Managing Trail Camera Photos

Folders, By Property, by the Cam, then by the date pulled an tag it with a name of somethin that may have stuck out at me in the pull. I.e. Strutter, Bear, Big Body Buck. anythin like that gets me to remember what was on that card

 

I use folders. Each folder is named for the date they were pulled. Then have sub folders for each cam then each cam has a buck and does folder. I make a completely separate folder with copies of any hit list deer which are sorted by date and time of the pics. Helps me know how the hit list deer are moving on the property. I only ran 2 cams last year but bought 2 more this year with plans to add cam 5. So I may change my strategy this year.

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Thats honestly a really really good idea for the hit listers!

 

Last year was my first year running cams and in all honesty it didn't pan out. I'm hoping a with a few more cams and a little more time in the woods that will change this year.

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i store mine on an external hard drive. have them in folders by year then by cam location.

 

I bought an sd card that I transfer all the photos to. Then I break them down by buck. This really helps me breakdown where and when and how often the bucks I am targeting move through my area. It also gets marked on a topo map and gives you a first hand view of how to hunt them.

 

Hey Everyone,

I am a co-founder of HuntForce, a trail camera photo management tool now in development. We are currently looking for private beta testers. Here is a snapshot from a post on the Land Pro's Realty facebook page about us:

"HuntForce exists to get you the shot of a lifetime. The trail camera industry decided that they were going to stop their experience when the user removes the SD card from their camera. What is done with the massive amount of photos generated is up to the user to figure out, and that's where HuntForce comes into the picture. Using advanced image processing algorithms, HuntForce scans all the uploaded photos and pushes all the deer pictures to the top of the list, making quick work of a previously tedious task. Now that the deer have been identified, HuntForce give its users the power to profile the individual animals they are seeing on their property. By extracting the embedded data from the profiled photos, HuntForce is able to clearly display how often you are seeing a specific animal at a specific location and within a specific time frame, automatically. Being a web and mobile application there is no software to install and all of your photos are stored in our secure cloud servers for anytime access. Trail cameras have become an integral part of the hunting experience and HuntForce is taking that experience to the next level. If you are interested in learning more or becoming a beta tester please reach out to the HuntForce team."

Please go to HuntForce - Home and click on the Join Beta tab if you are interested in getting a first look at the application.

Thanks!

Ryan

 

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Since I initially started this thread I wanted to let everyone know we just launched DeerLab.com, a new web-based application that manages and analyzes trail camera photos.

A sample of features include:

Automated Reports for Each Trail Camera
DeerLab aggregates all the data from each camera and tells you averages for times deer are active. This includes when deer are appearing at various moon phases, at what times, as well as averages for wind direction and barometric pressure. All of these reports are automated and does not require your specific trail camera to capture this information.

Additional Layers of Weather Data
For each photo the following is added: wind direction, wind speed, barometric pressure, sunrise and sunset times, humidity, visibility, temperature, and moon phase (even if your camera doesn't have these features). The additional data is pulled from over 20,000 weather stations.

Smart Filtering of Photos
All photos can be easily filtered by camera, weather, date, your tags, moon phases, wind direction, etc. This is a great way to see what's really happening at certain times and conditions.

The Ability to Tag Hit List Bucks
Every photo can be tagged so you can easily view hit list bucks or group photos however you want (turkey, elk, bear, bucks, etc.). You can also use our smart filter to show photos of that tagged buck under certain weather conditions.

Mobile-Friendly Access
DeerLab's photos and reports can be accessed from your phone, tablet or computer. All you need is a modern browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer versions 9 and above.

Weather Forecasts
Every trail camera has an eight day forecast so you can see the best times to get in your stand. DeerLab's weather data is hyperlocal (minute to minute) and is available in the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of Canada. We also can provide weather around the world but not minute to minute due to the lack of weather stations.

Multiple Properties
If you have multiple properties you can easily set them up using DeerLab's satellite views.

As a disclaimer I helped build DeerLab and this is only the beginning as we have a lot more in store. For more detail please go to DeerLab.com and try it out for free. We also have some video tutorials posted to walk you through the various features. Hope you like it!

 

Folders as such named and sub-folders as named:

Year
Property
Property Location
First Picture date to last picture date on pull

I also then keep just trespassing/questionable activity folders as well.

 

I use folders also. Name the folder 2013 Bucks, Etc.