I finally got my replacement trail cam from Cuddeback after my last one stopped working. After my morning hunt in CT I put out the trail camera in a spot I think a few decent bucks are using. There are some fresh rubs, a scrape and lots of acorns, droppings and tracks so I'm hopeful that I'll finally get some pictures.

Luckily we have been getting non-stop photos from some of our readers and these bucks are serious contenders for this season.

It's interesting to see bucks acting aggressive already even though the rut is still one month away. In CT I've been watching a 6 and 7 pointer hang out like they're brothers, but I know once the rut kicks in they won't be such close friends anymore.

These last two photos taken during shooting hours is what you really like to see. It's great to get shots of big bucks at night, but you can't hunt them at night so seeing them during the day is half the battle. If I get several pictures of a big buck at night I'll try to guess where he's coming from and keep moving the trail camera until I can get him on film during the day.

Pretty soon we can stop talking about these trail cam bucks and start talking about the bucks hitting the ground - only two more weeks until the season opens!