Trail Cam Tips for ALL 12 Months 

Thank YOU Bob...I appreciate you watching and commenting all of the time. Means a lot that the info hits home for you!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Indeed Sir. Good Luck to you the rest of the season. Stay Safe!

That sounds great Randle...I bet you are pretty excited!

Thanks Randle! Rare day off today...so getting caught up on RU-vid comments, work, etc. lol

Whitetail Habitat Solutions I friended you on Facebook finally found you on there. I sent you a message on messenger a min ago.

@@randlerichardson5826 hi Randle...I don't use any of the messengers on social media...too many random questions that I couldn't possibly keep up with...

Whitetail Habitat Solutions I understand. I’ll send you my number soon on here then try to erase it then. GOD BLESS. I don’t know how to put a pic on here.

Thanks guys! A long one but I hope it helps a lot of hunters out. Also, thanks for the Incredible trail cams and for commenting! I think it is safe to say that my trail cams are one of the most important tools that I rely on for my career

Was wondering...there is a question in this comment section about buying extra battery trays so a hunter could have them pre loaded before they go out to change and hunt. Would save time and reduce noise. Do you guys sell them?

Oh for sure...I get pumped for mod to late June mock scrape time too? Also, all of our bucks have lost their antlers now...but we had some great buck pics in March still!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions Yep pretty sure all the head gears gone. Thinking about experimenting a food plot soon with mineral spots!

@@anthonychurilla8252 have fun!

Thanks a lot Randle!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions I call them as I see them brother GOD BLESS. Keep on rolling.

@@randlerichardson5826 will do Randle!

That's great Randle...I hope it helps you out a lot! I also have a trail cam tip playlist on my channel too 🙂

Whitetail Habitat Solutions ok brother I’m at my sisters now but I’ll check it out ASAP.

@@randlerichardson5826 here is the link Randle

Perfect timing Randle!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions thanks brother GOD BLESS.

@@randlerichardson5826 no problem Randle!

Thank you very much Houston!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Just down here in southern iowa working on my clover plot! Dreaming whitetails 365 days a year!

@@houstongroeneveld2122 that is awesome!! Damp soil? I'm in MI on a client trip but my wife back home in SW WI said we are having some pretty hard rain! I left on Wednesday and I suspect I will be coming back to Spring green up!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Seeded yesterday and had a hard rain last night. Was just finishing up some other things today!

Also yes its getting very green!

Great tip! I like the Ziploc just because it is flat in the pocket...

Hey man, we are based out of Maine also! I find that I usually start getting good growth pics about the first week of May (1"-5") I keep mine out all year and fight the snow but if I was you Id start around the end of May if youre looking for antlers. We are new but check us out at HuntNorthEast, you as well if you want Jeff, any input or feedback from both of you would be greatly appreciated!

The weather is so key Randle? Sounds like you are making friends in the trees 🙂

Whitetail Habitat Solutions yep he got used to seeing me in that stand. It didn’t bother him a bit I was there. GOD BLESS.

I see a lot of deeper shift in those areas! For example more field cover and hardwoods for Summer...more remote inner benches, confirm edges (hemlock in the east), swamps, etc in the Fall. Big shifts. In those areas just 1 land owner with several acres of quality food plots can attract a huge deer herd with an even greater reach. In areas of public land j see a lot more Summer deer near roads and green roadside food sources, roadside apple orchards, summer cabin hotspots. Then those Summer deer shift deep into the forest for the Fall - in particular order bucks. In those areas of giant public lands it is crazy how distant private lands can attract mega herds, leaving inner, remote settings void of deer...although bucks will travel a lot further on a daily basis. All in areas where deer could readily be observed during the Summer near visable people areas. Referring to northern MI, WI, MN areas...big woods of PA and Southern OH/Northern KY. Hope that makes sense!

I use my MacBook...only because I can zip thru them so quickly! Other than that I use the 2" viewing screen in the Exodus Trail Cam a lot too, for in-the-field decisions

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 ever use a MacBook to edit your videos? If so how well does it work? Why not get something that can do both without getting to complicated (aka computer).

Harold Callahan do some trimming. Sooner the better. But try not to get your hand smell On every limb in the way.

I trimmed a big area in the summer and threw the brush in the thick stuff. And it didn’t bother the deer pattern. Just do it all at once so you don’t have to keep trimming or going back.

I get and extremely low % of falls reads with my Exodus trail cams. Just a few per hundred. Really has a lot to do with the camera....sometimes positioning. What brand do you use...or what model?

