Technical Issues with my Moultrie
 

My dad got this Moultrie from Cabela's a couple of years back. Not sure of the model but it cost about $170 new. He used it a few times, but not being a tecnical wizard he gave it up. I began using it this year. Did some testing in the yard and in the closet to simulate darkness. everything was a go. Set the camera out for 5 days in a place I knew would produce some activity. Worked like a charm. 40 pics in 5 days at different parts of the day (early, afternoon, evening, night etc). Super pumped cuz I had been seeing a deer in a more remote locale that I was hoping to capture.

Skip to the next few days when I put camera out with fresh battery. Let it set a week to return and find "BATTERY LOW" message and no pics. Thought damn junk Rayovac. Turned the camera off and back on to see a full battery indicator. Oh well, went and bought a more expensive Eveready and set the camera out that evening and waited a week. Upon return, found the camera in the same status "BATTERY LOW". Turned it on and off only to find the battery fully charged. Funny thing was I left the camera on while walking out of the woods and it take pictures on cue as if nothing was wrong. HMMMMM! So then I took the camera into my closet at the house to simulate night. No pics and battery went staight to "BATTERY LOW".

So now I am thinking that even the Eveready's might not have enough juice to trigger the Flash. So I pick up an heavy duty Energizer. Test it on the deck. No problems. Recorded 4-5 events without fail. Tried this set up in the closet. Wham, after the delay..... "BATTERRY LOW":mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad 1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1::mad1:

Tried calling Moultrie but they are closed for weekend. Any thoughts or suggestions. Needless to say after my initial successes I am frustrated to hell and back now.

Wow, 27 hits to this thread and not a single response.:(

Sounds like you might have a looose wire somewhere. I've had problems with putting in a fresh battery and the camera not even turning on! Wiggled the positive wire and then it worked. I assume since you only said 'battery' that this is one of the 9 volt battery Moultrie's and not the 6 D cell model. I have had good luck with the repair dept at Moultrie so if you can't figure it out...send it back!!! Anyway...best of luck!

Well...I'm new to trail cameras and have my own problems. I hit your thread to see if I could learn something. Sorry, but I have no clue as to what your problem is but I hope you get some help. You probably will!