Trail Cam info needed

[Runningwolf]

I am looking into getting a trail cam and trying to figure out which is the best and most reliable one out there. I know there must be a bunch of folks on here that use them in the woods and for security reasons. I'm looking for any recommendations.

 

[wyntheef]

i don't have any dan, but have read about using a home security webcam with a rigged cell/modem/battery setup. it isn't as cool looking as the camo ones, but you can access them from a remote pc instead of retrieving an sd card when you want to see whats going on. it also costs a lot less money, so if somebody finds and takes it, your'e not out a coulple of hundred dollars.

 

[BobF]

I have a couple of them, but they're in the woods so I can't tell you anything about them!

 

[Windsor]

I Have a Moultrie trailcam. My driveway comes to a tee. You can go left or right. At the tee, I put my trailcam hoping to get a picture of any cars coming in. The problem is it has a 2 second warm up ( to protect the life of the battries ) By the time it turns on in 2 seconds the car is gone! In one week I had 100 pictures of an empty driveway!
I'm going to look for one without a delay.

 

[grapeman]

Dan there is a huge range of cameras available today. You need to decide what you want to accomplish with it. Are you monitoring a building or property or are you scouting for that huge buck of a lifetime? Then set a price range and explore all the optins within that range. A lot of times you will want more than one of them if you are scouting an area for the best deer, so you can probably get by with a bit less expensive cameras. You probably already know all this, but giving it all thought will narrow down your myriad of choices.

 

[Runningwolf]

Thanks everyone. I guess one thing I am looking for is which brands to stay away from because they're junk or poor quality. My usage will be more to catch critters and deer in the yard but I hate paying 100-150 to find out I bought a pieace of crap. When not in the yard I might just hide it in the garage for unknown security reasons rather than in a closet somewhere.

 

[Terry0220]

Dan, when I was looking for one for my husband, went to Cabela's and searched when I found ones that seemed to be what he would like, read the reviews, that helped in deciding on which one to buy. Must have done a good job,,he is happy and we have used it around the yard to see what was getting into the dumpster,,lol

 

[Runningwolf]

Terry, so which one did you get?

 

[Terry0220]

That was two years ago, but it is the Moultrie Gamespyi40 has rapid release time and infrared flash

 

[BobF]

Mine are also Moultrie. No problems through time and weather ...

 

[Runningwolf]

Moultrie is the one I was looking at after reading reviews on Amazon.

 

[ibglowin]

They have laws against "upskirting" these days Dan...... :>

 

[Runningwolf]

I don't get it....

 

[grapeman]

Geeze Mike you seem to be an expert on all these rules and 'regliations" all the time. What's up with that?

 

[ibglowin]

You forget I have a kid with a degree in Criminal Justice or what?

 

[Runningwolf]

Geeze Mike you seem to be an expert on all these rules and 'regliations" all the time. What's up with that?

Like most of us I think he learns by making the mistake.

 

[ibglowin]

So far I still hold a "Q" Clearance.....

Anyone else here have one?

I didn't think so......

 

[grapeman]

So far? Are you about ready to lose it for looking up skirts?

 

[Runningwolf]

So far I still hold a "Q" Clearance.....

Anyone else here have one?

I didn't think so......

Mike you know you shouldn't have gone there

"Q"...
Quarantined

1. under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated upskirter"

 

[BobF]

So far I still hold a "Q" Clearance.....

Anyone else here have one?

I didn't think so......

Some of us had clearances we still can't talk about after nearly 30 years