Lake, I caught and landed a 37" Musky (my first ever!). Had I not read that thread the previous year, it's likely that I would not have known how sensitive of a fish they are, and I would not know how to properly release them. I also probably would not have posted the picture that was taken out of fear that maybe I did something wrong and would get crucified on here for it. However, I am happy to say that after I held her up for a very quick picture, she was back in the water within a few seconds. I gently held onto her tail in the water until she finally took off like a bullet. I always welcome constructive criticism, so if there is anything that I could do better next time on my catch and release, please feel free to let me know on here or through a PM.