Video or Still pics?

[dirtroadhound]

New to camera scouting, well not new but it has been 20 years, and just bought 4 Wildlife Innovations cheapies for public land right by the house. Two questions:

Do you set your cams for still pics or video or a combo of both?

I used a climbing stick and placed them up high so it would take work to steal them but does anyone use anything other then the baby bungees to lock/secure them? Looking for ideas to lock them.

Thanks

 

[Tjraley2]

Last year was my first year using video mode instead of pic mode. I will never go back. The intel provided by a video is priceless.

I use python locks to secure mine. Haven’t lost one yet, knock on wood.

 

[Exhumis]

I do a little of both. I run pics on tight trails and video on wider ones or open areas. I too use a stick and hang em high but I have bark and stuff glued to mine and put em on thicker trees to help hide them. I don't have to worry about theft as much as I hunt private areas where a trespasser would stick out like, well, a trespasser. Still possible though. The other reason I hang em high is the durn cows and horses get curious and come knock em off the trees.

 

[EricS]

I’ve played with video some this year. It gives a lot more info but My cams don’t take video or pictures at night when on video mode.

 

[dirtroadhound]

I’ve played with video some this year. It gives a lot more info but My cams don’t take video or pictures at night when on video mode.

Not sure if mine do either. Guess I will find out. In one spot I put two cameras, one on pics and one on video. This was kind of test run in the woods. Close to house and I can check them on my mountain bike. I will say though, I found some terrific buck sign better than I have seen all year on my lease. We will see. Thanks for the responses.

 

[Jefferson10940]

I really like hybrid mode, takes a pic then 5 sec video right after

 

[sureshotscott]

Ya hybrid mode is my favorite. You can move all the pics to a separate directory then page through them quickly, only review video when you find an interesting pic. Useful if you get some crazy wind action triggering your cams a lot.

 

[Jefferson10940]

I tend to watch all the videos sometimes a deer enters the view late and the pic didnt show a deer

 

[Sziggy2.0]

X 2 on the python locks and I am a video guy, only issue is it takes longer to go through your cards but its worth it.

 

[Swampwalker]

X 3 ^^^^

 

[oldsouth]

I really like hybrid mode, takes a pic then 5 sec video right after

What cameras have this hybrid mode you speak of?

 

[Jefferson10940]

What cameras have this hybrid mode you speak of?

I use exodus cameras. I have found them to be the best in my opinion. I’ve tried many and these are not cheap but I think they are worth the money.


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[Apex7]

Videos

 

[NWSADDLEHNTR]

I usually set mine about 5 feet up, and have a cable lock on the more visible locations like along main elk or deer trails. I've noticed I had good luck with elk at this elevation as it doesn't seem to bother them much. Deer and bear are more cautious, I think I may try going a few feet higher and angling it down. bears and elk both will sniff at it but I've yet to have deer do that. I have a few pictures of deer where all I have is one deer antler.
I do all still pictures and have 4 different cameras various brands. The hybrid mode sounds like it may be better
How high are most of you setting your cameras?

 

[Allegheny Tom]

Everything is a trade off.
Vids miss a lot less subjects than a still pic. The vid might catch something a single still pic may miss.
But vids use a lot more card space and also take more time to review. Some cameras don't put a time stamp on videos. I have a couple old Bushnell cams that time stamp pics but not vids.
I guess it depends on what you are setting the camera on. I have a high deer population. If I set my cams to vids over my mock scrape, I would burn up a 32 gig card in no time. This scrape can get over 400 pics per week. No way I could review that many videos.

 

[Apex7]

New to camera scouting, well not new but it has been 20 years, and just bought 4 Wildlife Innovations cheapies for public land right by the house. Two questions:

Do you set your cams for still pics or video or a combo of both?

I used a climbing stick and placed them up high so it would take work to steal them but does anyone use anything other then the baby bungees to lock/secure them? Looking for ideas to lock them.

Thanks

My Exodus cameras will take a picture first then a video in the hybrid mode I really like that. I use a small srcew in camera holder that goes into the tree and screws in the bottom of the camera. If you search YouTube for trail camera srcew in hangers there's a video on how to make them instead of buying them.

 

[RatMe]

I’m all in on video. The movement and general disposition of that deer when moving through can be so informative. If you are into the idea of “ visualization” of a goal it is also huge. The only downside I’ve seen is storage of clips and having space. Do folks send their videos to the cloud?

 

[BOWHUNTER14]

It depends on what sign I am putting the camera on, If its on a trail I will put it in pic mode. If it is on a scrape I will put video mode so I can see the entrance of the buck, the exit of the buck, and if he is more relaxed or on alert. Another thing I found out last year was it really helps narrow down on the rutting activity. I had videos of bucks dogging doe's and I could hear grunts and bleats in my videos so that was really awesome.

 

[fr0sty]

I use still pic only for several reasons. I don't check my cams for months at time and it would take too long to view all the videos from a card pull vs scrolling through all the stills. The others are battery life and filling up sd cards. As others have mentioned, video can give you better intel though.

 

[Apex7]

My Exodus cameras have a hybrid mode it takes a picture first then a video.