Man I really appreciate your feedback! I feel I am so blessed because one if the main reasons is that I get to learn on several dozen client parcels per year...let alone my own whitetail activities. I'm with you though...you can never stop learning! I will try to keep them coming as best as possible...

They are extremely advantageous! I have used Exodus Trail cams... the Lift II model. Here is a link to check them out... bit.ly/JSturgis 5 year warranty and I have had zero hunting season failures. 2" viewing screen, true HD video and extremely high quality. I am running up to 20 trail cams at one time and regardless of the B roll I need for videos...I rely on the trail cams heavily for learning buck behavior, in season census, buck home range and for making informed hunting decisions. OUTSTANDING trail cameras, after hundreds of thousands of pics and videos over 3 seasons I can highly recommend.

Thank you very much! Really hope it helps...one of the top questions I receive from my clients: "Where should I locate my trail cams"

Thank you very much Dan I really appreciate it...I hope you try hanging a trail cam at those treestand locations!

Ha, too funny Eric...yes, blame me ☺️ I hope you have trried the Exodus cams!

Thanks Bob and man it helps soooo much! Almost an unfair advantage 😎 Hope the flooding isn't hitting you guys too much right now...

Ha, good to have your support Mr S 😁

Ha, lol...pretty funny, got excited for a second 🙂 Really appreciate it though and I will try to keep it coming!

I would say 8-12 would be perfect if you have defined deer movements! I hope you check out the Exodus trail cams...I highly recommend the Lift II model and they have their new cell cam version too...can't wait for that! Here is a link: bit.ly/JSturgis

What state

Guilford Boy northern mn

Hi Gary, thank you very much! Actually mine are on 1 pic/1 vid Hybrid mode. We had 13/16 trail cam locations where deer didn't look at the trail cam one time, all year. They can not hear the click on most quality trail cams...certainly not on my Exodus cams or even my Moultrie cams I used to use. However...they can't stand IR red bulbs and unhidden trail cams. Maybe that is what they are looking at? Again though, 100% positive they can't hear any of the trail cams I have used for about 15 years now...all my cams take pics, and deer don't look at them. If the deer can hear the click I definitely wouldn't want to use them...

@Gary - Assuming you're using sometype of red or black flash camera, the audible click most people refer to is actually not created by the camera's shutter but the IR filter. The camera's IR filter is the mechanical device that moves over top of the lens assembly allowing the camera to pick different wavelengths of light. The IR filter is controlled by the camera's light metering system which tells the camera's processor how much light is available or needed to take the photo. Typically, when working correctly, the IR filter should only move twice in a 24 hour period. Once just before dark at sunset and then just before sunrise. If the filter is consistently moving back and forth the device is malfunctioning or as Jeff noted it's likely a lower end camera, OR possibly a pretty old camera. Also, when the IR filter is stuck the camera will have pink tinted photos during the day OR back night time photos. Hope that helps you better understand the situation

@@chadsyl23 thank you for your feedback. That is a very descriptive reply. I think in my case it's probably the low end camera scenario. I can actually here the camera with each pic. Thanks again thought

@@chadsyl23 great comments Chad, really appreciate that! I like learning as much as possible about the cams too. Bottom line it should not be spooking any deer, which is a good thing 🙂

Thanks man..I Just set it up this evening. Had a small 6 point walk out in front of it a few hours later but I passed on him. Pretty excited to see what’s on the sd. Now I see what ya mean. Lol

Daniel...great question! At times right in the middle of it...at other times I can drag the deer to the side. I always try to gut under the open sky...the pile gets cleaned up quickly and I do not find it bothers the deer much at all.

Ha, too funny...putting them at your stand locations is the perfect spot!

I definitely need to step up then! I have only two on my 60. One on the east side of property and one on the west 😒. I’ll be going trail cam shopping today lol

Aaron P Exodus.

Yogi Bear I will check them out. Thanks

Whitetail Habitat Solutions I’ve got several infra red cameras that I will eventually replace with black flash cams. But in the meantime I got to use what I got. I’ve heard you speak about blacking out the flash on the infrared cams before. How did you do this? And how much did it reduce the flash range. Thank you.

Great question ..I like putting them back out roughly mid to late June when I can identify specific bucks. O had the same thing in the UP of MI for 10 years...the deer were completely gone to the deer yards around 10 miles away, for between 3 and 4 months. One winter the very last deer track was on 12/12 and they were gone until late April. O pulled my cams then, but I did place them out on mineral when they came back just because I liked watching the deer. Now in SW WI ag land I take them out sometime in April...except for a few turkey locations...

Hi guys...Diane has been keeping me in the loop and I really appreciate it! Really hoping we can work something out ☺️ Diane has enjoyed talking to you...I hope to see your trail cam placements in person!

Hi Jeff Paul here well waiting to hear from Ross hopefully he is an understanding person like yourself everything hinges on what we can work out with him by the way can’t thank you enough for what you have done for Suzie & I your wife Diane has been great to deal with hope to see you in person very soon

Good question...that'd s bad thing and I do see that. It is simply telling you that the deer see your cameras. For starters I would place them at least 6' high, on a tree wider than the trail cam, with the side or profile of the cam hidden in some way. Also...only black out and low glow trail cams. When deer see your trail cam more than a couple of times out of 100 pics, those mature bucks will begin to take a wide berth around your cams. I even have experienced that too many invasive cam setups on a small parcel will keep mature bucks away all together. Those young deer are curious...even adult does, butt he older a buck becomes, he can turn into a ghost pretty quick if he notices the trail cams. I hope that helps...man I do love MI! Sitting eating at the bridge right now 🙂 on the way home from a long MI client trip...

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thank you very much! I'll try to do that more and work on a higher hight! And you just gotta love the bridge! Enjoy the sunrise! And have a great day! Thank you again for the help!

@@michiganconservative7442 you are very welcome and I think that will help you out a lot! And I will...doesn't matter what the weather is I always enjoy crossing the bridge...

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 well I do appreciate it I'm a young buck trying to learn from the more experienced buck lol. Thank you. And amen to that!

I leave them up from roughly late June thru April. I begin with them at mock scrape time ☺️ I do leave a few up at turkey time...

I would guess we do...we did at last check a couple of weeks ago. Most of them at that time and I am sure a lot less right now. Last year we had a 3 year old with both on 3/29 and have a few in the past into early April.

What do you use to check sd cards other then the screen on the camera and laptop?