Set 3

Many of those of us who use camera traps call the cameras’ locations by the old fur trappers’ term “sets”. Over the years that I’ve had camera traps the locations are noted by calling them Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, etc. It just so happens that Set 3 has, over the years, been consistently productive both in the number of photos and videos as well as the variety of species that appeared. 

Recently I removed the camera trap in anticipation of hunters scouting before the big game seasons. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons I may not put a camera trap back at Set 3. Here are videos taken during the summer by the camera trap at Set 3 – 

There were many more videos of squirrels, cottontails and deer that weren't worth including.

The piebald (leucistic) white-tailed doe that appears several times in the video is now eight years old. She first appeared on camera as a fawn in 2016 at a different spot, she's had numerous fawns over the years none of which have been piebald. Although her pattern has changed somewhat over the years, the doe is easily identifiable by the distinctive pattern on her left hip and the dark strip amid the white on her tail –

Did you see the white-footed mouse being pursued by the short-tailed weasel? We'll never know the outcome. However, many predators undertake 8-10 attempts for every time they're successful, that's why there's still an abundance of squirrels, rabbits and deer at the same spot we see eastern coyotes and bobcats.