zak123

As many of you guys know I bought a game camera. I set it up on a pine tree by a little wheat field I made. I only got pictures of the wheat. I decided to move the camera to a path a few hundred yards down. I moved it there and dumped a pile of corn. I remembered not to face the camera at the sun so I moved it down the next path. That path was also a few hundred yards away. I dumped corn there and waited over the weekend. I did not get any pictures. The pile was untouched. I decided to move the camera another few hundred yards where I saw tons of tracks. I moved it there and dumped some corn. I walked down a dirt dump truck road and dumped some corn. I waited a few days and came back. I looked at the corn on the dump truck road. There was a little corn left. The deer tore that pile up. I could not walk without stepping in a deer track. I decided to check my camera and there were no pictures. The corn was untouched. I walked back to the other pile of corn I dumped on the second path. I saw my dad standing there. He said he saw the biggest deer he has ever seen. He said it was as big as a cow. I have never seen so many tracks. There were tons of different deer. I ran back to get my camera and scoop up some corn. I dumped it there and set my camera back up there. I checked on it today and some was gone, but there was a lot left. I only got 4 pictures. I mixed some corn and sunflower seed together. I think it was the raccoons digging through because most of the sunflower seeds were gone. I went back to check the other pile where I had my camera set up. My friend saw a fawn. I looked at the pile and it was gone! These deer are outsmarting me. I made a trail from the main path to my camera with corn. I am trying to lead the deer to my camera. I doubt this will work seeing as they are so smart. They probably parachute in!

Fieldmouse

Did you take the lens cover off?

bob d

did you turn the camera on ???????? if the corn is gone something is taking it and you should have pictures

Fieldmouse

Adjust it downward and you may find it was a jackalope.

zak123

No, I am getting pictures. I just move it too often!

Rickmur

By the title and your opening sentence I thought someone had stolen your camera. Glad to see that wasn't the case.

Double Lunger

Let the game cam sit a little bit longer . With you moving it around so much you are touching it alot and your sent is all over it . Also try to hide it not only from people but from the deer . You are hanging a strange box on a tree and dont think the deer do not notice it .

I would say let it sit a bit longer and only put out one bait site for the pictures .

adams

At least they just got the corn.

From the title of the thread I was expecting you to say the cam was missing(knock on wood). How close are you setting up the cam to the corn?

jepcho

That is funny!

bones

I have a camera that I have been setting out for about 6 months now. I have feeders and a mineral lick that I have had out for 5 years. I have found that when the feeders are empty and refilled it takes from 3 to 5 days before there are any pictures taken. Try leaving the camera in the same place a little longer.

Bones