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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: ZaneHunts on April 11, 2021, 01:24:30 PM

Title: New trail cams
Post by: ZaneHunts on April 11, 2021, 01:24:30 PM: Hey everyone, I'm looking to get a couple new trail cameras but I'm not sure which ones are good and which are a waste of money. I'm looking for something preferably under $100.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: hughjorgan on April 11, 2021, 02:38:50 PM: Stealth cam is all I’ve ever used, never had a problem. Just bought some wild game innovation to give a go but haven’t put them in the field yet.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: jrebel on April 11, 2021, 02:55:24 PM: Moultrie, bushnell and cuddeback have been my go to cams. I recently bought two bogpod clandestine cameras. I have them hung and will be checking them in a couple weeks. I have super high hopes for them as the test the trials at the house turned out well.

For the price you mention, I would be looking at the moultrie a700 series or bushnell core series.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: Magnum_Willys on April 11, 2021, 05:53:15 PM: Whats available in cigarette pack size or smaller ? Keep waiting for good hidden ones - can't be that hard? Skip interface and screen and just use phone to see/control, aaa's or remote battery. Anything out there yet?
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: ZaneHunts on April 12, 2021, 12:57:58 PM: Okay, thanks guys! I'll probably try out a stealth cam and see how that does.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: Cougartail on April 12, 2021, 01:14:57 PM: Quote from: hughjorgan on April 11, 2021, 02:38:50 PM
Stealth cam is all I’ve ever used, never had a problem. Just bought some wild game innovation to give a go but haven’t put them in the field yet.

Wild Game is all I use now. Over 5 years on some of them and no issues.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: vandeman17 on April 12, 2021, 02:08:06 PM: watch camofire. They have, usually tuesday, deals of stealth cams.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: Tenkara on April 12, 2021, 02:43:51 PM: I've used cuddeback, Bushnell, stealthcam, and moultrie, I will not buy anything other than moultrie again. I had problems with all, but very few with the moultrie cams. :twocents:
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: buglebrush on April 12, 2021, 04:46:01 PM: I've got at least 10 of the sub $50 stealth cams from camo-fire out. Only had one of them fail so far. My first few cameras were more expensive, and have been great, but I prefer Buying 4 cameras to the price of 1 now. I currently have 17 out, and am hoping to check my first one of the year this weekend. Have another 5 sitting in the cupboard that I have plans to put out this year too. I think I'm addicted. :)
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: ZaneHunts on April 12, 2021, 05:01:59 PM: Quote from: buglebrush on April 12, 2021, 04:46:01 PM
I've got at least 10 of the sub $50 stealth cams from camo-fire out. Only had one of them fail so far. My first few cameras were more expensive, and have been great, but I prefer Buying 4 cameras to the price of 1 now. I currently have 17 out, and am hoping to check my first one of the year this weekend. Have another 5 sitting in the cupboard that I have plans to put out this year too. I think I'm addicted. :)

How is the the image quality on the cheaper stealth cams?
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: jrebel on April 12, 2021, 05:48:29 PM: Can’t speak to the stealth cams but my experience with really cheap cams is you get horrible night and motion pics. Any cam will take decent pics in good daylight conditions.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: buglebrush on April 13, 2021, 02:01:49 PM: Quote from: ZaneHunts on April 12, 2021, 05:01:59 PM
Quote from: buglebrush on April 12, 2021, 04:46:01 PM
I've got at least 10 of the sub $50 stealth cams from camo-fire out. Only had one of them fail so far. My first few cameras were more expensive, and have been great, but I prefer Buying 4 cameras to the price of 1 now. I currently have 17 out, and am hoping to check my first one of the year this weekend. Have another 5 sitting in the cupboard that I have plans to put out this year too. I think I'm addicted. :)

How is the the image quality on the cheaper stealth cams?

Not awesome, but adequate for the most part. Day pictures are great, but there's definitely a difference between my $250 bushnell/ moultrie and the cheapos when it comes to night pictures. Still prefer quantity over quality as my goal is simply to find target animals and areas.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: huntnnw on April 27, 2021, 10:36:37 PM: started buying wildview 12mp cams last year for $35 to try. Been super impressed and will be buying more. cant go wrong for that money and never hurts when they break, bears eat them or people walk off with them
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: nalley112 on June 08, 2021, 10:13:06 PM: I have ran several different cams the last to years the top two cams have been coverts and Suspect cams.. now that ive used them side by side i love the suspect cams over the coverts. the price is $100 for the hoots and they are a a liny bit bigger then a wallet. The day and night videos are absolutely incredible also on the suspects.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: huntnnw on June 08, 2021, 10:33:35 PM: Quote from: huntnnw on April 27, 2021, 10:36:37 PM
started buying wildview 12mp cams last year for $35 to try. Been super impressed and will be buying more. cant go wrong for that money and never hurts when they break, bears eat them or people walk off with them

almost a year using several of these and no issues and have worked awesome. One camera is approaching near 50k pics or more
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: hal on June 09, 2021, 10:42:01 AM: over the last 12 years we have tried about 10 brands of cams. We settled on Stealth Cams. You can buy older model year units for less than $50.00. SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND: If using multiple cams try and use the same brand. For awhile we had 4 brands and made many mistakes setting them up. All cams have different ON/OFF/SETUP button positions. Often I had turned one off thinking I turned it on because of position of switch. Getting old (72) might have something to that but not always.
Title: Re: New trail cams
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 09, 2021, 11:39:43 AM: Plus if stay with the same brand and model the lock boxes can be used again. I use Bushnell with great results