Moultrie 2.1
08-21-2007, 09:38 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: St. Clair, Missouri
Posts: 174
Moultrie 2.1
I have yet to capture a deer on my Moultrie 2.1 trailcamera. I have raccoons and other small animals hitting the feeding area, but no deer. I have dozens and dozens of blank photos. Am I doing something wrong? I have fresh deer tracks in front of the camera, but no photos. Is the camera just not activating in time to catch the deer moving in front of the camera?
08-22-2007, 06:53 AM
#2
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sylvan Beach, NY.
Posts: 257
RE: Moultrie 2.1
Is the camera just not activating in time to catch the deer moving in front of the camera?
http://www.chasingame.com/reviews_moultrie.htm#moultrie-ww100
"The “Sure Shot” function that Moultrie has incorporated into this camera is a pain in the foot. It takes two motions to set it off. The first motion does nothing but if the cam senses a second motion the picture will be taken in under one second".
You could try placing the camera slightly farther back from the feeding area in hopes of catching deer that are just getting out of the picture framebefore the camera's awake and ready to take a pic.
08-22-2007, 02:44 PM
#4
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Greentown PA
Posts: 259
RE: Moultrie 2.1
If it is legal in your state you could put some corn or a salt or mineral block infront of the camera. Also with moultrie I have it set to take three pics when it is triggered. Gets me more pictures. I also try to set my camera looking down the trail rather than across. This should give the camera time to trigger.
08-22-2007, 06:48 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chatham, Ohio
Posts: 8,834
RE: Moultrie 2.1
The blank pictures i may be able to explain. If they are all black, then they were triggered at night and the flash didnt go off. My buddies Moultrie 5.0 does this frequently. We just set it on 3 round burst and it usually catches the animal in 1 of the pics.
08-22-2007, 09:23 PM
#6
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sylvan Beach, NY.
Posts: 257
RE: Moultrie 2.1
Cay4redneck has brought up a good point to answer...
If they are "Blank" then you see the surrounding area just no game animals in it?
Or
Is the entire picture "Black"?
I've only gotten just a few "Blank" pic's out of hundreds taken by my camera. All of them were during the middle of the day with the camera pointing downward from about 12 ft high(I've tried 5 different angles so far)into an opening where the sunlight shined very brightly. It set off the sensor somehow with the combination of the sunlight and the movement of the canopy leaves but I'm not entirely sure why. It's a good camera for a feeding area and I have yet to get a "Whiteout" picture with it!
If they are "Blank" then you see the surrounding area just no game animals in it?
Or
Is the entire picture "Black"?
I've only gotten just a few "Blank" pic's out of hundreds taken by my camera. All of them were during the middle of the day with the camera pointing downward from about 12 ft high(I've tried 5 different angles so far)into an opening where the sunlight shined very brightly. It set off the sensor somehow with the combination of the sunlight and the movement of the canopy leaves but I'm not entirely sure why. It's a good camera for a feeding area and I have yet to get a "Whiteout" picture with it!
08-23-2007, 08:10 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
Posts: 6,453
RE: Moultrie 2.1
firemed..the pics I post in our team forum are from the moultrie 2.1..I have to put corn or minerals out so the deer stays in front of the cam. It does a great job that way..but as an actual trail cam (on a trail) forget about it.
