Photo-of-the-Week Gallery

5.14.12 :: Doug Wonders :: Motley, MN
"When I see this image I think, bald eagle, symbol of American freedom! It causes me to take pause and appreciate what we have in this great country of ours." - Walt

5.7.12 :: Gene Johnson :: Elon, NC
"Just this weekend, I watched helplessly as three hens changed course and took a trailing tom in front of the landowner's Cuddeback and down a trail off the property instead of to the end of the field where my wife and I awaited. I imagine the resulting image looks a lot like this one - tail fanned, wingtips dragging and so close you can see individual strands of the beard." - Walt

4.30.12 :: Kathy Redge :: Cadillac, MI
"The shepard's hooks are bent. The suet feeder is empty. And the bear is caught in mid-spill emptying another feeder all over his coat. These are expensive toys this bear is playing with!" - Walt

4.23.12 :: Preston Jenneman :: Bloomer, WI
"If one didn't know better one would surmise that this poor deer struggled to survive a grueling winter. Truth be told, It's getting rid of the winter coat it hardly needed! Either way, it looks scruffy and won't win any beauty contests but it is interesting enough to win photo-of-the-week!" - Walt

4.16.12 :: Bill Stonebraker :: Eldora, IA
"Are these turkeys tempting fate? Can they sense this coyote isn't hunting? Is the coyote distracting the turkeys while other coyotes lurk? Based on body language, the birds are obviously on high alert and must feel like they can get away if need be." - Walt

4.9.12 :: Leonard Westra :: Lohn, TX
"Leonard was able to snap a few photos of this bearded hen Rio Grande turkey with his point-and-shoot camera, but it took his Cuddeback (mounted just 12 inches off the ground) to get the best photo. That's quite a beard for a hen!" - Walt

4.2.12 :: Gary Kraszewski :: Green Bay, WI
"Gary set his Cuddeback up on this drumming log with the hope of getting some grouse photos. He was surprised to get this porcupine. This porcupine almost looks cuddly enough to hug, at a painful price." - Walt

3.26.12 :: Winston Zimmerman :: Martinsburg, PA
"Everyone is talking turkey! While shed hunting, a buddy reported finding several nests already with eggs. Another buddy had to stop to let a strutting tom across the road. While on a walk, my wife and I found two toms strutting and gobbling in a yard in the middle of suburbia. And, of all the great turkey photos submitted this past week, this is my favorite. Afternoon delight!" - Walt

3.19.12 :: Michael Wittich :: St. Charles, MO
"I awoke Saturday morning to the resounding gobble of an Iowa tom. I was there to hunt for shed's but found myself looking for turkey sign in anticipation of my upcoming hunt. After several more gobbles I heard the bird fly down, but never saw him. I did later put my new Ambush IR in the vicinity and hope to get a photo like this one." - Walt

3.12.12 :: Justin Ellenbergery :: Fruit Cove, FL
"Spring is in the air! Time to be shed hunting, turkey scouting and enjoying warmer temperatures. These Florida long beards better beware as Justin notes turkey season starts in just a matter of days." - Walt

3.5.12 :: Crockett Murphy :: Jonesboro, AR
"This close call, captured by Cuddeback, brings back a flood of memories, from a past turkey hunt when I was the turkey and a bobcat came after me. Like the bird in this photo, I got away, but only after the cat collided with the bottoms of my boots as I rolled to avoid the attack." - Walt

2.27.12 :: Wendell Harvey :: Houlton, ME
"Here's a rare sight! A Canada Lynx, photographed in Maine. Check out that front paw! It is like a built-in snowshoe.This animal is categorized as "threatened" on the endangered species list here in the U.S. My only encounter with a lynx was near Dryden, Ontario. That young cat was traveling a remote roadside ditch and seemed unimpressed by our presence - it even ignored a piece of fast food chicken we tossed to it's feet from out of the truck window. Smart cat!" - Walt

2.20.12 :: Joe Defibaugh :: Franklin, PA
"Joe dedicates at least one camera to animals other than deer, an idea I endorse, especially when it results in photos like this! A handy fallen log makes for an easy creek crossing for lots of critters including a bobcat on the prowl." - Walt

2.13.12 :: Robert Goodrich :: Little Sioux, IA
"I remember, in the pre-camera era, finding a rub on a utility pole on property I was hunting. Robert did what I wish I could have. He caught the buck on his Cuddeback. By the looks of it, this is not the first buck to rake this pole!" - Walt

2.6.12 :: Mike Baldwin :: Ozark, MO
"These two Missouri bucks were captured in December on a Cuddeback set up at a scrape site. This is the only image and both deer were found nearby in a bloody, muddy heap having been finished off by coyotes. It appears to me that one buck has succumbed and, although not mentioned, I wonder if their antlers were locked." - Walt

1.30.12 :: Greg Holden :: Lake Geneva, WI
"Greg reports that this buck appears every two or three weeks to check out the backyard feeder. He’s a dandy and obviously made it through the hunting season. It will soon be time to look for his fabulous, long-tined, symmetrical sheds. Also, notice how this Attack IR image is so well exposed!" - Walt

