In the book Deer Cameras: The Science of Scouting, Wisconsin bowhunter and QDMA member Todd Reabe reveals where he gets amazing daytime photos of monster bucks on his small, well-managed property. And day images are what you want, because that shows when and where you might arrow a whopper when he’s on his feet in shooting light.
Todd stays away from field edges and instead aims his cameras into hidden pockets and strips of security cover. “Small funnels and bottlenecks of thick cover between feeding and bedding areas are the best spots for my cams,” he says.
Look for these secret cam hotspots on aerial photos and then go in, ground scout and hang your cameras for images of big deer.
That is a whopper buck! I fully agree that you need to stay away from the field edges unless it’s preseason or rut you won’t get many photos there. I find they are in the this stuff on travel corridors that are hard to access and where they don’t have to travel far from bedding to feeding zones.