Guest MattA311 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 What does everyone think? Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Hunter Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? Bushnell 11-9200. Check out www.chasingame.com to read reviews on trail cams. the site was a wealth of knowledge for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? A homebrew. Best commercial cam on the market for the money in my opinion is the leaf river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterfisherman Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? Buhnell or stealth cam for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? Moultrie 2.1 Digital trail cam with video capabilities. $105 after tax at walmart. A digital at 2.1 for around $100 is an awesome deal IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? those all sound good. I am having problems with my stealth cam not being fast enough and catching pictures of the deer's butt.. or just taking pictures of nothing. do these eliminate this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? [ QUOTE ] those all sound good. I am having problems with my stealth cam not being fast enough and catching pictures of the deer's butt.. or just taking pictures of nothing. do these eliminate this? [/ QUOTE ] That will depend on the trigger on the particular model cam that you get. 35 mm stealth cams probably actually trigger a little faster than some of the digitals out there. Best to set your cams looking down a trail as opposed to across a trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] those all sound good. I am having problems with my stealth cam not being fast enough and catching pictures of the deer's butt.. or just taking pictures of nothing. do these eliminate this? [/ QUOTE ] That will depend on the trigger on the particular model cam that you get. 35 mm stealth cams probably actually trigger a little faster than some of the digitals out there. Best to set your cams looking down a trail as opposed to across a trail. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed on the position and set up tricks to prevent that from happening. Catching deer coming more at or away from the cam then across the front of it will prevent those pesky butt shots. LOL If you want super duper trigger speeds you will not find them on trail cams under $200. They all have there place and if you can afford them go for it, but for $100 per digital 2.1 I could buy 3 or 4 for the price of some of the hi end models. JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? [ QUOTE ] A homebrew. [/ QUOTE ] +1 My d-380s p32s and p41s I don't worry about the trigger speed at all. I set them up the same way I set up my old film cams which trigger instantly. I hardly ever miss deer or cut their heads off. The s40s and other cams I have to take into account a slower trigger - 2 seconds and slower. I have to set them up farther away from the trail and/or angling down the trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madabouthuntin Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? I have a film type stealth cam as well and trust me it's the camera! I have developed more pictures of beautiful woods than I have of woods with beautiful deer in them! The position is a key with this camera. When reading some of the web site giving the trigger speeds of cameras and other details, I think they said something about a 6 second delay or more. That is way to much time when a deer is walking by the camera. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? [ QUOTE ] I have a film type stealth cam as well and trust me it's the camera! I have developed more pictures of beautiful woods than I have of woods with beautiful deer in them! The position is a key with this camera. When reading some of the web site giving the trigger speeds of cameras and other details, I think they said something about a 6 second delay or more. That is way to much time when a deer is walking by the camera. Steve [/ QUOTE ] That kind of trigger speed is true with any film cam. Some of the stealth digitals will take up to 10 seconds to trigger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I have a film type stealth cam as well and trust me it's the camera! I have developed more pictures of beautiful woods than I have of woods with beautiful deer in them! The position is a key with this camera. When reading some of the web site giving the trigger speeds of cameras and other details, I think they said something about a 6 second delay or more. That is way to much time when a deer is walking by the camera. Steve [/ QUOTE ] That kind of trigger speed is true with any film cam. Some of the stealth digitals will take up to 10 seconds to trigger... [/ QUOTE ] That is just way to long. Who on earth would want that on their property? Ten seconds!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? I bought a 4.1 Moultree for $149 and it has been pretty good so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chrispy Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? i have a few stealth cams, got them because they were fairly cheap. i was having the same issue with just seeing the back of deer. putting the camera face on with a trail as mentioned above is a good idea. and i have tried to back the camera up a few feet from the trails. that way, the picture will be of a wider view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rackrus Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? Have been using Moutrie for the last two years with great results. Good luck and have fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Re: Best trail camera under $200? 50 more dollars you would have a nice leaf river thats a good idea. Maybe look at making a homebrew cam some people could help ya out on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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