NEVER Do This: 3 Trail Camera Mistakes to Avoid

[@trailcameratexaswildlife9526]

Lots of great advice. And yup cards will definitely get corrupted. I now have 2-4 dedicated SD cards for each camera and just rotate them. Some, the files stay on until I am ready to use them. Also I always delete the files and reformat each SD card bf each use. I am lucky to have had someone that shared a lot of information with me in all of this stuff when I first got interested in trail cameras. Great of you to share what you’ve learned with others. Have a great week Dave, Char😊

[@bcallahan3806]

Great advice. 💃🖒🖒

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thank you 👍

[@driftlesshunter9200]

Good advice! I've tried to simplify my trail camera life in the past year or two. I had a mix of brands when I first started, and I became very frustrated with cameras dying on me. Both cheap Tasco & more expensive Browning Dark Ops stopped working for various reasons. I would say I have 4 of each which are junk or I have tossed already. The expensive Browning cameras dying made me almost give up on trail cameras. Thanks to you, I discovered the Garde Pro E5 two years ago, & I bought 6 of them at various times when they were on sale for $40-59. They are the only trail cameras I currently use. I like taking an inventory of what deer are on my property. I am cutting back on trail camera use, but I will keep a few out there this coming season.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for sharing your procedure 👍

[@ryancreson7115]

Lots of good information i didnt know some of this. Worst rookie mistake ive ever made is forgetting to turn the camera on lol 👍👍👍

[@usiphysicalplant]

I'm new to trail cams and recently purchased a Moultrie BC42i.... Thanks for all the great advice and helpful tips. You really have a lot of knowledge and sharing it is much appreciated!!! I put it up today & look forward to the pics. You made it easy.....thanks Bro

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@usiphysicalplant enjoy your new cam! It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors 👍

[@madhuntsadventures]

Good tips, Dave. I've accidentally left batteries in a camera that I thought was empty. I've also made the mistake of mixing slightly used batteries with new batteries. 😩

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

We’ve all been there 😁

[@Packsalot]

Great tips. I should remove my batteries from my TC that are not in use. I made the mistake on my last backpacking trip of leaving the camera in test mode when I turned in for the night. Next morning my food bag was moved in the night but I had no footage on the trail camera. Rookie mistake or maybe I do not want to know what lurked outside my tent that night. LOL. Have a great day.

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

Awesome tips, Dave!! I actually seen the issue with the SD card from one camera going into another camera without being formatted first. The battery tips is spot on!!! Thanks for sharing these tips.

[@midwesternoutdoorsandnatur8272]

Great tips!! I honestly have pulled many cards before turning off and I will watch that now. Thank you!!

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

My way of mounting is that I PRE MOUNT my cameras and solar panels on a board at my home and pre-drill a hole at the top and bottom of the board (usually 1" X 6" X 12"). I then transport it to my land and climb the ladder 16' and have my electric drill and two 2" drywall screws ready to go, and in less than 1 minute, I'm back on my feet and finished. I prefer cellular cameras. I am currently using VYZE-LINK, but, next time I'm going to RIOLINK as I run 10 of them around my home and love them. They are a bit costly but worth it. Got my first VYZE cellular camera complete for $79 and it was a perfect test camera for my first CELLULAR CAMERA experience.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@FishfearmeStudios]

Great tips Dave. I have learned the hard way to always remove old batteries from the electronics I don’t use in the off season

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Jason 👍

[@Nhc-t3g]

Thanks these are very useful tips indeed I really do appreciate it.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@GardenTractorBoy]

Great advice, thanks. I think we have learned the hard way on at least a couple of those

[@donmulder8061]

