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When do ya'll put out cameras / fill feeders ?
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:05 am
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:05 am
I'm getting the itch.
Any suggestions for maintaining cameras from long distance (four hours away), mine always send pictures for about a month then just stop. They will show good battery life and signal but no pictures.
I've tried Spypoint and Wiseeye, both did the same thing.
Any suggestions for maintaining cameras from long distance (four hours away), mine always send pictures for about a month then just stop. They will show good battery life and signal but no pictures.
I've tried Spypoint and Wiseeye, both did the same thing.
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 7:08 am
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:12 am to The Torch
Neither come out the woods for me and both stay on.
I have Tactacam and I deactivate the service from them sending pics durning summer but they stay on and I use them as traditional non cell cameras till August then activate them again.
I’ve found that if I keep them running year long they last longer. Was tired of shutting them off and them not working once hung up come late summer.
I have Tactacam and I deactivate the service from them sending pics durning summer but they stay on and I use them as traditional non cell cameras till August then activate them again.
I’ve found that if I keep them running year long they last longer. Was tired of shutting them off and them not working once hung up come late summer.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:27 am to The Torch
We got the feeders going again and filled them two weeks ago. Cameras stay on year round. Using Tacticams with solar.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:29 am to The Torch
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I'm getting the itch. Any suggestions for maintaining cameras from long distance (four hours away), mine always send pictures for about a month then just stop. They will show good battery life and signal but no pictures. I've tried Spypoint and Wiseeye, both did the same thing.
I run my shite year around. I cut back on feed times mid Janurary- August and ramp up feed September-January. Feed cotton seed Mid Jan- September.
Spypoint cams are junk and wouldn’t recommend to my worst enemy. I run Tactacam and they can be frustrating as shite but I think I’ve got it figured out. For a good Tactacam setup you need a solid metal varmint cable, Tactacam cam brand lithium battery pack, and solar panel.
For some reason the cheaper Amazon version battery packs don’t seem to recharge off the solar panel and show external power source. I leaned this the hard way after spending $500 on 20 batteries and now having to go back through and spend $1000 replacing all my Amazon battery packs with packs straight from Tactacam.
Just when I get everything up and running a solar panel will shite out or a camera will go bad
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:57 am to The Torch
I just put new batteries in my cameras this past Saturday. Looks like a bunch of guys on the lease had the same idea. August is time to start trimming trails and shooting lanes. I don't start feeding yet because there are hogs in the area and plenty of browse in the cutovers, but I have started feeding as early as Labor Day in the past. Now I usually wait till late September/early October around the time I spray for foodplots. I usually feed through early March and cut it off in time for turkey season. The deer don't really hit the corn until later in the fall when there aren't any acorns left. Cell cameras stay up year round.
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 8:01 am
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:58 am to The Torch
About a month ago
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:13 am to The Torch
I normally put out cameras the first week of August, but I haven't had a chance yet.
It's pretty pointless, at least on public land, as their patterns will change significantly by Oct 1.
But its fun to get pics again.
*no feeders on public land
It's pretty pointless, at least on public land, as their patterns will change significantly by Oct 1.
But its fun to get pics again.
*no feeders on public land
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:32 am to Salmon
Made the mistake of scouting in August this time last year hoping i would see sign for early bow season. I ended up being a broken man full of sweat and spider webs. Snakes were bad too.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:34 am to The Torch
I always wait till September. The guys who put out feeders and cameras at our place in July always get pictures of coyotes carrying off newborn fawns. The pregnant does stay close to the corn and drop them and the coyotes wait for it.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:55 am to ConnectTheDots
We refilled corn feeder and put up a new Tactacam with solar this past Sunday. The old camera stopped powering up from the solar panel so brought it home to fart with.
Within 24 hrs, this dude rolls in:
Within 24 hrs, this dude rolls in:
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 8/12/26 at 9:22 am to The Torch
Feed corn until March, let the clover fields do the work March, April, May. Start feeding 50/50 corn roasted beans in June, July August, change to 75 corn Bean Sept - Feb. Cams go off Feb come back on July.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 10:38 am to The Torch
feeders stay on, just don't throw as much. I'll turn that back up when I go down to dove hunt next month. I quit doing cameras.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 11:12 am to ccard257
seeing what is on the cameras is the fun part. and eating the venison.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 11:43 am to The Torch
I keep a camera year round on mineral sites and heavy traffic trail crossings
Posted on 8/12/26 at 12:04 pm to The Torch
Mid to Late July for feed. Cameras the same. Feed until the acorns fall turn feeder off. When acorns are munched up pretty good turn feeder back on, Late Oct - Early Nov. Run feeders until season closes January 31. Shut cameras off and remove them completely until July.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 12:21 pm to The Torch
My place is 2 hours from my front door to front gate. I'm currently working about an hour away from my hunting place. I usually do it early September, but while I'm working close to my hunting spot I'm going to go ahead and get started. I'm planning on heading there Friday after work and get the feeder filled and put a camera or 2 out.
My neighbor feeds and runs cameras year round. We share pics, so I already have an idea of what's running around.
My neighbor feeds and runs cameras year round. We share pics, so I already have an idea of what's running around.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 12:39 pm to ConnectTheDots
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The guys who put out feeders and cameras at our place in July always get pictures of coyotes carrying off newborn fawns.
I'm kinda off topic. I was talking to my neighbor and he said there's a disease affecting coyotes. The only thing I found was tapeworm on the west coast. I usually hear them howling, but I haven't heard any since last year.
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 8/12/26 at 4:54 pm to The Torch
OP, FYI, tractor supply has last year's tactacams on sale.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 5:21 pm to ConnectTheDots
If they are getting pictures as in the plural form of coyotes with fawns. They have a coyote problem not a feed probelm.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 5:37 pm to The Torch
Mid-late September. Too many coons at one spot and too many hogs at the other to put out any earlier.
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