Well, as for the way we use trail cams is to definately take an inventory of whats on the farm for the year, as well as see who made it through last year and how much they have grown. Definately the easiest way, if you can, is to use mineral blocks to get pics. That is, in the early season....As soon as the bucks espically 3 1/2's and up, shed the velvet, they dont come to the minerals hardly at all. Im sure you've noticed it too, the older deer become ghosts when they become hard horned. But I do have to say, the whole process of the trail camera is an absolute addiction. Its like christmas in july when you check your cards. Ok enough rambling...as for the camera you should choose...I dont mean to bash any company for there products but from my experiences, you get what you pay for. Ive ran alot of cams, Moultries, Cuddybacks, Scoutguards, Bushnells, Dlcs, Predator, and Reconyx. Along with all the fun of cameras come problems with all these cameras EXCEPT reconyx. I could count on two hands how many times ive sent cuddybacks in to get fixed, moultries have a slow slow trigger time and clicks with every picture it takes. scoutguard, bushnell and dlc are all pretty much the same camera, all of which ive had problems with. Enough bashing because im sure that everyone has had there own experiences but in my opinion go with reconyx. Last year was my first year using them, and one of my RC 55's that i had out from june to november, took 12,517 images without changing the batteries. Spend the extra money and get it over with, AMESOME AWESOME cams with everything you could ever want. wow, long post, but i hope it helps some !