Photographer Captures Rare ‘Spirit Moose’ on Trail Camera
A photographer captured a rare "spirit moose" on a trail camera he set up after a long fascination with the elusive white moose.
NH Lets Anyone Mount Game Cameras on Private Land Without Permission
Under current New Hampshire law, hunters can enter private property and mount game cameras -- camera traps designed to track prey for the purposes of hunting -- without permission from the landowner. Pending legislation, New Hampshire Senate Bill 14, aims to change that.
‘Mystery’ Creature Caught on Camera Puzzles State Park Officials
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials are puzzled by a "mystery animal" caught on a game camera in the Rio Grande Valley last week. Officials wondered if the creature could be a new species or an escaped animal from a nearby zoo.
Photographer Records Stunning Footage of Lynx in Snowy Forest
A photographer captured incredible footage of lynxes roaring and licking a trail camera in Northwestern Maine.
City Finds Its Wildlife Trail Camera Filled with Bear Selfies
A government agency in Colorado received a surprise recently when it checked on a wildlife trail camera and found that out of hundreds of photos captured, a majority of them were "bear selfies."
Bear Cub Adjusts Trail Camera With Amazing Results
A bear cub adjusted a trail camera with surprisingly good results in Northern Minnesota.
Deer Hunter Finds His Missing Camera Wrapped Around a Buck’s Antlers
A deer hunter whose trail camera went missing was amazed when he discovered where it was; wrapped around the antlers of a giant buck.
Bear Cub Being a ‘Twerp’ Attacks Trail Camera
A bratty bear cub has been dubbed a "twerp" after it took out its frustration on a trail camera, wrecking the photo equipment seemingly because it was reprimanded by its mother.
A 3-Year Quest to Photograph a Bobcat and an Epic Camera Trap Shot
In September of 2018, I had already been dabbling with remote trail cameras for about six or seven years. I had captured trail cam images and video of just about all of the high-profile critters you’d be interested to capture in my part of the world: coyotes, foxes, bears, bobcats, and mountain lions.
Wildlife Camera Trap Captures Man Striking a Pose
Conservation photographer and wildlife tracker Jeff Wirth was reviewing the photos on a camera trap he had set up when he was surprised with this unexpected shot: an unknown man who had spotted the camera and decided to strike a pose.
Photographer Captures Vast Array of Wild Animals that Use the Log Bridge Near His Home
A couple of years ago, wildlife photographer Robert Bush Sr. set up a trail cam on one side of a log bridge near his home in Pennsylvania. In the viral video above, he collected one year's worth of footage into a single compilation that shows the incredible array of wild animals that use this bridge.
Trail Camera Captures Rare Footage of Deer Shaking Off Its Antlers
A Vermont resident recently lucked into some "spectacular and unique" footage on a trail camera near her home. The rare footage captured the exact moment when an 8-point buck shed its antlers: an annual occurrence, but something that is rarely caught on camera.
Trail Camera Catches Mouse Secretly Cleaning Man’s Shed Every Night
72-year-old Stephen Mckears was puzzled every morning when he would find hardware he left out on his workbench returned to their box. Using a wildlife trail camera, he discovered that a mouse was spending hours every night putting his tools back and tidying up his workspace.
This Motion-Detecting Wildlife Camera Was Made with Raspberry Pi
Want a remote motion-activated wildlife camera without shelling out big bucks? You can build one yourself using Raspberry Pi. PiBat recently built a pint-sized one, and it works quite well.
Trail Camera in L.A. Captures Mountain Lion Above City Lights
A National Park remote camera has captured a picture-perfect shot of a mountain lion at night with the city lights of Los Angeles as the backdrop.
Kentucky Man Allegedly Hid Bombs in Trail Cameras, ATF Says Beware
The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a public service announcement this week warning Kentucky residents to stay away from any trail cameras they find in Harlan County. Not because they'll ruin a photo... because these cameras might have bombs inside them rigged to explode.
Trail Camera Snaps Up-Close Photos of a Mountain Lion Family at Mealtime
Capturing clear and up-close photos of a mountain lion family is difficult for a photographer to do, and that's where remote cameras can come in and help. The National Park Service recently captured a beautiful set of photos in the Santa Monica Mountains showing a mother and two kittens.