1.23.12 :: Zach Scott :: Mason City, IA
"This lucky red-tailed hawk found it's lunch. Or, should I say this unlucky cottontail rabbit found it's demise. Either way, Cuddeback found its subject in the center of the frame, as usual!" - Walt

1.16.11 :: Rory Leishman :: Slave Lake, Alberta
"January in Alberta - you know it's cold! The pelts of these canine combatants look to be midwinter prime. I can just feel the thick, heavy fur by looking at this great image." - Walt

1.9.12 :: Mitch Dozier :: Montgomery, AL
"Since the Crimson Tide is playing for the national title tonight I have chosen the image of this nice Alabama buck as photo-of-the-week. The question is, who will have more points? This deer (10pts) or or the Alabama football team tonight?" - Walt

1.2.10 :: Darrell Clough :: Boulder Junction, WI
"This may be a Cuddeback first! Not one but two good-sized albino bucks in the same photo... in the snow no less. So few albinos seem to survive long enough to attain this size." - Walt

12.27.10 :: Josh Bushee :: Richland Center, WI
"With the new year almost upon us and hunting seasons coming to a close I find myself recounting all of the encounters of this past rut. This recently submitted image captures the essence as well as any. You just know there is a battle brewing based on the body language of these two dandy bucks!" - Walt

12.19.11 :: Doug York :: Yadkinville, NC
""A great look down the trail as this long-tined 8-pointer makes his way along a scrape line. Doug would bag this beautiful Carolina buck a few days after this image was taken. I love the perspective that Doug achieved by mounting the camera above the trail!" - Walt

12.12.11 :: Dave Pateuk :: Millis, MA
"As deer seasons are winding down for the year this dramatic image should remind us why keeping the predator population in check is important. The coyote population has grown where I hunt deer and the coyotes certainly impacted my hunt this year." - Walt

12.5.11 :: Buck Reper :: Lorimor, IA
"Three years of selective harvesting and food plot management and a property where one was lucky to see any deer is now producing animals like this! Neat story and great photo of king of the hill." - Walt

11.28.11 :: John Schmitz :: Meadville, MO
"John says he has 39 Cuddeback images of this stud including this lunchtime shot taken the day before the Missouri gun opener. This is why I hesitate to take a lunch break!" - Walt

11.21.11 :: Bryan Pridemore :: Waverly, IL
"Timing is everything! Remarkably, this fabulous Illinois buck is reacting to the shot. Or, more accurately, reacting to being shot. Bryan's arrow has just passed through the deer. I am surprised by how many times Cuddeback captures the shot, as this is one of several such images submitted this season." - Walt

11.14.11 :: Wayne Trimbell :: Eau Claire, WI
"What you see is a big Wisconsin buck checking out his scrape in the middle of the day. What you can't see is that he is just 300 yards from Wayne's driveway in a heavily populated area!" - Walt

11.07.11 :: Matthew Martin :: Templeton, PA
"It's happening right now as I write this note. Bucks are chasing hard just like the buck in this photo. What a great image with the entire situation captured perfectly! The big question? Why am I not in a tree? Get out there!" - Walt

10.31.11 :: Don Gasaway :: Henderson, TX
"With the rut just around the corner we are starting to see some images of pretty nice bucks. This Texas buck has as much character as any and the close up photo shows all the idiosyncrasies of his rack." - Walt

10.24.11 :: Rusty Schmid :: Monticello, WI
"Cuddeback comes through again! Rusty watched from afar as this buck chased a doe. Without binoculars, Rusty struggled to see how big the deer really was. Later, Rusty decides to check his two Cuddebacks and the buck appears on each including this image with a perfect pose to see the buck’s rack!" - Walt

10.18.11 :: Chris Ortwein :: Newaygo, MI
"First of all, this is not your average "blind." Second of all, this is not your average deer coming out of the window of this not-so-average blind. Chris' theory is that the deer use his blind to avoid deer flies. I wonder what happens if the deer decide to use the blind while Chris is inside? It could make for a rather wild meeting between hunter and hunted!" - Walt

10.10.11 :: Brad Stokke :: Grand Prairie, AB
"This bull moose is up early (or pulling an all-nighter) and on the prowl walking the trails during the rut in search of cows. This is one of the best, if not the best, moose photos ever submitted!" - Walt

8.3.11 :: Douglas Dean :: Grand Junction, CO
"After unsuccessfully running the mountains of Colorado for a week chasing elk it is nice to see what one of these bad boys looks like close up. What a classic photo with this big, mud-covered bull bugling to let us hunters know who is king!" - Walt

9.26.11 :: Alan Nelson :: Kellogg, MN
"Why take the rows when you can blow through the stalks? This image brings to mind numerous corny comments: this buck got an earful…corn camo for deer…this buck has been stalked…low cost corn picker…the price of corn is so high that now the deer are swiping it…" - Walt

9.19.11 :: Julie Morgan :: Peninsula, OH
"With the final shrouds of velvet hanging from his antlers, we can now officially declare this long-tined Ohio giant as “hard-horned.” And, that means hunting seasons are here or near. Let the celebration begin!" - Walt

