2025 Trail Camera Contest Winners
The winning entry of CHC's 2nd annual trail camera contest was an immediate eye-catcher: two bull moose with their antlers locked, filling up the frame! Jason Houle shared the photo, which he captured in front of his tree stand in Montgomery. This kind of activity will be taking place across moose country in the weeks ahead, as we head towards the peak of the moose rut, but it's rare to catch in person or even on camera.
Our runner-up, Roo Slagle, shared another unusual sighting: a Great Blue Heron taking a stroll through the woods in Belvidere. The bird is moving at a slow, seemingly casual pace but is clearly on the alert for something; hunting rodents, perhaps? And 3rd place (decided by our jury of CHC directors and staff) went to Mike Frisbie, who shared: "This video epitomizes the story of new life in the deer woods. Just a picture-perfect mature Vermont doe with her young!"
Three additional submissions also earned Honorable Mentions: Nick Neverisky's "Bobcat finds the trail camera" (right), Tom Pattee's "Someone not welcome" (below right) and Jeanette Brun's bear footage (below left). Jeanette shared of her entry: "This is my dream coming true, catching a beautiful bear on my wildlife cam. I truly appreciate living with nature all around."
Curious about trail camera use or eager to see more footage?
Here are some upcoming opportunities:
- Join our Annual Gathering on Thursday, October 16 in Montgomery, where we'll share a slideshow of footage from our wildlife monitoring program!
- Place an order in our fall trail camera sale for pickup at the Annual Gathering. These cameras are being offered at a $50 discount off retail price! Click here for the order form.
- Join our WildPaths tracker volunteer team and adopt a trail cam monitoring site (we provide the cameras and training)! Save the date for our November 5 Wednesday evening info session (on Zoom) and our Sunday December 7 Tracker Volunteer Training (in person). More details to come!
Here is a gallery of additional entries. A big thank you to everyone who shared their footage!
