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Trail Cameras and Big Bucks

Trail Cameras and Big Bucks

By Mark Melotik

Nearly every big buck harvest you see these days includes trail camera photos. Trail cameras are now in integral part of nearly every deer hunter’s scouting efforts — and they’re a lot of fun, too! A few stalwarts complained about trail cameras when they first became popular, but the management advantages were hard to dispute. ...

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