More advice from Chasing Game

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• The advertising for trail cameras always show the camera mounted to a tree. This is acceptable if the tree is in the 8 to 10 inch caliper.

• Winter mounting on smaller trees will work because after the leaves have fallen the wind will have little effect on the tree movement.

• During the time of full foliage the wind will move even larger trees to the extent the camera will trigger.

• The best solution to this is to build a camera stand that is pushed into the ground next to a tree. The camera stands are not affected by the wind and when placed next to a tree provides good concealment and a place to secure your camera from theft.
  

• Mounting height can be from 24 to 40 inches. When mounted low, small game like armadillos and squirrels will trigger the camera. These, will in most cases will be missed if the camera is mounted a little higher.

• With the IR flash cameras in movie mode, a flickering red glow is put off by the camera. This red glow will really spook a deer. To avoid spooking deer with the flickering red glow from the IR flash, place the camera above the animals eye level looking down and they will not spook.