Wildlife Caught on Camera—Volume 14

Candid Trail Camera Moments

For your viewing pleasure, we compiled some of the more ridiculous wildlife moments caught on camera thanks to nearly three dozen trail cameras scattered across the Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch (TRMR)—an outdoor classroom on an epic scale. In this short video, you will see animals like you’ve never seen before. Some scratch their butts on a tree while others bust their butts as they try to get away from the scary camera. 

From kid camps to Scout expeditions, the TRMR is a place to slow down and watch as nature goes about her business. And what better way to watch than with strategically placed trail cameras? The ranch has trail cameras set in key locations, and those cameras take thousands of shots every year. The job of sorting those photos falls to Chris Hansen, Boone and Crockett Fellow at the University of Montana.

While data tables, graphs, and dissertations scratch the scientific itch, ground-breaking research by Boone and Crockett Fellow Chris Hansen brings the wildlife of the TRMR into homes across the country. His Ph.D. dissertation examined how different land uses affect plants and animals. He placed trail cameras in various locations on the TRMR as part of his research. After sifting through tens of thousands of photos, he sends the absolute best of wolves, badgers, bears, deer, elk, and more to the Club. The resulting images and videos are on the Club’s website: Caught on Camera.

Camera locations on Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch.

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