I think I'm going to buy one tomarrow. The Moultrie Game Cam II. It' has a good price, especially with my Cabelas discount. I'm going to set it up on some land by my house which I have only one stand on and put it next to it. I've always seen a lot of nice deer there every year, even a few B&C class. Any tips on setting up game cams?
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Edited by - kshunter on 10/10/2002 23:56:48

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Hey, I saw your hunting page. As soon as you get some pictures of bucks like that, post them!

I have a TrailTimer PhotoHunter. I'd recommend it. The batteries last for months. Mine has been in the woods for about a year and 3 months, non stop. Works great in the winter too.

Put the camera high enough off the ground so it's aimed at the body of the deer, unless you want a bunch of pictures of squirrels, rabbits, and birds.

Make it so the flash doesn't go off in a direction that people will see it. Don't have it flash towards a road!

I try to put mine on deer trails as opposed to people trails. I don't know how many people are in your woods but I'd guess the first tresspasser to get his picture taken is going to get a nice camera out of the deal.

Use good batteries. I always put lithium double A's in my camera and Duracell in the motion sensor.

Use atleast 400 speed film.

Now for the common sense tips:

Always be sure to rewind the film before you take it out of the camera. My other camera rewinds automatically so I've gotten out of the habit of doing that. Very bad!

Double check the camera before you leave it in the woods, make sure the shutter is open, flash is on, power to unit turned on...I once left the camera out for a week, had 71 events on it but I forgot to open the shutter. That sucked!

Anyway, good luck!