TRAIL CAM ADVICE!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Tell me which ones you have used or use, and which ones work the best in the elements, clearest pic., BEST THEFT RESISTANT, overall affordability. Thanks and good hunting!

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I have used the Moultrie Game Cam II, Stealth Cam MC2-G, and I am getting a Digital Stealth Cam in the next couple weeks.

The Moultrie was junk all the way around and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

The Stealth MC2-G is a amazing camera, and I got mine for $65.00 from Wally World. Clear pics, great reliability (mine worked in -13 degree weather), but it has junky theft prevention. You can get a metal box to put it in that would make it awsome for around $15. I really love the thing.

My best friends uncle had a CamTracker and it was nice. It had better settings than the Stealth, but, the pics were just the same, if not slighly less clear as the Stealth cam, and that CamTracker was close to $500

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The key words you used was overall affordability. You can buy some good cameras for not a whole lot of money, but if you plan on leaving it out a lot and taking lots of pictures, definitely go with a digital. The money savings on developing and film plus the convenience of a digital to me makes it an easy choice. The camera I have is the Highlander Photo-Spy. It cost around $450. You may be able to find something cheaper, I don't know. Mine is black and white only because I don't really care about color pictures for scouting. Also color pictures take up about 4 times as much card space as black and white, and black and white pics use infrared flash instead of white flash. They have an anti-theft device you can get with it, but I didn't because I don't have that problem to worry about. I have had excellent luck with mine, and am sure there are other good ones out there. I can only tell you about mine.

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My comments are much the same as the others. For many years I wanted a game camera but just could not justify the cost of most of them especially with the chance that it may be stolen. Not until the MC2-G Stealth cam debuted in the last year or so did I think I could afford one considering my concerns.

Price is good...they seem durable and have not had any problems with the weather impacting their performance....and ofcourse, very good pictures.

However, the digital route is probably something I will pursue in the future if for no other reason than it is easier to post the photos on here. :)

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Buck Magnet is the expert , my friend got one of these and it broke fist time out = junk , just like everything else they sell , whats with these moultrie guys?

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I'll throw out a Moultrie are JUNK comment as well. I had one that worked good for about 2 months - after that it went downhill fast. I mailed it back to the company and they replaced everything but the outside case. It took maybe 1 roll of pixs and downhill again.

I didn't bother sending it back a 2nd time - just wanted to get rid of it.

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So moultrie are crap and everything else is ok is what I hear. My main concern is that it will get stolen. Dad and I both have witnessed people on the private area we hunt and have already lost a climber stand(not a HUGE loss, but theft is theft) I would just love to rig one of those puppies up and get pics of the guy on our side, then sue his a$$! Anyway I say Gamtrakkers site, and like the digital cam. Thanks and put more ideas up!

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great i just bought a moultrie and its out right now. i went to check it yesterday and it only had five pics taken. put about 20lbs of corn and set the timer to 6 mins. i will see how they turn out next week

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Hey Buckmagnet You said you can get a metal box for the stealth cam were do you get them or are you talking about making one. Reason asking I just had one stolen and I am trying to come up with a way to lock the camera up by making a metal box. I would say for the price and the pics it takes the stealth cam is the best.:D:D:D

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I got a Game-Vu digital for christmas, was junk. Too many pics of nothing,
had to get within 10 feet to trigger it, poor pic quality, no security, and $300.

Sent it back to Cabelas in exchange for the Stealth Cam digital. Should get it
sometime next week.

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zzzzzzzz I don't remember where I found it, but I was looking on the internet and their is a website that sells them. They are stainless steel boxes that have reinforced chain mounts and are supposed to be incredibly tough. Look around and I am sure that you can find them.

The Moultire I had worked good for awhile. I was getting good pics, a little dark, but not bad. Out of nowhere I started getting pics of nothing. Then it turned to the point where I would have a deer set the camera off and the picture button would stick which would take the entire roll of film then. After that, it got to the point where as soon as I loaded a roll of film in it, it just snapped pics until it was done, even if it had no reason to be triggered.

