tgr95
Spike
Too late now, but wondering, anybody ever have their trail cams damaged before from ice or snow? Never had trouble from snow but I’m more worried about a coating of ice surrounding the cam from freezing rain. We’re in the ice zone.
Ice and snow damage trail cams?
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Wildlifer
Old Mossy Horns
No issues. They can take downpours and being temporarily flooded a little ice is nothing.
JoeR
Eight Pointer
You'll be fine. A flood will probably be bad for them, but rain, snow and ice shouldn't bother them a bit.
Joe
Joe
HotSoup
Old Mossy Horns
The one I use has been on the tree over a year....and its a cheap one, no issues
I've had some up for 5+ years at 8,000 feet where they see ice/snow/sub freezing temps and haven't had any major issues. They range from a $60 Moultrie to a Reconyx.
JoeR
Eight Pointer
I used to live in a lake-effect snow area. We averaged 300" of snow a year. My cameras were out 24/7/365.
This first one is of a Fisher at a deer carcass. It was covered in a few feet of frozen snow. I remember it being very cold that year. Lots of below zero weather.
This one here was in probably 8 or 10 feet of snow. I had to snow shoe down to the camera, dig it out and move it up the tree. There was a coyote den nearby and I was getting great vids in this spot. I remember it taking me an hour to travel the half mile to the camera.
Snow and ice definitely won't bother a trail cam.
Joe
This first one is of a Fisher at a deer carcass. It was covered in a few feet of frozen snow. I remember it being very cold that year. Lots of below zero weather.
This one here was in probably 8 or 10 feet of snow. I had to snow shoe down to the camera, dig it out and move it up the tree. There was a coyote den nearby and I was getting great vids in this spot. I remember it taking me an hour to travel the half mile to the camera.
Snow and ice definitely won't bother a trail cam.
Joe
tdunn11
Spike
never had any issues with ice or snow Moultrie or cuddie back is what I run.
Larry R
Old Mossy Horns
I have had twenty cameras out for years in all kinds of weather and no problems. I did however have two cameras from Covert that leaked like a sieve the first time I put them out. These two cameras did not function properly full of water.