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Turkey trail cam scouting/ how often get pics
Posted on 5/4/22 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 3:54 pm
I finally put my wi-fi trail camera out towards the end of the season i've had for 1.5 years and using for other things. Turkey activity/ movement is different then deer, I'd expect they are more predictable and more active. In other words, I should get more pics of them right? Also they probably have a smaller range? Especially if I know a general roost area?
I'm kinda thinking if I don't get pictures every 2 days or so, I need to move the camera or move spots? I'm talking about a gobbler. Where as a nice buck, you may be happy to get a handful of pictures a year?
I'm kinda thinking if I don't get pictures every 2 days or so, I need to move the camera or move spots? I'm talking about a gobbler. Where as a nice buck, you may be happy to get a handful of pictures a year?
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Posted on 5/4/22 at 4:37 pm to baldona
Too much information about turkey habits that would need to be noted before answering that question. I would suggest getting a few books on turkeys and reading about how they live and move. My basic suggestion would be to put out multiple cameras. The best way is to get out in the woods more and learn where the birds are and how they move. But if you are going to use cameras then one prolly won’t give you the breadth of info you seem to be looking for.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 4:53 pm to baldona
Best place for the cameras are in dusting areas and strut zones. Look for turned up dust, wing marks, etc
Posted on 5/4/22 at 7:52 pm to mylsuhat
Tell you what - there is a great little cheap cam called Toguard.
It will let you program a start & stop event of Audio.
You could " Listen for gobbles " every morning.
I see we have 2 losers so far
It will let you program a start & stop event of Audio.
You could " Listen for gobbles " every morning.
I see we have 2 losers so far
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 11:44 am
Posted on 5/4/22 at 8:32 pm to baldona
there’s a theory those wary bastards walk so slow the trail cams don’t pick em up.
to me best bet is areas with a lot of tracks / traffic during the season
pre season your food plots or areas that you’re throwing out scratch would be best for getting a census.
to me best bet is areas with a lot of tracks / traffic during the season
pre season your food plots or areas that you’re throwing out scratch would be best for getting a census.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 8:59 pm to i10Duck
On one property, I will get pictures of Turkey maybe 2 times in a week. Then I might go 3 weeks with no Turkey pic. Most of pic are of toms with 8" to 11" beards. I get more turkey pictures in mid March, then by April not many turkey pic.
On some other property..... I put out a camera before deer hunting starts. There I get a lot more Turkey pic. I often get groups of 5 to 8 hens, several times a week. Toms also pass the camera almost every week.
On some other property..... I put out a camera before deer hunting starts. There I get a lot more Turkey pic. I often get groups of 5 to 8 hens, several times a week. Toms also pass the camera almost every week.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:36 am to gerald65
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I get more turkey pictures in mid March, then by April not many turkey pic.
Same
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:40 am to i10Duck
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here’s a theory those wary bastards walk so slow the trail cams don’t pick em up.
I don't know if this is true or not, but I know cameras don't pick up turkeys 100% of the time. I've watched a gobbler strut with hens in front of a camera for an hour and the camera never took a picture. I have seen fresh tracks in front of cameras that never took a picture of a turkey. I wouldn't trust a camera to tell me much about turkeys.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:49 am to Success
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I get more turkey pictures in mid March, then by April not many turkey pic. Same
Off hand, the obvious reason would be hens are nesting for much of April.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:52 am to tenfoe
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don't know if this is true or not, but I know cameras don't pick up turkeys 100% of the time. I've watched a gobbler strut with hens in front of a camera for an hour and the camera never took a picture. I have seen fresh tracks in front of cameras that never took a picture of a turkey. I wouldn't trust a camera to tell me much about turkeys.
A lot of this has to do with the sensitivity settings on the camera. Lot of guys turn them down for deer, so they don’t get tons of pictures of birds, squirrels, etc. So something like a Turkey is less likely.
2ndly it likely has to do with the angle. It’s one thing to have a camera on a feeder, but in the woods it’s not a guarantee to have the camera set for both deer and Turkey equally.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:13 pm to baldona
Don’t get as many as you think but i killed one last year off camera
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