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[Cranky Farmer]

Nice looking buck! That weed eater did the trick.

[Robs223]

NICE BUCK LILWES Looks like mowin them weeds did the trick big time!

[lilwes278]

Thanks! That's actually two different bucks though. If you notice the eyeguards, the first & third pic appear to be the same buck, but the second pic has much bigger eyeguards. I'm so impressed with these pictures that I just walked in the door from going and buying the last one of these clearanced Moultrie Game Watcher cams from the East Eugene Walmart...

[ehd]

Nice photos of the venison!!!

[Shoot-it]

That's some nice bucks. DId you know you had them out there that size before the game cam?

[lilwes278]

I saw a 4x4 and two 3x3's on the property before last deer season, I bagged one of the 3x3's but I wasn't sure if the other two were still around. I figured there would be at least a forkie or two since there were several spikes running around last year. And last month I saw a buck on my neighbor's property that had 3 antlers, almost like the right antler forked just below the skin. I'd LOVE to get a pic of that one...

[A17Shooter]

Fox kits playing in the evening.  1.jpg   16.1K   20 downloadsI didn't correct the time. Camera is a Bushnell Trail Sentry 2.1 MP with night vision.Kind of an El Cheapo camera.

[lilwes278]

I have my first official complaint regarding these Moultrie Game Watcher cams. The other night it was lightly raining and I'm not sure if it was from the reflection off of the rain drops or what, but the night pics were very, very dark. I could still see the outline of the deer but they were too dark to tell if it was a doe or a buck. If it does it again I may try fabricating some kind of shield over the cam to block the rain.

[DonArkie]

2 game cameras I would use, both with great battery life & both great for extremely cold weatherLeaf River, & Bushnells Trophy Camown 6 Leaf Rivers & 4 Bushnells and there out on my farm 10 months out of the year, I belong to the Arjkansas Game & Fish Land Owner Turkey Survey We had the worst Ice Storm in mega years and these cameras held up with out any problems. Cold weather has a affect on battery life, these were still snapping pic's. Could held to the woods for days upon days do to them widow makers hanging from them white oaks. Some of these Leaf Rivers are well over years of age

[coyotebait]

scout guard are great batteries last over 6 monthsactualy last years batteries still had 2 bars out of 3also I have a winning photo.where is the trailcam contest.

[russw]

I've been using trail cameras for about 5 or 6 years and have 3 different models so will give my thoughts on the models I have used. I have a Cuddeback No Flash that works fairly well. It has an option to set it up to take a photo then a video immediately after which sometimes works out good. There is a slight delay between the photo and the video start-up so many times you will get a photo and then nothing on the video. Also, I know they advertise that the trigger speed is very fast but I've had to point the camera down the trail versus perpendicular to it otherwise I've gotten a lot of pics of half an animal. The resolution is pretty good day or night. It takes D size batteries and is fairly large and heavy. Battery life has been a few months for me. I've also had moisture get inside the camera body during storms with high winds and rain. The IR flash at night is very difficult for the human eye to detect and this reduces the chance of theft. I also have a bicycle cable and lock on my cameras as they are on public land. Price is around $450 but they are discontinued and I was told they were going to come out with a new/improved model.I also have three Bushnell trophy cameras that I've had mixed results with. I had to send one back almost immediately as it was taking pics when nothing was there - to the point of filling up a 4GB card in a matter of days (4500 photos). Another of the cameras did the same thing last time I checked it so it may have gone bad also. They are much cheaper than the Cuddeback and much smaller. They also operate on AA batteries and battery life is very good. I've had some cameras out for 6 months with the same set of batteries. The daytime pics are very good but the night time pics are always going to be blurry unless the animal is stationary. They do not have the option to take pics and then a video. You have to choose one or the other. I set mine up to take a series of 3 photos at one second intervals when triggered. This gives you a chance (especially at night) to get one photo when the animal is stationary. Trigger time is advertised as being quite a bit slower than Cuddeback but my opinion is that they are about the same. Another drawback is it's difficult to put a cable and lock on them and the IR flash is very easily seen at night by the human eye. It's basically a fairly bright red glow and will be noticed by anyone who is around. I have these on public land as well and haven't had any stolen yet but have photographed people who obviously seen them at night. Price is around $180.The other model I have is the Reconyx PC900. It is between the Cuddeback and Bushnell in size and also operates on AA batteries. So far battery life has been great and it's been out 4 months and still going on original batteries. I have it set up to take a series of 5 photos. It also can be set to take video or photos but not both. It takes good photos day or night even if the animal is moving a little. Trigger time is noticeably better than the Cuddeback or Bushnell. It is also an IR flash and is very difficult to detect when it is taking photos at night. It certainly won't attract attention. I bought mine with a cable and locking system and it's kind of a pain in the ass because you have to completely take the cable off and the camera down to open the case and switch memory cards. So far I definitely like it the most but the price is very high ($650).One other thing I should mention is that I have all of my cameras in metal boxes for two reasons. Number one is I have them in areas that have very high numbers of bears that will tear up cameras if they aren't enclosed. I've had several bears maul my cameras boxes but so far haven't actually done any damage to the camera. The other benefit to the metal boxes is that most models allow for a cable and lock to be run through them to keep them from being stolen. So, bottom line is I like the Reconyx except for the price. The Bushnell works great when they work and the price is much better. The Cuddeback is pretty high in price and doesn't work any better than the Bushnell but it has been much more reliable. Anyway, just my opinions on the cameras I have.

[ShooterJohn]

The Bushnell trophy cameras filling up the with nothing seen are most likely the sensitivity setting is set wrong. One of mine did the same thing and once I lowered the setting it works fine now.

[russw]

That wasn't the problem on mine. I changed the sensitivity to the lowest level and it still did the same thing. The jury is still out on the one that had been working perfectly until I pulled the card the other day.