Best Trail Cam for winter months??

[jrebel]

Looking for which cameras work the best for cold weather??  NE corner of the state with 100% of snow. 

Thanks in advance. 

[JakeLand]

I use cuddeback in the winter up high in the snow and they work flawlessly but they do go through batteries every 6-8 weeks

[KFhunter]

lithium batts in the winter

[Oh Mah]

lithium batts in the winter

any brand better than the rest?

[KFhunter]

I just use energizer lithium like these

https://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Ultimate-Lithium-Batteries-Longest-Lasting/dp/B00AYE5FZ2
About the product
1 package of 10 AA lithium batteries – the world’s longest-lasting
No weather worries! Superior performance in extreme temperatures from -40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Great choice for outdoor activities in any season
33% lighter than alkaline batteries – ideal for travel, camping, hiking and use in high-drain game controllers, handheld electronics and power tools
Holds power in storage for up to 20 years for trustworthy backup energy

[skidynastar33]

I had a bushnell agresser trail cam I set up at the end of deer season last year at 4500’. Could not get to it till this year at during deer season. To my surprise it had over 1000 pictures and took pictures of me going to pick it up and had 1 bar of battery left. I used rayovac high energy alkaline batteries. They are pretty inexpensive

[KFhunter]

He's in the NE corner, it gets cold at times.  It's the below zero temps that kill alkalines. 

[Bob33]

I would definitely run lithiums.

[grundy53]

Another vote for lithiums. They are all I use in my trail cams. Last way longer.

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[Bango skank]

I leave my cams out year round.  Use energizer ultimate lithiums.  I get easy 12-14 month battery life, even leaving them out over winter.  I use bushnells.

Amazon has bushnell essential e3 on sale right now for $75

[WapitiTalk1]

Here on the wet side of the state, I like to "challenge" my cams to see what they're made of  .  I use a hodge-podge of cams, not really any high end ones, and do my best to abuse them to see how they do.  This one was put out this morning, on the edge of a walk in road CC, on a Blacktail trail, leading out of the most heinous patch of bedding jack fir  you've ever seen.  This one is an older Stealth cam.... We'll see how it does in the open, in the rain, for a few months  . 

[jtrammell]

Couldnt agree more with using lithium batteries. As far as camera, I think any half decent camera would work fine in the winter months.

[Bango skank]

Here on the wet side of the state, I like to "challenge" my cams to see what they're made of  .  I use a hodge-podge of cams, not really any high end ones, and do my best to abuse them to see how they do.  This one was put out this morning, on the edge of a walk in road CC, on a Blacktail trail, leading out of the most heinous patch of bedding jack fir  you've ever seen.  This one is an older Stealth cam.... We'll see how it does in the open, in the rain, for a few months  .

Couple things.  Putting the cam up on a slender trunked tree like that...  a little wind is going to blow it around, giving you lots of b.s. pics.  And swing the arm of that mount in so the cam is up against the tree, that will make it less noticeable.

[WapitiTalk1]

Here on the wet side of the state, I like to "challenge" my cams to see what they're made of  .  I use a hodge-podge of cams, not really any high end ones, and do my best to abuse them to see how they do.  This one was put out this morning, on the edge of a walk in road CC, on a Blacktail trail, leading out of the most heinous patch of bedding jack fir  you've ever seen.  This one is an older Stealth cam.... We'll see how it does in the open, in the rain, for a few months  .

Couple things.  Putting the cam up on a slender trunked tree like that...  a little wind is going to blow it around, giving you lots of b.s. pics.  And swing the arm of that mount in so the cam is up against the tree, that will make it less noticeable.

I know bro. Was a last minute drop. Pretty solid, short vibe maple. I’ll give it a efficiency check in a few weeks and move if necessary. Good copy on swinging cam closer to tree.

[NOCK NOCK]

I had a bushnell agresser trail cam I set up at the end of deer season last year at 4500’. Could not get to it till this year at during deer season. To my surprise it had over 1000 pictures and took pictures of me going to pick it up and had 1 bar of battery left. I used rayovac high energy alkaline batteries. They are pretty inexpensive

He's in the NE corner, it gets cold at times.  It's the below zero temps that kill alkalines. 

I leave out several older model bushnells (the smaller ones) and a couple of the simmons (same size/style as the bushnells, think they were called whitetails)  anyhoo, put them up after modern deer and pull them when snow is gone. 4 Kirkland aa's, 3 pic mode, and they take pics the whole time, even when below freezing for wxtended times, usually pull them in april.

[KFhunter]

I had a bushnell agresser trail cam I set up at the end of deer season last year at 4500’. Could not get to it till this year at during deer season. To my surprise it had over 1000 pictures and took pictures of me going to pick it up and had 1 bar of battery left. I used rayovac high energy alkaline batteries. They are pretty inexpensive

He's in the NE corner, it gets cold at times.  It's the below zero temps that kill alkalines. 

I leave out several older model bushnells (the smaller ones) and a couple of the simmons (same size/style as the bushnells, think they were called whitetails)  anyhoo, put them up after modern deer and pull them when snow is gone. 4 Kirkland aa's, 3 pic mode, and they take pics the whole time, even when below freezing for wxtended times, usually pull them in april.

That's good to know    I've never tried the alkalines for a long winter soak. 

I already knew lithium were more cold tolerant from using my regular camera snowmobiling in the winter, and just went right to them with the trail camera's. 

[Bango skank]

As the alkalines get drained, the night flash will get weaker.  The lithiums dont do that.

[NOCK NOCK]

I should also add, my cams are near the upper elevation of wintering grounds so usually not many pics in late dec....to late feb.

Have always wanted to try the lithiums, just haven't yet

[skidynastar33]

He's in the NE corner, it gets cold at times.  It's the below zero temps that kill alkalines.

This was in the method, not sure how temps compare to ne. Also I will have to go back through and look at the night pics to see if there was a differance in flash. The time/ date did reset multiple times on me during the set. I don’t know if that’s a cam thing or a batteries thing from being to cold. Anyone have that happen?

[skidynastar33]

Here on the wet side of the state, I like to "challenge" my cams to see what they're made of  .  I use a hodge-podge of cams, not really any high end ones, and do my best to abuse them to see how they do.  This one was put out this morning, on the edge of a walk in road CC, on a Blacktail trail, leading out of the most heinous patch of bedding jack fir  you've ever seen.  This one is an older Stealth cam.... We'll see how it does in the open, in the rain, for a few months  .

Couple things.  Putting the cam up on a slender trunked tree like that...  a little wind is going to blow it around, giving you lots of b.s. pics.  And swing the arm of that mount in so the cam is up against the tree, that will make it less noticeable.

This took me far to long to figure out. Forever I kept thinking it was brush and crash in front of the camera, finally dawned on me when getting the cam on a windy day that the tree I put it in was swaying back and forth