suggestion on a trail camera
04-02-2007, 03:52 PM
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suggestion on a trail camera
well i hunt hogs alot and i just wanted a decent trail camera that will stand in the night and day..taking good piks and good battery life...maybe tell me the time and full moon faces and probably higher that a 3 mega pixel.....also most importantly under 200 dollars....
04-02-2007, 04:46 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
Don't think you can get ALL of that at that price. Most of the cheaper cameras eat batteries like crazy. Check with this link and get a refurbished Cuddeback. Ask for the 05 3.0mp version. Or, even the 1.3 mp.Batteries last a long time and they take great pictures too. Also, fast trigger time.
http://www.parkfalls.com/seednfeed/cuddeback.htm
http://www.parkfalls.com/seednfeed/cuddeback.htm
04-02-2007, 05:32 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
as for those refurbished ones how much are they?
as for those refurbished ones how much are they?
04-02-2007, 05:55 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
ORIGINAL: the kidd
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
as for those refurbished ones how much are they?
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
as for those refurbished ones how much are they?
As far as price, go to his website and get in touch with him. I met him last month, and he was a nice guy.
04-02-2007, 06:20 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
ORIGINAL: the kidd
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
ORIGINAL: janesburg
Check how much guys get for battery life on the Moultrie. Then do the math. Batteries can really add up $$$$. I can get months of use out of ONE set of D batteries for my Cudde. Plus the pictures are better than the Moultrie. The Cudde also has good flash range and quicker trigger time.
As far as price, go to his website and get in touch with him. I met him last month, and he was a nice guy.
Check how much guys get for battery life on the Moultrie. Then do the math. Batteries can really add up $$$$. I can get months of use out of ONE set of D batteries for my Cudde. Plus the pictures are better than the Moultrie. The Cudde also has good flash range and quicker trigger time.
As far as price, go to his website and get in touch with him. I met him last month, and he was a nice guy.
The Cudde's have a good reputation for trigger time, I can't argue that, and the older ones have agood reputation overall,but their 2006 cameras were pretty much lemons from what you read on the forums, they probably do have plenty of refurbished ones available.
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As far as a good camera with decent battery life for under $200, I think if you are going to put it over bait or an area where the animals will stick around either a Stealth I390 with the external battery pack or the Moultrie Gamespy 200 with the 6v battery and solar panel would be good.
If you are wanting to pick them up on a trail with a 2 second or less trigger time I'm not sure you can get a factory camera for that under $200. I bought a Bushnell Trailscout 19200 and it has a fast trigger time but it's battery life is pretty poor. (The longest I've gotten out of 4 D Cells is 10 days, I've switched to some high dollar rechargeable D Cells and they last about the same time).
That's my 2 cents. I have a Moultrie Gamespy 200 and a Stealth I390 and the Bushnell Trailscout 19200. You can check out pictures from all of them here - http://padens.com/ipw-web/gallery/trailcams
My 2 cents. Nathan
04-02-2007, 06:39 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
ORIGINAL: npaden
The 4.1 mp moultrie at cabelas really isn't 4.1 mp. It is 3.1 mp but there is some software that "converts" it to 4.1 mp. Megapixels really don't mean much 99% of the time. I have an $850 Nikon DSLR camera that is only 6 mp and you can buy a 10 mp Kodak camera for $200 but guess which one takes better pictures?
Okay let's do the math. $14.99 for a rechargeable 6 volt battery for the Moultrie. $9.99 for a quick charger = $24.98 for several years worth of battery life. If a set of D cells is 4 then you are spending $5 per month on batteries with the Cudde so about $60 per year. For another $25 you can add a solar panel to the Moultrie and that gets it to $50 but mine has been out for 3 months now and with the solar panel it was still at 99% charged and that was in the winter. If you live in a sunny area, I doubt you would ever need to charge the Moultrie and it could sit out for years on the same battery. Not having to charge or swap out batteries for a year+ is pretty nice.
The Cudde's have a good reputation for trigger time, I can't argue that, and the older ones have agood reputation overall,but their 2006 cameras were pretty much lemons from what you read on the forums, they probably do have plenty of refurbished ones available.
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As far as a good camera with decent battery life for under $200, I think if you are going to put it over bait or an area where the animals will stick around either a Stealth I390 with the external battery pack or the Moultrie Gamespy 200 with the 6v battery and solar panel would be good.
If you are wanting to pick them up on a trail with a 2 second or less trigger time I'm not sure you can get a factory camera for that under $200. I bought a Bushnell Trailscout 19200 and it has a fast trigger time but it's battery life is pretty poor. (The longest I've gotten out of 4 D Cells is 10 days, I've switched to some high dollar rechargeable D Cells and they last about the same time).
