Best trail cam?

[eyepatrol]

My dad is wanting to buy a trail camera. He wants the very best one available with pretty much every option available.

I know nothing about them. Can I get some recommendations??? Price I guess is not a barrier.

Thanx!

[Lunker]

Reconyx. They run around 600, so that's the reason I would never buy one.

[ANYFISH2]

Reconyx

[MUSKY18]

What the two wise men above me posted. Spendy but have never heard a bad thing about them

[harvey lee]

I have numerous brands and they all work, some just have better picture clarity than others.

If you are looking for a trail camera that you never have to go to the woods to get the sd card to see what has been around, look at the Covert model that sends the pic's when they are takin and sent to your smart phone or your computer.

I really like this option for a trail camera. The pictures sent do lose some pixel quality but you see them as they are taken and one does not have to go to the camera and get the card to check, so, less human scent in the area from walking in and out every so often. If you were to go this route, get the taller antenna as you will get better reception in the woods or areas with not much signal.

Only downside to this camera for sending the pic's, you will also need to get a card from ATT SIM card to send the pictures. You can purchase a month, unlimited pictures sent and you have to renew every month by calling ATT or you can set it up to renew automatically.

I am not a believer of spending a ton on most of my trail cameras. The $200 models get the job done and I can see what time, date and picture quality may not be perfect, but good enough to see what is there.

As far as the flash on the camera's. Some say Infra red others say this or that. I have 1 camera left that just keeps on ticking but the flash scares the deer, but they do get use to it after a few days.

We use to have the Cuddyback models but they did have some issues, have not used the newer models so I cannot speak if they resolved those issues.

Only issue I have with the very expensive cameras is if they get stolen, it is a higher loss. I have had a couple stolen so I do worry about that a little even though they are all on private property.

I would agree with the others if money does not matter, the ReConyx seems to have very good reviews from the users.

[vister]

Which ever one u can use that doesn't get ripped out of the tree by a thief. As u can tell, I've had it happen multiple times, so I don't spend over 200

With that said, I use bushnell trophy cams. Small, harder to see, been bullet proof for me, even -30 winters

[eyepatrol]

Thanks everyone for the replies & info. I've passed your comments on to my dad and he'll look into each of the makes/models suggested here.

[Sir_Sumo]

Any is better than none if you need one.

[deerminator]

I have had a variety of brands and they all work. It comes down to preference on picture quality and features/functionality. I personally would rather have 3-4 "good" cameras out there than one great camera. Something to consider but if money is not an obstacle, perhaps he wants to buy that many great ones. I have a $30 camera I bought at Menards last years that works just as well if not better than my $200 Cuddeback from three years ago. But they both work great.

I'm looking to add a few plot watcher cameras of cameras that take photo after photo throughout a certain time period (last two hours of daylight, etc.). That might be something he wants to consider if he hunts fields and wide open woods like I do to help figure out where the deer are going more efficiently. And you need only one camera that might have done the work of 2-3.

[Dave]

deerminator,

So, with that type of plot watcher camera, there's no triggering needed when/if the deer are out a ways, you would get a photo, right?

[deerminator]

Yes. Most of them have a wide angled lens and take a picture at set intervals for a certain time period that you program. So every 30 seconds say for two hours before legal shooting time ends. You may not have the best, closest pics but you see what's in the entire field even if not close to the camera.

[Dave]

With a friend working at Sportsmans Guide, I picked up two Browning Strike Force cameras for $96 each. Looks to have every feature and the pics from this last weekend looked good. Claims a .67 second trigger and I believe that after snapping shots of my son returning on the ATV as he passed. Can't wait to check 'em next time.