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Offline WACATHUNTER

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Recommended trail cams
« on: September 14, 2023, 07:04:38 PM »
I lost a couple to bears this spring and want to add a couple locations. Any suggestions on reasonable priced cams. I am looking to get 4-6 more. Thanks.
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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2023, 07:18:37 PM »
I’ve had nothing but great luck with the browning strike force cams. 7 strike force pros and 2 strike force something else(possibly strike force pro x)All between 3-7 years of 90% video mode use and still going strong. Lithium ion batteries and they’ll record video all winter long without issue. One year i had left a few out in the colockum for the winter and snow built up to almost level with the cam and got a couple videos of a snow bike and sled ripping right by it :chuckle:

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2023, 05:00:12 AM »
I have a couple primos cams out I forgot the model but very reasonable price and they are very easy to use.
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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2023, 06:03:30 AM »
If your worried about bears and theft  I use cheap  ones most of mine are Tasco cost about 20$ ( or used too) and nice SD CARD and never worried in last ten years out of the 25 or so I run I have lost 1 too left and 2 to bears but after cam
, battery , and sd card it was about a $40 loss. I’d love to try some cells cams but I like the soaking period and going out to physically check them . I know my father in law got some off Amazon for fairly cheap and has had same experience

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2023, 07:39:20 AM »
I lost a couple to bears this spring and want to add a couple locations. Any suggestions on reasonable priced cams. I am looking to get 4-6 more. Thanks.
WACAT
Get on campfire and buy some refurbished stealthcams.  I have been running them for years with no problems at all.  I think I had my first 1 go bad on me last year after 7 or 8 years and I don't know if it was a refurbished one or a new one.  And as for bears getting your cams, check out camlockboxes.  They are great and the make them for specific cams.  So whenever I am looking at cams I go to their website to see if they make a look box for the cams I am looking at.  If they do I buy the cams and then the lock box.

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2023, 10:17:28 AM »
I lost a couple to bears this spring and want to add a couple locations. Any suggestions on reasonable priced cams. I am looking to get 4-6 more. Thanks.
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Get on campfire and buy some refurbished stealthcams.  I have been running them for years with no problems at all.  I think I had my first 1 go bad on me last year after 7 or 8 years and I don't know if it was a refurbished one or a new one.  And as for bears getting your cams, check out camlockboxes.  They are great and the make them for specific cams.  So whenever I am looking at cams I go to their website to see if they make a look box for the cams I am looking at.  If they do I buy the cams and then the lock box.

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2023, 10:19:37 AM »
Trailcam Tuesdays on Camofire +1  :tup:

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2023, 12:13:03 PM »
Only cams I spend money on these days are cell cams, if it’s not a cell cam I’m buying cheap cams. I have 6 of the wildview cams now and some are 3 years old now. Couple are left out year round and burried under snow and continue to keep working. Been impressed with them so far

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2023, 01:09:14 PM »
Only cams I spend money on these days are cell cams, if it’s not a cell cam I’m buying cheap cams. I have 6 of the wildview cams now and some are 3 years old now. Couple are left out year round and burried under snow and continue to keep working. Been impressed with them so far
I concur...
Wild view cams have worked well for me.
I got one that is three years old, another I got this year.
Work very well for cheap cam.

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2023, 02:40:35 PM »
No cell service!!! I’ll look into these! Thanks guys!

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2023, 09:19:49 PM »
I have used the Muddy, Stealth cam and Wildview
  All made by the same people and reasonably priced
   Places like Midway and Camofire run sales for 3 and 4 packs all the time
   

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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2023, 09:24:37 PM »
I have had good luck with the Tactacam
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Re: Recommended trail cams
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2023, 09:44:57 PM »
Only cams I spend money on these days are cell cams, if it’s not a cell cam I’m buying cheap cams. I have 6 of the wildview cams now and some are 3 years old now. Couple are left out year round and burried under snow and continue to keep working. Been impressed with them so far


 :yeah: If your gonna buy standard trail cams by them cheap. Now days the $40 cams will do more then a good enough job. I have had great luck with the wildgame innovations cheap one. Forget the model but they are about $45. You can find them for cheaper on camofire at times. Had 5 running last whitetail season through freezing temps, snow, crazy wind  and they held tough.


 


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