When do you start putting out trail cameras?

Hey Guys, just wondering when yal start putting out your trail cams? Years round, 2 months before season, etc... what's worked the best and what you've learned from this and so on.


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My thinking is you spend money on the cameras to not keep them at home on the countertop. I will pull them for a few months of the year, but aside from that they are out taking pictures.

 

Usually pull mine for little while during the sping, but other than that they're out year round. Usually whenever start finding sheds or little after since there's really nothing that interested to get pics of ha.

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Year around. I have several that have been in the field continuously since 2012.

 

I have mine out year-round. I put them on different things at different times of the year though. For instance, I just put out some water sets today.

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Year round. I just landed a new property and will be putting cams out on it tomorrow.

I find it's good for me to know the year round patterns of deer. They aren't always doing the same thing during hunting season as they are now, but I still learn how they are moving, what the does are doing, what the neighbors are doing, if there are trespassers, etc.

 

I go from May to End of December. Winter just eats batteries.

 

I run cameras year round. Sometimes I scale back and bring a few in, but I like having them out all year.

 

Winter is when you can see the survivors.....

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Mine are usually out Mid July through late March. Might keep one out year round for fun.

 

April - December. Might keep one or two out through winter.

 

From the day I buy them, until the quit working. I have them out year round.

 

I run mine May to January. I hunt big woods public land that has seasonal deer migration due to extreme winter weather. So having them out after January does me no good and having the cameras in -30 temps isn't that great for them either.
Every area is different. You can figure out what works best for you. I have friends that don't put them out till June or July and run them till February or March.

 

Deer don't winter on our property so unless I want pictures of coyotes and turkeys, I save batteries and bring them in form January through April.

 

24/7/365

Its a great hobby I feel sorry for the guys that only use them for deer

 

Took mine down in late December and put a couple out in February when I started protein. I'll put some more out come May on remote trails to see what I have in the area not coming to the feeder sites.

 

Year round.

I remember ten years ago I had to take my one camera down for winter as it didn't work in the cold.

Like my one neighbor. He runs from like July till December. He has external battery setups too. I tell him just leave them cams out with them big battery packs and no reason they won't last till you come back when the snow's gone.

 

... shortly after opening the box.

 

Year round. I have some 2012 Coverts that have never not been in the woods.

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Year round!