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How long do I wait??

Every 12-14 days for me. I wait til the wind is right before I go check em. Always spray boots and clothes with cover scent before walkin in. Sometimes check em sooner if its raining or gonna rain.
 
I place a trophy rock and 50 lbs. of corn at each camera. The batteries last quite a while in mine. After 2 weeks I usually get 1100 pictures and all the corn is gone at an active station. I try to swap cards every week but that's not always possible. Guess it really depends on your camera. I like to see when the first deer show up after I leave. It's rarely more than a few minutes so I don't really worry about pressuring them. They associate my 4 runner with dinner.
 
If it was spring/ early summer I would check them every week.

Just putting one out a few weeks before the season opens I would probably only check it once to minimize scent/disturbance.
 
Nealmeally said:
Every 12-14 days for me. I wait til the wind is right before I go check em. Always spray boots and clothes with cover scent before walkin in. Sometimes check em sooner if its raining or gonna rain.
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Yep, good guideline.
 
Ditto Columbia...I checked mine Thursday n again Saturday I had one of the biggest bucks I've ever had on film late Thursday night n early Saturday a.m.
 
Every couple weeks or if I'm bored ever week... :D

I had a couple does and a small 6 pt come onto my camera site within an hour after I left it. I've heard either way, but I don't know if it hurts as bad as some say it does. At least that's my experience thus far.. :grin:
 
I check my cams weekly.

I got pictures of a 6 year-old buck at one salt lick 30 minutes before I checked the cam and only an hour after I checked the cam. In fact, he probably watched me check the cam.

The deer haven't learned to associate my visits to the cams with danger. They've seen/smelled me do it 6 months out of the year every year for almost two decade.
 
BukHntn said:
Great! Thanks everyone! I may just get out there today in the rain. SO it'll calm my curiosity and help me wait til October before checking again.
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What if your cameras are in bad locations? What if one or more of them stopped working? How are you going to know?
 
about every 2 weeks myself. I ride in on my 4 wheeler and the deer or turkey don't knowledge me being there a lot of time they just keep doing there thing unless I stop then they start working there way bay to some cover.
 
2-4 weeks. Going to check mine sat morning when I hang my last stand, and my cam has been there for 5 weeks come saturday morning. Ill swap the cards and not step foot back in there till Sept. 24 o ya
 
BSK said:
BukHntn said:
Great! Thanks everyone! I may just get out there today in the rain. SO it'll calm my curiosity and help me wait til October before checking again.
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What if your cameras are in bad locations? What if one or more of them stopped working? How are you going to know?
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Just a chance you have to take, with the camera stopping working, that is. Hopefully he bought a good camera and picked a good spot, to put it at.
 

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