I have pulled most of the cameras I had out for deer and elk, and only have two left in the woods. One is in my elk spot which I'm still hunting, for the next four days. The other I put up on a buck rub abot 4 weeks ago, hoping to catch the buck coming back to freshen it up, even though I missed the peak of the rut.
I just don't like to leave them out too much in the winter except for a very specific purpose. Couple reasons, one is I think the cold and wet weather can be hard on them. Two is I don't want to risk losing one to a thief.
However this is the time to try for pictures of predators- bobcats, cougars, and coyotes. I will probably pull the two I have out for deer and elk within the next week or two. But then I will start putting them back out with bait for predators.
The deer and elk cams will probably go out in mid- May.