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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2012, 09:06:50 PM »
don't think ill get a ton of pics i did set it to hi resolution or whatever it is.

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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2012, 09:08:46 PM »
Bobcat I would like to subscribe to your trail cam newsletter.  :hello:

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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2012, 09:16:39 PM »
don't think ill get a ton of pics i did set it to hi resolution or whatever it is.

You should be fine for at least 4 weeks, and you really should get 6 weeks out of it, if you're not getting hundreds of pictures every day. Get a good battery tester if you don't have one, since the camera has nothing to tell you the condition of the batteries. When my battery tester shows them at 40%, I replace them. I've found that when they get that low, the camera will just shut itself off randomly and you won't know it, until you check it a couple weeks later and get only a couple pictures.   :bash:

By the way, I don't throw away those used batteries, I keep them for flashlights. They still work fine for that.

Oh, and you definitely want to run those Tasco cameras on high resolution all the time. Otherwise you probably won't be happy with the pictures.


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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #33 on: March 08, 2012, 09:20:54 PM »
cool thanks bobcat.

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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #34 on: March 08, 2012, 09:29:30 PM »
make sure to post some pics of droopy! :tup:
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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #35 on: March 08, 2012, 09:32:09 PM »
I hope to.

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Re: tasco trail cams?
« Reply #36 on: March 10, 2012, 11:00:10 AM »
for you guys that have the cameras hows the battery life on them?  just got it put out sunday planning on leaving it for about 2 or 3 weeks.

I'm running 4 of them now. The time spans I leave them out there has been all over the board; anywhere from 4 days to 6 weeks. I have run out of batteries once but I cant recall how long the cam was out there plus it was during the real cold stretch we had in December (west side) and the cam was in the shade. The areas around it didnt thaw for weeks.

I put three of the Tasco's out with regular alkaline Duracells the day the big snow/ice storm hit middle of Jan, they are still soaking so I will let you know. Fresh batts in all three.

Depending on the activity level (time of year) I have probably been averaging around 15 pics/cam/3 week soak. Less this time of year more during Oct/Nov. I would imagine the more work the cam is doing the faster the batts will drain.

I've been real happy with the trigger speed and quality of the pics. The pic below was no bait with the cam set up on the X of two trails this buck cruised by sideways to the the cam and it still captured the first photo. You do end up with some like the second photo which can be frustrating. Obviously bait or scent during the rut helps to slow them down
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