Pub land trail cam

[Billy74]

I’m going to try trail cams this year on public land up in unit 111.  I’m going with the cheapest cams I think I can get away with, getting as far off the trail as I can and hanging them high.  Any advise for a first time camera hanger.  I was hoping to get them up in mid August and check every couple of weeks through Sept. 


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[dscubame]

Game trails or better yet intersecting game trails.  Cam at a good angle to game trails rather than at 90 degrees.

[Timberstalker]

Clear all brush out of the way.  Movement can trigger a bunch of empty photos.
Don't face them East or West.  The sun moving can trigger them and also washes out photos.
Don't forget spare SD cards or a phone reader and batteries when you check them.
Put them in a bear box if able.
Always make sure they are powered on before you leave them.

Good luck, it's addicting. 

[Doublelunger]

I'd put out some sort of attractant as well (salt or whatever). 

[Timberstalker]

I'd put out some sort of attractant as well (salt or whatever). 

Yes, this is a good point.  It helps stop them in front of the camera for a bit as well.
If you get a good trail, and aim the camera correctly, that helps too.

[jamesfromseattle]

Make sure to drop a GPS pin on them.  Even if it seems like an easy area to remember when you drop them, when the foliage grows up or dies back it can look a lot different.  I always take a photo of the camera itself as well to help refresh my memory about where they are.

[Miles]

Make sure to drop a GPS pin on them.  Even if it seems like an easy area to remember when you drop them, when the foliage grows up or dies back it can look a lot different.  I always take a photo of the camera itself as well to help refresh my memory about where they are.

Good advice.  My buddy and I put out 24 cameras last year.   I had to really dig deep into my memory on a couple later that summer.

[Johnny Doe]

Clear all brush out of the way.  Movement can trigger a bunch of empty photos.
Don't face them East or West.  The sun moving can trigger them and also washes out photos.
Don't forget spare SD cards or a phone reader and batteries when you check them.
Put them in a bear box if able.
Always make sure they are powered on before you leave them.

Good luck, it's addicting. 

  Nailed it!

I like my cams facing North with as little vegetation (blowing weeds/grass/etc.) as possible.  If it's deer your after remember the back on a whitetail is about 42" high so waist high.