My friend gave me a pair of old game camera that I’d like to set up in my yard. Mostly, I expect to see a bunch of pictures of my dog taking a E36 M3, but hopefully I’ll also capture the occasional bear or buck.
First question: how high off the ground is best?
Well, that didn’t take long...
In reply to Woody :
What kind of game are you hoping to get? If it's bobcat then I'd guess you're in the ballpark(without knowing any actual specs about that camera). If you're more interested in bear or deer you could probably raise it up another foot or so.
Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Woody :
What kind of game are you hoping to get?
Mostly this sort of thing:
I would't worry about height as much as angle. They're motion sensitive, so as long as what you're trying to capture is in the field of view, it's good.
Dad has a couple on the farm. One of them is on a tree that is angled down, but it's on a hill looking down to a well-used deer trail in the brush. The other one is on a fence post and he angled it up a bit by spacing out the bottom away from the post because the field of view is a little uphill. I didn't know that one even existed until Dad texted me a picture of myself taking a whiz on the next fence post.
In reply to Woody :
The bears around here ride Harleys though.
Trail cams are easy to set up, some better than others. Do a trial shoot from different mounting heights and directions of what you are looking to capture, as well as pic capture frequency and video duration. Consider your landscape and distance as well.
Besides the woods I even used a trail cam in by basement and garage to video mice triggering mouse traps. Took more than a few tries to get it dialed in but happy with the results.
Good luck.
Woody (Forum Supportum) said:
someone needs to make a meme out of this
That's some nice deer and turkey. I'm very jealous.
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