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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: AWS on May 06, 2012, 08:54:53 PM

Title: Trail cam newbie
Post by: AWS on May 06, 2012, 08:54:53 PM: I know zip about trail cam but my partner ask me to find out about them so I can suggest to him which one to buy. I'm retired and he puts in a lot of hours and has very little time to surf the net. When we hunt he tells me where he wants to go and I do all the research and put together the trips and cook, he kills most of the game and does the dishes, it works well for us.

Is there a sight that isn't advertising that will tell me about trail cam and what to expect from them. The trail cam tip above is great.

Here is what he wants to do. He has a pond and hay field in his back 40 and he would like to get good pics of the elk, deer, coyotes and bear that come into the place. He said that he has a budget of $100-$200.

I've gone through a number of pages here and while there is lots of info but nothing on why and how the different models work or advantages of the different systems..

Thanks

AWS

Thanks
Title: Re: Trail cam newbie
Post by: bobcat on May 06, 2012, 09:09:17 PM: I just buy whatever I can get for a good price, if it has decent reviews. I have a Primos Truth Cam 46 that's a pretty good camera. It's about a $120 camera, I got it for $100 from Cabelas on sale. I have a couple of old Moultrie D40's that are great if you want color night pictures (it's a white flash, not infrared.) The Moultrie D40 or D50 can be found on ebay now for about $65, which is a great deal. I've even seen them on sale for as low as $50. I got a couple of Wildgame Innovation W6XAC's from Amazon when they had them for $49.99 a couple months ago, but they're all sold out now. You can also get a Tasco from Wal Mart for $50 and I've had good luck with them.

Right now I would have to recommend the Wildgame Innovations camera that is on www.camofire.com but you'd have to buy it tonight. It's only $72 and it uses a rechargeable battery so you never have to buy batteries for it. I'd give that one a try for that price for sure. The problem is, he may only want one but he'll find out soon enough that he needs more than one camera, in order to cover more than one spot at a time. That's why I like to get the cheaper cameras. Plus you never know when a bear will destroy one or somebody will steal one.
Title: Re: Trail cam newbie
Post by: bobcat on May 06, 2012, 09:11:15 PM: Here is a site with reviews and they don't take money from any sponsors, so you can believe everything they have to say about each camera:

http://www.chasingame.com/index.php?id=2
Title: Re: Trail cam newbie
Post by: huntnnw on May 07, 2012, 04:30:08 AM: +1 on Wildgame innovations cameras