Who Remembers This?

[BHC]

We have come a long way since then !!!

[jerseyhunter]

I have one similar, when the deer /animal passes it pulls the thread stopping the timer. The direction of the thread shows the direction of travel. Haven't used it in 15 years or more.

[Palawman30]

oh man does that thing bring back memories. I had like 5 set up in a 10 acre patch. Remember wetting the ground below it to see if it was a buck or doe track?

[BowhunterNJ]

When I was in highschool I used to do exactly what they does minus the timer with sewing thread. I would go in the afternoon after school and set sewing thread across every trail I could find along the hiking paths, then check them in the morning before school. You could tell by the direction the thread broke and got carried how the deer were moving. Then I'd reset them and check again after school. So I could see their morning and midday movements, as well as their night time movements to get an idea of where they were bedding vs feeding. Even though I didn't have exact times I had a general idea. Pretty inexpensive way to do it, but required a fair amount of time (which I no longer have and with the advent of trailcams is unnecessary). Pretty cool though, that picture brought back some memories!

[nycredneck]

Hey bowhunterNJ, not only did I use the same thread trick back in day, I actually used it this past weekend. I have a trail behind my house and did not want to use my camera and then remembered the old thread across the trail trick.    

[BowhunterNJ]

That's awesome! Yeah it's perfect for anything that's close to home or even behind it that you can check regularly! Perfect, inexpensive solution!