9.12.11 :: Eric Headington :: Windsor, WI
"Abnormal antlers on one side are usually caused by bodily injuries on the opposite side. It's not often that we get such a good close-up look at such a deformity as the club-like antler on this Wisconsin buck's left side." - Walt

9.7.11 :: Dick Scorzafava :: Limpopo River, South Africa
"What better animal to portray the exceptional quality of Attack IR’s infrared images than an image of the cagey Zebra. This image was submitted by pro-staffer, Dick Scorzafava, who brought his Cuddeback with him on a recent safari to the Limpopo River region of northern South Africa! Here’s something you probably don’t know: Zebra meat is extremely tasty!" - Walt

8.29.11 :: William Helms :: Buena Vista, CO
"Up close and personal with a Colorado kitty cat that's out for an evening stroll. From my limited experience with these animals I can tell you I know more of them have seen me (based on sign encountered while hunting) than I have seen of them (just one)." - Walt

8.22.11 :: Mike Persichini :: Troy, MI
"I'm not sure what mike has on this tree but this buck sure likes it! The trees, in this setup, frame the subject making for a great photo. And, Attack's Smart Color Technology assures exceptional color saturation!" - Walt

8.15.11 :: Adam Quiggle :: Barnesville, MN
"The warm orange and purple hues of an August sunset combined with the cool greens of the late summer foliage make for a visually powerful image. This impressive young buck is going to be a real dandy!" - Walt

8.8.11 :: Adam Bernard :: McCook Lake, SD
"The bulbous, velvet-covered tines on this South Dakota eight pointer look like they're going to explode! With a good month of additional growth left, this is going to be one dandy deer! I can't wait to check my cameras." - Walt

8.1.11 :: Chris Miraglia :: Canton, OH
"Chris hit the nail on the head with the question he posed in the comments he sent along with this image. Upon retrieving images of this magnificent buck, Chris asks: 'Why can't deer season start today?' My sentiments exactly!" - Walt

7.25.11 :: Susan Fike :: Batesville, AR
"I shot my bow for the first time over the weekend as I was inspired by photos like this one and news of drawing a tag. It won't be long and we'll all be back in the woods. If your cameras aren't out, now is the time to put them overlooking a mineral site like this one." - Walt

7.17.11 :: Don Pickell :: Rossville, IN
"As usually happens anytime the boys get together, there's a lot going on at this Indiana "mineral bar.” One of the bucks in the foreground casually watches as one of the bucks in the background throws some punches. Looks like Dan has some pretty nice deer in his bachelor group." - Walt

7.11.11 :: Austin Troyer :: Weldon, IA
"Do you have a camera out over your mineral licks? Remember that is the Game Plan. Austin got an image of this nice Iowa buck this way. Notice the odd point protruding from near the base of this buck's left antler." - Walt

7.4.11 :: Rory Leishman :: Slave Lake, Alberta
"We do not see many moose images so this is a rare treat. This newborn calf with it's long legs is so gangly that it's cute! It will need these long legs to keep up with mom who looks to still be working on her new summer coat." - Walt

6.27.11 :: Louie Chaplinski :: Gilman, WI
"A few days after setting up his brand new Cuddeback Attack IR, Louie just had to go check it (I admit I would do the same thing). As he puts it "you can imagine my surprise when I see this guy!!!" That's what's so much fun about scouting cameras. You never know what you are going to see!" - Walt

6.20.11 :: Shane Francis Jefferson :: Ashe County, NC
"I keep counting the points on this buck and I think there might end up being 13 including a double browtine on his left side! That’s a lot of headgear for what appears to me to be a relatively young animal. Time to get excited for hunting season." - Walt

6.14.11 :: Thomas Gillen :: Lakeville, MN
"Once again Cuddeback captures a photo of what was previously just a rumor. Word of this partially white turkey was spreading and Thomas got this image of it in front of his son's tree stand." - Walt

6.7.11 :: Jeff Stone :: Slave Lake, Alberta
"This photo reminds me of my uncle after a holiday meal. At least my uncle naps on the sofa and doesn't lay down in the food like this bear…Jeff reports that his Cuddeback recorded lots of bear activity during the two weeks he and his fellow Slave Lake residents were evacuated from their homes and the area due to a massive forest fire." - Walt

5.30.11 :: Bob Klopp :: Jersey Shore, PA
"It's spring and that means the cycle of life in the animal world begins anew. As these bear cubs demonstrate, young animals frequently behave much like young children. While mama bear takes a break, Cuddeback captured these two cubs in a wrestling match. You’ll notice a third cub hanging out with mom." - Walt

5.23.11 :: Jon Massie :: Randolph, KS
"If I didn't know better I'd say this was the big tom that I chased all over Wisconsin. Based on the fast ones he pulled on me I wouldn't put it past him to rub salt in the wound by posing for a picture on my Cuddeback. Actually, this is a great photo submitted by Jon Massie of a Kansas tom. I hope Jon had better luck than I did!" - Walt