3 Setup MISTAKES (Never do THIS): Trail Camera Placement Tips for Best Results

[@Clawson_customs]

A few things that I have learned over the years with game camera's is that i set the sensitivity to medium and i always clear away any tree branches and brush that can move with the wind and give you 5000 pictures of wind blowing

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Good tip! 👍

[@chuckparson6712]

Great advice, another thing is to try to mount the camera to a tree that's at least 4 inches in diameter, they don't tend to sway in the wind as much and a bigger diameter tree allows the camera to blend in better instead of sticking out like a sore thumb 👍

[@noelslater458]

Elementary or not, I found these tips very helpful and informative. A couple of them I hadn't ever considered before, and just reading previous comments on this vid have educated me on additional considerations to keep in mind. Thank you!

[@squirrellyacres]

Great video Dave, and thanks for sharing some valuable information. I now use the same SD card for each camera, by numbering the camera and SD card to match. Since doing that I've had no card issues.

[@Windwalker_Outdoors]

Awesome tips! My biggest issue has been not remembering to turn the camera on after being in set up mode. Too many times I've come back to dead batteries and the camera was still set to set up mode.

[@Slavic_Boer]

Great tips. I just bought a pair of them.

[@fatherandsonsfishing]

Great tips, Dave! Anyone who is new (or even experienced) with trail cams should watch this and learn from the best. Having learned from the best myself, I can add that if you want to set up trail cameras in your Philadelphia suburban yard, make sure you turn the "Kids Playing in the Yard" and the "Delivery Truck" sensors to OFF, otherwise those are all the images you will capture.😎

[@winstonlandis1352]

I absolutely love your videos and how practical they are for us average hunters! Thanks for producing for us.

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

Dave, that was a very useful video. I have had some of those issues. I knew about the east to west direction was a no no. One thing I have done with cameras that don't have a view screen was to take my cellphone and use its camera to see which way my camera was pointing and take a picture with my phone. I know that is the best method, but I have done that. Thanks for sharing these tips. Juddie

[@ralphdetloff8300]

Very helpful. Thank you sir.

[@colinlegrys9434]

I always put some bait down on the trail, this will tend to keep the subject in the best spot, I've put dried cat biscuit down for foxes and badgers and was surprised to see deer delicately picking them up. It does not have to be food, an obstacle like a fallen log will slow an animal down for the camera, just make sure you do not leave your scent. I fully endorse the previous comment on clearing away waving grass etc. my worse experience was with rippling water or dappled sunlight.

[@citysticker-chris]

I use the Spyhigh mounting system, it has a laser pointer aiming device to pin point where the sensors are seeing. This system also allows you to mount high and at almost all angles.

[@winnguyen443]

Wow, I didn’t know they made something like that laser. Thanks for that bro. I definitely think that would help me during my set up routine.

[@GoMidwestFishing]

Good tips Dave. #2 is a big one I had to learn by making that mistake.

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

Hi Dave, glad to see you doing well. Great tips!

[@duanebodrick3227]

This video was really helpful. Thanks

[@patrothwell9138]

Awesome tips like always Dave. The trail camera master.💯👍

[@trailcameratexaswildlife9526]

Great tips! I have one camera that gets that flare effect from the morning sun(it faces SE but more E)but I like the spot. I may get a camera stand and try a nearby spot to improve those morning clips. I love finding new sites. I try to go back to the cam at a new site the next day or at least within the first week or so for initial checks but doesn’t always happen. Then in between checks spiders build webs and weeds grow lol! Take care Dave, Char 😊

[@greenlover4522]

Thank you. One of the best channels

[@j.r.outdoors247]

These are some great tips. Thanks for sharing them. I know that you are sharing this from a TON of experience.

[@ROBSwank-pm1vd]

Great Tips on the angle n camera limitations or issues!!ALWAYS can learn new ideas n Facts !! Continued Success 😎

[@kenszewc2981]

I avoid pointing south as well in the winter due to the sun being so low, any sun on the plastic lens will blast the picture. I also avoid any tree trunks in the view finder that are too close, the camera will auto adjust too much with the reflected IR and anything farther than the tree will be much too dark to see. Same as your position with the open field behind you for your test, your image is too dark due to the open sky and pasture, try to keep the bright sky out of day pictures if possible.

