​The Little Camera That Could!

   It was just over 6 years ago that we began our relationship with DLC Covert Scouting Cameras.
   There is no doubt that scouting cameras would play a huge role in our success and finding a quality partner to work with was of the utmost importance. Believe me when I tell you . . . We found that in DLC Covert!
   When our first order of cameras arrived we where excited when the box contained the MP-6 cameras. It was at this time that I started to build a history with one camera in particular.

​That first spring found that camera high up on the mountain behind my house overlooking a Whitetail Institute Clover Plot. While this little camera didn’t offer a ton of bells and whistles it proved to be dependable and reliable, capturing quality and consistent photos that would play a major role in planning for the upcoming season.
   

As my anticipation escalated so to did my anxiety when I checked my camera only to find that a bear had used it as a play toy. To my amazement the only damage was to the protective cover over the LED lights. With a simple application of clear packing tape my little camera was back in business.
   Fast forward to August of that same year. I had moved this camera to a small watering pond that deer frequent in the warm summer months. While this little workhorse was getting me some fantastic pictures I also discovered that bears also like to cool off in these ponds.
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​ Bear attack number two removed the clear packing tape and left tooth marks all over my camera . . . . Remarkably it was still in perfect working order other than the cosmetic issues.
   Make no mistake . . . I was starting to grow attached to this little Covert Camera. It was taking a beating and still performing perfectly. Just the kind of “hunting partner” we are all looking for.
    

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The following spring, I was heading the Canada on a Spring Bear Hunt. I always like to carry a camera or two on these trips to bring pictures home and share on social media and there was no doubt in my mind as to which camera I was taking.
    The very first night I placed my “little friend” over a bait site and could not wait to come back and see what it had captured. Upon arriving at the site the next day my camera was GONE! I was a little heartbroken that it was gone but I didn’t dare venture into the bush to look for it.
     As I was preparing to climb into my stand I noticed something at the base of the tree . . . it was my camera . . .No doubt dragged by a bear and left for dead. 
     Unfortunately, it didn’t make out as well after this encounter. The LCD screen on the inside could no longer be used to program dates and times on the camera . . . BUT, it was still snapping photos.
     While I should have retired the camera at that point I just could not bring myself to throw it in the trash and continued to put it in the field even though it no longer could tell me dates and times. Even with that shortcoming I still enjoyed checking that camera just to see how long it would keep ticking.
     Well, that all changed this past summer. I pulled a card from the camera and there were no pictures. Thinking that batteries where dead I replaced them all and it would not fire up. My little workhorse Covert Scouting Camera had finally given up the ghost. 
     Like many of you, I have had numerous scouting cameras over the years and disposed of them unceremoniously when they stopped serving their purpose but somehow I could not force myself to toss this one to the wayside.
     Instead of the trash my little friend now sits proudly on the desk in my office . . . reminding me of all of the good times we have had together. It was a powerful little camera that stood the test of time and proved over and over again that we made the right choice in partnering with DLC Scouting Cameras.
​Pro Staffer John Lenox