Hiding a trail cam. Camo, adding brush camo, placement?

[johndeere506]

Not sure if this fits in scouting or equipment....

How do you guys hide a trailcam? Im mainly looking to hide them from tresspassers, or from other hunters on public lands. I was thinking of simply rubber banding some leaves or grasses to the sides or front, but Im not very artistic, so I cant picture it working very well. What have you used in the natural settings to hide them? Im thinking high in a V of a tree, low next to a stump or blowdown? Just curious if anyone has tried something similar. Thanks

If you simply mount them 10' high, have you ever had one stolen at this height?

[backstraps]

I have done many things to camouflage my trail cameras. The technique that I prefer to hide trail cameras from trespassers is I take a hot glue gun and glue real tree bark to the camera. This technique works good enough that knock on wood I have not had one stolen yet.

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[jmaas07]

If you want to just hang them high look in the "trail camera mounts" thread, bassboys posted a nice trail cam mount. You can make them for just a couple dollars a pop.

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[johndeere506]

If you want to just hang them high look in the "trail camera mounts" thread, bassboys posted a nice trail cam mount. You can make them for just a couple dollars a pop.

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Thanks, I did see that and started buying the i bolts to make sure they fit my cams. What a simple yet amazing idea. Thanks Bassboys for that!!!

[johndeere506]

I have done many things to camouflage my trail cameras. The technique that I prefer to hide trail cameras from trespassers is I take a hot glue gun and glue real tree bark to the camera. This technique works good enough that knock on wood I have not had one stolen yet.

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Cool idea, Ill have to try that too and see if I can make it look believable.

[jmaas07]

If you want to just hang them high look in the "trail camera mounts" thread, bassboys posted a nice trail cam mount. You can make them for just a couple dollars a pop.

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Thanks, I did see that and started buying the i bolts to make sure they fit my cams. What a simple yet amazing idea. Thanks Bassboys for that!!!

They work very well, it is a great idea

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[Dhurtubise]

I hang them about 10-12' high. Basically one stick up with an rock climbing aid (etrier). I like to attach small branches that overlap the straps to break those up and a few around the camera to help break up its lines. I usually just wedge a branch behind the top of the camera to get the angle I need.

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[johndeere506]

I hang them about 10-12' high. Basically one stick up with an rock climbing aid (etrier). I like to attach small branches that overlap the straps to break those up and a few around the camera to help break up its lines. I usually just wedge a branch behind the top of the camera to get the angle I need.

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Ive always used a small stick too for leveling, but havent put them up high yet. I would hate to have a good cam stolen, but wouldnt having a cam stolen tell you its not an area worth hunting since others are in there? Maybe not if you have known good bucks and know where they come from/bed.

[phade]

Moving away from the strap and bungee is equally as valuable as mounting high. Many cams are located because the straps stand out 360 degrees around the tree.

[Hawthorne]

I like the rubber band and hot glue idea.

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[cbigbear]

Moving away from the strap and bungee is equally as valuable as mounting high. Many cams are located because the straps stand out 360 degrees around the tree.

Agreed, I've been using screw in mounts to avoid straps. On a tip here recently I adapted my mount to para cord. It's much smaller & comes in numerous colors to match trees. If I need additional camo, I'll add a collar to my bracket to hold vines, sticks, leaves, or artificial stuff.

Screw in

Para cord

Brush collar. This one is going on a pine limb.


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[hunter10]

I tape over the camera and IR holes on my cam than spray paint green or brown or both. After placed on the tree i try nipping a few branches and weaving them in around the bungees or straps to camo in the camera.

[JoeRE]

I hang mine just above human eye level. Putting them higher might be even better but I have yet to loose one on public by putting them 7' or so off the ground. Humans are like deer they don't look up very often or if they do they are just looking for a tree stand and won't see a little camera

The other thing that helps is putting my cams at least 30 feet off trails. If my camera is on a field edge I set it 20 feet back from that field edge so its not visible until someone is right in front of it. I do that anyway to reduce the impact on deer but when I am out scouting and see other people's cams the ones that are super obvious are the ones right on top of trails. I am amazed how many guys hang cams 10 feet off a trail, scrape or whatever. I guess their primary goal is nice close up pics.

Some good ideas for camouflaging and mounting in this thread.

[johndeere506]

I'm going to try hanging them with one stick too. Some good camo ideas here though I'm going to try as well as elevated.

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[hunter_mike]

I am using a piece of 1"x1/8" steel plate, paracord and some theaded rod. This was invented by Timmy on this site. Its cheap and works good. I carry some channel locks in my pack to bend the steel into position. I have to use the straps/paracord to stay legal.