trail cams
 

I was wondering what kind of trail cams every one was useing and if you like them or not, need to get a new one and I am not sure what I want to get.

I have a stealth cam 3.0 or 3.1 mp right now but I am not happy with the trigger speed on it. every time I check it there is 35 pics of the trail and mineral site and maybe 2 or 3 of actual deer.

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W.T.F,

The Trail Cam Forum is pretty good. If you scroll down a ways you will see it and there arealways topics about new cams and cams people like.

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I have a moultrie 200. I had a cuddeback....but didn't like it....due o the battery issues.

I only use mine on my mineral site (now, exclusively)....and only to "inventory" the deer I might be hunting for a particular season. At my mineral site.....trigger speed is not an issue.

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I have 3 of the older model cuddebacks, they are great cameras good battery life and quick speed...

Battery life depends alot on outside temp.

Also, now you can find them on ebay for under 300 which is a steal.


check out www.chasingame.com for reviews and forums, its a trail-cam specific site w/ great reviews of almost every camera on the market.

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I have the StealthCam 3.1, worked great once I figured out the proper height and angle. I had to mount it up a little higher than I thought and point it down more.

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thanks for the tip diesel

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oh yea, I forgot to mention, I mount mine about 18-24" off the ground, it seems low, but if you dont you wont get many triggers.

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And for $150......here's a good example of what you can expect from the Moultre 200....

This is the photo from the game cam

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Enhanced a little

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Enhanced a lot

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did that one make it through last season, because he should be a great buck this year

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Nice pic GMMAT.

I agree completely that the more $ you spend does not necessarily = better pictures when it comes to game cams. I have a Wildview 3.0 with a standard flash ($125 or so) and a Cuddeback with the IR flash ($450 or so). I actually have enjoyed the Wildview better. The battery life on it isn't great, but I can buy a ton of batteries for $300. I am not a fan of the IR flash. I like the night time flash pictures MUCH better. I also have over 1,000 pictures off of it and I have yet to catch a glipse of a deer that seemed to care at all about the flash. JMO and experience though. I know some have different experiences.

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I too have a moultrie GameSpy and really like it. It takes great pics for the price you pay for it. Moultrie is coming or just came out with their 2007 line and the trigger speed for these cams aren't an issue any more. If I am not mistaken, the trigger speed is now around the 1 second mark. For the price of this camera, I don't think you can go wrong!

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I would strongly advise you to spend a bit more than what it takes to buy one of the cheap bottom of the line digitals. I have experiemented with digi from Leaf River, Moultrie, Stealth, Cuddeback and Cam Trakker and have collectedmany thousands of images. Of the dozen trail cams I've owned, the Cam Trakker model has proved to be the most impressive with the Cuddeback just under it. Fasttrigger, excellent camera and image quality, all kinds of user friendly options and quick and easy set up.If you're going to buy a commercial cam that I suggest getting one. However, IF you feel like a project, you can build a comparable homebrew for only about $200. Good luck

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W.T.F......

I never saw this buck during the '06 season....in 46 sits. I also know that it had split brow tines.....which, to some, would make it a 10-pointer.

I have neighbors who own one acre of land......and that's the only acre they have permission to hunt. They killed two 10-pointers and at least one 8-pointer off God's Golden Acre (if you believe that), last year.

So.....If I had to hazard a guess......I'd say he's a goner.

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I havea digital Stealth Cam and love it.

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Thats a nice deer GMMAT

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man that sucks he would have been a bruiser this year. good luck with your bet with Ed

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Cuddeback IR's ...had them out last night.. mine are going in this weekend..

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I also use a Moultrie. The trigger speed isnt the fastest but they are really affordable and i really like the 6V battery as opposed to the D cells...

Right now at BassPro.com you can get a Moultrie 3.1 for $80 and then a solar panel for $20 so you dont have to charge it. I just ordered three today

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I agree. My hunting partner bought the lower StealthCam2.0 MP. I bought the 3.1 MPbecause it has a view finder on it, it was so smallI couldnt see the pics anyway lol. I found I set the camera at no more than 2.0 anyway because I can get more pics on the cards. His cost $169 mine cost $299. Not much difference between his pics and mine, other than rack size lol.

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Cuddeback, it has to be fast to catch an elusive trophy such as this! [:-]

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GregH,

That's an awesome pic, what's the story? Was he lookin' for you? [8D]

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diesel where are those pics from if those are MD deer then I am amazed at the size of them. Those are freakin huge

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Yeah they are from a 2000 acre property myself and 3 other guys hunt in MD. I saw them several times last year but never was close enough to get off a shot. The typical 10 was about 40 yards from me one time but didnt have a clean shot. Good news is they didnt get taken last year that we know of so hopefully they made it thru the gun season. I have about 100 pics of each of them. There are some other nice bucks we have pics of and saw last year so we should have a good amount of 3.5+ year olds this season. I'll know if they made it next month when I start putting trail cams out.

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I've got a couple of Cuddeback No Flash cameras and while they are better than other cams I have owned. I really like the Homebrews a buddy built for me. Simpler to use, easier to setup, and better quality pics. I think the Cuddebacks are going up for sale:D