How many cameras?

[Heath74]

Just wondering how many game cameras you guys put out? I plan to put out 9 this year. Will see if they all get put out.

Heath

 

[cowboystl1]

4-5 year round

 

[Heath74]

What kind of batteries do you use and how many do you go through in a year?

Heath

 

[cowboystl1]

about 40-50 bucks worth a year some cams get great battery life last for months others only last for weeks.

 

[Montana_BackCountry]

Ratio of game cameras to hunter is the same as hunter to the  time to check those cameras...ha. 


I put out a couple cams to make sure the herd is in my spot around august.  I check them week before the season to make sure traffic is coming through.  I've found that locating a herd any time before August really makes no sense cause they are unlikely to be there come rutting season. (unless you're into absent photography)

 

[cowboystl1]

oh i use energizer batteries or duracel

 

[greatthosu]

For the area I elk hunt I only need 3.

 

[Bullhunter]

I have five that i put out usually late July.  I usually check them a week before season and hit that area hard if there are good bulls there.

 

[turbo1967]

no game cameras , I like to take my  pics in person

 

[ut1031]

Too many and you end up with not enough time to check each one.  I would say tw or three max......

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Hatchet jack makes me put out six

 

[sgknutzen]

currently i only run 2 because that is all i have. i use them more just to check to see whats going on in my area. not really for trophy evaluation, more or less just to see whats hanging out.

 

[HuntTheFront]

Thanks to Camofire I pick up a couple cameras a year and never spend more than $65 on a camera. I only need a trail camera to be nice enough to take a picture and for me to tell what the animal is (6x6 elk, 4x4 deer, 2 point etc) I don't need 16 Megapixel cameras with built in screens and all of that.


This year I put out 5-6 cameras, next year will be 8-10 if I draw my LE Elk tag here in Utah.

 

[Dustin Curran]

Trail camera's are addictive and seems you can never have enough. I use them year round for a variety of animals.

 

[Idn8tive]

I have been running three to four this year.  Finding it is hard to check all cams in one day.  some are couple miles apart.  Course I have all my cams in one general area.  Need to start branching out more.  But of course it takes time which can be limited at times.

 

[HondoArcher]

I have 9.  I cover 3 to 5 hunting units a year so I need lots.  I use re-chargeable batteries from Amazon (EBL 16 Pack AA 2800mAh Ni-MH).  I also have a rapid charger I used in my car (Energizer Recharge Rapid Charger) that I use to charge batteries between locations. The batteries are a little pricey but they save you in the long run.

 

[loggerchas]

8 camera.  4 in my elk unit and 4 in my deer unit, each set about 4-5 weeks before season running through the season (for elk) and the deer cams stay out until February (prairie plans unit - need more home range data).

 

[bowhntr73]

I usually run 6-7 camera's from spring time to early winter, and 3 camera's all the way through the winter.