Tips on using the Day 6 PlotWatcher

The Day 6 PlotWatcher Video Camera is valuable when deciding when and where you should hunt. Record game activity from dawn ‘til dusk during the days leading up to your hunt. Play back the video, and it’s as if you’ve sat in the woods yourself.

Simply, the PlotWatcher scouts for you when you’re at work, at your son’s baseball game or niece’s wedding.

To put the odds even more in your favor, the folks at Day 6 have some tips for using the PlotWatcher:

Set up the camera near possible stand locations, fields, roads and power lines. Unlike traditional trail cameras, the PlotWatcher allows you see animals from 30 feet to 330 feet away. You can pinpoint entry and exit spots, directions of travel and game activity at distances never before imagined.
If possible, place the camera facing north or south to keep the sun from backlighting your subject and making it a non-descript silhouette in the photo.
If you put the PlotWatcher in open areas, such as fields, food plots, clear cuts, powerlines, set your camera to take footage every 10 seconds. For set up in thicker cover, choose every five seconds to double your chances of getting great pictures of animals.

Check out this video to see the PlotWatcher in action:

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If you plan to wait a week before retrieving your PlotWatcher, use the midday skip option to get video of the most recent daylight hours around your hunting locations. If you’re going to retrieve your videos within a week, let the PlotWatcher record all day. You may find more game activity during midday hours than you expect.

Wear rubber boots and use the route to your camera with the lowest impact on the hunting area. Spray the camera with scent killer, making sure to avoid spraying the lens. Sprays can leave behind a residue that could cover the lens and blur your pictures.
When retrieving the USB drive, have an extra drive and fresh batteries on hand so you don't miss any activity.