Ethan Owen put in extra credit work after class to pattern his beautiful non-typical whitetail buck. Moving cameras and moving stands takes extra effort that is often times the difference between success and missed opportunities. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Owen.)
September 01, 2026
By Clifford Neames
When a good Tennessee buck showed up on his trail camera overlooking a food plot not far off the road, Ethan Owen hoped he could tag him without too much trouble. But just as fast as it appeared the target was gone again, never to be seen for the entire 2025 season. Ethan had no idea where the buck went and had written him off until he showed back up in mid-summer this year.
“I was halfway expecting him to do the same thing, but decided to put a camera farther up the ridge to see if that was where he went”, he explains. “The deer left the plot as expected, and the first camera location was a bust, so I moved it all the way to the top of the ridge, then I got pics...
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