[@BoxieOutdoors]

Good stuff. Definitely 3 rules to give you better quality pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[@Edaloy27]

I have two in the woods right now facing east been driving me nuts(350 miles away) good video

[@Packsalot]

Great information and well demonstrated. Awesome examples and explanations. Perfect for a trail camera novice like me. I've made many of those mistakes. Hopefully, I can get it set up right near my camps to capture any animals wandering in the night. Have a wonderful day.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Steve 👍

[@section8outdoors]

Great tips Dave! I learned these when I was a part of the DNR's Snap Shot program. We would send photos in after 3 months, we would identify the animals and send them in. I think the biggest one I remember was to carry a 3ft piece of string or rope because, well, deer aren't as tall as people make them out to be! 😂😂

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Very well done. Great advice and perspective.

[@daveshsb]

Great tips Dave! I think I have done all three “don’t do” at one time or another! Great info to keep in mind!

[@PBAdventures146]

The first two I definitely had to learn the hard way, especially before cell cameras. The other camera looks perfect only to get in front and realize that it's to far to the left or right. In my case, almost all my cameras are hung high so it's even more important to make sure it's how you want it. Less room for play. Great tips.

[@ArielleViking]

Great tips, I learned some important information from your video 👍🏻❤️

[@RudyHassallPMP]

Great tips, as they are usually overlooked. The one extra tip that comes to mind, that I saw you used but didn't comment on, is to use a piece of paracord or steel cable to hang your camera instead of the strap. The horizontal 1-2" strap stands out visibly to animals and humans.

[@MrTruckerf]

I use rusty electric fence wire. It blends in and you can attach it to the tree quickly.

[@Dark30Outdoors]

Great tips Dave!! 👍

[@TheCountrysideChannel]

Fantastic video. I think I always do most 👍🏿

[@tothemaxxoutdoors4771]

The old school cameras that took film was my training tool😂😂😂

[@newviewhunting]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this useful information!

[@rodbarba3730]

Don't forget to turn it on lol

[@baneverything5580]

They`re great for bird pictures at feeding sites. I use an old trampoline and dryer left on this lot and put the seeds under two feet away. You can later crop the pictures to zoom in on the birds. Some cheaper cameras (driveway alarms too) will leak so I seal mine with pipe tape and duct tape. If I have trail cameras set up in my area driveway alarms can alert me to activity if bait is left. Some have ranges up to a mile. These are great for fruit tree and vegetable garden security too if pests are stealing the crops.

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

If you have an extra camera, set up TWO cameras at a given location. Put the main camera in the primary spot in the manner Dave discusses in this video. However, be aware deer learn EXACTLY where that camera is. Many wise bucks, and even a few wily old does, will walk AROUND the camera to avoid being captured on video, even if it means getting off a game trail. But if you put a second camera taking a video from an offset angle that essentially looks at the first camera, it will capture any animals that try to avoid the main camera. If possible, try hiding the second camera somewhat so that it won't be as easily seen. Raising the height is a good way to make the second camera less noticeable.

[@carlosmohedano]

Nice video. I learned something new today 😊. Quick question: whats the recommend hight to set up a camera?

[@keiththompson2289]

Good tips

[@katiecrowley3417]

In a new spot I'll set them up, come back in a week and see if it needs adjusting. Or even move it if the location doesn’t seem as good as I expected. Don't have a screen on my cameras and don't want to carry a laptop way back in the woods. But have set up enough that they're pretty easy to aim now and you can just wedge a stick behind them to make angle adjustments. I also like to have cameras facing north during the winter since the sun is always somewhere to the south. At least in heavy woods you don't have to worry about the sun so much.

[@PaulOtis]

Great tips Dave! I need to implement some of these!