All great tips. My SOP is that I have about 10 to 12 cameras and am running anywhere from 7 to 9 at any one time. The remaining cameras are "sitting the bench" -- uploaded with batteries and SD cards that have already been downloaded and checked with current date and time stamp and all set to go. That way when I go out to retrieve a camera, I simply pull it down off my Stealthcam mount and replace it entirely with one of my bench reserve cameras, and I bring it back inside to download the SD card and check it over including the SD card and batteries or even clean the lens. That method prevents me from having a senior moment with the SD card or missing something else. It's also hard for me to read up close now and I don't bring reading glasses out with me so it's hard to see that battery status symbol especially if sunlight is shining on it or if I am being stealthy and don't want to give away my camera position to my neighbors who these cameras are intended to catch trespassing. And it gives me a reserve of a couple cameras if I feel the need to put another one out somewhere that I don't usually have one. I figure if you can afford a few trail cams, you can afford a couple more.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I appreciate you sharing your procedure 👍

[@TheCarolinacadmanOutdoors]

Good tips. Back to the sd cards, it's a good idea to have dedicated cards for each camera. Have at least 2 for each if you swap them out. I number each of my cameras and also the cards I use in them so there's no chance of corruption from a different camera model.

[@GoMidwestFishing]

These are excellent tips Dave. I've learned most of these by trial and error. They should put these tips right in the instruction manual.

[@WildlifeTrailcamUK]

Nice video! It’s good to hear what to do in advice videos like this but also just as important to hear what not to do! These are some great tips, thanks for sharing

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@glennnielsen2425]

Great info ! Hence the saying never to old or to smart to learn something !

[@SeniorHiker77]

Excellent advice and can transfer to other electronic devices.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@martybritton267]

I always used Duracell batteries they last a long time and never had a problem even in cold weather

[@chiperler2073]

This is all great advice! I just wish you were around twenty years ago. this will save a lot of time mony and frustration for all that see this. THANKS

[@PBAdventures146]

Great tips... I've definitely made those mistakes before. One of the things I like about cellular cameras is that when you walk away usually you know everything is working. I feel like I'm always gambling with noncellular cameras. So I'm always being extra careful with them. The batteries left in the camera is a new one for me and going to make sure I don't so that in the future.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Phil 👍

[@Bbbb4life]

This is very helpful. Thanks so much!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@daveshsb]

Great tips Dave! You have a lot of trail cameras - wow!! I have been guilty of a couple of the - do not do but learned my lesson!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks Dave👍

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Great tips, Dave. You are the trail cam sensei.

[@bkbowhunter1]

Dave you did a similar video awhile back and now I do my camera like this now 👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@Ratt-ln3mk]

Just a thought, cameras could have moisture inside and when storing indoors could cause malfunction?

[@Jim-z8j]

I like how you have your cameras low to the ground. I have 12 cameras out and they are not more then 15" off the ground. I have gotten the whole bodies of elk walking by at 15 yards. Too me, having cameras high in a tree is very unnatural to view animals.

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

You can store them in a Ziploc bag with those ANTI moisture packets with them once you bring them to room temperature (warmth) and if possible, open them (battery covers and panels) up and set them in the sun for a half hour or so to let moisture evaporate..

[@blackie1of4]

Great comment!!! Especially if it is cold and damp outside.. then you bring them inside and just store them.. even in a Ziploc You'd have to let them come up to room temperature before storing them. Same with your firearms.. you should not bring them inside after being out in the elements and put them away. I prop mine beside a heat source for a day.. then wipe them down before putting away. Cause I made that mistake.. and it's terrible 😔

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Good thoughts 👍

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Thank you for sharing this awesome advice my friend!

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

Great tips. We haven’t had any issues with are cameras we have up at deer camp sharing SD cards first I’ve herd that.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

You’ve been warned 😂

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial 🤣👍

[@stevecolombe4446]

My guess is that you are using the same brand and model cameras or for sure the same brand.

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

Great tips Dave, another one is to double check that you turned it back to the on position before walking away, lol I just checked one of my cameras after not checking on it for 7 months, just to find out i didnt turn it on when i set it up, DOH!

