craig mack Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I've never owned one before, so give me some suggestions. I'm willing to pay around $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? Wait till next week and i bet ill be telling you to buy a leaf river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? I would NOT buy a Stealth Cam. I've not found anyone that likes them. My brother had one and is taking it back to get a Cuddeback. At our Walmart I've seen Moultrie digital cameras for about $100. I believe they are 1.3 megapixel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? Go digital, leaf rivers for the money are pretty hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterfisherman Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? I tested four different ones for Field and Stream. The Leaf River is nice but a bit more money. Bushnell is not bad either. Cuddie back is good and I had no problem with my Stealth Cam. Like anything, each person is going to have their favorite that they are comfortable with. I would do digital though. With a memory card you can leave it out for a good while. Look in the Classified section here. You may be able to get a little nicer one for the money you have. I sold a couple hear and I have seen some others at a great deal. I think there is a couple in there now. Also, I look at customer reviews a lot too. I go online and find a place where they have posted some reviews and read through them. There is no substitute for honest customer reviews. Field and Stream is running the one I did in a month or so but that probably wont do you any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? [ QUOTE ] I've never owned one before, so give me some suggestions. I'm willing to pay around $200 [/ QUOTE ] I've had some experiences with trail cameras. I have 2 stealth cams & like someone mentioned above I won't be buying anymore. They are reasonably priced but they take too many bogus pictures when the sun rises or starts to set. Plus the first one I bought, cold weather damaged the motion sensor. My other cameras are Deer Cams http://www.deercam.com/ . Great camera, easy to set up but the film processing is killing me. What I've spent in film developing alone I could have bought a a digital camera. Plus this camera is about to be discontinued because its made by Cuddeback. Bass Pro was selling the 35 mm version for 65$. Cabelas still has the 35 mm version for 99$ but I'm sure they'll be slashed probably after the season is over. Cuddeback is going strictly digital with their cameras. http://www.cuddebackdigital.com/ If you don't want to pay that price for a digital, Moultrie Feeders has a digital camera for about 160$. I've heard alot of good things about this camera & I'm impressed that it captures temperature, moon phase, time, date, and location on every photo. Moultrie Cam Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIwhitetailhunter Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? The Sportsmans Guide has a Guid Gear brand 2.0 digital. For around $240 you can get two cameras. I've got a couple and they take great pics and are easy to operate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? Don't dork around...get a Cuddeback. Moultrie and Stealth seem like hit or miss....some are fine, some are lemons. I had a Leaf River and loved the pictures...just had to return it because I missed the most important week I needed it for repair. Whatever you get, buy it from KTMMIKE. The guy is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? [ QUOTE ] Whatever you get, buy it from KTMMIKE. The guy is awesome. [/ QUOTE ] You got that right Mister!!!!!!! I asked this question about two years ago and like you I got many differet answers. I chose to get a Leaf River but had to wait till I was able to fit it in my budget. KTMMIKE offered me a sweet deal this last spring and I had to take it. I love my Leaf River DC-1 and it has given me zero trouble. My Cousin bought Stealth Cam digital and he hates it. VERY VERY short baterry life. Good luck with your search! Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Broncho10 Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? Check out this site: www.chasingame.com It is very informative. They test nearly every camera you can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted August 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: What brand of trail cam should I buy? Well guys thanks for the recommendations. I went to Cabela's yesterday and bought a Cabela's (made by Moultree) 4.1. I got the unit and a battery for $159.00. I set it up, so I hope it works well. I looked at the cuddeback and leaf river but they were a little pricey for me. I let you know how it performs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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