Trail cameras are the best scouting device with minimum invasion to announcing your presence. Especially during the rut when the big ones start to expand their range and start coming out in daylight. I thoroughly enjoy the anticipation of getting the recorded images every two weeks to see what's been moving in the area. Sharing the knowledge with fellow hunters adds to the excitement and seeing patterns develop helps highten the anticipatoin as the rut kicks off.

I'm probably at the extreme but I have 8 digital cameras out starting in August and cover about 300 acreas. I've been buying two per year and with the price of gas, have cut my trips to the hunting land down by 75% still feel like I know what's happening on my 40's while I'm away.

Best hunting gearinvestment I've ever made.