You should never just walk out in the woods and throw out corn/apples and put up a trail camera. This method will get you some trail camera pictures, but it will not get you the quality of deer and quality of pictures that you are looking for. There are many things that you must take into account before setting up a trail camera location.

You need to determine from what direction the animals will be approaching. Once you have determined the source direction, you can then start to think about camera placement and attractant placement. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west so you should avoid these directions at all cost.

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In the trail camera video above, the sun is almost completely washing out the first minute of the clip.  The end of the video is great, but what if the buck only came out for a brief second and was blocked out by the sun.  Always try to face your camera in a northerly direction.  This way you are sure to miss the rising and setting sun.

sunrise elk trail camera picture

Sunlight and morning fog can really take over a trail camera picture.  Don't miss out on the buck of a lifetime by not taking trail camera direction into account.

The great part about todays trail cameras is the ability to capture pictures and video. The pictures do a great job at showing you the animals on your deer hunting lease but the trail camera videos add a whole new element. Being able to see a buck chasing a doe can cue you in on when the peak of the rut will hit.

Placing the trail camera over a scrape is a great place to set up for video clips. Another great place is at a fence crossing. You can get some really great footage as the deer pauses to make the jump. Below are some examples of daytime and infrared video clips from a Moultrie I40 Trail Camera.

these first 2 videos are from North Carolina and show off the still and video capabilities of the Moultrie I40.

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This is a nice daytime video clip of a 10 point buck.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=82lDVfTK0fw

This is an awesome video of 2 birds of prey fighting over a carcass. This is also a great example of the many uses of a trail camera.

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