[@BanditC3]

I have done this twice this year 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

@BanditC3 it's easy to do

[@LongsQuest]

Yes, I'm guilty of two of them. Thanks for the info.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Haha no shame in admitting it 😁👍

[@changingviewspc]

Great stuff. 👍👍✌️

[@trailcamerasinnewengland0112]

Another fantastic teachable video Dave. Enjoyed 👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@patrothwell9138]

Is all great advice Dave 👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@JonGunnerOutdoors]

Great tips and Advice Dave!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@Windwalker_Outdoors]

Very good tips and advice!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@suzannetremblay8116]

Thank you

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@luckynorm100]

all 3 of them, thanks

[@robgerrish2892]

I'm having the same storage issue with one of my cams, worked fine last yr brought it in from the field last yr threw it in the backpack batteries and SD card still in it, pulled it out last wknd, changed batteries and gotta. Battery 🔋icon shows full and no functions whatsoever

[@robertflannagan6093]

Would storing your camera help to reset them for next season if you had sd card false reading

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

That’s a good question

[@robertcampbell943]

So if you use an sd card in different cameras and files are corrupted does the card need to be reformatted in the designated camera or can the reformat be in a laptop?

[@Clawson_customs]

I move my cameras from the mountains in the summer to the farm in fall and spring and out on the desert for the dead of winter

[@robertverbeek9751]

Hi,what's your opinion with rechargeable batteries.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I’ve had good experiences with lithium rechargeable batteries. I have not had that same experience with NiMH batteries

[@phflhs]

Great tips. I wont use SD cards from other exact same cameras. I have 2 SD cards for each camera,camera and SD card are both marked to keep straight. But i rarely pull SD cards anymore,im going all solar wifi cams. No batteries. And no need to pull SD card. Load photos from camera straight to phone. For me its just as quick and easier. All great tips that i agree with. The best way to store your cameras,is strPped to a tree

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Many thanks. Appreciate the experience and advice. Extremely helpful. Lord bless.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@mckwilly]

Good stuff Sir

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@487joe]

Good tips. Myself I use rechargeables of different brands but the same advertised output. At first I used to use the same set in the same cam. After checking my data on charging time to time in field. There isn't much of a difference between using one brand or mixing brands. Not disagreeing with you just saying what works for me.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

That’s interesting. Glad it’s working out for you (that’s what’s important) 😁👍

[@saintrude]

Well, I think I just found out why my last SD card had most of its videos corrupted. About 4 in the beginning were OK and the very last one was OK. Everything (about 15) in between, wouldn't play. You have tested more trail cams than anyone else I know of on YT, tell me, which is your overall favorite for high quality night videos? Question 2: I'm a bit confused about not putting an SD card used in one camera into another camera without first formatting. How do you format it if you can't put it in the new camera?

[@eiotclub-sim-card]

really helpful！

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@JohnAmes]

I think I've made just about every. One of those listings lol

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

You and me both 😁

[@stevecolombe4446]

Do not set up your camera in direct sunlight if possible. The sun will destroy the camera, mainly the PIR lens cover in no time. I have also had birds peck out the PIR. Any cameras that stop working, I will save for parts. I have sent cameras in to the manufacturer that were past the one year warranty for repair only to have them say it is unrepairable then try to sell me a discounted new one. I had them send them back to me and managed to combine parts to get some running again.

[@MrTubeman007]

I hope you don't mind me saying your content is great and I just find your voice has a nice sound but just to loud, it feels like I am being shouted at.

[@apar1560]

👍👍👍

[@DominatraVon]

Never mount ur camera so its looking into the sun. A lot of them get glare and false trips. And to you camera companies....put the darn solar panel on facing backwards not forwards for this very reason. Think that would be a no brainer.

[@PerryCountyWhitetails]

#1 Guilty #2 Guilty #3 Guilty Annnnnnnd #4 GUILTY A very enlightening video

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

BTDT 😁👍

[@bobchapman5898]

Some good tips but..................i have mismatched batteries many times over the past 10 years................no problem at all. Are you paid by battery companies?

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I’m not but wish I was 😂