Trail cameras are addicting. You buy one, get some pictures then decide that you should have another one at a certain intersection and the next thing you know, you are like us and have almost 10 out in the woods, trying to pattern your deer. That excitement of pulling those memory cards quickly vanishes when you see things that don’t belong on your property. In the past couple of months, we have had lots of activity on the trail cameras; a car driving around in the newly planted clover and a man walking through a highly traveled deer intersection. Both men had to make an effort to get where they were; this was not just an 'oops, I took a wrong turn.' We had posted signs up already and clearly that was not enough of a deterrent to keep them away. This is when it pays to be friends with police officers. I sent pictures of the car to a friend, who came back within minutes with the name of the car's owner. I did the same thing with the p...
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