Actually the apples were put there the first month he owned the property just to see what types of wildlife were in the area. We've never put apples there again as we found it drew too many coyotes to the area. They love apples. Found coyote scat throughout the woods full of apples. Coyote activity in the area seemed to diminish after the apple pile did. Hopefully that will cause the deer herd to increase as deer sightings are low during the hunting season up there.
I know what you mean about not a lot of deer. We own 150 acres in Aroostook county and there aren't many deer. Tons of moose, coyotes, bear and partrdige though. I'm trying to improve the land for deer, but it's hard when I live in southern maine.
Those are all great shots. I've thought about getting a trailcam, now after seeing those pics, I really want one. What brand do you have?