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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