RyanH Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Man thats a tough ?! I really have no idea! Good Luck with it! Welcome to the forums hope you stau and hang out ith us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer No way you can get an accurate herd count with scouting cameras. Same deer will use the bait over and over, and some you won't be able to distinguish from another deer. Also, 3500 acres is LOT of land!! Best way to get an accurate count is to contact your state wildlife department and get permits to spotlight to count deer. Do this once a week in August, keep track of the # of does, buck, and fawns. You better get a couple trucks and several guys rounded up to do it though! This is the best way to get an accurate herd count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer cant be done with a trail camera...try a helicopter fly over. Thats prob. the best way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer Think Martin is probably right. I have heard you can do dropping counts in a smaller area and divide it by I think it was 13 to come up with a number, then use that as a base number of deer per sq for that area. Welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer camden--check out this article! article---click here! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer That would be very difficult for sure. All you could really do is fly around in a plane. Cameras are pretty much only good to show you the quality of the deer that are around, not the quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer yup, not going to get a population count anything close to actual with game cameras. You would be unable to tell what percentage of deer were being caught on film, does and fawns could be counted many times since you can't tell the individuals apart etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer After reading the article in the link Todd posted, sounds like it would be quite an expensive venture to attempt to put out cameras for the entire property. That would be like 35 cams to cover your property. Might be cheaper to rent a chopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Re: proper camera placement for counting deer Depending on where you are at the density your county has figured may be close, or may be way off. Our county here the density numbers suggest that we have less than 15 deer per sq, which I do not think is at all accurate. Sounds like you and the others on your property are keeping good data, maybe some cameras located at some plots strategically or at mineral stations to get good counts on bucks might give you a better idea, but then you still would have to try and estimate your buck to doe ratio. Pretty sure a bioloigst did some research at the arsenal here where hunting had been halted since Sept 11th of 2001 and in the article it said he used some cameras, tracks, droppings, and sighting data on the property in his research to come up with a number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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