Scouting time?

[beaver hunter]

When are most guys throwing cameras up????

[3blade]

An hour or so after drinking too many (???)


Whitetails: end of July. Too many variables still in play. 4 weeks of consistent pattern usually gives me an opportunity in the first couple weeks of sept., assuming the food sources don't get harvested.

Moose/elk tend to have much larger seasonal patterns, boots on the ground in August does a lot more good than cameras.

[ForwardBias]

I think this is gonna be the year i do some proper scouting. Boots on the ground all summer,looking for new spots to hunt.

[beaver hunter]

diddo....5 spots in mind, lots of work!

[coyotekiller]

i put my cameras up this year in april, usually have them out all winter.

[J0HN_R1]

I've started scouting my "spots" now, looking for signs of activity.

I'll start leaving my cam's out for more than a week in July/August.

[Hydro1]

I don't technically ever stop scouting.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by beaver hunter

When are most guys throwing cameras up????

Right now but hopefully high enough and out of sight from the two legged thieves.

[waterninja]

Just put fresh batteries in my cameras, and thinking of putting up a few more stands. Love looking at all the pics you get in spring/summer, but must admit that sometimes I get "attached" to a lot of the deer that you watch for a couple months before hunting season starts. Would love to harvest a buck in velvet this year.

[fish_e_o]

cameras stay out all year

[huntinalberta]

Originally Posted by beaver hunter

When are most guys throwing cameras up????

The few cameras I have were put out a month ago

[sullcat]

I've had mine out since middle of May. Never know what might be on them, I like looking to see what surprises there might be!

[hookset]

Putting mine out in the next few weeks. I like to have atleast a month of photos prior to season opening to figure out recent patterns and what is around.

Made the mistake waiting tell august last year and with new locations had 2 cams that took majority pics of long grass or a near by branch moving with the wind. So this year I figure put out early and check/replace cards and batts start of aug and this way I can do any further tweaking to the set up if any troubles with camera pics.

[7mmremmag]

I have had 5 cameras out for deer for 2 weeks now. Its about that time to check them now.
I have 16 quarters I hunt exclusively, so I need to move mine around a bit to pattern the deer.
I have been hunting these 16 quarters now for 4 years, and I am finally really starting to feel good about it. In those 4 years ive shot one deer, a 148" 5x5 last year. I have lots of young deer in that 120" - 150" range that will be crankers. Im really excited for this year.
Ive found that since I locked all the gates and put up No Tresspassing signs the deer sure have settled in and dont venture too far.