That's my 2 cents. I have a Moultrie Gamespy 200 and a Stealth I390 and the Bushnell Trailscout 19200. You can check out pictures from all of them here - http://padens.com/ipw-web/gallery/trailcams
My 2 cents. Nathan
ORIGINAL: the kidd
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
i dont know i was looking at a cabelas magazine and they had a moultrie 4.1 mp for 150$$$ and it had solar availability
ORIGINAL: janesburg
Check how much guys get for battery life on the Moultrie. Then do the math. Batteries can really add up $$$$. I can get months of use out of ONE set of D batteries for my Cudde. Plus the pictures are better than the Moultrie. The Cudde also has good flash range and quicker trigger time.
As far as price, go to his website and get in touch with him. I met him last month, and he was a nice guy.
Check how much guys get for battery life on the Moultrie. Then do the math. Batteries can really add up $$$$. I can get months of use out of ONE set of D batteries for my Cudde. Plus the pictures are better than the Moultrie. The Cudde also has good flash range and quicker trigger time.
As far as price, go to his website and get in touch with him. I met him last month, and he was a nice guy.
The Cudde's have a good reputation for trigger time, I can't argue that, and the older ones have agood reputation overall,but their 2006 cameras were pretty much lemons from what you read on the forums, they probably do have plenty of refurbished ones available.
================================================== ===
As far as a good camera with decent battery life for under $200, I think if you are going to put it over bait or an area where the animals will stick around either a Stealth I390 with the external battery pack or the Moultrie Gamespy 200 with the 6v battery and solar panel would be good.
If you are wanting to pick them up on a trail with a 2 second or less trigger time I'm not sure you can get a factory camera for that under $200. I bought a Bushnell Trailscout 19200 and it has a fast trigger time but it's battery life is pretty poor. (The longest I've gotten out of 4 D Cells is 10 days, I've switched to some high dollar rechargeable D Cells and they last about the same time).
That's my 2 cents. I have a Moultrie Gamespy 200 and a Stealth I390 and the Bushnell Trailscout 19200. You can check out pictures from all of them here - http://padens.com/ipw-web/gallery/trailcams
My 2 cents. Nathan
04-02-2007, 06:49 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
Sorry, I read that wrong. The Moultrie with the rechargeable 6v battery is pretty cheap on batteries though.
The cudde's do take really good pictures, I just couldn't justify the cost.
The cudde's do take really good pictures, I just couldn't justify the cost.
04-02-2007, 06:49 PM
#8
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
I would wait for the new cameras comming out this spring/summer .
http://trailcameras.net/industry-news/new-2007-game-cameras.php
http://trailcameras.net/industry-news/new-2007-game-cameras.php
04-02-2007, 08:03 PM
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
i'd go with a wildview 3.0 with an external battery. you'll be well under $200 and it's a good little camera. only drawback is the bad trigger speed. it's ok over a feeder, lick, or food plot. not good for trail use but no digi's in that price range are. I have over 3000 pictures this year alone from my wildview.
by the way, save yourself some trouble and do not get a new cuddeback. seriously, they are trouble! Don't let the advertising fool you. Not only are they not worth the ridiculous price tag, they aren't worth 1/3 of what they charge!!!!! Go with the Wildview!
Oh - what they are saying about megapixels is the truth! there are many many examples of cameras w/ lower megapixels taking better pictures. I'd recommend looking on the board for sample pictures. You can probably find some of each major brand. Stealth wd-2 is going to have the WORST picture. Cudde's as much as I hate them do have a really nice picture.
Which ever way you go - GOOD LUCK! It'sa really fun hobby. You never know what is going to be on the camera.
by the way, save yourself some trouble and do not get a new cuddeback. seriously, they are trouble! Don't let the advertising fool you. Not only are they not worth the ridiculous price tag, they aren't worth 1/3 of what they charge!!!!! Go with the Wildview!
Oh - what they are saying about megapixels is the truth! there are many many examples of cameras w/ lower megapixels taking better pictures. I'd recommend looking on the board for sample pictures. You can probably find some of each major brand. Stealth wd-2 is going to have the WORST picture. Cudde's as much as I hate them do have a really nice picture.
Which ever way you go - GOOD LUCK! It'sa really fun hobby. You never know what is going to be on the camera.
04-03-2007, 06:45 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: suggestion on a trail camera
i was going through the same thing you are a few weeks ago, which trail camera. i went ahead and went with the Moultrie 200 3.1 megapixel. i bought mine on Ebay as a kit (Moultrie 200, rechargeable 6 volt battery, charger and solar panel) for $171.00. i haven't had time to put it out yet and test it. i'm kinda waiting until later in the year when the bucks start growing antlers again. this way i can locate and pattern specific deer that i may want to hunt. i did alot of research and based on the price and reviews, this seemed like the best camera for me. the only repitious complaint i heard about the Moultrie 200 was trigger speed. this only means you can't put it facing across a trail. to compensate just aim it over down a trail, over a scrape or even at a rub...somewhere where the deer will be for more than 5 seconds. to me a trigger speed under 2 seconds isn't worth the $400-$600 price tag but to each his own.