First Timer with Trail Cam

No deer photos yet, but hoping to have some good ones. Anyways, I set up my first trail cam yesterday... we will see how things go. I am pretty excited about it. I'll keep you updated. How long do you think I should wait before I go back to get the first pics off it?

Forgot to say thanks to my good buddy JackHammer for helping me with the set up of it and helping to prepare the mineral site. It's good to have hunting buddies who enjoy the outdoors as much as I do. Thanks Jack!

Hoe ya get some good pics from it Dave.

Cool, cant wait to start seeing pics from it.

most ppl wait a couple weeks but i cant wait that long LOL i go about a week and then i have to go check it

TheRomer wrote:

Cool, cant wait to start seeing pics from it.

most ppl wait a couple weeks but i cant wait that long LOL i go about a week and then i have to go check it

I agree with mike, should really wait a couple weeks, but i cant. I ussually put mine out on sundays and while im working during the week i dont think about it as much, but when saturday comes around when im not working i ussually go check them, lol. good luck dave.

Thanks for the encouragement Joe, and thanks for the advice Mike and Jeremy... I am like you guys. It will be a strugle to not go check it this weekend. I think I can make it a week though if it is best for the set-up.

I wouldnt worry about waiting a whole week yet, since deer season is quit a ways away yet. The reason i try to wait the longest is to keep my scent out of the woods so nothing gets spooked. If you get and bucks with horns on yet let me know.

MRA wrote:

I wouldnt worry about waiting a whole week yet, since deer season is quit a ways away yet. The reason i try to wait the longest is to keep my scent out of the woods so nothing gets spooked. If you get and bucks with horns on yet let me know.

Will do buddy, will do!

The does are hitting the minerals quite heavily, this is the time of year they need all the nutrients they can get for there fawns an milk an the bucks will be hitting it hard now that there antlers are growing back this is the best time to have it out, Good luck Dave, if you have any questions you have my number

Thanks for all your advice Dennis. Word around these parts is that you are the mineral site guru...

I have learned a few trick

Just go check it i cant wait any longer to see what you get

TheRomer wrote:

Just go check it i cant wait any longer to see what you get

You should put a helmet on if you're really doing that Mike...

checked mine Wednesday had 312 pics an I pulled the card an put a new one in an today it had 110 pics in two days

You're never gonna believe this... after all that anticipation... I screwed something up! What a big dissapointment. The mineral site was tore up, but for some reason there were no pics on the camera.... GRRRRRRRRR!
Oh, well... I got it straighted out and I am sure the next time I visit it there will be plenty of pics!

Dave...If you go back and no pics...trigger the camera yourself to ensure it works. I have to do that sometimes with one of mine. It has to be re-formatted and will work fine. You can always delete or ignore that 1 picture.

You Mean to tell me i have been banging my head on that wall for nothing?




It Happens, I still do that sometimes myself, cant wait to see what you get

swampghost wrote:

Dave...If you go back and no pics...trigger the camera yourself to ensure it works. I have to do that sometimes with one of mine. It has to be re-formatted and will work fine. You can always delete or ignore that 1 picture.

Yeah, I walked through the area like three times to make sure it was working... Thanks!

TheRomer wrote:

You Mean to tell me i have been banging my head on that wall for nothing?




It Happens, I still do that sometimes myself, cant wait to see what you get

Sorry Mike! I have been banging mine as well, it it makes you feel any better...

I went and checked mine today and some how something turned my cam upside down LOL figured it was a coon

And there was!! I will let Dave tell you all about it>

Had tons of pics... great to see all the deer visiting the mineral site... will post some pictures and a story later...

Glad to hear you were finally successful dave!!!! I remember my first time, lol. Ill be looking for the pics.

Cool, cant wait to see them

oh dave where are the pics?