Casey Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I got one this christmas, and I have it out right now in a good area at my buddy's farm. It should produce some good footage of big bucks. His father is not letting anyone deer hunt on the place including his best friend me. I can understand and I do not ask if I can. We have been friends for a while and I can see him letting me in the future. But my Stealth Cam is out there as we speak. We are going to move in a cedar thicket, then probably around a couple of small caves. His dad seen a huge bobcat out in the woods one year and we want to see this big boy some day. If you have a stealth cam please let me know if you like it or dis like it. Thanks!!! Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Have a bit of experience with trail cams, mainly digital homebrews. Only experience I had with stealth was their 35 mm cams. The one I had lasted a couple years and took thousands of pics. Don't guess I could really complain too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widowmaker Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I got myself a new stealth cam Prowler. I put it out a week ago and will be checking on it in a few weeks. I'll let you know. My buddy has the same cam and he has great pics from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Only experience I had with stealth was their 35 mm cams. The one I had lasted a couple years and took thousands of pics. Don't guess I could really complain too much about it. my first one was a 35 mm too....then it took a crap after about 2-3 years so i mailed it back to them, they sent me another of the same type, and it worked like crap so i mailed IT back to them and they mailed me one of those wildview digital ones. It seems to work OK, but the trigger speed is a little on the slow end, and every time i put it up i have to reset the date/time. But they are inexpenseive, and the average joe can buy 4-5 of them for around $200, and its always a good thing to have a few out at the same time. here are a few pics i got with the wildview this year...as you can see, the date is wrong on some of the pics cause i didn't realize i had to reset it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Casey, this what I know about stealth cams. My cousin owns one and he hates it. It takes fair pictures but it goes through batteries FAST! He is lucky if he gets a week out of them. He bought one of those solar chargers just so he could make it last a little longer. Me, I like my leaf river. I put in batteries once a year and thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Post some pics once you get it going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Casey, this what I know about stealth cams. My cousin owns one and he hates it. It takes fair pictures but it goes through batteries FAST! He is lucky if he gets a week out of them. He bought one of those solar chargers just so he could make it last a little longer. Me, I like my leaf river. I put in batteries once a year and thats it. Thank You Clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickslinger Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have owned several different models of cameras. Stealth Cams have slower trigger times, but if you use them around feeders or areas where the animal might linger for a couple of seconds they work fine. I did notice that battery life is a bit shorter compared to other cams. But like I said earlier if used in the right situation they work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansasbucks Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have 3 stealth cams and like them very much. The only downside is it does have a bit of a slow trigger speed. But i have 2 on feeders and one facing down a trail so the trigger speed is not a big issue for me. As far as battery life goes, I couldn't be happier. Take 1,000's of pics each year and have not had to change batteries during the year. When i take them down in the spring, they still have good life to the batteries. Put new batteries in them when i put them out in the summer and their good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 I have the Wildview5, made by Stealthcam. Good pics, decent trigger speed, but it won't work in the cold weather below 32*. I hope your works better. Wildview says it is in the manual, that it does not work in the cold. I have no idea where it is and didn't even read it. A good investment would be to get some rechargeable"C" batteries. The ones I have gotten have paid for themselves over and over with less waste in the landfill. Good Luck with your cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rowdy1 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 A friend of mine has taken Tim Scnell the owner of stealth cam hunting elk here in utah. He now is working for stealth cam. The only problem is battery life,buy the aux battery set up and your problem is fixed, he has gotten over 10,000 pictures with half battery life left. They are working on fixing this problem, But they are good cameras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widowmaker Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 We'll the verdict is out. I have the stealth cam prowler with the 12 volt battery that sits at the base of the tree, and after having it out a month it took 72 pics, which were awesome, and still had a full charge on the battery. I guess I couldn't ask for anything more. Love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckslayer Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 The stealth cam has served me right...no complaints! good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperflow Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I bought 2 stealth prowlers last year and 2 moultrie I60's. After using them for about 2 months i sold both moultries and bought 2 more stealth prowlers. I have no problem with batterie life with mine, I normaly put mine out in the spring time and leave it there tell aug roles around and i have yet to get dead batts when i get there. (at a rate of approx 80pic per week) Because the stealth prowler picks up stuff so far on each side that even with slower trigger speed a walking deer will be in the middle of the picture. I love my stealth prowlers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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