tarm Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 My second summer of light trapping in VA-NC-SC-GA and I am leaving early next week after just coming back from a half-successful elaphus searching trip in NC. I am adding to my setup a 450w MV lamp to total 625w of clear MV bulbs. I am trying to pick out spots to stay and set up the light trap. As far as I know, national forests are ideal legally for light trapping and state parks are out of bounds legally. Any other places that I should try that might allow/not care about light trapping? I have mostly relied on iNaturalist and bugguide but I think iNaturalist may be misleading due to the way data is collected. I know people are very secretive about where to trap so this is a real learning process but I would love any advice or resources (books etc.) on the subject. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevink Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 You just need to use common sense, when we go out collecting , after dark, pursuing a hobby a lot of people have probably never even heard of, you should consider the optics. I have my own system, avoid other people and carry a self defense implement. Open areas with a wide field of view are my favorites, water sources can be productive, hill tops are good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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