Title says it all. What's been your most reliable trail cam over time, and how long have you had it? Mine has been my 2011 Cudde Attack, which incredibly works like the day I bought it. Can't explain it, but I'll take it!
I have two moultrie m550's that I bought 4 seasons ago from Rogers sporting goods for $59 that are still going strong. They don't take the best of pictures but I put them on trails and what not in low traffic areas in which I am wanting to scout out. A little blurry on movement, but I can tell what is there. Battery life on them things is great!
I got 2 Covert Mp-e5's 4 or 5 years ago on sale for $100. They have not failed me once. Not the most breathtaking pictures, but it's a work horse and does what it's supposed to do. Don't think I've ever had a bad picture (pink/pure black, etc) come from either one and I've had them on heavily used field edges and mineral sites.
I bought a browning Dark Ops in 2013, I usually put my cams out from May or June-January or February and its still running strong.
I've had a Moultrie A5 for seems like forever now. It doesn't have crap for settings but I use it on video and it's taken thousands of videos. None of my other Moultries have lasted over 2 years though.
I have a ten year old moultrie a3 that is going strong but my go to run year round are covert mp8 blackouts.
Haven’t had any that have been reliable for more than a few seasons. We have a bunch of brownings now, some of which will be their 3rd season. They are my favorite camera so far. Never had the dough for reconyx. I’m sure they last awhile
If I wasn't hunting public land I would be using Reconyx. I just can't/won't strap $400 or $500 to a tree and leave it.
I also have a pair of A5s that are going strong after more than 5 seasons. They have reliably taken thousands of pictures of deer's butts as they move out of the window. So reliably, in fact that they are now always set on video. Videos aren't bad esp. on food plots. Battery life is great, but it's hard to find C cells sometimes these days.
I have a few Reconyx that must be 5-7 years old. I sent a couple in for software upgrades a couple years ago but they have been very good. I have had good luck with my stealths which are a few years old. I have a few brownings that I really like but I have only used them for a season or two. I do keep all my cameras in lock boxes so the additional protection may help too. I have a couple old bushnell and moultrie that still work as poorly as they did when I first bought them.
It's our Reconyx. I believe they are 10 years old now. Our Stealth Cam's are second. Like early said, our Reconyx stay on our farm. Sent from my SM-N900V using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
The new Reconyx are cheaper and have a 5 year warranty. Hard to beat. I do have two Spartans gocams that are 4 years old and still going. All mine are out 24-7 365. The only time they come out the woods are when we get a flood. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
I have some 1st gen Moultrie M-880's that are from 2011. We originally bought ten and I think I have two left in the field that have never been back in the house since new. The rest died or malfunctioned years ago. Second gen M-880's sucked and are mostly all dead now, lasting anywhere from 1-3 years. I have a few Stealthcams G42NG's that are 4.5 years old and a couple of Covert Mp8 blacks that are also 4.5 years old but the Coverts are 2/2 and the Stealthcams are 6/10 still going. The G42ng's take the better pics of the two but there's no denying the Coverts have a better reliability score and better battery life. All have been out in the field continuously since early 2014. I just ordered 10 new G42ng's a couple days ago though...so I still favor those due to pic quality and the wide angle ratio of the pics.
I have 1 1st gen Moultrie M880 & 1 1st gen M990 i bought about 5 years ago. They each have over 100.000 pics through them and still run like new. My stealth cams i have now are still going strong but my oldest is only 4 years. (Make Moultrie Great Again)
Long term work horse bests for me have been a Covert Red40 and a couple MPe5s and a MP6 that have not left the field in lost count of years. I have high hopes for my Radix cams but long term cannot be judged yet at all.
