Hi all,
I recently just got some land to hunt in SE MN near Red Wing. Its a 140 acre plot of land with mostly field and a little bit of a tree line that backs up to a bluff. I have never hunted river areas like this before and I am curious as what I can expect (although I know this is different for each specific area).
Are the deer patterns similar to those of central MN or do they vary greatly because of the different “climate” that river areas produce? I am going to be hanging trail cameras in the next few weeks here to see what I am going to be working with. The land owner has mentioned that he regularly sees a heard of 15-20 deer, although he never gave any specifics.
I am new to using trail cameras and I recently picked up 2 Wild Game Innovations Blade x6 lightsout Camera from Fleet Farm that were on sale. I am planning to put an 8gb memory card in the camera. Any tips or tricks to working with trail cams would be greatly appreciated. I am also planning to put a salt/mineral block from the local fleet store out to help with the picture taking process. How far back do I set the block from the camera to get a good quality picture? I am basically wanting to see what is out there for deer and see if I can start to lay down any patterns that they may have. I am planning to put both cameras out on different areas of the property. Any suggestions as what I should be looking for other than the obvious deer trails and old scrapes/rubs?