Watching some of your older videos, looks like we stomp around on some of the same ground

Dang. Those snakes make for an interesting walk in to your stand early season. Friend carries a Judge loaded with .410 shot shells to celebrate those occasions. Some folks cry about killing snakes, but there are enough non-poisonous snakes to fill the gap. Have read stories about settlers getting snake bit and they swelled up and their skin busted open, if they survived the bite.

Have not used trail cams on public in years due to theft and vandalism, but if I start again, cheap cameras and mounted high out of reach comes to mind. Acorn production key to deer activity here. Not much public food plotting around. Small open areas between heavy cover can be productive. The more difficult the access, the better the hunting can be. Which can translate to a terrible deer drag out. ha.

Nope not worth it. I’m not that guy who has a life altering fear of snakes but I really do not like poisonous snakes and don’t like to be startled by any snake.