Weather or not?

[GCTerpfan]

Have a buddy that has 4-5 cell cams on his pretty small piece of ground(150ish acres) and he had 315k pics for 2022.

I get bored after about 50 pics. Probably why I don't run a lot of cams. lol

 

[Plebe]

1 million trail camera photos
525,600 minutes in a sleepless year

2 pictures per minute, every hour of every day for a year.

That's a lot just to look at, no matter how you cut it. And then analyze it all.

 

[Plebe]

Neither finding is at odds with the other.

This is why topics like this are impossible to discuss on the internet. The mechanics of it don’t allow for that level of detail.

Dr. Strickland is the PR apparatus of their work. He knows that for the diverse audience he’s communicating with, he can ONLY put forth general conclusions based on reliable data they’ve already gathered. His reputation, and that of their project, are at stake.

He necessarily HAS to say zero correlation between weather and daytime deer movement(or sightings, if that’s your jam). Because there isn’t one - IN THEIR DATA. If he tells people he thinks there is or isn’t, and he’s proven wrong, people will discount all of their work. People like to assume their intentions and past behavior matter in assessment of their own mistakes or wrong doings. But they don’t extend the same grace to others. He’s a brilliant fellow to be able to navigate this line.

Just because they can’t or haven’t measured it, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

Having said that, this isn’t the same as the moon phase conversation happening next door. We’ve been able to control for that variable, and it’s not a reliable predictor of daytime deer movement. Temperature was also controlled for, and a strong correlation, in fact the only useful correlation found, between relative temperature and daytime deer activity.(in the south, for the people who will say it’s useless because of that)

Dr. Strickland can do a study to replicate what’s already been observed, or disprove it. They just haven’t yet. And don’t have the money. It appears based on that conversation the Drury’s pride and ego being challenged may get that money spout pointed jn the right direction. Hopefully that challenge was strong enough. Again, my hat’s off to Dr. Strickland for threading that needle when the pressure is on. He’s missed his calling in high level public relations.

"People like to assume their intentions and past behavior matter in assessment of their own mistakes or wrong doings. But they don’t extend the same grace to others."

Lol, that is so obtuse.

Anyway, the Dr. was pretty up front that as a hunter, the data doesn't offer enough reason for him to focus on fronts. That's a specific response representing his personal conclusions. Coulda remained sterile and just said the data is...

 

[kyler1945]

"People like to assume their intentions and past behavior matter in assessment of their own mistakes or wrong doings. But they don’t extend the same grace to others."

Lol, that is so obtuse.

Anyway, the Dr. was pretty up front that as a hunter, the data doesn't offer enough reason for him to focus on fronts. That's a specific response representing his personal conclusions. Coulda remained sterile and just said the data is...

TLDR ; the doc knows if he screws up a single thing people will ignore their work.

it could just be that’s his honest assessment. I happen to think he’s telling a story.

Either way, it was a lot of fun listening to nerds nerd out on a nerdy topic, that I like to nerd out on too.

 

[Plebe]

From what I can tell MSU is giving a bird's eye view and the Drury's are giving a gnat's eye view.

MSU has tracking devices on deer registering gps positions every 15 minutes over multiple years, a team, data resolving systems, and allegedly will be sharing all the data with the public.

The Drury's have copious cell cameras in specific locations with millions of pictures, a team of two analysts, exclusive deer, perfect land, a business, and an algorithm to sell.

I hunt a few weekends a year and 0 cameras. I know what's up, lol. Just ask me.

 

[Phopkins]

Have a buddy that has 4-5 cell cams on his pretty small piece of ground(150ish acres) and he had 315k pics for 2022.

I'm glad I don't hunt there. I'll have 3 cameras all summer and fall. If I dont get 200 pics a week it's unusual.