Trail camera thread. Post ur trail camera photos.



A few pics later in this series there a few of the second buck. He looks very similar to this first one, only marginally smaller in body and antler size. I'll never know for sure, but I'm going to pretend these are the brothers I have on cam from 2 years ago when I caught them sparring as button bucks in this same spot.
 
metalcowboy said:


A few pics later in this series there a few of the second buck. He looks very similar to this first one, only marginally smaller in body and antler size. I'll never know for sure, but I'm going to pretend these are the brothers I have on cam from 2 years ago when I caught them sparring as button bucks in this same spot.
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How do you like your Moultriecam ? I've got one I posted about here a few post back that I'm trying to work the bugs out with.
I left it at our house in Maine for 3 weeks and when I changed out the SD card it had 7700 pictures on it of branches that were moving too close to the camera. I've since moved the camera to a thicker tree that has no branches in front of it and I hope to get something besides the neighbors cat this time. Still learning !!
 
I have a 2013 Moultrie M-880, and I'm pretty happy with it. There have certainly been times where I've checked the SD card and been frustrated, but it's almost always been due to "mistakes" I've made. I've also had a number of instances where I've checked the card and found 100-200 pictures of moving branches, but I just take this as proof that it has a good trigger and try to place the camera in locations where this is less likely to happen. The only issue I've had is that when it's really cold out, maybe below 20 degrees or so, the camera sometimes turns off on its own. When I check it, the switch is still in the "on" position, but the camera is off. If I turn the camera off and then immediately back on, it turns on and shows plenty of power. This also might be due to user error, though, as I've never used lithium batteries which should work better in cold temps. If I was in the market for a nice cam again, I'd certainly make the same purchase.

As it is, I only have one cam and can't really justify spending more money on them right now. If I were to buy more, I like the idea of having multiple cheap cams that I could just throw up in a bunch of places to see if there is anything out there, even if the pictures are low quality. If you find a hot spot, just switch out the cheap cam with the Moultrie to get some better pics and see exactly what you're working with.

Exo - I see what you're saying, it does look like there could be something there. It's a bit more clear when I zoom in. I had to flip back and forth between this picture and the next a few times to figure out where he was. You can only really see the two front legs up to the shoulder.
 
metalcowboy said:
I have a 2013 Moultrie M-880, and I'm pretty happy with it. There have certainly been times where I've checked the SD card and been frustrated, but it's almost always been due to "mistakes" I've made. I've also had a number of instances where I've checked the card and found 100-200 pictures of moving branches, but I just take this as proof that it has a good trigger and try to place the camera in locations where this is less likely to happen. The only issue I've had is that when it's really cold out, maybe below 20 degrees or so, the camera sometimes turns off on its own. When I check it, the switch is still in the "on" position, but the camera is off. If I turn the camera off and then immediately back on, it turns on and shows plenty of power. This also might be due to user error, though, as I've never used lithium batteries which should work better in cold temps. If I was in the market for a nice cam again, I'd certainly make the same purchase.
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Thanks for the review. It's going to take a while to figure mine out but I can already see it's a better camera than the two I had before. It doesn't seem to be taking night pictures for some reason and I know there's plenty of Skunks, Fishers, Fox, Coyotes, and Deer where the camera is aimed in my backyard. Looking forward to seeing what the camera is capable of once I learn more about it.
 
A few n00b Q's if I may:
I've got a Moultrie 500 series - it seems to scare the subjects - you can see the trigger, the subject then the flee behavior.
Some critters investigate the flash sight (get close to the camera) and so on.

There's no IR flash that I know of so the question is:
Do normal flash cameras scare game instead of record it?
If so, what are the cameras to better record the nocturnal critters?

If I am missing a setting, any help is appreciated
Thanks
 
Yes some game do get scared from the flash cameras...the flash cameras will record game but, I've always had better luck with the IR cameras and thats all I use now. Theres some cameras now that have the black IR which there is no visible light/glow from a flash. They claim to not scare game at all. I've never used one so I cant give you any first hand knowledge about those.
 
I have heard the same thing as Adamant2010.

I have also heard of deer semi circling around any camera but the cameras you mention have the worst luck from my understanding.

You can always take a red or pink sharpie and "write" all over the flash cover so it is not so bright if that makes sense.
 
Adamant2010 said:
Theres some cameras now that have the black IR which there is no visible light/glow from a flash. They claim to not scare game at all. I've never used one so I cant give you any first hand knowledge about those.
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I really like the tiny Dark Ops (black IR) from browning. Before I put it out in the woods I set it up in the bedroom one evening before bed just to see how much flash there really is and to see the amount of motion we make in our sleep. Pretty neat...Zero Flash. I'll post some more deer pics later. They are definitely relaxed, comfortable and don't even have a clue it's there.

