Game camera.

Bowhunter05 · Jun 10, 2017

Hello all, I have never used game cameras hunting the West but I am unfamiliar with the unit I am archery hunting this year and I am gonna use some of them near water while scouting. Any recommendations? I would like one that has a screen so I can see the images right from the camera and not have to use a card reader or computer. Don't wanna spend to much just in case they get stolen I'm not out 200 bucks a camera. Thanks in advance.

scandalousbob · Jun 10, 2017

I like Browning trail cameras. You can get the older Strike Force model for $106 on Amazon. I have a few of these and it's a pretty good camera for that price.

It doesn't have a viewing screen, but personally I prefer this. The screens are too small to really get a good look at anything. And in my opinion, they make the overall camera size too big. It's very easy to pop the SD card out of a trail camera and view the images on my little Sony point-and-shoot camera, which I always carry with me anyway, and has a much bigger screen than any of my trail cameras.

Or even better, if you don't need to view the pictures right there on the spot, get two SD cards for each camera and rotate them. Then all you have to do is swap the card out and you can view the pictures back home on a computer.

Bowhunter05 · Jun 10, 2017

Good points. I actually found a little SD card reader for my phone so I'll probably end up with the non viewing screen model and use that. I will also be looking into the Browning cameras. Thanks for the response.

WiscoKid · Jun 15, 2017

Always had good luck with stealth Cam, and moultrie as well. Cheap enough and work well enough you can have multiple cams and you can afford to lose one if someone decides to steal one

Bowhunter05 · Jun 15, 2017

I'll take a look. Thanks for the reply

BIGJOHNT · Jun 15, 2017

I have used a few different cameras. I alway go back to Bushnell. They seem to work best for me. Get two cards for each camera and switch them out. It takes to long to go threw 5000 pictures in front of your camera on the side of the mountain.

Bowhunter05 · Jun 15, 2017

Bigjohnt do you have any experience with the Wi-Fi camera from bushnell? I was wondering how good those work since my hunting spot is over an hour from my house.

elkassassin · Jun 15, 2017

Make Sure & Set A Camera Up to watch the Camera that is watching the Camera that is taking the Game Pics!

[Font][Font color = "blue"]Ah yes we have insider trading and computer dating but I never goin for that!
Ain't no machine pickin out my Queen cause it may not have all the facts!
I've got my own taste and my own ways I'd rather not talk about
and my private life is my private life and they ain't gonna find out!

BIGJOHNT · Jun 15, 2017

>Bigjohnt do you have any experience
>with the Wi-Fi camera from
>bushnell? I was wondering how
>good those work since my
>hunting spot is over an
>hour from my house.

In most of the areas my cameras are set up don't have cell coverage. I would only use one of the cell cameras on private property. I have a buddy with one in the low country. And he gets a text every time it takes a picture. My camera I just checked last weekend had almost 5000 pictures on it in two weeks. I couldn't handle getting that many texts. ?? They are very expensive if you loose one. I use lock boxes on my other cameras. But I have them setup far from people and roads. I very rarely get people on my cameras. Just elk,deer,cougars,bears,coyotes and foxes. ? Oh and and few birds of Prey and cattle. It's fun playing around with them and I keep a few set up all year.

Bowhunter05 · Jun 15, 2017

5000 pics in two weeks is alot!!! Do you get a bunch of random pics of trees and what Not? I'm assuming anything that moves gets photoed correct?

BIGJOHNT · Jun 15, 2017

Well that ones got a trophy rock and a feeder that goes off at dusk and dawn. So there are deer on it all day long. Sometimes they bed down about 25 feet from it. But when it gets windy it does get some high wind photos. For the record it is on private property.

elkassassin · Jun 15, 2017

>Well that ones got a
>trophy rock and a feeder
>that goes off at dusk
>and dawn. So there are
>deer on it all day
>long. Sometimes they bed down
>about 25 feet from it.
>But when it gets windy
>it does get some high
>wind photos. For the record
>it is on private property.
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FRICKEN CHUMMER!

[Font][Font color = "blue"]Ah yes we have insider trading and computer dating but I never goin for that!
Ain't no machine pickin out my Queen cause it may not have all the facts!
I've got my own taste and my own ways I'd rather not talk about
and my private life is my private life and they ain't gonna find out!

BIGJOHNT · Jun 15, 2017

>>Well that ones got a
>>trophy rock and a feeder
>>that goes off at dusk
>>and dawn. So there are
>>deer on it all day
>>long. Sometimes they bed down
>>about 25 feet from it.
>>But when it gets windy
>>it does get some high
>>wind photos. For the record
>>it is on private property.
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>[Font][Font color = "blue"]Ah yes we
>have insider trading and computer
>dating but I never goin
>for that!
>Ain't no machine pickin out my
>Queen cause it may not
>have all the facts!
>I've got my own taste and
>my own ways I'd rather
>not talk about
>and my private life is my
>private life and they ain't
>gonna find out!
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???? Well for the record. For the eight years the lick and camera has been there. No deer have been harmed !

fairchaseismyname · Jun 15, 2017

Trail cameras a a great way to increase your efficiency as a hunter, at least i've found. Stealth cams are spot on. however, i recently came across a new deal along the lines of "scout to hunt". apparently they're doing all the hard work and giving their subscribers access to thousands of trail cameras.... not sure if anyone has more info on that by chance?

Bowhunter05 · Jun 16, 2017

Yea I talked to a guy about the scout deal. It was a 1000 bucks and they give you a map of the area with all the latest buck movement and bedding. Seemed high to me. If i wasn't able to scout the area and couldn't afford a full on guide it might be an option but I can basically get all that info my self through scouting. I think it was big chino guide service that offered it for Arizona's OTC mulies tags

fairchaseismyname · Jun 16, 2017

no it's something else... i just came across the link again on facebook, they haven't even launched yet, launch.scouttohunt.com. not sure if that's what you were referring to?

Joe2Kool · Jun 22, 2017

I've had a bunch of trail cams over the last few years. Currently 6 in the woods. A few things I've learned, much of it already stated.

1) I have extra SD cards and usually just swap them out.

2) The screens on the trail cameras are too small to see anything. So are the pocket readers.

3) If you have the SD card reader for Apple iphones and ipads, you will be disappointed. To view the photos, you have to download them to the device, then open each one individually.
You can't just scan thru them. Also, when the picture opens, say it is a 4X6, you will lose about 1" off the ends and have to open and modify each one to see the full pic. Plus, you better not have Wi-Fi or it will try to load all your junk photos to the cloud.

4) When I want to view them in the field, I have a laptop and can quickly scan thru them.

5) Don't spend more than you can stand to have stolen.

Good luck and post some kool pics!

bullskin · Jun 23, 2017

I put out a few Bushnells, mostly because they are inexpensive and I am concerned about theft. But, you get what you pay for, and they do have a high failure rate due to leakage.