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SUPPOSED TO BE.\u00a0 \u00a0Oh, the anguish one goes through when they have a dreaded trail camera fail.\u00a0 Most don\u2019t understand, it can send a hunter into deep depression, before you know it, the kids are at Grandma\u2019s and the wife is eating ice cream from the carton at a girlfriend\u2019s house, all because you have locked yourself into a frozen stare at your laptop with your mouth mutely agape.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes . . . believe it, you forgot to turn your camera on and the screen on your computer explains that there are no files to view.We\u2019ve all been there, some of us experience a more severe case of TCS (Trail Camera Shock) than others, but this blog is meant for healing.\u00a0 It is so important to have a support group to lean on in times of distress, so if you have ever experienced the following symptoms please feel free to share your story, so we here at Legendary can be your crying shoulder (momentarily) and get you back up on your feet.\u00a0 Seriously dude, your wife and kids miss you\u2026Symptom #1: The \u201cAin\u2019t gonna get no photos in \u2018test mode\u2019\u201d \u00a0SymptomIt hits you like a ton of bricks!\u00a0 The highlight of your week is popping that cover off your trail camera and swapping out the SD card.\u00a0 But for this symptom, there is no need to swap the card because there are no freakin\u2019 pictures!!!!\u00a0 Are you kidding me!\u00a0 I left the dang switch in TEST MODE and walked away!\u00a0 A month\u2019s worth of no pictures for the severe cases, a few days worth for the minor cases.\u00a0 Nonetheless, the feeling is the same and all you can do is flip the switch to \u2018ON\u2019 and walk away\u2026then turn around and double check\u2026and triple check\u2026and quadruple check.Symptom #2: The \u201c1 blade of grass, 2,000 pictures\u201d EpidemicIf you read the title of this symptom, you already know what I\u2019m talking about.\u00a0 You swear there was no vegetation in front of the sensor, and there probably wasn\u2019t.\u00a0 I\u2019ve watched a seed grow into a full grown tree right in front of my eyes\u2026right in front of my trail camera.\u00a0 I don\u2019t understand it, but it happens and it\u2019s frustrating as all get out.\u00a0 Mainly because we still go through every single picture to see if one captures a buck walking by.\u00a0 Nope, it was just the hurricane winds we had the past two weeks.Symptom #3: The \u201cBoy, it sure is sunny out\u201d DisorderFace it, you either pointed your camera directly east or west.\u00a0 And it just so happens that the angle of the sun is the absolute worst when the deer movement is the absolute best.\u00a0 Man I love bright white, blown out images!\u00a0 You sure can tell a lot about that buck by its hooves!\u00a0 This just makes you want to scream.\u00a0 How is it that they only walk by when the sun is shining a laser beam of light right into the lens?!Symptom #4: The \u201cTease\u201d Ache\u00a0Is it a spiker?\u00a0 A forker? Nah, it\u2019s probably a split G2.\u00a0 Or maybe it\u2019s a split of a split of a split G2.\u00a0 There is no way of telling what that close up tine belongs too.\u00a0 And of course you only got the one picture of him.\u00a0 At least we can tell it\u2019s a him\u2026unless the same happens with an ear.\u00a0 So for this, just let your imagination run wild, I guarantee it is a tine off the next world record.\u00a0 Hey, if anything, it may get you in the stand a bit more.Symptom #5: The \u201czero, Zero, ZERO!\u201d DefectStupid camera! Stupid, stupid, stupid!\u00a0 Baby, I treated you right, I gave you an empty 4GB SD Card, a brand new set of lithium ion batteries \u2013 not those cheap alkalines, and I even wiped your eye with a soft-as-silk microfiber cloth.\u00a0 And this is what I get in return?\u00a0 You selfishly decided not to take a single picture!\u00a0 Well hunny, I hope you enjoy a nice swim in the pond, or would you prefer the sledge hammer?\u00a0 On second thought, maybe I\u2019ll just send you in on warranty because you cost way to much as it is.Symptom #6: The \u201cOne battery short\u201d ConditionFor whatever reason, the camera has a mind of its own.\u00a0 Sure it just worked flawlessly for the past few weeks, but now it won\u2019t turn on.\u00a0 Seconds ago it said the batteries were still full, and it collected images just fine.\u00a0 But something happened between the time you turned it off to swap out cards and the time you went to turn it back on.\u00a0 There is no LCD display\u2026well what the heck?\u00a0 Frustrating? Yes, but even more so when you go to pull out the batteries.\u00a0 As soon as you pull the first one, the rest explode out of the camera and put on their mouse feet and run away and hide.\u00a0 Good luck finding all 10 AA\u2019s in that prairie grass…or even worse, the 12 inches of snow on the ground.Symptom #7: \u201cThe inconsiderate __hole\u201d InfectionSounds terrible, doesn\u2019t it? It should. It\u2019s the absolute worst of all the symptoms.\u00a0 Some person who calls himself a sportsman stole your camera.\u00a0 Unfortunately, I know more hunters who have had a trail camera stolen than not.\u00a0 And most were stolen off private property, which doubles the crime.\u00a0 Seriously, if you\u2019re an ethical hunter even in the least bit, you would leave other peoples cameras alone!!!\u00a0 I don\u2019t know how many cameras I have seen up on public land in my days, but it\u2019s a lot, and never have I once even thought about taking it.\u00a0 I know how hard I have worked for mine and how much they cost and how much explaining I have to do to my woman when I buy two more every year\u2026the cost of running trail cameras is a lot and every hunter has a right to expect to see his or her camera still functioning when they go out to check it.Through all the years of checking trail cameras there have been plenty of highs and lows.\u00a0 While there have probably been more highs, the lows always seem to hurt more. \u00a0So for those of you who have or are still suffering from any of these symptoms, please share your story below using #HunterProblems.\u00a0 Let it out big guy, we are here for you.\u00a0 We encourage you to share this important message with your loved one\u2019s or other hunting buddies so they too can better understand this terrible, terrible illness.   "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/trail-camera-tragedies\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Trail Camera Tragedies"}}]}]