Trail cam question

[gregg dudley]

I posted this in the trail cam picture thread, but it is getting buried there so I will post it again here.

I am noticing that a lot of you are setting up your cameras in thicker cover than I am. Is that an accurate interpretation or are you zooming/editing pictures before you post them. I had thought to place the camera in a more open area to allow for a wider field of view. Is that a mistake?

[Mike Gerardi]

Gregg,
   I did not put camera in thicker cover for any specific reason.  There is a 100 acher field to the  right of that camera. They just have it all tore up in there.

[J-dog]

same as arrow k9 there - the couple I psted but in eastern NC there is nothing but thick woods! LOL guess that is my reason.

Hopefully have some more bear pics for the thread tommorrow.

J

[joebuck]

I put my camera where there is game at that time of season....yes that sounds simple...but for example my deer are on soybeans/salt...so my camera is on soybean trails or salt blocks...for hogs i put on water with my "special recipe" mixed in the water!.....In short i take my camera to the game not try to bring game to my camera........

[gregg dudley]

Good information.  I know there is game where I am setting up, I am just not getting the pictures that I want.  I am seeing a lot of noses and tails.  After reading some of the posts here and on the other thread it looks like I need to set up right on a food source rather than in a travel area like I currently am.  The camera has a fairly decent response time, but I am seeking ways to maximize the effort.

[Tree Killer]

Originally posted by gregg dudley:
Good information.  I know there is game where I am setting up, I am just not getting the pictures that I want.  I am seeing a lot of noses and tails.  After reading some of the posts here and on the other thread it looks like I need to set up right on a food source rather than in a travel area like I currently am.  The camera has a fairly decent response time, but I am seeking ways to maximize the effort.

Out here the deer and elk really crave the mineral licks during the summer, so I usually set up Tcams along an open trail where they feel safe from predators such as cougars and bears.  They feel a little more secure in open timber and will concentrate around the mineral lick until the bucks and bulls are hard horned.

Also, thick brush and limbs will absorb alot of the flash during night pics if the animals are behind the limbs.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

If your getting noses and tails that probably means your shooting across a trail trying to catch them walking by.

You would be better to set the camera up looking down the trail off to one side so you get the picks coming at you or when the walk by going away. It keeps them in the picture frame just a little longer.

Tracy

[joebuck]

My set up is usually about 7-8 steps from camera. When in doubt,I  set my camera on 3 picture burst every trigger.  reset every 1 minute...i have a 2GB card so I can hold a ton of pictures 2000's. Another tip here is set it 5 second video if you can. I can hold 700+ ,5 second videos......thats a ton..you will not miss hardly much with this.  good luck

[paleFace]

what Tracy said.  If you know they are using a specific trail but not sure which direction they are mostly traveling, just pick a spot and clear all the leaves and debris away down to the soil. The tracks will tell you. For does it really doesn't matter, but for bucks I like having them walking towards the camera.

As others have said it works much better to place the trail camera where they are spending most of their time. If it's thick cover, not usually this time of year, but either way you have to go to them.