Hi Miguel...great question. I have some older Lifts that I have used the trays for that...great time saver and noise reducer! Exodus Trail cams responded in these comments so I asked that question to them...I would think they will answer 🙂

Whitetail Habitat Solutions hey guys, we actually just listed battery trays on the website! You can now order extra trays. Let us know if we can answer any other questions!

@@ExodusOutdoorGear that is outstanding...I will pass along the info, thanks for the quick response!!

I know what I will be buying soon.

@@Miguel_Travels A tad more expensive than a tray... BUT, I can't wait to get one of those new cell cams from them!!

Make sure to buy new and not used! I highly Rey the Exodus trail cams...o can offer a slight discount when you use this link 🙂 bit.ly/JSturgis

Miguel_Uno I still have bucks with antler here in mn, last year they didn’t drop til mid may

Very interesting. Thanks Eric.

SE MI would probably peak late Feb...at least 5-10% still holding by late March. Often hunters are she'd hunting in Late January in an area like yours...and the bucks are only at 10% drop time. They then kick the bucks off their land and they often don't return until after peak shed drop...

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Thanks for the response Jeff.

@@Miguel_Travels you are very welcome! I think with the she'd craze every year...it seems they drop earlier every year 🙂

That does work 😉 The cool thing is with whitetails is that the rut is the exact time every single year within a given area...no differences at all 🙂 Not sure about elk... Check this video out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VszmHvP4dWE.html

Hi Bob thank you...that was a special moment for Sam! Green was stand locations (double wrapped trees) and waterhole locations...

Jeff......what type of batteries are you using and do you seed down the trails?

@@rfb7117 hi Bob! You definitely do not need to seed the trails... The rechargable batteries are junk, unfortunately. I use Energizer Lithiums...very food batteries! The longest lasting...

Energizer should use that saying in a commercial.

I really have never heard of it...did some searching online and I wasn't sure if I could find where they showed charts...graphs...etc for plant nutrition tests? For me it's another step in probably don't have time for, whether it works or not 🙂

Hi Elmur...these trail cameras are a lot of fun aren't they!! They truly can be a 12 month obsession. Also...running them on video really helps you determine buck or doe right now 🙂 I would target around labor day in your area for most plantings...mid to late September for cereal grains like rye, oats or wheat...

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 I planted clover in late Feb and it's looking really good but thanks for the info

@@camhester4251 sure thing!

I think I will get mine out of the woods in about 3 weeks...pit them back out in June for mock scrape time 🙂

Shawn...switchgrassed needs full sun to grow, but it works great for screening along woodlines. I buy from John Komp at www.northwoodswhitetails.com

Hi Drake! I love my HD video now...I run on hybrid with 1 pic and then a 10 second video...prolly move that to 15 second this year. You can gain much more knowledge of over all behavior, travel direction, etc. Very enjoyable! I also can take s screen shot of the video of I want for the perfect picture at whatever point in the video that I want. I was reluctant to try video, but I tried it in 2016 and wish I would have gone to it a lot sooner... A quality camera is a must! Check out Exodus trail cams...5 year warranty, HD video, 2" viewing screen - awesome cams!! bit.ly/JSturgis

Dang Randle what a shame!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions it’s settled some here but a few young punks still at it.

@@randlerichardson5826 that's tough, we don't have many of those idiots around!

I mean how they differ or if it dose

They sure do! I fi there isn't much of a difference in most of the concepts ..just a balance of the concepts. The one great thing about urban deer is that they are easier to hunt. Nearly impossible to get permission to hunt - that's the bad thing! But yes the concepts sure do still work...

For sure Randle...me too! I like to try and shoot 2 nice ones if I can each year...Lord willing. BUT, no young ones for me ..

Whitetail Habitat Solutions that’s right I let 3 small bucks walk off last bow season from my lease. I could’ve killed either one of them easy.

Ha, for sure Randle! I appreciate that too Randle...wouldn't have it any other way!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions good deal brother thank you GOD BLESS. Let me know if you got that message I sent you on messenger. GOD BLESS.

@@randlerichardson5826 you are welcome Randle!

Oh Randle not s problem at all :) Always appreciate them from you!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions thank you brother. I’ve been told I comment to much. I’m in a KJV bible study group on RU-vid and when JESUS tells me to say something I’m not goin to tell him no. I enjoy commenting on videos especially yours. GOD BLESS you and your family brother Amen. I’ll chance giving you my number in a day or two. I’ve got nothing to hide. GOD BLESS.

@@randlerichardson5826 Randle you do not comment too much, I always appreciate it!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions thanks brother I enjoy it. GOD BLESS.

@@randlerichardson5826 it's awesome!