We’ve all heard the saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

For the most part, it is a completely true statement. Those of us that love the outdoors are infatuated with pictures. We take landscape photos and we have hundreds of pictures with us posing with fish and wild game. The list is endless. Most sportsmen even have their cell phones jammed up with photos from past excursions. There is one type of photo, though, that is not only interesting to look at, it is also a critical piece of our tool set.

Trail Cameras (or Camera Traps, as some call them) are an increasingly popular way to take wildlife photos. Originally, these trail cams were developed to help hunters scout an area without spending countless hours in the woods. As our lives became more hectic, this idea soon proved a hit, and thousands of these devices have been strapped to trees across the nation.