Trail camera review?

• Dec 19, 2013

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Bamafan4life

Senior Member

Hi, I'm wanting to get some reviews on the cheap (under 150 dollars) game cameras, I'm wanting to buy 3 or 4 cameras and would like to know what are the best for the money? And what about the 60 dollar moultries at academy? Are they atleast functional? I might put some of those cheap cameras at places where I'm not so sure there's deer and the better ones where I know there's deer, any help will be apreciated

 

• Dec 20, 2013

• #2

rhbama3

Administrator

Staff member

check out chasingame.com

 

• Dec 20, 2013

• #3

frdstang90

Senior Member

Don't waste your money on any Wildgame Innovations.

 

• Dec 21, 2013

• #4

MadMallard

Senior Member

$99 dollar bushnell at wally world not to bad but I would go with DLC Covert cams best customer service and great pics and battery life. Changed all mine to Covert will never buy any other. Stay away from WGI and do not really care for Moultrie. Check Chasingame.com for reviews. I would rather have 2 really good cams than 4 cheap one's that might work or not.

 

• Jan 2, 2014

• #5

bckwzlineman

Senior Member

NO wildgame innovations!! if you do might as well just send your money to me! pm for my address

 

• Mar 9, 2014

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metau

Member

Bushnell TC and DLC Coverts are all I use. Still have a few of the cheap tascos, mainly used as decoys due to theft issues here in AZ.

 

• Jul 20, 2014

• #7

boomhower

Member

trailcampro.com excellent site. reviews all brands

 

• Sep 2, 2014

• #8

MadThwacker

Member

Just purchased a Browning Strike Force from TrailProCam.com
Great people to deal with. 8GB memory card included for free. Only site I'll buy trail cams from.

 

• Jan 28, 2019

• #9

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paulvans65

Member

frdstang90 said:

Don't waste your money on any Wildgame Innovations.

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This is an update agree on WGI - lousy cam and support.

 

• Oct 15, 2019

• #10

Kwaksmoka

Senior Member

Any new ones out that you would recommend?

 

• Oct 17, 2019

• #11

Rackmaster

Political Forum Town Crier

Kwaksmoka said:

Any new ones out that you would recommend?

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Bushnell Trophy Cam Walmart $100 been running them for years!

 

• Oct 22, 2019

• #12

transfixer

Senior Member

Bushnell trophy cams, and Browning strike force, the dark ops models have been working well for me, although my older bushnell is starting to take washouts pics sometimes, but its about 6yrs old now, guess the elements are catching up to it.

 

• Oct 22, 2019

• #13

shdw633

Senior Member

transfixer said:

Bushnell trophy cams, and Browning strike force, the dark ops models have been working well for me, although my older bushnell is starting to take washouts pics sometimes, but its about 6yrs old now, guess the elements are catching up to it.

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Wow, the dark ops cameras I have are TERRIBLE. Worse night pics I have ever gotten out of any camera I have ever bought and I have bought nearly all kinds. No dig against Browning cams as a whole but the dark ops is not one of their better efforts in my opinion.

 

• Oct 22, 2019

• #14

Kwaksmoka

Senior Member

Thanks for the input, will check the bushnells out. I’ve actually heard real good things about the Browning’s, honestly I have no clue.

 

• Oct 23, 2019

• #15

shdw633

Senior Member

Kwaksmoka said:

Thanks for the input, will check the bushnells out. I’ve actually heard real good things about the Browning’s, honestly I have no clue.

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That was not to take anything away from the other Browning's out there, just that the dark ops was not good to me in regards to picture quality.

 

• Oct 23, 2019

• #16

shdw633

Senior Member

Kwaksmoka said:

Thanks for the input, will check the bushnells out. I’ve actually heard real good things about the Browning’s, honestly I have no clue.

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If you can wait, you can get a lot more camera after the season. What I would recommend is a simple Tasco camera you can get at Walmart for around $30, get one or two and move them around and then after the season look for the sales and you can get $100 plus dollar cameras for 50 cents on the dollar when stores are trying to get them off the shelves.

 

• Oct 29, 2019

• #17

Kwaksmoka

Senior Member

Thanks for the info, I am not in a hurry and will definitely wait until after the season. I want them for turkey season mainly!

 

• Oct 30, 2019

• #18

shdw633

Senior Member

Kwaksmoka said:

Thanks for the info, I am not in a hurry and will definitely wait until after the season. I want them for turkey season mainly!

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Keep an eye on this thread, especially after the hunting season as many of us put those deals on that thread for other hunters to take advantage of.

http://forum.gon.com/threads/post-those-hunting-gear-deals.878010/

 

• Oct 30, 2019

• #19

SouthPaw Draw

GONetwork, GWF and NTWF Member

I run Moultries and have always had good luck with them , like mentioned in previous posts stay away from WGI. Pure junk.

 

• Oct 30, 2019

• #20

Hit-n-Miss

Senior Member

I've had good luck with Browning, Primos and Moultrie. I just got the Moultrie from Academy, I like it. Posted a pic from it in the (camera brand and model thread in trail cams)