I leave my Cameras up all year ( 5 of them) ! They are cheapo Walmart Cameras ( $ 30.00) and I've put them up with a ladder and swap out my SD cards every two weeks or so and change batteries when needed ! I've also placed broken Cameras at eye level to keep them guessing ... LOL
Mine are up all year. I have them on my property, so it isn't a problem with theft. Believe it or not, I put up some pretty cheap (Amazon Chinese specials) and get several years out of them.
Fishing and crabbing on the Choptank river in MD this past weekend. Rough going with a hard wind. I now understand the literal meaning of "hitting the deck".
My first striper.