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Post by tuketu on Mar 29, 2022 7:41:40 GMT -4
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Post by tuketu on Mar 29, 2022 7:59:18 GMT -4
I don't use expensive camera for the simple reason of cost. I use no bear proof boxes on tcams so in the event one gets chewed up I'm not out a bunch of money. As long as the tcam shows me the "Who, What, When and Where" I'm happy. If I get a nice picture that's a bonus. It's worth noting that some of these cheaper cameras take reasonably good photos. I put my cams up a bit higher than most people, at about 5' and 15'-20' away, and for the most part they seem to leave them alone. I'm also very careful to tend to my tcams before I handle the bait to try and negate any enticement.
For myself I only have the one bait site so I can afford to set up several cameras, usually 3, at the bait.
This way I get of a panoramic view of what's in the background. A good many times one trail cam may show one bear at the bait , but another shows a completely different scenario.
A good rule of thumb, when possible, is to set up your trail cams facing north. This way you will avoid washout from the sunlight as it crosses the sky thru the day. If you're set up in a dark or shady area this may not matter.
From another angle the other cameras may not have picked up the bears in background.
If you look above the bear in the back left (in first picture) you can see my trail cam about 5' up the tree above his front shoulders. It's doubtful the trail cam would have picked him up , or even trigger the tcam being directly under the tree. The one in the far background would certainly go undetected.
In this photo I have two other tcams, one pointed head on the other pointed at his butt
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Post by sideswipe on Apr 12, 2022 11:29:01 GMT -4
Nice pics. My trailcams were pretty primitive, but like you said it got the job done. Got a kick of a spike buck trying to lick the camera & good shot of a hunter trespassing on our turf. He walked right by the camera w/o even looking.
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