Yep, it's pretty cool to see what critters do when they don't know they're being watched. I've been a predator hunter all my life, and it's amazing how much I've learned about their behavior from these trail cam compilations.
@@nightingaleofsorrow9349 We're in a narrow river valley between two Wilderness areas, and we've got a population of about 350-500 people (not all year-round residents). These locations aren't far from hiking trails and Forest Service roads, but the wildlife does have lots of space to roam!
This is so wonderful. I was very interested (2:29) at the sound the cougar made. If I heard that in the wild, I would have thought a bird. Even playing it back and listening to it as was watching the cougar, it still sounded like a bird.
This is without doubt the best trail cam footage I have ever seen. I don't know if you have superior equipment, but whatever you have you took the trouble to mount it in a lot of interesting places and the clarity and color are exceptional. I like your editing, showing the seasons. The coyote at around 12.47 was the only animal I saw even vaguely aware of your camera, and he was very suspicious. Great capture of activity and animal families.
Thank you, Susan! We currently use Browning and Bushnell trail cameras. Wolves are (understandably) the most wary of cameras (which is what you see at 12:47, not a coyote), and bears are certainly the most curious- we've lost quite a few to their chomping on them 😂 Glad you enjoyed the footage!
I noticed that about the coyotes, too. There was also a moose who was very aware of the camera. First simply staring at it, and then a moment later inches away sniffing it and looking right in the lens.
Love the bears thete so funny scratching on the trees . Great footage . The mountain lion sound , real different. And the animals notice the camera too .
Great stuff, I live close to the Swans now and fish there a lot. Long harsh winters so not much small game like I grew up with rabbits, quail and squirrels are non existent. Watching these predators prowl the woods I can see why combined with the -25 degree nights we just had. Thanks for sharing!
Hey SVC, Having recently started using a trail cam and viewing tons of RU-vid videos, this is the best content that I have seen! Cool seeing baby badgers. Never seen that before anywhere. Great job by Luke! I've subscribed and look forward to viewing other videos on your channel. Tom from Northern Illinois
It’s in Montana. It’s a good thing the U.S. has gorgeous animals here, too! 😁… I’ve been there with my family during the Fall season and a lot less tourists and it’s absolutely beautiful there. There’s a few small towns and beautiful camping areas around Montana to stay at.
Never having used a trail cam ru-vid.comUgkx2sTDdZXomuxedMg_HothfjSXjR3rpPkA before, I was very impressed with the quality of the images and videos. The sensitivity of the camera can be adjusted as well as the length of video recordings. Once I found the sweet spot, I was getting great clips of deer and other animals almost every day. I was worried about battery life but have been running off the same 4 aa batteries for over a month. The SD card is easy to remove and connect to a computer. I have a Mac, and the AVI files open natively in QuickTime and are easy to save and share. This is a great, budget-friendly trail cam.
incredible. truly incredible. and not by and for an audience that simply wants to blast them all. so glad that there are folks like you in the west who like animals and don't view them all as pests.
16:04 Swan Valley…..I really enjoy watching trailcam videos…….Thanks for sharing all the great footage …..so much activity and a wide variety……❣️😊❣️😊❣️
So many itchy bears, lol. It’s amazing when the shots show a giant grizzly on a camera and the the same camera shows people in the same spot later. Shows how close our paths cross.
Nature is Gods Temple. This is some awesome footage of Mother Nature, in all her beauty, without man trying to manipulate it or destroy it completely. Thank you.
Fun fact: During the Pleistocene, this area was most certainly home to way more animals. Such as the absolutely colossal Giant Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus). Just like the Grizzlies and Black Bears in this video, mothers raised their cubs only. With the father having no job in raising his offspring. They also died out quite recently. Around 10,000 years ago. In fact, many recent (2018-2022) isotopic and DNA analysis and fossil finds have shown that Arctodus simus coexisted, competed, and dominated the still extant and much smaller American Black Bears and Grizzlies.
Ah sorry - just went through it again and there are two with totally white heads, so yes- probably 4.5+ years old! (Hard to keep track of all that's in this video hah)
This is absolutely the best wildlife cam footage compilation I’ve ever seen. What a treat!! For those who arent familiar with this region of the 🇺🇸, Swan Valley is in Montana, not far from Glacier National Park. When you look at the bears, Black bears can be black or brown. Grizzly bears are much larger, and always have that distinctive hump between their shoulders.
Hey, thanks for posting. Been a few years since I've been up by the lakes. I used to truck through there and stop at the mill for wood chips. Very good quality. We have way too many of them big bears around now, I wish they would open up a season on them, I want a rug.
A lot of cinnamon colored black bears in Montana. You can tell which are actual brown bears and which are just brown colored black bears by the hump. First bears are black bears, the second one scratching its back seemed to be a grizzly.
Correct! Coat color is not a reliable sign for determining grizzly vs black bear. The first bears in the bear bath are grizzlies (you can see their humps better as they're exiting the pool), and the second bear scent marking the tree is also a grizzly. We do have plenty of cinnamon black bears though!
@@SwanValleyConnectionsCondon Was it two adolescent grizzly’s? The humps seem underdeveloped and they overall were smaller so I wonder if they are a sibling pair just removed from living with mom, or a young mother herself perhaps because the one is smaller than the other.
Is this Idaho or Montana?🤔 It is hands down the best trail cam video I've ever seen! You had me with the mountain lions, but then the family of badgers came up. What a magical place! The itchy bear, otter, beaver, coyote, wolf, and all the babies were great. And I think I possibly saw a mink, too. :^)
Thanks to Carol for stepping in (we don't check our RU-vid comments enough, but will try to be better!) - but yes, northwest Montana! We're incredibly lucky to be between two Wilderness areas and share the landscape with so many amazing native species. It truly is a unique and wild place, and we try to be the best stewards we can be for it.
Magnificent tracking and captures. I could spend hours watching. And what remarkable biodiversity!!! It should be noted that Wolves are distrustful animals, they capture any alteration in the environment, They are the ones who, upon noticing the camera trap, act cautiously, they are amazing!!! Thanks for sharing. I would really like to work in a place like this.
Thank you, Esteban! It's true. Before hunting and trapping were allowed, we would see them on camera more often, but they are understandably wary now and incredibly smart!
