What to look for in a game camera?

[SouthernThunder]

Im looking at buying a couple of trail cameras to see what the critters are doing out there and see who is coming onto the property when we're not around. What brands/models have you folks had the best luck with? There seems to be a lot of moutrie cameras on the return pile a cabelas'....

[texican]

Get one thats well camouflaged... and if it has some type of low battery light on the front, make sure to put tape over it... some of the critters that your camera will see, will take the camera home with them...

[big rockpile]

I like Cuddeback but their a little high$$ about $300 apiece.

big rockpile

[Quint]

I'm with Big Rockpile. The Cuddeback Cameras seem to trigger quickly. Some of the cheaper ones I tried didn't trigger quickly and you got a lot of empty shots. We kinda tested this once by walking past the thing and I was surprised how long it took for the ones I was using to actually take a picture. The Cuddeback model seemed to take the pic quickly. I'd also go for the non-flash and IR models.

I need to get a couple back in the woods. I loaned them to a cousin and strangely enough they haven't found their way back home as of yet. Funny how that happens with tools and such isn't it?

[JasoninMN]

I use moultrie which have worked well for me. The one thing I am do not like about my new ones is they require 6 d cell batteries. The older ones used one 6 volt battery which is rechargeable, hence much cheaper in the long run.

[stranger]

I gave my son a moultrie for xmas, it was a little over two hundred, he hasn't used it yet. I was just thinking about trying to set it up to see who is getting gas when i'm not here. The son is away in college, if fact he goes to Arizona with the baseball team next week and should have put it in his room to see who is in his place while he's gone. maybe someone will try to return his laptop.

[blufford]

[QUOTE=Wind in Her Hair;2899697]We have about the cheapest one there is and if a bear eats it (a distinct possibility!) no big deal. The flash isn't very broad so you only catch whats right there - but properly placed, it has documented every vehicle coming up our driveway and a gazillion critters - including fox, deer, and bear. The batteries wear down pretty quickly (we usually get well over a 100 shots a day/night period) . For our amusement and entertainment, its just enough. I did get an additonal memory card, so when I go out to check for photos, I usually just take out the memory card, replace it with the extra one, and view the photos through my digital camera, or through the TV. The photos are not suitable for framing but they tell us what we need to know and who's been eating the apples.


Wind in her hair, I think you need a written release from those critters before you can post their pictures. :banana02: blufford

[Bear]

A good site is; www.chasingame.com where they do indept reviews of trail cams. Up here in Pa. alot of guys like the Moultrie I-40; which is probably the one I'll be buying this spring. They say the battery life is outstanding compared to most other cams which give you 400-700 pics. per set and the Moultrie will give close to 3000-4000 per set. The newer Cuddlebacks will be a superior camera if they ever get some of the current problems fixed.

[diamondtim]

Originally Posted by SouthernThunder

Im looking at buying a couple of trail cameras to see what the critters are doing out there and see who is coming onto the property when we're not around. What brands/models have you folks had the best luck with? There seems to be a lot of moutrie cameras on the return pile a cabelas'....

Don't judge the return pile at Cabela's alone as an indicator of how good anything is. Some people have this nasty habit of buying stuff, using it and when they're done, returning it as "defective" to the store. They think they're scamming the "system", but all they're doing is screwing everyone - including themselves.