How many different cams do you use? Do you use them all year, just before the season, or just in the season?
I run 5 cameras. I usually try to start them around the end of July, and keep them running until the bucks have dropped their antlers. I will rotate them throughout the year.
Ya i only have one right now and just started using it this year. Just seeing how intense some people use them. I'm definitely thinking about purchasing a handful more.
if you have a big property then i can see it.....i only have 10 huntable acres adjoining a larger area, so i just use one cam on the main deer highway to figure out times they are moving.....and just to get some neat pics sometimes I had a coyote pop a squat and relieve it self while staring right at the camera! pretty neat to see what all goes on in the woods
I'm using 5 right now and its a lot of fun getting all the pics, once you start you just want more. I start putting them out in june and put them when the buck have lost there antlers.
Just got my 3rd cam. I have Leaf River (2005ish), and two Trophy Cams. I run them all year when I can, but I'm not just going for deer. Wolves, foxes, moose, fishers, martens, deer, ducks.. you just never know what you're going to get a photo of next.
I have 2 Moultrie I-40s and 2 Reconyx cameras (RM45 and HC500). I use them starting in July through February.
I ran/am running 8 trail cameras this season. Wildgame Innovations IR 6mp. They're TINY, like 6"x3". I bought 3 of them, this year. They secure to almost any little sapling, which is great for setting up a cam in an area without any real trees. Right now, I have one strapped for a very young tree with maybe a 1" trunk. Using the bungees, it's solid and only moves when the deer try to rub the tree . I've literally thought these cams were stolen, more than once, because they're so small and blend in so well, that they're hard to see unless you're RIGHT on to of them, even when you KNOW where you put it . Moultrie I-40. These are great cams. I have a few of these cameras and they always impress me when I check the remaining battery life. In fact, I probably only check the cams on this property once per month and never walk out to a dead camera. The only down fall is that they're really bulky. Wildgame innovations IRD8D. 8mp camera. Just bought it last night, and, I set it up in my yard where I spread feed out for the resident deer herd, during the winter. No photos of animals yet, but, the photos of me walking by it were better than I had expected !! It utilizes a 2" LCD screen for menu selection/set-up and you can also view the photos on your memory card via this screen without pulling the card, which is nice, if you forget to bring an empty card with you. It is a bulky camera, but, comes with batteries, 2g SD card and a locking bracket with cable. In general, I'll begin running my cameras in July. Some years I've ran them all year, but, I dont like to do this because it just means more trips onto the property, more intrusion, and more money in batteries. This year, I have 4 cameras still out. I'll leave these cameras out until I either tag out on one of the target bucks walking the farm, or, until I call it quits for the season. This year, I've been using cams more than ever. I've also been doing A LOT of glassing fields, since I'm hunting some new properties that I wasn't able to fully scout. As I see good bucks enter the crop fields, I'll set up a cam on the trail(s) used, and, slowly venture closer to where he came from. I've learned a lot from what the cams have told me, this year..
Up until two years ago, I was still using my 35mm film cameras from wal mart. Last year I made the mistake of buying two Wild View cameras and they both were very unreliable when they did work. I junked them both, and now use them as decoys to deter trespassers. So i guess they did serve a purpose, haha! This summer I bought a Cuddeback. Just the basic model, i think it was $150.00 at Farm and Fleet. The thing takes great pictures. Good color, crisp images and the deer are fully in the pictures. No more half deer head and butt pictures! The only problem i have had so far is sometimes the date image imprint will revert back to september 2010. I contacted the company and they said I could send it back and they will try and fix it or give me a new one. When i wrote back, i mentioned it was still deer season and being used. They are sending me a new one and paying for the postage for the current one to be sent back. I can't say enough about the quality of equipment Cuddback manufactures and their customer service is excellent! Here is a few pictures from this past summer and fall.
Moose51, The HC 500s are awesome little cameras. Infact I just sold my RM 45 and bought another HC 500 yesterday. The batterylife is better when using alkaline batteries, the night flash range is better, and it will take a daytime picture out to about 120 feet in some cases.....I have pictures to prove it. The low glow IR is so fast you miss it if you blink. The HC 500 has a rapid fire setting so it will fire pictures off faster than anything you have ever seen. The other thing that all Reconyx cameras are awesome for is they don't freeze up. The thermometer on my HC 500 read -18 on several pictures one morning. I just can not say enough about Reconyx cameras and the fact that Reconyx has found ways to improve upon what they already have is amazing.
Thanks Dbl Lung; I will now definitely buy a Reconyx. And I believe , they are made in Holman, Wi.,correct??
How much are the reconyx cameras? All I need is a basic model, no infrared. I'm looking to buy another two cameras by next summer. Wouldn't mind trying out another trusted brand. Thanks.
They are all IR. Price depends on the model but they are around $400 to $550. Remember you get what you pay for. I have owned 3 of them and recently sold an older one to upgrade to the newer model (HC 500). I buy one a year to be able to afford them.
How many different cams do you use? I own 4 of them but 2 different camera manufacturers. 2 No Flash Cuddebacks and 2 RC60 Reconyx's. Do you use them all year, just before the season, or just in the season? I start putting mine out mid July and they don't come back to the house till mid to late January. Maybe longer If I know there's a good buck on the land and I'm waiting to see when he sheds.
