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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: JasonG on July 06, 2018, 07:54:36 PM

Title: How often? Trail cam
Post by: JasonG on July 06, 2018, 07:54:36 PM: Hello everyone, just curious how often you guys and girls check your trail cams . I find it hard to wait !! Thanks Jason
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: JakeLand on July 06, 2018, 08:15:11 PM: One month is a fair time
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on July 06, 2018, 08:22:57 PM: Minimum a week. Try not to go more than a month.

I’ve had batteries randomly die, a bear eat or move the camera, cam not set up correctly, there always seems to be something. If I only wait a week or two to check I’ll be out a whole lot less than if I waited a long time.

Also depends on how far away from home the camera is too.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: wheels on July 06, 2018, 08:23:47 PM: last time i saw mine was oct
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: hunter399 on July 06, 2018, 08:35:24 PM: Like to try and wait a month,and hope everything is all well.
But a week is always acceptable if you live close to your game cam location.
Sd cards fill up quick when deer like your spots.
Bears like to damage,or move your cam for ya
If I get any two leg human pics I tend to move it.
Battery die.
Etc .
Etc.
So never hurts to check whenever you want.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Mallardmasher on July 06, 2018, 10:08:16 PM: Every two hours they dump to my phone.👍
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 06, 2018, 10:19:51 PM: Depends on how many I have out and how far apart they are. I try for 2 weeks to a month
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Post by: Thehowler on July 06, 2018, 10:30:46 PM: Elk are always Messing with my cams. I get my best pics with my cams set up just feet off the ground. Great for predictor pics. Not far from home, so I try to check once a week.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: greenhead_killer on July 07, 2018, 02:38:00 AM: All depends on distance and cam locations/productivity. I just checked a cam on Sunday that I last checked early sept of last year. 3-6 months is pretty normal for me. The more frequent you go, the more you disturb the area and leave scent. This big critters aren’t dumb. They get wary when a lot of activity is going on.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: bearpaw on July 07, 2018, 02:59:51 AM: Quote from: Mallardmasher on July 06, 2018, 10:08:16 PM
Every two hours they dump to my phone.👍

How much does your camera plan cost per month with that many photos coming in?

@Mallardmasher
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 07, 2018, 05:36:09 AM: My cams are in areas not a lot, if any people go, so max is once a month. Don't like to over saturate the area with scent if not necessary.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: nitroelk on July 07, 2018, 05:49:28 AM: I like to let mine sit for 2-4 weeks, but it doesn't hurt to check them out quickly after you first put them out. I put one out three weeks ago and checked it last weekend and ended only getting two and a half days of pictures because I had it on the wrong setting and the elk filled my sd card with 3300 pictures in that short of time so I ended up not getting nothing for the last two weeks.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: benhuntin on July 07, 2018, 06:06:01 AM: Going to check mine this morning. Haven’t seen since last November 5th

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Post by: benhuntin on July 07, 2018, 11:57:13 AM: Card was full but the batteries were still going strong. 9 months

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Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: elkrack on July 07, 2018, 12:37:45 PM: Quote from: benhuntin on July 07, 2018, 11:57:13 AM
Card was full but the batteries were still going strong. 9 months

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Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 07, 2018, 02:01:27 PM: Elk country in the summer, every month replace sd card with another 16gb card.

Where I am currently at, every week.

In the winter, I put them up after rifle season and don't check them till May.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Mallardmasher on July 07, 2018, 06:10:15 PM: We have 3 spypoints, 15.00 month unlimited transmission and photos, we have it set on 1 min delay and get 300-600 photos per cam per day.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Mallardmasher on July 07, 2018, 06:12:37 PM: I also have 10 cuddelinks out and check them weekly, waiting for new cuddiecell home base, then it will be all online. 5 of the cuddelink are local cams and I have one on my property, so I check it, and the transmit it daily.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: benhuntin on July 07, 2018, 06:19:56 PM: Quote from: elkrack on July 07, 2018, 12:37:45 PM
Quote from: benhuntin on July 07, 2018, 11:57:13 AM
Card was full but the batteries were still going strong. 9 months

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Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Doublelunger on July 12, 2018, 08:19:00 AM: Well I check them whenever its convenient and don't worry so much about disturbing an area. I've check cameras as frequently as just a day or two and also let them sit for months. Never noticed a difference between the amount of mature bucks I had on camera in relation to how often or seldom I visited an area. Some believe that frequenting an area can actually habituate deer to your presence and make them less skittish. I know some guys that even go as far as leaving a sweaty undershirt in their tree stand pre season.
Title: Re: How often? Trail cam
Post by: Johnny Doe on July 12, 2018, 09:49:14 AM: All depends on time of year and what life allows, but a minimum week long soak outside of hunting season, then every other day if your pursuing a certain animal.

I get 9+ months out of good name brand alkaline batteries on my old Moultrie D-5 Cams. I was shocked this June when I checked one that I set in September and it was still going strong after being buried in snow all winter and snapping 1k plus pics.