RE: opinions on motion cameras for game
I have owned only one game camera. I bought it last year. It was a Moultrie Game Cam II. I was INCREDIBLY impressed with the unit.....at first that is.
I was using the best film I could find, Kodak Max Gold 800 speed. I don' t know if that is the reason why, but, I was getting AMAZING results. Perfectly clear pictures, ect..
I did have a few small problems with the camera. It was kind of a pain to set-up. The allignment light wasn' t the best system in the world to help you get the picture position set-up. And, the whole unit was big and bulky. Very easy to pick out in the woods. Another thing that I didn' t like was that you couldn' t see the picture count unless you opened up the unit. Also, you couldn' t turn the camera off unless you opened the unit. This meant that you had to be VERY careful when opening the unit to check pictures because you could easily take pictures of your leg or arm, ect.. Other than that, I loved the thing. And, I really couldn' t complain too much because the price.
Well, it was fine for awhile, then, something happened. I am not sure if it was from having a big black bear hit the unit or just time, but, the camera started sticking. It started out that it wouldn' t take pictures consistently. Then, it started getting to the point where if a deer walked in front of it, it would take a picture, but, it wouldn' t stop, and, it would keep taking picture after picture, even after the deer had left.
Finally, it got to the point where it was taking pictures as the sun rose. As soon as the sun broke into the skyline, the camera started taking picture after picture.
So, I got rid of it.
I am going to be getting a new camera this spring, and, I am going with a DeerCam Non-Typical DC-100.
I did a comparrison of about 20 different cameras, and, I looked at all the features that I wanted. The DC-100 came out on top by a LANDSLIDE. To be honest, the more expensive units, such as the BuckShot 35, came out kinda low.
Check out the DeerCam DC-100. It is endorsed by QDMA, and, I have heard nothing but good about them.