Dawg Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 How often do you check you trail camera? I put one out this past Friday (the 1st). How long should I wait to check it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Is it set up on your way to your stand? If so, get it when you go hunt. Take a second card and just switch out the cards so you can view them when you get home to your computer. When I had cams out I had to change cards every 6 days. I was getting to many deer pictures, normally 650-800 in those 6 days. I was not worried about my scent since the farm I was hunting was in the city limits surrounded by a school, 3 neighborhoods and a park. It was an amazing spot. I sure do miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 i switch cards about every week, I'll be pulling a card on thursday so i know where to hunt come this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Depends on some factors. How much activity and how likely it is you will bump deer getting to it. If the activity is high like a mineral site I like to check them every week to 10 days. In places where it is likely I might bump deer I let them go for a little longer. This time of year on the weekends I often check them on the way back from the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Is it set up on your way to your stand? If so, get it when you go hunt. Take a second card and just switch out the cards so you can view them when you get home to your computer. It's about 20 yards to the right of my stand. Depends on some factors. How much activity and how likely it is you will bump deer getting to it. If the activity is high like a mineral site I like to check them every week to 10 days. In places where it is likely I might bump deer I let them go for a little longer. This time of year on the weekends I often check them on the way back from the stand. Activity, from what I can tell, is very little as of now and the chances of bumping deer are minimum. Once a week is what I was thinking. Depending on the amount of pics I get the first few pulls, I might switch it up and pull the card every 10-15 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 I switch cards usually once a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 places that aren't far off the beaten path I check once a week. the ones farther out i try not to check as often. depends on how many pictures i'm getting and battery life, but I try to leave them for as long as I can. hunting season i may check them on the way to the stand if deer walk by my stand to get there. i'm going to pull all my cards a day or two before the Sat. opener this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Depends where its at and how many pics I get on it in a certain amount of time. If Im getting 800 pics or more in a week, then I check it once a week. If I wait any longer the card gets full. If the camera is taking alot less than that then I might check it once every 2 weeks. A camera thats by a stand I will check when I go in to hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 If the camera is in a high activity area and its easy to get to without jumping deer I will check it once a week or maybe every week and a half. Other than that I might stretch it out a little longer if its a slower activity spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Depends on some factors. How much activity and how likely it is you will bump deer getting to it. If the activity is high like a mineral site I like to check them every week to 10 days. In places where it is likely I might bump deer I let them go for a little longer. This time of year on the weekends I often check them on the way back from the stand. Sounds about what I do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldridgem1 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 I agree with everyone else, but generally speaking if thats the first time you have put one out all year, then id wait about a week and then check it. Usually week is a good amount of time, but you dont wana get your scent out in the woods more than you have too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoorsmen1 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 about once a week, i dont leave it out too much because batteries cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntnfish Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 I ususally check mine every week. The longest would be every two weeks. Seems like batteries do not last much longer than that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC8point Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Normally every 7-10 days seems thats as long as the batteries last or the card is full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 2 weeks apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 I'm brand new at this trailcam thing so there is quite a novelty factor involved, and I seem to have difficulty going any longer than once a day ..... lol. I know that's excessive, but I still get a bunch of pictures everytime I check. I'm sure that will eventually wear off a bit, but it's kind of like checking a trapline ...... I just can't wait to see what I got. I've got two cameras out, and they are not far from the house and real easy to get to. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 If I'm just monitoring areas I'll check and move them every 6 to 10 days. If I'm wanting to check what's laying sign near one of my stands I'm thinking about hunting I may switch the card after 1 or 2 days to check to see if there's a mature buck I want to hunt going through it during legal hunting hours. That is especially the case if I know the wind will be right to hunt the stand in a day or 2 but wrong at the time I set the trail cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Checked it this past Saturday (the 16th). First picture was dated the 9th and then the rest were dated the 12th. I put the cam out on the 1st so apparently the deer movement ain't that great. Did get a pic of one buck that I would like to shoot with my bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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