As stated above, it can very depending on location, lay of the land and as well what your target is.
This camera is only 3 feet off the ground and I have gotten pics of bear, coon, elk and deer.
There is a slight depression in the ground in front of the camera so some critters are "overshot" with the cam but it did manage to catch a small coon. This one is set about 50/50 perpendicular/parallel to an old skidder road.
Pics here.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,55855.0.htmlTo get this beaver, the cam was almost two feet off the ground and aimed right down the dam.

This one is set at about 5 feet and is perpendicular to one trail and parallel to another.


I just set this one up last week and it is about 5 ft off the ground and aimed directly up the trail. The land angles uphill as it goes away from the cam location. I know I will overshoot some critters as they pass directly by, but there is a cross trail about 20 feet up the trail that will put the critters in frame. I am a bit nervous as this one is only a couple yards off a mainline.

