Time-lapse cameras can be an invaluable turkey scouting tool. This model will capture all game movements near and far.
Trail cameras can be just as effective for wild turkeys as for deer. The PlotWatcher Pro time-lapse camera is a boon to turkey hunters since the camera captures game movements at long distances and shoots from sunup until sundown. If you suspect that a gobbler is strutting in a remote field or clearing, post a camera and you’ll know what time the bird uses the strutting zone and whether its alone or part of a group of toms. Whatever moves in the view of the camera is captured, whether turkeys, deer, coyotes, or trespassers. Here’s the full story.
A time-lapse camera will capture all game movements near and far.
PlotWatcher’s time-lapse technology gives a hunter the ability to get pictures from long range and to cover a wide area of terrain. Scouting with a PlotWatcher doesn’t disturb deer like a running a traditional trail camera, which must at very close range to take a picture of a deer.If the camera itself doesn’t disturb the deer, the hunter constantly walking into the areas deer like to frequent will. PlotWatcher is a game changer when it comes to effective scouting with trail cameras. The time-lapse technology of a PlotWatcher can capture images of an entire food plot, a powerline opening or a hardwood bottom. Set a PlotWatcher on a long stretch of a creek to know exactly where a big buck likes to cross.
The PlotWatcher takes a picture every few seconds. It does not have to be triggered by movement within feet of a sensor like a standard trial camera. With a PlotWatcher, it’s amazing the hidden gems of information a hunter can find, like seeing the image of a big buck almost hidden in the background, one that would have never even triggered a traditional trail-camera to take a picture.
Knowing where and when turkeys travel helps to make decoys much more effective.
With a standard trail camera, the camera has to be placed exactly where a deer is going to walk by. If a buck takes a different path 10 yards to the left or right, a traditional trail camera can’t catch the action. With a PlotWatcher, the time and direction of that buck’s movement is captured on digital images – guaranteed.
The images taken with a PlotWatcher can be viewed in a time-lapse video with remarkable speed. A hunter can review footage from a 12-hour day in approximately 3 minutes.
The original PlotWatcher from Day 6 Outdoors revolutionized scouting camera technology and functionality. The new PlotWatcher Pro takes the revolution to the next level. The PlotWatcher Pro has the best battery life of time-lapse cameras, lasting up to 4 months on a set of 8 AA batteries. It can record up to 1 million images, which are saved directly to video format with Tru-Video. Using the included GameFinder software with MotionSearch, you can review hours of video quickly and easily find frames in which movement is detected.
Low-impact scouting during hunting season with a PlotWatcher truly is a game changer for serious hunters.
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Joe Byers
Joe Byers has more than 1,000 magazine articles in print and is currently a field editor with Whitetail Journal, Predator Xtreme, Whitetails Unlimited, Crossbow Revolution, and African Hunting Journal magazines. He’s spent the last three decades depicting the thrill of the chase and photographing the majesty of all things wild. Byers is a member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association and numerous other professional and conservation organizations.
