Scouting Articles

Early season offers too many windfalls not to exploit.

Browning Trail Cameras’ Defender Vision Pro LSF is a cellular trail camera built for hunters and landowners who want real-time livestream capability in a feature-rich scouting platform.

The author has been running Spypoint trail cams for six years, and in 2025 he added the Flex-Dark and Flex-S-Dark (solar) cell models to his scouting mix.

A deep dive into the cellular trail cam debate.

Spring is the perfect time to walk your property, including sanctuaries, to learn all you can about the local whitetails.

The recently released Muddy Trifecta 180 cellular trail camera captures panoramic 180-degree photos and videos.

The author used two new Spypoint cell cams during the 2024 South Dakota deer season, and also placed four of his older Spypoints (2022 and 2023 cell models) back in the woods for an extended field test.

In the author’s opinion, most whitetail hunters don’t get shooting opportunities on mature bucks because they scout and hunt TOO much.

Killing a mature whitetail buck isn’t always as easy as hunting over these clues.

Throughout North America, cellular trail cameras have changed how hunters scout and pursue whitetails.

Tactacam has completely redesigned its popular X-Pro and X 2.0 cellular cameras; today the company announced its new-for-2024 Reveal X 3.0 and Reveal Pro 3.0.

The Ridgetec Freedom cellular scouting camera uses the latest technology in motion sensors and detection circuits, as well as black flash lighting and 4G cellular transmission.

The author has used SpyPoint cellular trail cams for a few years, and in this review he details his most recent experience — over a 7-month period — with the LM2, Flex G-36 and Flex-S models.

The author runs a SpyPoint Flex cellular trail camera during the 2022 South Dakota archery deer season. Spoiler — this trail cam works well and is an outstanding value.