Our cameras are out most of the year. We watch feeders once we start throwing corn. Once the season is over we tend to move the cameras to game trails to see what else is moving around. Always fun to see what gets caught on "film."

I put one out about a month ago. We are on a new place and had only seen a couple of deer while out setting stands etc. We were a little apprehensive as to what might be on the place until I pulled the SD card on Sunday... I have not gotten a good nights rest since!

No cameras for me. I want to be surprised.

We are blessed to have many bucks running around. I've seen many one time that I've never seen before and never seen again. I guess it would be different hunting thousands of acres as opposed to hundreds, but we share deer with places around us and the bucks move a bunch during the rut. Here today, gone tomorrow.

I got some cameras last year, but they were set on a couple of trails since we don't use feeders. I did not get them out this year as I've been too busy. Maybe sometime in the future I can afford cellular cams and just leave them out year-round.

I don't use them personally....takes the fun out of hunting.


but I will use them to do census work or to see what is out there for non-hunting related purposes

I'm with you Stompy, the guys on our lease put them out and like to see what's, where. I don't care, if I see something I want to shoot I will

I ran game cams in the 90's and actually had more fun with them than hunting. I guess I still do un cams in a way. My two nephews run cams on my place and send me any "interesting" pics they get.

Nailed it

I don't use them. I like to be surprised.


My son puts them out everywhere.

I use a camera

But I don't rely on it. Mostly use it for pigs to see when they're coming to the feeder..

Between the axis and hogs I gotta keep track year round.

I use them and like them but at the same time they can be a pain, three of the four I pulled down a week and a half ago because I couldn't get the software updated at the lease, and then seeing a handful of bucks early in the year and then them disappearing in Sept. and not seeing anything in bow season. It makes for an uneasy anticipation for opening weekend. Without them there would just be great anticipation. But I still prefer them over not having them.

With out game cameras I would never have caught a pict of this hottie.
That is one heck of a work horse though.

Middle aged, but the weight is quite substantial on the hoof