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I dumped some feed out for trail cam purposes near a stand I have on our property. I�ve had the camera out for about 3 weeks. I go back to check it and there is nothing on the camera. Not a squirrel, coyote, deer, raccoon, etc. I mean nothing. When I say nothing I don�t mean there were a bunch of pictures of nothing�I mean there were no pictures except the ones it took of me walking up to check the cam. Not even pictures of me where I set it up and walked in front of it. I even took it off the tree and set it up at home and it took every picture of me walking by it. It is inconceivable to me that there would be no pictures when a few yards from the camera there is a hole where the deer tore up what I had put out.
To me there is no question there has been some pics deleted by someone who didn�t want me to see what is coming through there (long story). The question is, how do I catch them doing it so I can take the appropriate action? I�ve considered setting up a second cam nearby and making sure it�s hidden. What do y�all suggest?
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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Use two or three cams at diffent heights. Hide the extra cam(s) well.
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Use a climber to put a camera out of reach and out of their sight as well.
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^^ What Outback said. Get a second or third camera and put them away from the main site, higher up and well hidden but where it will take photos or video of the main camera they're visiting to delete your stuff.
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I have a game warden friend who catches poachers with his cameras. He'll set up one in plain view, then two more watching the trail at 8 to 10 feet above the ground in separate trees. The astonished look on the poachers face is hilarious! They'll lie with supreme confidence, knowing they deleted the evidence, then he'll show them the other pictures. It's priceless!
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Use a climber and set another camera out of their reach and out of their sight , leave the other camera up for "bait"
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Thanks guys. I�ve let this fester for a few days now so I�m out for justice. There is a good cedar tree all greened up about 10 yards from the camera tree. I can climb it and hide in those leaves.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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It isn't set for day time only photos is it?
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I have a game warden friend who catches poachers with his cameras. He'll set up one in plain view, then two more watching the trail at 8 to 10 feet above the ground in separate trees. The astonished look on the poachers face is hilarious! They'll lie with supreme confidence, knowing they deleted the evidence, then he'll show them the other pictures. It's priceless!
Good friend of mine does the same. I look up when I'm walking so I saw it about 12-13 feet up, angled down a trail. I waved and then texted him. He said he catches numerous trespassers with it and the photo evidence is incredibly helpful.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
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It isn't set for day time only photos is it?
No. I haven't changed any settings and it got plenty of pics last year and this year before I moved the cam to that spot.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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It isn't set for day time only photos is it?
No. I haven't changed any settings and it got plenty of pics last year and this year before I moved the cam to that spot. I have a Moultrie that is prone to not taking any pictures even when the settings are right. Guess it's just some bug in their software.
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Morgan County? Might be JaketheSnakes buddy out piddlin...
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More people are starting to look higher for cameras. You could try placing one on the ground with it surrounded by rocks and other natural debris to get a different angle.
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Georgia Football..Acts like Bama but has a trophy case like South Carolina.
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I use a 6 foot fiberglass stepladder to set mine high.
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Hello guys, well my friend does live in morgan county on top of brindlee mtn?
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It isn't set for day time only photos is it?
No. I haven't changed any settings and it got plenty of pics last year and this year before I moved the cam to that spot. I have a Moultrie that is prone to not taking any pictures even when the settings are right. Guess it's just some bug in their software. I have zero experience with them. The first cam I had was a Browning and I have just always used them. This is a Strike Force. Like I said, it took pics fine before I moved it to this tree.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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Hello guys, well my friend does live in morgan county on top of brindlee mtn? Sent you a PM. Not a goober pic though so don't get too excited.
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I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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I keep an old broken trail cam as my bait camera.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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