Trail Camera Setup and Pickup: A Spring Among the Pines (My First Video of a Mountain Lion Hunting!) 

Michael, thank you for doing this. It brings so much attention to the drought situation and how water is the gift of life. Every time there is a fire or extreme heat I worry about the animals (not the people). Giving to AZ Fish and Game in their efforts to provide water to these precious beautiful beings. If anyone sees this comment , please really consider giving them a donation. They do it on their own with no government support.

Amazing how a little water supports so much wildlife, shows how important water really is.

This was everything for that moment at 11:37/23:52 when that beautiful tan, magestic cougar walked into the scene. Priceless.

Thank you again for a wonderful video! To see creatures in their own habitat, able to go about their lives as they should is a huge privilege! If all school children could see these videos they would learn to value such places and such creatures. You are doing us all a great favor to help us to appreciate other living things, even moths at night!! Thank you so very much for your efforts!

This channel is just awesome. The relaxing vibe of just viewing the animals out there living their lives & also the great shots of just nature itself (trees, landscape, etc.) So underrated. Great job man, thanks for your efforts.

It's really awesome to see the Mountain Lion (and the fox) let their guard down. Even your domestic cat or dog, acts differently when it knows you are around. For instance it will always be watching you, with ears or eyes. I've seen a cat playing by itself and being silly, actually get embarrassed and run off, when it realized I was watching through a window.

Water 💧 is the life-giving substance for all life. 😊

Michael: "Thanks for watching." Me: "Of course! Thank you for doing this!!"

To be able to view what she has done, Mother Nature, since the dawn of time, without the manipulation and destructive intent of Mankind, is truly a Blessing. Thank you.

These videos bring me joy. I lived in the Southwest as a kid and your adult..graduated from Uof A. Used to borrow friends car and go out into the desert to mediate and watch the animals. I’ve had two encounters w a mountain lion. One at 12, when we moved to Ft Hauchuca. A rancher had a “pet” female he would bring to the grocery store and chain outside. While my mother was reading, I snuck out of the car a cuddled with her. She purred when I scratched her behind the ears. My mother eventually looked up from the book she was reading and started shrieking. The lion looked at me with great sympathy, lol. Later, my father who was supposed to correct me, asked me what the experience was like and told me to tell my mother I would not do it again. The second time was decades later. I was visiting my parents in Tucson and went for a walk in the foothills. Animals were coming down to drink from swimming pools. There was a bad drought and I met another lion on the walk. She showed no aggression, just looked at me with her beautiful eyes and went on her way. I did not share that with my mother! They were both experiences as immediate to me in my 70s as they were when they happened.

That cat loves that pool of water! Great discovery! And look at the paws on that creature!

I really appreciate the explanation of how you knew this was a spring and one that would likely offer water for quite a while, and because there wasn't a better source in this area, would surely attract a wide range of wildlife. You even pointed out some tracks. The combination of knowledge and an ability to explain these things to novices is a gift. And then you were right. We get to see a lot of different wildlife, including the chase at the end! Subscribing and clicking for notices paid off, because I got to watch this video on the same day you uploaded it! :-) Thanks.

places with water are the best to watch wild animals👍

Obrigado Michael pelas imagens maravilhosas de "América Selvagem". Wild America programa de Marty Stouffer foi um programa de TV que passou no Brasil e que me incentivou bastante a ser Biólogo e trabalhar com Conservação e Preservação da Biodiversidade. E graças ao RU-vid pude conhecer teu trabalho e teus vídeos, Fantásticos. Que local perfeito este que colocaste a câmera imagens sensacionais e com uma grande diversidade de animais, principalmente Cervídeos. As imagens de Puma são maravilhosas, ele sempre curioso com o equipamento e conferindo o teu cheiro, a imagem do Puma caçando são impressionantes , levamos as vezes uma vida inteira esperando uma imagem como aquela. Parabéns pelo seu trabalho, gratidão pelas imagens incríveis. Saudações Ecológicas. Earth First!

The spring is quite draw. The animals appear to be healthy; this is a wonderful example of a good eco system. Thank you for your work. It's awesome.

So fascinating!!! LOVE this! Thank you for doing this for all of us to experience!

