How often do you check your cams?

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  1. Bow String Depot

    Bow String Depot Die Hard Bowhunter

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    How often do you check your trail cams?





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  2. Swamp Stalker

    Swamp Stalker Legendary Woodsman

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    I check my main camera weekly because it's right inside my woodline where the deer are used to my scent. I have another one placed on the backside of my property i check once a month.
     
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    In the early summer once a week, late summer every other or every 3 weeks, deer season whenever I'm walking by on my way to hunting- no special trips to get cameras


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  4. CoveyMaster

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    Every week or two depending on when I get around to it. Have left them out without picking them up as long as four months.
     
  5. Jacob1

    Jacob1 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Generally every week or two. I would like to leave them out longer but I start getting impatient .
     
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    MnHunterr Legendary Woodsman

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    10-14 days. Sometimes I just can't wait the extra 4 days.

    I always tell myself 3 weeks but that never happens.


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    Once a week when I do actually put one out. I check it this much to make sure it wasn't stolen as well as checking the card :) . Pa land is sketchy for leaving stuff out.
     
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    pastorjim08 Legendary Woodsman

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    Every 3-4 weeks. Never more often than that except during the season when I place cams at my stand siites.

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    I usually let them run for 2-4 weeks at a time. It really depends on when I can get to my property.
     
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    grommel Die Hard Bowhunter

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    We have been going to the property every 2 weeks! Cant wait to see what we find this Sunday
     
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    Wilsgon22 Weekend Warrior

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    Once a week or so depending when I work
     
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    my cabin is an hour and a half from town, we usually go almost every weekend but get's tougher when my sons football season starts. here's a mess of elk from last weeks pull

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  13. Matt

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    Sometimes daily... :busted:

    That is at the farm where I drive my ATV to the camera on a field edge though.

    Normally a week or so if I'm not down there. One place up here will go 2-3 weeks.
     
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    SparrowHawk Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Every 2-3 weeks. Field edge cameras I check more often then cameras deeper in the woods.
     
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    ATbuckhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I normally put my cams up a month before season and I don't touch it till season opens. After that ill be checking it once a week.
     
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    I run my cams year round, I'm sure you know Bill...lol. As I tag you for some of my pics on Facebook. I check mine every 4-5 weeks.
     
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    almightynut Weekend Warrior

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    I check mine around once a week and take corn and cut up apples. Its only like 150 yards from my stand to my front door.
     
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    As often as once a week to over 90 days. It depends on the camera location and the time of year. During the rut I have cameras that will get checked every day or two.
     
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    Once every 4weeks thur the summer, then once every two once the season starts
     
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    Chris1982 Weekend Warrior

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    Average about ten days, sometimes a little sooner if I find a more interesting place I'd like to set my camera.
     

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