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Adamant2010 said:
Yes some game do get scared from the flash cameras...the flash cameras will record game but, I've always had better luck with the IR cameras and thats all I use now. Theres some cameras now that have the black IR which there is no visible light/glow from a flash. They claim to not scare game at all. I've never used one so I cant give you any first hand knowledge about those.
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If your camera takes video then try that. If the game spooks you'll see it. I have a few IR cameras. They claim not to spook game - but I've got video of several deer stomping and running from it. Other times deer completely ignore it. Once time a doe came up to it and stuck her nose in the camera and fogged it up. They react differently. But I've seen enough deer spook to convince me that I don't want to put cameras in areas close to my set locations.
 
Moultrie + Eye-Fi for wireless game cameras?

Any Moultrie owners tried out the new Eye-Fi compatible firmware?

Moultrie says M-880 & P-150 series are compatible with the Eye-Fi Connect X2/Pro X2 cards, if you have the latest firmware.

WiFi range on the EyeFi cards is limited, but sufficient to make for some interesting applications.
 
robjax said:
I was thinking about this trail cam. I don't hunt. Just suing it for the back yard to see what or who roams around at nights. 1/2 acre lot near 128
Thoughts?
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Nothing wrong with that one, but see my post just before yours -- Moultrie's M880 (about the same price) works with the Eye-Fi SD cards so the camera can upload pictures using your home WiFi, so you can see what's been in the yard near-realtime, instead of going out and swapping SD cards on the chance it captured something interesting.
 
Kevin_NH said:
Nothing wrong with that one, but see my post just before yours -- Moultrie's M880 (about the same price) works with the Eye-Fi SD cards so the camera can upload pictures using your home WiFi, so you can see what's been in the yard near-realtime, instead of going out and swapping SD cards on the chance it captured something interesting.
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is 50 to 70 feet about the max for detecting distance?
 
No hunter desires an SD card full of pictures of deer butts. Or at least hide it well

Yes -- in this price range, 50 feet is about the best you can expect, even from models that claim 100 feet detection range. Unlike most surveillance cameras, game cameras use Passive InfraRed (PIR) sensors, these have varying detection patterns and trigger times, which accounts for a much of the differences between makes and models.

Trigger time, battery life, false positives, "invisible" flash, and detection field of view are all important for scouting. Not so critical for a backyard.
 
Kevin_NH said:
Yes -- in this price range, 50 feet is about the best you can expect, even from models that claim 100 feet detection range. Unlike most surveillance cameras, game cameras use Passive InfraRed (PIR) sensors, these have varying detection patterns and trigger times, which accounts for a much of the differences between makes and models.

Trigger time, battery life, false positives, "invisible" flash, and detection field of view are all important for scouting. Not so critical for a backyard.
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Thank you for the info....
 
Ok, did a little more research. My main interest is so I can have the camera on a tree in the back of my yard. So I need the maximum detection range. My current camera only activates when I am within 40 feet of it at night.

So I'm looking at this one...

http://www.trailcampro.com/bushnelltrophycamhdaggressorreview.aspx

Detection rage is up to 110' and the flash range is 70'. That's about the best I can find.

They also review other trail cams....

http://www.trailcampro.com/trailcamerareviews.aspx
 
Fox?

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Skinny deer

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robjax said:
Ok, did a little more research. My main interest is so I can have the camera on a tree in the back of my yard. So I need the maximum detection range. My current camera only activates when I am within 40 feet of it at night.
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If you want extreme detection range, several companies offer a system with remote wireless 'satellite' sensors you can place strategically. Also remote flash units. Check out the Chasingame forums for reviews, hacks, mods, etc from people who are way into game cameras.
 
Just looking thru the trail cam I have set up on my driveway to monitor people coming and going. Have seen deer in the past, never expected this:

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Ok, Mr Impatient here, I bought a cheapy game cam at KTP over the weekend, only because I have a couple of coyotes running through my back woods all the time (I presume looking to see if my 2 rat terriers are out and tenderized). Is it typical that in bad weather like we have had over the last few nights, rain etc, that traffic is down, or is my cam just lousy? I know it has a slow response time, but it hasn't even snapped anything. My yard is a pretty high traffic area, raccoons, ground hogs, squirrels, possums, cats all come through on a regular basis, last year I laid down a sandy area to catch prints and got all of the above in one weekend.

My cam
http://www.amazon.com/Stealth-Cam-Megapixel-Batteries-Camouflage/dp/B00JWFI83U
 
I have really liked the Covert cameras I have. Wing Supply has them on sale every now and then and I grab the MP6 Black's for $119 on sale, though I haven't checked what the going rate is this year. I have both the regular (IR) and the Black version of these and have found less jumpy critters with the MP6 Black. Time to start putting them out next week I guess. Around the first of July my brain automatically starts kicking into deer hunting mode with the archery season 2.5 months away :)
 

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