Do you hide your cams?

[Ojibwa]

This may be a repeat of someone else's advice, but it works for me.
I like the design of many new cams, but as most new cams are kind of shinny, the first thing I do with any new cam is mask everything off and hit it with a little flat gray and black primer..
Make sure to let it sit for bit before using, seems to the trick.
I also hang the straps and hit it with some gray streaks to break up the black band around the tree that is the first thing you notice when you see a cam in the woods.I can spot a cam a 100yds away and the first thing I see is the strap

In recent years I have started to hang some cams as high as 6' to 8' in a tree, it keeps them out of the line of sight.. Another thing I will do is tuck a few leafy branches in the band as extra camo...

I do have to add one thing about hanging you cams a little higher the deer don't see them, you won't get any pics of a deer staring at your cams. There are times when I will get a pic of a big buck with cam hung low he is looking at the cam and I never get another pic of him. I also spray my cams with some sort of scent blocker..

Of course all of this will still just keep an honest guy honest a thief will still steal your cam if he finds it.

Get those cams in the woods if they are not out yet, time to start taking inventory...

 

[j-bird]

If I did all of that I would never find my cams again - I better get one of those wireless jobs!

Maybe I am hurting myself, but I do none of that stuff. I wrap up the extra strap length to keep it from blowing in the breeze and that is about it. No extra paint, no camo, no scent killer - load it, hang it, set it, walk away, that's my routine. I just got back into using cams though so I will keep some of your "tricks" in mind.

I do have one question - how close do you try to get? Say on a mineral site - what distance do you try to be at from the mineral itself and the cam?

 

[Ojibwa]

I'd toss the straps and switch to 12 gauge green or black coated wire. You can twist/tie it up quicker. Doesn't stand out nearly as bad as straps.

sounds like a good idea...

 

[Ojibwa]

I do have one question - how close do you try to get? Say on a mineral site - what distance do you try to be at from the mineral itself and the cam?

I hang my cams 10 to 15 yards from a mineral site or bait when trying to get a good look and inventory.. But I make sure not to cross any trails or hang out too long

I think this cam was set up about 10 yards away..

 

[Ojibwa]

only got one pic of this buck on the other side of the farm

 

[Ojibwa]

My son working the mineral into the soil, used lucky buck last year and it worked great.