[@jerrychicken967]

I wouldn't put my cam facing south as flappy branches in the sun trigger my cam, north only. Video always tops stills. I got a Spypoint and the image quality isn't great even in HD and in night mode it's so hard to see things. Video you get many images which gives away the animal, if lucky :) Secure the cam, I had a Campark TC17 stolen as it has no fixings to secure it. Nice bit of kit to go walkabout :p Wire Padlocks are good. In UK we got an Ofcam map of mobile signal strength across the Country which is handy for 4g cams. Lithium rechargeables are great but expensive. I tried other types and cold sucks out the power. Even Eneloop (white or black version) don't do well with me. :/ Format SD card each time you set up cam, with spypoint you restore factory settings otherwise it gets confused when switching on and off, very glitchy. Also use their Low Signal cable aerial as the generic aerial isn't up to being out in the wilds. In UK you have to get permissions to use camera as all and is owned by someone. They can get crabby if they find your cam and you can get booked for it. Forestry England will put a ticket on your cam and will remove it and destroy the cam if not removed with a couple of weeks of your cam being found. UK is bonkers!

[@luckyjim51]

Good ideas... I stand on the back of my 4wheeler to mount my cameras. I angle them down and try to hit cross trails. I feel angling them down I get less false triggers.

[@michael7046]

I put a stand near a deer trail and watch and wait very successful, have used a camera a few times but most of time I don't.

[@HOTRhuntinontherock]

Hi, the last suggestion was interesting,i have never thought about that before, but I will now! Thanks. C an you tell me the make and model of the hat you are wearing? Thanks for your help!

[@MultiHunter247]

Thanks for sharing Dave!!! Great tips for sure. 👍🏻

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Some great tips here Dave. I never thought of the camera angle vs the subject, but I can see how this would mess up some potentially great shots!! Thanks. Take 'er easy!!

[@NorthMissouriOutdoors]

Great tips for the people who don’t know how to run then my friend

[@sethhussey5804]

Question for the people... if you see a cam on public or shared land, do u walk in front of it and leave a pic or skirt it ? I tend to skirt if i see it in time

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Great tips, Dave.

[@RhinoRider2006]

I use steel security cases lag bolted to the tree. One mistake I made a few times. Not making sure the camera was not point up at the leaves. You not only miss everything you also get hundreds of false triggers from the blowing leaves. Another way to avoid false triggers is to select spots that do not have small bushes or tall grass. Many false triggers with this. also make sure there are no branches in front or to the immediate side. At night the IR will hit these and wash out your video

[@bigal25938]

I scratch my initials all over the outside of the camera to help discourage theft.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Good tip! 👍

[@jtylermcclendon]

I have the best results putting cameras perpendicular but farther back from the trail so the sensor swath is wider. As an example, I have a camera that's a 45 degree angle to a road where vehicles are going 10-20 mph. I get a photo of every vehicle going one way and zero of them going the other way because coming right to left the vehicle is farther away so the sensor doesn't trigger until the vehicle is in the center frame and it's gone out of frame left by the time the photo goes off. If you shoot photo + video the video happens after, so if you have a lot of photos where the video is nothing, this is what's happening.

[@Ty921]

Part of the first tip you can use your cell phone camera to help see your alignment.

[@LifeofMurphysOutdoorsChannel]

Great tips!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@66438]

I use my phone and put it on selfie mode by putting it in front of camera ( touching the camera) then take a picture

[@SavageMcBeastdog]

I would love to see your review of the Stealthcam Revolver. I see you have some shots from it here in this video.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@SavageMcBeastdog I’m working on the Revolver review. It’ll be a few weeks yet….

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Great info my friend! Thank you for sharing!

[@bkbowhunter1]

Good video Dave. I got 1 make sure you’re sd card is NOT locked 😂 that got me a few weeks ago 😂

[@AckBoater]

The most important tip is to mount your trail camera at least 15 feet up in the tree. It will still get stolen but make the thief work hard at stealing it.

[@rayjrdibenedetto867]

Hi. I had bought a cell camera and was on private property hunting for the first time so i set my other camera facing my locked cell camera and i got a video showing me the camera turning-called owner to see if anyone was on the property-no why? Told them and i drove out to check-good 35 minute drive or so to find that someone took the card out of the camera facing the cell camera! Afraid they were going to come back and take my new cell and the other i removed them both! I really enjoyed getting photos on my phone! I shot my personal best with my good friend during bow season! Thank you and wanted to share was all. Not sure why people do what they do at times! Have a good night

[@Bearpaw000]

Chain saw the tree down free camera

[@jimmyjames7777]

Stealing camera = Douchebag Move... Just had one stolen recently and honestly only a dirtbag of a person would steal someone's camera and/or SD card!! People suck and stealing camera's is proof of such... So please don't be a douchebag!

