trail cameras
 

probably been asked many times, but currently, is there anyone with a trail cam suggestion. Consider price vs. function.....surely there are favorites out there. I do not currently own one, but the time has come to make a decision and get up to date. thanks for any advice.

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moultrie-good mix of quality and price

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I'd 2nd the vote on Moultrie.

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the moultrie I-40 or I-50 seem to be the best over the counter cams on the market for price/quality. I have a dozen units, mostly Cuddebacks and Moultries. My advice is to stay away from Stealth products. I have had nothing but trouble with mine, and I gave them all away. It was money wasted, I hope you dont make the same mistake. Best of luck.

Jason

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I disagree with the "stay away from Stealth" comment. I own several Stealth Cams and every one works very well. Battery life is great and picture quality is great. I highly recommend a Stealth Cam.

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For the price, moultire cams are great. I have a cheaper moultrie (d40) and im pretty happy with it.

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I've owned and tried a bunch of trail cams over the last several years from all kinds of different manufacturers, from Cuddeback to Cam-Tracker (spending thosands of dollars along the way) and if I could only chooseone, it would easily be the Reconyx Color Covert IR RC60. This cam is by far, THE best investment I know of in the trail cam world. From the fastest trigger speed, excellent images, super easy and friendly set-up and operation controls.... this is the cam to own,... thus far. You can spend a bunch of money doing your own searching and never seeing half of what you could be.... or you could buy the best right from the start? Good luck in your search.

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Moultrie 4.0 Gamewatcher with a $20 chip and you get somewhere around 1600 or more pictures at a time, cost about $120 total. I plug the chip in my printer and scan all of the pictures, if I see one I want to print it is simple.

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ALL cam's are hit and miss, even the brands. each brand and model has their lemons so you will hear and read some kind of negative feedback on each one. i personally use the Moultrie line of cams and am very happy.

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thanks for all the posts. looks like Moultrie has the vote power so far. Anybody have advice about video footage features as well?

thanks

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I would much rather have one of my 100 - 200 $$$ Moultries stolen than a 400 - 500$$$ Cuddyback.

The Moultries will do everything you want them to.... The prints may not be good enough to publish in a magazine, but they will show you what youwant to know...

I have been using the Moultrie flash units, but I am starting to try the IR models.... But as stated above.... every brand will have some lemons ... if you get a lemon, take it back and get another one by exchange. That is what I have done....

And yes, they do get stolen ... a lot of them do. I lost one last year.

MET

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i love the moultries for the price and also the quality of the pictures are very good. but the 3 moultries that i own have all given me trouble from not taking pictures to the flashes going out. i bought 2 cuddlebacks and so far have had no trouble with them

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moultrie ! i have two and have had problems[minor] with both but for my budget they do the job very well .i have one D-40 now and i'm buying two more next week.the D-40 uses D-cell batteries and i'm using rechargable ones
the rechargable ones are expensive but will be cheaper in the long run.
moultrie sells a solar charger that plugs into the D-40 also.

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I have used Moultrie, Stealth and Non-Typical in my day and they all worked great.

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thanks for all the input. i am definitely getting a camera this season! if anyone else has thoughts, please keep going.

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Like IL-Cornfedsaid save your money and get a Reconyx RC-60. Best camera I have seen. If you don't want to spend that much I would go with the new Scout Guard SG550.1 sec trigger speed and vedio to. I have both & just love them both. Both have fast trigger speed & long battery life.

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A faster trigger speed is great to have, butI love my Stealth and see no need to change because of what some may like or dislike. I also like the burst mode Stealth gives that more than makes up for about the 2 and a half second delay.

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jeff,

this is my 8th year using trail cameras. I've tried cameras from just about every manufacturer. the camera i was the most disappointed with is the cuddeback no-flash. my favorite is the moultrie i-60 and i-40. I've literally owned dozens of cameras. stealth are ok, but they suck batteries. i got real sick of bringing 3 12v 8ah batteries (5 pounds??? each) out in the woods with me every couple weeks. moultries are excellent on batteries.

Here's a combination of 4 recent video's i've gotten with my i-60's.

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x158/rackluster/Misc/?action=view&current=trailcamvideos.flv

good luck!

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I am not sure about videos yet but I have been using my Stealth Prowler for about 3 months on the same batteries. I am planning on purchasing the external battery pack for it some time though. I haven't had any problems with it to date and I have a few pics in the trail camera forum though if you wish to check them out..

Are you for real man? Mine only takes 2 c cells and as stated above they have been in it for roughly 3 months without any issues. I also have videomode (90 seconds each)that I haven.t tried out yet. I am currently using no flash mode but can set it to flash as well if I so wished to.. I can shoot up to 9 pics in burst mode without any delay once the first 2.5 second delay is done. 5 megapixels in daylight and 2 mega pixels in IR mode at night that has been taking some pretty clear pics..

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thanks for all the help. Rackluster, that video clip was really cool. i think i will now have a good idea how to trim the possibilities.

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Cuddeback Expert.. I love mine! Alot better than ANY stealth cam i've ever owned! Stealth came is a very slow trigger speed, does not work well on runways and you almost need bait in order for the camera to go off...

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LMAO I guess you haven't seen any of the reviews on the all newStealth Prowler or the Sniper have you..:DThey have some great advantages .. They have some decent reviews on www.chasingame.comabout them. They did say that there wasn't quite as much blur on the Prowler as on the Cuddles during movement..

But no matter what if it works for you it works for, it is just that simple..

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took a few days to get back here....went to the Ga Wildlife Federation Buck-a-rama, and got a Moultrie D 40.....thanks for all the recommendations here on the board.

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Just wanna throw a bone in for Moultrie again. Have had no problems whatsoever for the last year and a half.