whats everyones experience with placing cams on public land ?
do they get stolen/ taken often ?
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whats everyones experience with placing cams on public land ?
do they get stolen/ taken often ?
Only use what your willing to lose.
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Depends how easy the access is. Anywhere that can be reached by ATV or foot trail has a decent chance of growing legs.
I have several bear baits that are water access only with no trails or visible sign that anything is in the bush. Had cameras on them for 5+ years with no issues.
ive you have a Atv drive up to where you wanna put it stand on your atv and aim the camera down by putting a stick between the top of the camera and the tree. almost 0% chance of someone seeing it, or if they do they cant reach it.
I own 6 trail cameras of which 2 are on Crown land and 2 are in unfenced/unattended private bush. Hunting on Crown land is different in Northern Ontario; because there is so much of it, the hunting pressure gets spread out. Where I hunt, local hunters tend to hunt private land while the non-local hunters hunt both. Very few hunters on Crown land venture far from a road or trail so I found that my stand and camera sites are safe if I set up in areas off the beaten path.
Consider how you use your cameras and why you use them. Are you just taking pictures of wildlife, or are you trying to determine the number and sex of game? Some folks set up their cameras along game trails and hope to get a sense of the number and types of animals that in the area. Another way to do this is to set up off the game trail (i.e. in a secluded spot) and use bait to attract game to the camera. Eventually game will find the bait and will pose for a photo.
My advice to those that hunt crowded Crown lands is to set up their cameras in areas that are over-looked or hard to reach. Don’t make it easy to find your spot by creating an obvious trail or path! Good luck.
Mom always warned me not to leave my toys outside laying around. I didn't pay attention and some a**hole swiped my bike. Since then,I don't leave anything anywhere some skell can swipe it and that includes game cameras.
Python locks work great.
Set them off the main trail if possible
If you absolutely have to set up on a main trail, use a couple sections of tree stand ladder to put them up high. Sucks for checking SD cards, but most morons who steal stuff don't look up.
I've had guys pose in front of them and I have had one stolen. I've also found lots of them in the woods. This is in Southern Ontario Area 90. Python cables work but I can cut through one with a Leatherman in about 3 minutes. I generally put mine off the beaten trail basically on trails leading to my stands. TC
There's a trail cam I've seen for years basically at the start of a trail on crown land. This is a small patch of crown land near a city too.
As everyone else is saying, don't leave what you're not willing to lose.
Or double up, with on facing the other but more discretely. You'll get a pic of the theif but do you really want to go through the hassle of police reports?
How do you know a Leatherman works in # minutes?Quote:
Originally Posted by trky chsr
Thanks all, appreciate the advice.
plan was to test out a location on crown land basically, for Wildlife passing by, and hunters ... I try very hard to get away from other hunters, but it is becoming apparent to me that others dont feel the same.
I goto a couple stops that are at least 8KM of hike away from closest trail. My Guess is other hunters would push animals towards these areas that get less/ no human traffic. so wanted to test that out and also make sure others dont go there, to hopefully set up a stand there eventually.
gonna try it with a cheap side cam and try to hide it as much as possible. I guess if it gets taken, I know the spot is not that good ...
No question that hunters push game, but some recent studies have shown that deer won’t leave their home range when pushed. Basically they move, but not very far and often return.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ata83
I’ve done a lot of bushwhacking while trying to find the mother lode of deer. In spite of all my wandering its been my experience that deer won’t be very far from food sources, regardless of hunter presence. Lots of times, they will lay still and let hunters walk past.
The big benefit of getting off the beaten path is that deer are likely more relaxed and prone to making mistakes
I do a mix of public and private land hunting. Over the years I've only had one camera stolen which was on public land. I had a mineral block set up so it wasn't hard for the thief to find my camera. Since then I've only put my camera on game trails as to not make it so obvious. I've had many people walk by and never notice the trailcam. I also buy the cheapest ones. I only want to know if there's game there and the quality isn't as important to me.
Can you make some recommendations what cheap ones uve used and was good enough basically ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sevennine
I hunt a lot of crown and my experience has been good here in Eastern Ontario, (knock wood) I have never had a cam stolen. I am use to leaving stuff unattended in the woods as I camp on crown land near Algonquin Park and you cannot really pack everything up each morning while your out for the day. I think once in 20 years of camping in Ontario I found one person snooping around my truck while they we were out and they were camping right beside us.
I was able to grab a few Primos bullet proof at 50 bucks each at Canadian Tire a few years ago but I'm not sure if they still sell them. Batteries last a long time and the pictures are decent. I also bought one from Wild Game Innovations that was quite cheap that does the job but not sure of the model. My most recent purchase was the Link Micro which was on sale for 150$ which is my go to in places that have cell service.
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Originally Posted by Ata83
I have purchased two of these last year, so far so good...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ata83
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