Occurrence Counters?

Planter · 09-16-2007, 05:44 AM

Is there anything on the market that just time and date stamps when something walks by rather than take a picture. Like a trail cam without the Camera??

I don't need to SEE every deer that walks by but I would like to know when they did.

BOB7255KHZ · 09-16-2007, 06:58 AM

Walmart sells a little cheap gizmo.....sells for about $8.00 or so.
It is a little digital clock that connects to a tree....then a fine black thread goes to another tree or anchor point.....when the deer walks thru the string , well the string trips the clock showing the date and time it was disturbed .
This item would be the ticket if one wanted to know the time a trail is being used.
BOB

martinfaw · 09-16-2007, 10:43 AM

I use and like them but they are fragile in the rain, I tilt them down toward the trip side and tape the seam on top.

TRAIL TIMER
P.O. BOX 28722
ST. PAUL, MN 55128

They really shine in places that baiting is legal.

Martin

Planter · 09-16-2007, 09:24 PM

I was using that little guy 20 years ago.. Was cutting edge at the time but only triggered once when the string was pulled. El Cheapo digital watch set-up. Boy it was something many many moons ago but I was hoping for something that monitored multiple deer occurrences. Seems like it would be a great idea.
I fugure If I got a trail with 20 deer moving by thats where Iwant to be regardless of whether they are bucks or does. Have does and the bucks will follow..

I have been known to just tie a light piece if thread across a trail. When a deer broke the string I knew something had moved thru and you can even tell which direction by how the thread ended up.

Bigg~BirddVA · 09-17-2007, 07:42 AM

Just get the cheapest digital trail cam you can that has a date/time stamp. Forget the pics and count blank exposures. If you do get something then it's just a bonus over what you wanted. As far as I know there is nothing like what you're looking for.

peeker · 09-19-2007, 09:28 PM

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ORIGINAL: Bigg~BirddVA

Just get the cheapest digital trail cam you can that has a date/time stamp. Forget the pics and count blank exposures. If you do get something then it's just a bonus over what you wanted. As far as I know there is nothing like what you're looking for.

Thats probably the best idea. Here is something like what you want http://www.trailtimer.com/5event-tt500.htm
but at $135... might as well get a cheap digi and put a big sd card in it.

Hotburn76 · 09-19-2007, 09:33 PM

Only problem with a cheap digital camera is they will eat your lunch in batteries!