Trail Camera?

[bonedaddy]

How far from the animal should you have your trail camera for the best pic's? Also, how high off the ground? I figure a camera by itself will get better pics than I ever will!

 

[BuckSnort]

I usually put mine at least 4' from the trail you think they may be using. I like to place mine about 3' high. Most trail cameras have a wide angle lens that will allow a big field of view for a picture. Camera placement doesn't have to be that critical. Good luck!

 

[TagLine]

Here are a couple pics that were taken from the last weekend over the 4th, Camera was about 4 ft high and off the main trail about 7 ft, As you can see with elk anyways it doesnt much matter how far the camera is away they will find it anyways,I checked it daily and had to continually straighten it back up and wipe the slobber off of it, I use trail cams alot and over the last few years have gotten some pretty interesting pics,Although its not as great as actually being there and clicking the camera yourself, It is fun to see what you can come up with on camera when nothing else is around and they are in natural state of mind.

Tagline

 

[bonedaddy]

Tagline
Looks like you have had the same problems I have had with those elk! I found one camera 20 yards away stomped into a wallow with only the corner sticking out. I put it back up and when I returned it was gone. I have yet to find it.
I thought about putting it higher in a tree aiming down to stop them from tearing it up.
Thanks for the pics! You ever get any of big bucks?

 

[nemesis]

depends on if 35mm or digital. digitals are put into a sleep mode to save the batts so you need to bakc the camera up a little and maybe aim it cross ways down a trail t ogive it time to fully wake up and take a pic while the animal is in front of the lens.

35mm shoot faster and it's not as critical.

about 3 foot up is where i put most of mine. sometimes i put them higher up un trees aimed down if i think its a risky area for theives.