recommendations?

[dmartin]

looking to start on a new feed with trailcam. just wanna have the thrill of going out to see what kind of animals im getting in any ideas or recommendations on terrain to pick or how to decide where to place one at? maybe camera ideas? any ideas much appreciated!

[Birdguy]

Give us a little more info on your general area and what you would like to see. It will play a large part of the advice as far as bait, terrain, type and price of camera, etc. There are a lot of folks on here with cams all over, there are a few stolen each year , some hold up better in the cold then others, perhaps the availability of locks for the cam would be important  . A little more info can go a long way in helping you  .

[dmartin]

thanks didnt think about that! im in the northeast part of washington... got multiple lakes around where i'm thinking about putting it with multiple animals. deer, moose, elk, bear, elk, etc. price isnt too much of a worry, probably around 200

[Birdguy]

We have 4 of the cheaper moultrie 4.0 and they have been great for the last four years. I bought a couple infrared ones this year that I am trying around the house right now. I like the infrared for security reasons, I will be posting one of the new ones at our cabin in movie mode to catch 1 minute bursts every five minutes just to see who is coming and going . As for bait in that area I would find a good mineral block and start with that, the sooner the better as the animals tend to use those minerals form spring into summer pretty good. I would switch to apples as soon as you can get them cheap as a lot of critters love them. Remember if you have bait of any kind out you do not want to be hunting bears anywhere near it. Use the apples until late fall or early winter then most guys go to good alfalfa for winter. For cam location look for good travel areas where human travel is minimal, position the cam at the food source or down the trail. Remember cams are not an instant photo and you need the animal to be in the picture for you to enjoy it.

[dmartin]

All great advice! thank you. i am looking forward to seeing what comes my way. stay away from alfalfa during summer time? just apples, blocks, and the other usuals?

[Birdguy]

I do not know that you need to stay away from it but they seem to like the other stuff better. I guess if I were a deer and I could eat fresh or dried alfalfa I would go withthe fresh stuff. The ideas I gave are what has worked for us and a few others on this site as well as the outfitters I spoke to at the Sportsman shows that see to have some pretty cool pictures to share.