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5 Trail Camera Tactics You Need To Know | Moultrie x Field & Stream

Deer Camp STARTS NOW. Here are 5 trail camera tactics to help unlock your best hunting season yet: 1: Camera Height An adult whitetail stands somewhere between 2.5 and 3 feet tall at the shoulder. The goal is to get that lens X in line with what will pick up on the motion and thermal signature of those deer as they move through the capture cone of the camera. So, depending on the terrain around the tree, post, or cam stand you are using, keep that in mind when mounting the camera to ensure proper alignment. On the Moultrie cams with Live Aim, use Live Aim to double-check the camera position for best results. 2: Hang ’Em High Understand that this is contradictory to tip number 1. But there are times when hanging a camera up high can be an advantage. If you hunt areas with high pressure, getting a little elevation on the camera can be a great idea to keep the camera out of the typical sight line of most hunters. Also, if you are using cams for security purposes, hanging them high can help ensure you capture more of an area to monitor the comings and goings around your property. 3: Clear the Brush This tip might seem like a no-brainer, but it's a good reminder to give your camera the best shot at capturing deer moving through the area. It will also reduce potential false triggers. Blowing grass, bushes, and branches can trigger the camera and send photos of nothing. This tactic will also cut down the amount of reflection from night photos as the IR flash will light up sticks and other debris in and decrease the effectiveness of the flash down range. 4: Save Battery Life If you are using the Moultrie Edge Pro Models, use the AI tools. Both the Zones, which can erase things that are causing false triggers, and also the tools that allow you to have the camera send only photos of deer, turkeys, people, or a combo of those, so you are only getting photos of the things you want to see. Change the Photo Upload period. Only have the camera send you images every 12-24 hours instead of immediately. This will save on battery life as it is not constantly connecting and sending you images or videos. If hanging a cam in a very high traffic area, change the photo and video delay to longer periods of time. You don’t need 75 photos of the same deer standing there at a salt lick, a feeder, or a scrape. Use better batteries. Lithium batteries, lithium battery packs, or solar setups will all extend the life of your camera in the woods. 5: Shift Your Cameras Through the Year There are exceptions to the rule and spots that I’ll let cameras soak all year, but for everything else, I am making moves depending on the time of year. Early season I’ll have cams focused on field edges, mineral sites, and travel corridors leading from bedding to food. As deer transition off of their summer patterns, I transition my cams to oak flats or ridges where acorns will be dropping, scrapes, generational rubs, edges of bedding areas, etc, to try and get a better idea of when and how deer are moving. Going into the late season, the focus of the cameras is all on food. But the takeaway here is that as the deer shift behavior, you need to be moving your cams to match. Hunting has and always will be a puzzle -- get ready to have your best season yet, with Moultrie Trail cameras, which can help put just a few more pieces of that puzzle together. #DeerHunting #Hunting #Whitetail