I can't wait to get my Digital Stealth cam. I will be getting a 256 MB card for it, plus I will be getting the solar panel and rechargeable batteries. I am looking forward to being able to leave it up for LONG periods of time without the problem of running out of film. Heck, this past year, my regular Stealth cam maxed out at 99 pics in less than one week, I won't have that problem with the digital. Also, Stealth has a good customer service crew. I called yesterday to see what solar panel would hook up, and the person I talked to didn't know for sure. He put me on hold and asked around, but since the camera is so new, he couldn't find anyone that knew which one it took. He took my name and number, and he said that he would call the lab to find out. Well, he called back today, but I wasn't home so he is calling back tommorow.:D

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I really want a safe reliable cam that will show me deer I have never seen before, If I had one, I could spend less time scouting, and Its just interesting to see what gets picked up.DIgital or manual?

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bow_huntr,

I must tell you that getting a game camera doesn't mean that you don't have to scout as much, actually, it actually makes you scout more. A picture is just that, a picture, it doesn't tell you where the deer is headed, or where it is bedding. It doesn't tell you what that deer is eating, where it gets water, ect.. It simply tells you that the deer was in that area.

I use my camera for find the bigger bucks. I set them up in a bunch of spots and then see which area has the biggest bucks. Then, I scout that area religiously.

There is nothing that can compare to actually getting out in the woods and looking around. Like I said, use the camera to find the area that has the deer you want to hunt, then scout that area as best as you can.

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Jason,
What did you say was the price of the ditital you were getting and what's the link to it if you don'tmind.

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I was thinking about getting the Cuddeback, but after hearing some stories about it having blue lines in the pic on daylight pics, I decided to go with the Stealth.

Here is the link to that Cuddeback.... http://www.allaboutfishing.com/store...oductID=420769

Here is the link to the Stealth digital (the one I am getting)... http://www.bossbuck.com/products/survey/cam-digrc.html

The main reason the Stealth digital is better is because you can spend $60 and get a solar panel that will recharge your batteries while you camera is set-up.

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Does it use infrared or white flash? Looks like it's not infrared capable.

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They both use standard white flash on them. The infrared flash cameras are nice, but I like color photos. Also, I havn't noticed deer getting really spooked by the flash. A few pics have spooked deer from my regular Stealths, but the deer always come back.

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Thanks for the advice. Buckmagnet, your right it makes scouting more of a process, and being in the woods using those pics to your scouting advantage rather than being indoors guessing what the conditions are is the only way to go,really. We have had a problem with people trespassing on our good friends land. There could be lots of people taking deer out there when we arent hunting which makes me sick.Anyway, moving to SC in a couple weeks and need to find an area to strictly bowhunt around Columbia area, which I think might be a little tricky.Thanks and good hunting.

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Buck Magnet, did the guy from Stealth call you back, if so what did he say about
the solar panel?
I got my Stealth digital yesterday and was also wondering which panel I need.

I cant get their e-mail to work, Ive sent them messages but they keep getting
returned.:(

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I was just wandering how many people own a stealth digital, what problems have you had if any, what is the batter life expectancy using flash on the camera and motion sensor. how will you lock it up? thanks as I was thinking of getting one. I currently own a photo scout and I am very pleased with it and the ability to lock it up. It takes great pictures, never falses, and has outstanding battery life. I purchased mine direct from them at a reduced price i think around 250.00. The only down fall is you gotta get film developed which can be costly. Lets face it though, if any predator wants your camera they will cut the tree down and get it no matter what security system you have. To help prevent this I take a stick ladder at place mine above eye level aiming downward to help prevent people from readily spoting it. thanks for any replies.

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Arkansas, I just set my Stealth digital out today, but I will post when I ck it next week.
The test pics I took look good though.:)

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Thanks Indiana. I am sure that everyone would like to have a review of this camera after you have used it some. I think digital will be the way to go.:)