New experience with game cameras

[BoilerUP]

Went to check cameras today on my property in southern Indiana (northern Clark Co) that had been hanging since mid-August. I found two cameras with chewed-on straps, and a third with a chewed-on strap that was missing its motion sensor. All three cameras were no-glo StealthCams (G42NG and G45NG).

Checked the card in the camera with the missing motion sensor and guess what I find?

These three young coyotes evidently decided eating fawns wasn't enough, they were gonna eat $100 trail cameras too. Here's the best pic of them, but they were on the other two cameras with chewed-on straps as well.

We've had this property for over 8 years with between 6-10 cameras up at any time, and this has NEVER happened. Now its three cameras fussed with in a one-week period (early Oct) by the same group of bored-ass juvenile deliquent yotes.

Anybody experienced this before from coyotes?

I hope to introduce them to Mr. NAP Spitfire or Mr. 108gr Elite Hunter if they come across me in stand in the coming month.

 

[WB300]

When I used to run several cameras, I got alot of pics and videos of critters and game nosing and licking the camera. One camera had teeth marks on it's housing. I think it was more of a curiosity and bored thing than anything else. Sorry if I can't give you more insight there.

I did eventually put the cameras at about chest/head level and angled down slightly to avoid the close ups. With the exception of the occasional close up of a squirrel's ass.... it worked. The angle also cut down on the glare I got on the cameras that faced the sun.

 

[zeroz]

Critters definitely seem to know something is going on with the cameras. Whether its just curiosity or what, I dont know. I have had them bumped around and chewed up. Ive had birds peck out the shiny parts. Also have seen pics of bucks where in the pic they are staring dead at the camera and then I never seen that buck again on that camera. I started putting them a short climbing stick high, so about 8 feet looking down and they dont seem to notice it near as much. The squirrels will occasionally chew on the loose end of a strap but thats about it. Pretty much all my cameras are 20 hours away in alabama so we'll see what we find come January.

 

[wvfarrier]

Black bear routinely maul my cameras. Even the one in lock boxes

 

[Namekagon]

Black bear routinely maul my cameras. Even the one in lock boxes

Truth. We’ve had bears maul many cameras over the years. It was worse when the cameras used to “click” when it took a picture.

 

[roostercogburn98]

Bears mess up quite a few cameras around here as well.