If you are planing on setting your cameras through the harshest parts of the winter, make sure that they are rated for sub zero temperatures. All trail cameras seem to work sufficiently when temperatures drop below freezing (32 F), but most begin to occur problems when temperatures drop into the single digits. All cameras have a maximum and minimum temperature that they are designed to withstand. The first thing you need to think about when setting your cameras out for the winter, is the cold weather rating on your trail camera. While all of this is happening, all I can think about is how this weather is taking a beating on my trail cameras. Everyone is warned to stay inside, and off the roads unless necessary. Lake Effect snow is pounding West Michigan, and whiteout conditions are causing visibility under 100 yards.Ĭounty and state buildings are closed, schools are closed, and sections of almost every highway and interstate have been blocked off to all non emergency vehicles. Actual temperatures are hanging around -20 F with windchills hovering around -35 F. In fact as I sit here and write this article we are in the midst of what meteorologists are calling a polar vortex.
Drifting snow, cold temperatures, and freezing rain can take a toll on our bodies, our houses, our vehicles, and also our trail cameras. In the North, winter weather can be brutal. From poor battery life, to the onslaught of false triggers, there are many variables that weather can play in the effectiveness of your camera. What other electronic device on the market is made to be outside in all of the different elements throughout the year? All the rain, snow, ice, and fog that mother nature has to offer beats on your camera with very little impact on its ability to function properly.Įxtreme weather conditions however can have an affect on your trail camera.
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