Toxie Givens

I have discussed how much I enjoy filming my past turkey hunts here on my Website. So going into deer season, I decided to upgrade my Canon HV40 camera with some add-ons. I have previously written about the Primos camera arm (View Article) that I purchased to use this fall. Now let us talk about the new gear.

I love my camera and the only complaint I have is the built in microphone. It is not good. It records all the camera noise and do not get me started about wind noise. So I bought a shotgun microphone that is built for my camera. This will take care of my sound issues.

I also bought a lens hood to help shade the sun while filming. Another item I bought was a lens filter to go on my camera that filters out UV light. This will make my video have more realistic colors.

The final product I bought was a new tripod. I used a cheap one during turkey season and every time I set it up I wished for a new one. I bought a really good one, so no more complaining. This tripod is perfect for filming out of tower stands, yet it can fold up in a smaller package for those turkey setups.

Shown below is my new pimped out camera and tripod. Bring on the deer now.

 

Back in July, I got trail camera photos of a fawn that has some skin removed. My buddy said the fawn got hit by a car but I say it is some kind of disorder or maybe a predator got after it. From the photos, the fawn looks like he/she is getting around with little problem. I then got pictures in August of the same fawn which showed that he/she had removed skin on its other side also. After discovering this, I sent Dr. Grant Woods from GrowingDeer.Tv an email asking him what his opinion was. He was nice enough to respond and here is his response.

“I agree with your buddy, the hair loss pattern appears to be caused by the deer sliding on an abrasive surface, etc. There are several possibilities that could have caused this including, but not limited to glancing a tree while moving fast or sliding on pavement while dodging a car. No one will probably ever know what caused those scars. The fawn appears healthy in the images and I suspect will regrow hair in those areas. The hair may be a slightly different color and provide you with a way to identify that deer as it ages.”

This is the kind of stuff you can capture with a trail camera on how Mother Nature works in the wild. One more side note, visit Dr. Grant Woods’ site (GrowingDeer.Tv) for great management tips. His videos are always insightful and informative.