[@Shopweasel]

Camouflage it...sheesh.

[@snakeplisken4119]

​@Sonjaorleans What, how do you know this.😮

[@grimroper_gg]

What camera is used in the video there?

[@Bob-gn8ph]

❤John 3,16 ❤

[@vanblindguy4600]

How do you solve lens condensation issues?

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I use cat crap (a lens anti-fog cleaner) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHfFiqqlf5Kreassi=n-IADofZjliOvBkm

[@tnwildcam]

Great tips! 👌

[@JohnAmes]

some great information my friend

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

I want one or 2 as a wifi home security camera but I don't know which is the best or works with a software to watch on my desktop computer through my wifi router into my desktop. I don't have a smartphone. I have a dumb phone flip phone since the early 2000's 🙂 I hate smartphones and the zombies that use them. I love the deer and turkey videos you have. I was a hunter 54 years ago and I could never kill anything. I would get so excited as a young teenager I would miss the average shot with bow and arrow. Do you have a video of just your animals? would love to watch them and let me know if you have a recommendation for what I am looking for. Thanks.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I use these Campark WiFi security cameras. At 5:07 I show that you don’t need to use a smartphone to view the cameras. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH3UZHiEgKyJkNUsi=CvbSjigPyAlSor6Z

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Every Thursday I release a video of just animals 👍 kzbin.info/aero/PLo8R1WoxtHxtR0lvsTEOQGlaVukzDUQPP&si=0iT5X0PxQnoiTeRP

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

Great tips Dave I follow every one of them especially when facing i always have it north/south. Thanks for sharing

[@greenlover4522]

I didn't know that. Just turn it on and go. I should do this now

[@James-s2h9j]

Kool shot!!!......🦃

[@greenlover4522]

WhT do you suggest for places without a tree

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@greenlover4522 I prefer a heavy duty T post and these kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWkn2WmYst4mdUsi=fb1-bzJ4jimlF3KM

[@MikeSmith-nu9wt]

360 degrees trail camera , it solves all the problems

[@carlodangelo8348]

thank you

[@LongsQuest]

I wish I could say I never made any of those mistakes😏. See you on the next one.

[@sunseeker6088]

Never use a strap. Quickest way to get your camera stolen. Plz use a rubber wire instead.

[@Lifeofcorre]

No one talks about this enough! I always notice the strap before the camera itself.

[@JupiterCyclops-l5x]

Hot wire? Hiden razor wire?

[@joeracerable]

When you opened you cams door and take the video, then you closed it, you wouldn't have the same view. But good advice thanks.

[@justingeorge8988]

That’s not how those cameras work, the lease isn’t on the “door”, it’s fixed on the camera, the door just covers the lcd screen

[@joeracerable]

⁠the lease what’s the lease. When he opens the door the camera moves with the door and he sees the right side and when he closes the door the camera moves to the front. So he is not going to capture video to the right when he closes the door.

[@phflhs]

​@@joeracerableyou take a video with it and then rewatch it. That's why I only buy solar,wifi cams.

[@JonGunnerOutdoors]

I am always walking in front of my cameras and readjusting them.

[@ericstevens8744]

Trail cams have been banned in my state 500.00 fine if a game warden catches you with one

[@s2s_parrotfan236]

WHY... are you SHOUTING???

[@philipheelham3061]

All his videos are like this very off putting as he has some great content

[@Stickbow1980]

Cell cams are too much of a technological advantage over the wild game we hunt... They take the "fair" right out of fair chase because now you have 24/7 surveillance in real-time getting sent to your phone !!! The day Cell cams are banned is a huge win for wild game everywhere !!!

[@bradleymarquardt4464]

Hahaha don't you know people don't listen, cause they don't like to be told what not to do? Lol

[@markj363]

You literally blinked 3,049,789 times

[@OmniscientVideo]

Nice video of Joe Biden and a fawn