Jeff S Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 What is the best digital trail camera I can buy with a budget of $200-$250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassman Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I have heard a lot of goo things about scoutgaurd cameras, a little tough to find online. And then there is the standby cuddeback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Christianson Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Cuddeback... noooooooGoogle chasin game(take the space out between the two words). Its filtered on here for some reason.The best info on the internet on trail cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr8r.tom Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I paid $69.00(works good) for mine..so i thought, now add 2 sd cards, one in the camera and one to swap when i check the camera, $25.00. add in the $50 battery so i don't go broke replacing batteries in the unit every three days and finally the $150 card viewer to see all the does and fawns it took pictures of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugonian1 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I bought 3 Scout Guard cameras this year and really like them. They are user friendly and still have the original batteries in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stein Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 we have a moultrie 4.0 and for 100 bucks you cant go wrong i seen cabelas had the 5.0's on sale for $80 yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Thanks biglake, great site! Which cameras do you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Christianson Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I build my own actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticknstring Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 We should get a homebrew cam post going. I've been thinking about making a few as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Buck Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I have a Moultree, the $229.00 camo pattern infrared. I read tons of reader reviews and it seemed to have the lowest amount of complaints. I put mine out for the first time Sept.10th and have pretty much had it out ever since and still had 67 % battery life as I put it back out yesterday. So 1 set of batteries is going to last the whole velvet free antler season. My father in law likes his Cuddeback, although I'd prefer 2 Moultree's for 1 Cuddeback, my pictures have been excellent quality. My only wonder is when my LED panel lights up red in the dark the deer sure seem to take notice,most of the deer are staring right at it, not sure if it affects them at all, had 17 different bucks on it for my first year I sure was surprised. Coons,skunks,cats,pine martin,turkey's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quackaddict9 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Quote:I have a Moultree, the $229.00 camo pattern infrared. they are nice cameras and we have got deals on them for under $190. Great camera, my brother has them and gets quality videos and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Buck Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Right on Quack addict, the deer sure seemed to look at that red panel of lights, seemed like they all knew something was there that maybe shouldn't be or could they smell something from it, the mature bucks all zoned in on it and the immature ones didn't seem to care as much. Had a friend who said now you have an unfair advantage, I asked how is that, he said well you can pattern them, if that was the case I should've been hunting between midnight and 6 AM. If anything it was a little frustrating to see them on film, then not see 1 out of 12 come rifle season. Couple hours after dark there they were on the camera again. Told my buddy I have sat the same stand since 1983 and trail cam or not, you know I'd be sitting there anyway and there is always multiple mature bucks in the area I hunt. I'm not sure a T-cam in my area can help, pressured nocturnal deer. I use mine for fun, I think the argument is like ford,dodge,chevy, I say read reviews, go with your gut, keep your receipt and hope for the best. I read on Cabela's HSOforum the customer reviews and made my choice on a Moultree and so far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quackaddict9 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Quote:Had a friend who said now you have an unfair advantage, I asked how is that, he said well you can pattern them, if that was the case I should've been hunting between midnight and 6 AM. Yeah right, no advantage if they're moving at night... if the bucks/deer were moving during daylight hours at a specific time ocassionally, then you will have a better advantage compared to most night movement shots! Getting pics of deer are fun and you know what is around and helps you with what buck you will/want to shoot at and who doesn't want pictures of big bucks on their trail cams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Moultree 4.0 great cam not to spendy either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Buck Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 My Moultree was so simple to use and seems to work very well, ended up with 17 different bucks on it, 12 in Ottertail County and 5 Wadena county, I hunt 2 areas. Figure out what you want to spend, do your homework on one, and go for it. Lots of good ones on the market, getting a little scary though, my friend is working on a wireless camera that you can watch/record on the internet from anywhere you have internet access. My friend works for Lakes Area Internet in Perham. I'd only want that to keep trespassers off because they would just destroy your camera if they knew they'd been caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat-Run Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I second the Moultrie I4.0 its been in the woods sinc August and I finally had to replace the batteries even when they were still at 40%. Hands down a great camera and I might even invest in the 4.0 flash for specific trails that I have to get images of.mr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspohn Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Has anyone ever used/heard of Stealth Cam brand? its for sale 75% off at a sporting goods store ( i guess it reseambles a bad word so it got cut out when i posted) origanlly $80 now $20. must be kinda cheap but just wanted to know if anyone used it before.dustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Christianson Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Thats a 35mm cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspohn Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Is that a bad thing or just not as convienent as the digital ones? Would the picture quality be the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceboy Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yeah - I love my Scoutguards that I just got this year. Here are some videos from the area I hunt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Christianson Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 DSpohn,35mm falls short in one main area. You are limited to the roll of film. You can end up with a LOT of pics on a roll of film that are nothing. And once the roll is used up, you are done. At least with digital, you can salvage some pics because the memory cards can hold hundreds of pics.Pic quality isnt so bad. There are digitals that are flat out poor quality.I started with cams like that one, so I am not saying they are all bad, but digitals have come down so much, its not worth your time for 35mm cams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspohn Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 well i ended up buying it, i have a 4 yr warranty on it so ill try it out,devolpe the film and see what i get, if its not so good ill probably return it and save up for a better one. i just could resist getting any trail cam for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkcmj Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have 4 35mm stealcams I threw in a box that I couldn't give away this year. I plan to list them on [YouNeedAuthorization]. They usually bring around 5 or 10 used on [YouNeedAuthorization]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkcmj Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Boy they sure have this site commercialized. I guess it's all about money on here. I'm surprised you can mention trail cam names without getting blipped. I'll try it this way E b a y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspohn Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 did you ever use them? Where they worth it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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