>A big thing to consider if
>you are putting up cameras
>in 51 is lots of
>stuff gets stolen in 51.
> A few years ago
>guys even had their elk
>heads stolen from their camp.
> Unfortunately that is an
>area I would be especially
>careful with what you leave
>out and about. Definitely
>use a good lock system
>and if I were doing
>it, I would take climbing
>sticks with me and put
>cameras 12' or higher so
>that they are less inviting
>to thieves.
>
>
>Game cameras can be a blast.
> However, they are also
>probably more helpful for guys
>on the first hunt then
>the second. Second hunt
>the rut and hunting pressure
>has the elk moving a
>bunch and out of their
>summer patterns. However, still
>nice to know about a
>bruiser or two in the
>area.
>
>Good luck. Avoid the crowded
>places in 51 (Trout Lakes,
>Burns, Canjilon Lakes) and you
>should do well.
I usually pull my cameras a few days before the hunt and will place them up in trees around my camp.
That way if anything ever happens then I will have pictures. I know it seems like along shot, but it only takes a few bad apples to ruin an area and most of the locals or law enforcement know who they are.
So it's definitely not a bad option to set one up.