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Title: Trail camera height
Post by: 1Longbow on February 10, 2012, 07:23:00 PM
Just wondering with all the neat trail cam pics. How high off the ground do you hang them.
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Post by: Outwest on February 10, 2012, 07:30:00 PM
Seems like mine are at about 4 feet.

John
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Post by: DC on February 10, 2012, 07:36:00 PM
36 TO 48" unless you have to worry about thef. Then mount high and angle down.  Drew
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Post by: wildgame on February 10, 2012, 08:04:00 PM
Around waist high, and if you dont want it stolen easy there are metal boxs that are made to lock the camera in!
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Post by: Earl E. Nov...mber on February 10, 2012, 08:12:00 PM
I have found putting them about 6-7 feet and pointed NW to NE pretty much eliminates the whiteouts I was having..

Also have very few pictures of old does looking directly at the camera..

Also got a bunch of pictures of the pumpkin army and none of them had ever seen my cameras.  :)
Title: Re: Trail camera height
Post by: Earl E. Nov...mber on February 10, 2012, 08:13:00 PM
I have found putting them about 6-7 feet and pointed NW to NE pretty much eliminates the whiteouts I was having..

Also have very few pictures of old does looking directly at the camera..

Also got a bunch of pictures of the pumpkin army and none of them had ever seen my cameras.  :)
Title: Re: Trail camera height
Post by: on February 11, 2012, 09:06:00 AM
try varying the height for different types of pics.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/005-2.jpg)
i got these from ground level, with the camera rite down on the ground.about 12 feet away from a scrape.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/008-1.jpg)
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Post by: Hill Hunter on February 11, 2012, 11:00:00 AM
I hang mine about 5 feet with a small stick under the top angling it down slightly.
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Post by: Hummer3T on February 11, 2012, 11:12:00 AM
I hang mine about 4 feet, but have tried about 10-12 pointing down using a special mount, this give a totally diff. perspective.
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Post by: LoweBow on February 12, 2012, 01:07:00 AM
Waist high is my rule of thumb.  I run 8 cams normally during season and in past this has worked best for me.  I have a 34" inseem, so yeah....3' is it...