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ground hog |
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I am looking to add trail cams to my bag of tricks. It seems when I have settled on one I can afford,I read the reviews and most people are disappointed in
its performance. Has someone found one to work well in the $100.00 range or am I thinking too cheep?
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Mic |
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Sorry, you were asking about cams, and all I can see is your buck. Just simply beautiful. You would think me being in the video business I would have an
opinion. I have never used a trail camera, but if I wanted one I would get the highest resolution I can afford, that has a removable media card use at least 2
gig card. Cameras with on board storage without a media card is of no use to me, So a 5 megapixle camera at high resolution, I should get at least 500 pictures
on it, I'm sure more. I want it to shoot bursts of 3 pictures, if not more, and hopefully I can shut off the click sound sense a digital camera makes no
sound, that shutter click sound is a computer generated sound. I'm not sure if the sound is a US mandate because of perv's. Of course inferred is
another biggy so to me this is the most important how many feet is it good for, or what is the Lux of the camera, how much light does it need to take a
picture. Your camera should be close to 0 lux. Remember you get only as good as you pay for. Fowling a few of these guide lines you will know what your picture
will look like, without even seeing a picture from the camera before. With the way electronics has improved I'm sure theia are good cameras for around $100
or just over.
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I had a couple old homebrew cams that did the trick(until the cameras in them died), now using a Moultrie D40. It is in your price range and mine has been
good so far. Got it last fall along with 2-1 Gig cards. I find 1 Gig plenty of storage but the camera will support a 2 Gig card if you want more. I would
recommend a sturdy/lockable enclosure to protect your investment. The case on mine took a real beating over the winter from elk before I protected it.
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RutnStrut982 |
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Buddy of mine uses the wildview2 I think he paid a hundo for it.Works well he has had it for three years.The only bad about it was it would run the batteries
down within 2 days.Pretty much you get what you pay for.
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ground hog |
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Thanks for the info. Where did you buy your moultrie?
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Groundhog
this was a topic awhile back in the General Discussion forum....click to see a little info http://moabhunting.yuku.com/topic/4626 I use the Moultrie Game Spy which is $89.99-$99.99 and the Moultrie D-40 excellent cams and you can buy them out of the Cabelas catalog, Gander Mountain has them or go to the moultrie Website and order online. They are popular and pretty much in all of the sporting goods stores |
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The game cam pictures I posted were taken on a Wildview, it only cost me 29.00 at Dunham's- there was like a 5 or 10 dollar rebate. My batteries last about
3 weeks in it. The pictures are better in the day-- at night the flash range is only about 15 feet. But for 29.00 I think it was an OK buy. I would like to up
grade to the No-Flash camera, probably another brand, since the flash is intense and makes a noise and probably does spook the deer.
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ground hog |
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Many thanks to all the folks for their input.REMEMBER; WINDAGE AND ELEVATION
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I am on my third year with the moultrie 4.0. I am really happy with it. The batteries last 2 months and can hold alot of pictures with the sd card. I have
troubles with people trespassing and if they steal it, it will be easier to swallow than $400.00. Hope that helps.
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