Trail Cameras?

[ncbowhnter]

I plan on getting back into the hunting scene this year and I've already picked up a few places to hunt.
Which brings me to my question......
I have a couple Covert 3.0 trail cams that have worked very well for me. I am in the market for a couple more and I'm looking for recommendations. I want something easy to use and set up that accepts a SD card. Not looking for anything super fancy, I would go with a couple more of the ones I already have if they still made them. I got them for $80 a piece years ago. Nothing fancy, just work well and reliable.
So to save me some headaches, what is a good trail cam that would be similar to these?
Seems trail cams have become like rifle scopes, tons to choose from.

[jwb47]

I doubt if I would be the best person to ask about this stuff I have a few different ones I have picked up on close out or sales and they have really been decent cams one is a moultree I believe is the name and it has been excellent on battery life i recently put fresh batteries in it and put it out beside my rabbit pens since something had been trying to get in the pens over a week it took 900 photos and the batteries still show 95% charge plus a bobcat showed up in the pics .

[smustian]

Go to Amazon, Bass Pro, Cabela's, etc and look at the ratings of the units they have. Read what others say are the pros and cons. Make a choice from that.

[Nic56]

I was going to buy one a few months back, but never got around to doing it. From reading all the reviews I could find, it was VERY hard to narrow down any one camera that I felt comfortable dropping the cash on. However, it seemed to me that Browning at the time was receiving most of the high marks. From reading the reviews, I get the impression that most trail cameras tend to be short lived. I guess mixing electronics and the elements is never a good thing.

Trailcampro.com has a bunch of reviews and models for sale. Some of their prices aren't bad and I think they warranty the cameras they sell for 2 years.

http://www.trailcampro.com/

I would also like to hear from those that have used trail cameras and how well they performed and lasted.

[plant.one]

we have two different ones. both were price point around $125

the setup menu's are silly simple, i dont think you can find one these days that WONT take a SD card.

one is a moultrie no glow (maybe the 990i? dont recall the specific model)
the other is a Wildgame innovations 8mp.

in daylight the wildgame innovations will trigger at more than 75 yds - we have pictures of the neighbor's truck driving down the two track that separates our properties.

nighttime is good for both, but trigger distance is much closer



my porcupine

[tallburnedmidget]

Here is a whole thread on the subject with good content.
viewtopic.php?t=93520

I personally only buy Bushnell Trophy Cams 8mpx. They are compact, simply just work, reliable, simple to use, and can easily go 8months on 8 AA batteries!!!!

I have watched my brother battle with multiple bargain game cams and all he had to show for it were no usable or retrievable pictures and dead batteries every 2 weeks or less. I think the Bushnell Game Cams can be had almost regularly for about $165 each, sometimes you can find em for $99 on a big sale.

In general I think you are good in the $150-$250 range. Below that amount you are taking some risk. Below $100 I believe you are taking considerable risk. Over $250 you will likely be jumping into the $400 camera market for serious game cam needs which you probably do not have the need for.

Its been a number of years since I've researched the game cam market but part of that reason is that I found the product that I can rely on and it does the trick for me every time

I hope this info helps, best of luck

[ncorry]

Here is a whole thread on the subject with good content.
viewtopic.php?t=93520

I personally only buy Bushnell Trophy Cams 8mpx. They are compact, simply just work, reliable, simple to use, and can easily go 8months on 8 AA batteries!!!!

I have watched my brother battle with multiple bargain game cams and all he had to show for it were no usable or retrievable pictures and dead batteries every 2 weeks or less. I think the Bushnell Game Cams can be had almost regularly for about $165 each, sometimes you can find em for $99 on a big sale.

In general I think you are good in the $150-$250 range. Below that amount you are taking some risk. Below $100 I believe you are taking considerable risk. Over $250 you will likely be jumping into the $400 camera market for serious game cam needs which you probably do not have the need for.

Its been a number of years since I've researched the game cam market but part of that reason is that I found the product that I can rely on and it does the trick for me every time

I hope this info helps, best of luck

Same here. Moultrie can tounge kiss either end of a goat. Nothing but frustration with their cams- and I've had 10 of them. Bushnell model above just work. Period.

[rebel]

Trophy Cams -all I have, all I want. Plus 100

[krank]

One bit of advice I give is don't use a trail cam that has a visible flash. Get one with the infrared flash. Dead give away.
I got a decent one but it sucks c batteries like a pig so I added an external 12 v lawnmower battery.
I am way behind the times as I got that 5 years ago and so much has changed.
My buddy is a hired trapper and his trail cams email him pictures. He says if you steal his camera he receives a picture of you stealing the camera quickly and can respond..

[glocker17]

$59 Tasco that Walmart sells works pretty well. Uses 4 AA's that have taken tons of photos and are still going strong, you can also get a longer warranty for a couple of bucks extra from WM.