This is probably my favourite channel! THANK YOU FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL VIDEOS! Mother Nature is everything!

Wow-Never saw a coati before. Had to look it up. I love your channel. Good spots, clear pictures, good editing, nice introductions! Thanks.

As always, just brilliant. Knowing how nature works and finding the "hot spot". A true gift to be able to read the land and understand.

Wow, this is Gold… The night but especially daytime Cougar shots were outstanding!

Great video. Amazing mountain lion and bucks. Coues deer that size are a treat to see. Thank you for sharing

Nice spot.. Deer & predator sharing place to drink.. And love to hear the sound during the lion drink at 10:35..

Wow Michael 🤩😁 love your videos .. a treasure trove of wildlife footage and their natural surroundings !! Bravo !

Oh Michael, you must be thrilled with what your trail camera captured here! Lovely clear images and audio. You have to be amazed at the creatures' sense of smell and hearing, to find their way to the drink in what I assume is pitch dark? Thank you so much for letting us see your finds - it's been a horrible grey, dreary day in UK and seeing your sunshine and the beautiful animals is immensely cheering. 🌞

I love that he knows from the moist gravel that it’s a spring . What a SWEET Blessing to be able to hike these amazing, pristine trails and post to the world what our Creator meant for life on this planet. Aside from the fear we see in those beautiful deer.

You certainly found a Great Spot for WIldlife!!! Thanks!

Outstanding video!! All the animals were spectacular! Such an assortment of wildlife!❤️👏👏❤️

Oh wow the dear are gorgeous hope he stays safe

Amazing, clear footage. I love watching your trail cam vids from here in the UK.

I had no idea there were coatis in Arizona! Amazing, great video, thanks!

It really shows how skittish deer really are. They say it takes one deer a week to feed a cougar. Their range is a wide as 60 miles A salt block there would bring in a lot of animal also.

Your brave being out there knowing what’s lurking!! I’m obsessed with your videos now!😊 I would never want to be a deer always living in fear 🥲

Magnificent male lion.

18:48 This is the first time I have ever seen a White-nosed Coati. Thanks for the video!

I loved seeing the mountain lion in slow motion,seeing its muscles work. Other than the mountain lion hunting think your best capture was the ringtail at 13:10 and the coatimundi at 18:45. I think there had to have been another spring nearby because of how many passed the spring up and the spring must have dried up later in the video. It was a genius place to put the cameras, some fabulous captures! Will definitely be subscribing.

What an amazing choice of location. This was an absolute treat, thank you.

Pictures & audio so clear. Thank you for sharing.

You are able to catch such beautiful animals! It amazes me watching them all, while there are no humans!

Now this is RU-vid at it's absolute best ! Michael, thank you for leaving out any mountain lion gore ... Your video's are so beautiful 👍

Great videos and photos. Easy to use. We’ve been enjoying our wildlife photos.

The colors of the landscape are so beautiful together.

Videos like this make me wonder what the world smells like to these animals. I’ve always had an unusually sharp sense of smell, one my family always compares to something animalistic, but I know I’ve only scrabbled feebly at the surface of the massive olfactory iceberg. Sometimes I’m glad, because can you imagine how overwhelming that would be? But then on the other side I’m wildly jealous. If we as humans think apple pie smells good, imagine the opinion a mule deer has - it must smell like heaven!

It’s amazing how much more confident the big bucks’ demeanors are compared to the does and young bucks.

I love how your videos are so clear! And beautiful 🤔☺️🤗

I love seeing the birds swim in the water

Awesome Mountain lion footage. Im a Wildlife photographer and cougars on my top list to capture on camera.

Very nice footage. We live north of Nogales and have trail cameras around our house. Bobcat and ringtail cat are my most unusual video captures. Thanks for sharing.

My cat was absolutely captivated - watched the whole second half. Never seen him remain so still for so long. Great Cat TV!

the film Bambi does so well to show you how Deer really act

Very nice daylight video of the lion and deer. The animals are all wearing their winter finery. Great location and camera view!

One of the best YT trail cam channels. Always such good quality. This one was special. Those deer were always skittish... for obvious reasons.

Second time watching this. One of your best videos to me.

Great footage! Excellent job getting it! 👏

I love Animals

Thank you Michael! So cool what you are doing!!

