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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:40 am

Should work good as long as you dont't overcheck it.

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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby Stanley » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:46 am

QDMAMAN wrote:Just a "tip" that i learned the hard way. I find it imparitive to face the camera NORTH whenever possible. This will eliminate the rising or setting sun from glaring out your pics.
The QDMA has a great book (Award Winning) on the Science of Scouting with cams. http://www.qdma.com/shop/deer-cameras-t ... ng-by-qdma



Good advice and this is an example of why to place the camera north.


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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby Stanley » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:50 am

dreaming bucks wrote:Do you guys think leaving a camera up in the woods where you hunt is ok, if you mount it up high (10 feet), & put it there in July, & don't check it until the first time you hunt the spot, say maybe opening weekend in WI? (Sept 13)

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Yes that would be a good way to do it.
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Unread postby dreaming bucks » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:53 am

BassBoysLLP wrote:Should work good as long as you dont't overcheck it.

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Yep, that's why I was asking if I just change the card out for the first time when I hunt that spot.

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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby QDMAMAN » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:25 am

In the event that I'm running cams during, or approaching hunting season, I treat my cam checks the same way I do my hunting in regards to scent control. I go to great lengths to avoid flora touching my clothes, wear clean rubber boots, and wear latex gloves. When I "set" the cam, I'll spray it down with a scent eliminator as well, you'll never completely fool them, but minimizing your scent helps, IMO. Get in, get out!
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Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:28 am

dreaming bucks wrote:
BassBoysLLP wrote:Should work good as long as you dont't overcheck it.

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Yep, that's why I was asking if I just change the card out for the first time when I hunt that spot.

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That is the cleanest approach imho. I do it all the time. Sometimes I'll get in early, pull the card, check it while on stand, and leave if the card indicates my efforts are best elsewhere.

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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby dan » Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:09 pm

dreaming bucks wrote:
BassBoysLLP wrote:
dreaming bucks wrote:Do you guys think leaving a camera up in the woods where you hunt is ok, if you mount it up high (10 feet), & put it there in July, & don't check it until the first time you hunt the spot, say maybe opening weekend in WI? (Sept 13)

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Yes. If you place enough cameras out, you'll eventually lose one to a thief. Hanging them high helps.

Careful setting them high during the early spring. They are tempting bird nest locations. You should be safe in July.

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I'm not too concerned about thieves, this is on private. I was more wondering about mature bucks avoiding the area if a cam is there.

I was thinking over a waterhole that is in the middle of my land...... Put the cam up in July sometime, and leave it there until the first time I hunt that waterhole.

I think the reason they avoid cameras is the human scent... If you leave it out that long your scent should be gone or not of concern.
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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby Southern Man » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:26 pm

Stanley wrote:
We have come a long way since the day of stretching a thread across a trail to see if anything went through there.


I've done that many times. :mrgreen:
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Re: Scouting camera placment...

Unread postby Southern Man » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:30 pm

dreaming bucks wrote:Do you guys think leaving a camera up in the woods where you hunt is ok, if you mount it up high (10 feet), & put it there in July,


If I put a camera out where I think I might have problems, I hang them up about 10' - 12' high. What I noticed was it didn't seem to bother the deer like it sometimes does at eye level. I've never gotten a pic of a buck looking up at the camera. Depending on the area it seems to show the surrounding area better in the pic also.
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