Anyone Use these for Scouting?
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Nontypical Buck
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Bessemer, MI
The Video Camera Case deals. The Case where you put your own video camera inside and it takes video of deer, just like a Digital Trail Cam.
I see Mad Calls has one called the WILDLIFE EYE for $299.99. Uses infared for nighttime capturing..
Just curious...
thought it was kinda interesting..
I see Mad Calls has one called the WILDLIFE EYE for $299.99. Uses infared for nighttime capturing..
Just curious...
thought it was kinda interesting..
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From: Jersey
You can build your own with a video camera for that price . I know alot of prople who use them , including me .
I posted a couple clips from it in another topic but will repost them here so you can see how they look .
The day time footage is not as good since Ihad it towards the west a little bit and the sun was was going down .
Day clip HERE
Night Clip HERE
Keep in ming you loose a little bit when you convert it over to .WMV .
Don
I posted a couple clips from it in another topic but will repost them here so you can see how they look .
The day time footage is not as good since Ihad it towards the west a little bit and the sun was was going down .
Day clip HERE
Night Clip HERE
Keep in ming you loose a little bit when you convert it over to .WMV .
Don
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From: Jersey
Yes depending what you can pick up a video camera for on E-bay . I won a Sony TRV37 for just under $100 .
Base cost ( no camo dipped case )
Pelican 1300 case = $37.50
Board for camera = $50 to $70
IR array = $76
Video camera = $125
12V battery $14
MISC. parts $20
Thats $342.50 with the $70 dollar board and a higher price for the video camera than I paid by $25. If you went with a pixcontroller LE board you could knock of $20 from total .
Keep in mind this unit will have much much better night time footage since you are using a better array then they have on their unit . I have test clips that you can see me @ 100 feet at night .
Not to mention it is fun to build them !
Base cost ( no camo dipped case )
Pelican 1300 case = $37.50
Board for camera = $50 to $70
IR array = $76
Video camera = $125
12V battery $14
MISC. parts $20
Thats $342.50 with the $70 dollar board and a higher price for the video camera than I paid by $25. If you went with a pixcontroller LE board you could knock of $20 from total .
Keep in mind this unit will have much much better night time footage since you are using a better array then they have on their unit . I have test clips that you can see me @ 100 feet at night .
Not to mention it is fun to build them !
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Jersey
Thanks Moose ! If you go the HF.com look for a member named treetop . He has some great footage from his homebrew unit . Mr.Pike also has a huge 9 pointer I think it was on a homebrew .
Its a great feeling when you get footage and know that it was from something you put together your self .
Its a great feeling when you get footage and know that it was from something you put together your self .