Congratulations on getting your first mountain lion on video. I look forward to seeing more trail camera videos by you.

I randomly stumbled on your video and have now watched a couple of them I live in Arizona and walk many of the hiking trails so thanks for showing us what we miss.

Totally amazing!

Brill, hope that puma gets his meal soon, he looked very lean!! UK fan

One of the best trail cams. Thanks. I could watch that all day. Makes me wish I could take water to them

The deer look healthy, that’s a good indicator for everything

Thank You for the suggested reads. Bonus 👍

Dude I’ve never seen so many Coues Bucks in one spot nice work

Truly exceptional thanks!

Thank u for ur respect and efforts.bless u

I watch in "full screen" . Watching some animals checking the camera, makes you wonder if they detect something is amiss, scent wise, lighting. These animals are magnificent, so alert and the background is beautiful too! I thank you, Michael for showing us nature, the way God made them. God Bless!

Beautiful❤️❤️

That was awesome! A great spot until the water dries up.

I love seeing the deer. They're so pretty, and the mountain lion. Great video!

Wow! Thanks for sharing. I kind of missed seeing the date/time/temperature stamp. Awesome!

Lots of big bucks, wow!

I am in the Pacific Northwest, have done some hiking. I have no one to hike with, so have gone alone quite a bit. My biggest fear is a cougar encounter! Almost bumped into mama bear and her three cubs at Mount Rainier. Beautiful video!

Love your videos! So peaceful. Beautiful!!!

Merry Christmas Trail Camera Pick Up. 🌲🌲

This channel just popped up - wow! What a pleasure to watch.

cool clips, I love watching animals, this is the best location I've seen so far in all the trail cam videos I've seen, I'm getting my trail cam tomorrow, we are in the smoky mountains near a lake hope to tray various spots just to see what's around, not sure the bear come this way but that would be fun to see

That deer just avoided death.

Those deer r on high alert at all times, talk about ptsd. Sleep is a God thang. Lots of bucks, they look like theyve been eating better than the doe. Wouldnt it be great to have trees and fields of corn just for them. They love cucumber and pumpkin gardens for those who have them come n your yards.

Little bunny foo foo, hopping through the forest.

Great video loved all the animals

Wow

Woah those are some nicely antlered bucks!

Oh deer

Wonderful images..beautiful nature.

Michael, your videos capture the beauty and wonder of God's creatures and landscape. The only native wildlife missing from your video's of southern Arizona is the magnificent Mexican Wolf. Forturnately I live in the middle of Mexican wolf habitat and see them regularly. Perhaps you could set camera traps in northeast AZ in the Apache National Forest some day. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome wildlife! The puma after the deer in slow motion means I would be the dinner and not the deer. I can't run that fast! LOL

Awesome video. Watching your videos shows me I need to find better spots for my cameras

That last lion video seems to be a much smaller lion than the previous one. In the slo-mo, it looked to have an empty stomach too. The big lion must be eating well. Those are some very impressive Coues Bucks!, and plenty of them too! That's quite a honey hole you found for your camera!

Awesome video! Cool to see the mountain lion hunting. Thanks.

You r my very favorite photographer!!! All your videos r absolutely beautiful and breathtaking!!! Thank you so much for sharing your skill with us!!! That mountain lion is so gorgeous!! Great up-close shots!!❤

When I grow up I want to see a mountain lion

You have some great footage.. Good stuff

The video quality is amazing, top notch trail cam you have! The only animal I didn’t recognize is the smaller one with the ring pattern on the tail.

I came across your channel after your post on reddit. These are amazing videos. I'd love to hear more about how you choose locations. How you process footage and what considerations you have for being on public land.

Nice 8 point

Fantastic footage!

What about that cute little rabbit! 10:19, it looks like and reminds me of my ex girlfriends rabbit, that bit a massive chunk out of my lower right leg!!

You do some absolutely amazing videos and catching everything on the trail cam is absolutely beautiful I think you so much for putting it on here and sharing it with us and I can't wait to see more from you. Thank you very very much for doing this and I can't wait to see more.

Love this. Thank you

Popular watering spot. Loved the footage of mountain lions. The deer are always on high alert.