trail cam on public land?

[weaver2307]

Just wondering if theres anyone on here brave enough to put up a trail cam on public land and if so lets see some pics....

[mud]

I have put them up just for short times, over a couple of days and night. I won't leave them out for a long time span. I gamble a little bit but not a heavy spender.

[mathews8pt]

I put one up before season started, didnt have any problem with it. Not many people walking around that area before season starts. I wouldnt leave one of any real value on public any time. I have a couple OLD ones that i use on public

[DrenalinHunter]

Middle of summer put one out for two days to try and pattern some pigs went back to find nothing but my chain and lock on the tree. Worst part is they had to break the camera to get it out from behind the chain :thumbsdown:.

Ive got a new one now and lesson learned put it deep in the woods where no one else goes.

Im guessing someone was back there doing somthing they shouldnt have been doing and were caught on cam. All they had to do was slide the bottom open and take the SD card and I never would have known anything.

[JustinM]

Here are some, I normally pull them during Oct and Nov when traffic is at its highest.
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/bucks_078.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/bucks_008.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/2010_Velvet_047.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/cam1_007.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/daybefore_season_003.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/late_season_2010s_032.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/2010_Velvet_011.JPG

[Todd Imiola]

Not me. To many thieves out there to chance it.

[bloodtrail1]

I sure wouldnt!
Even on private land I worry about my cameras coming up missing.
Its to bad a person cant trust people.

[mchildress]

Neighbor had one on the river down below our house last week and got a pic of a mountain lion on it. Set some deer meat out for bait to try to get some more pics and found the camera destroyed the next day. He had it locked to a tree but they took a stick to it busting it open and stole the memory card.He brought it up to the house and we tried to get the pictures off the internal memory but the camera was history.I have a pretty good idea who it was.We will probably be baiting them next.

[weaver2307]

Neighbor had one on the river down below our house last week and got a pic of a mountain lion on it. Set some deer meat out for bait to try to get some more pics and found the camera destroyed the next day. He had it locked to a tree but they took a stick to it busting it open and stole the memory card.He brought it up to the house and we tried to get the pictures off the internal memory but the camera was history.I have a pretty good idea who it was.We will probably be baiting them next.


get that picture on here never seen a mountain lion on the camera.... and to JUSTIN awesome pics with some state ground im looking to hunt there!!!:2thunbs::kewlpics:

[seejakerun]

one of my buddys puts his cuddybacks on public land all year long , the only prob hes ever had was bears gettin them.

[scottk517]

here is my trail cam after season pic

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad72/scottk517/fightingdeer.jpg

[chappy gt500]

I do put them out on public land but only at my bear bait...also i use old ones that still take a roll of film so pics are hard to put up.....if i use old ones nobody want them so they dont get stolen and i still get pics.

[Blacktail187]

I wouldn't be brave enough, my luck someone would take it

[scottk517]

mine is the 50 buck tasco from wally world

[monarch]

Only option is public land in this part of PA. Normally use mountain bike to trek back into more "isolated" areas. Have had cameras stoled and SD cards removed. Now using bear boxes to help keep the "honest" from tampering. Have been having good luck thus far, but only a matter of time unfortunately.

[kcbuckeye22]

I have 3 out on public grounds (national forest). These areas are further back in the woods with little hunting pressure until rifle season. I keep them out year around until rifle season. They are locked, and I have put them higher in trees pointing down (8ft to 10ft).