Para Bellum
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Been out of the game for awhile. I know cell cams are hot but not sure I want the added expense. Any advice on good quality trail cam? Thanks in advance.
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Gadestroyer74
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Depend on your budget. If money is no option. Reconyx, spartan or ridgetec. Average to lower end. TACTACAM hands down
sowega hunter
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Something to keep in mind on a TACTACAM is you can buy a cell cam and use it as a regular camera and only activate service if you decide you want to.
Para Bellum
Mouth For War
Good info here. Thanks for that.
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I have had the best luck with the cheapest ones with the least amount of features. Every fancy one I buy conks out or gets stolen. Most of the places I run them don't have a cell signal, and I don't want to pay extra monthly for a cell plan anyway. I have some cheap WGIs that have been running 24/7 for years and do a good job.
Para Bellum
Mouth For War
My Cabelas brand ran great for 3 years but just all died this year at the same time.
OffTheBeatnPath
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If you don't require a cell cam,
Stealth cam is running a deal on their prowler cams right now. Think it's 4 cameras for $120. They work pretty good
Stealth cam is running a deal on their prowler cams right now. Think it's 4 cameras for $120. They work pretty good
Para Bellum
Mouth For War
Thanks for that. Appreciate it.
rosewood
Senior Member
Had Spypoints and they kept breaking. Customer service was awful. Switched to tactacam and have been happy. Have 1 original still running, had a 2.0 that ants got in and shorted out. Just replaced with the same cam. So far looks good. They rolled my subscription to new cam without issue. I screwed up the swap myself. They fixed it over email.
Wireless cams are addictive. Once u get used to the photos without driving to the woods and being able to monitor critters 24/7, you feel lost without it. Wearing out the mineral blocks now.
Rosewood
Wireless cams are addictive. Once u get used to the photos without driving to the woods and being able to monitor critters 24/7, you feel lost without it. Wearing out the mineral blocks now.
Rosewood
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rosewood
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I am kind of partial to the cams that just have switches instead of a menu to muddle thru. Much easier to setup. Usually cheaper too.
buckmanmike
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Im a die hard Browning fan. Ive had 30+/- cameras over the years and Browning stands out the best to me. For cell cams I use Tactacam. They last 2-4 years and lose the cell capacity but still work as a regular trail cam.
mallardsx2
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Browning trail cameras. They are the best for the $.
Railroader
Billy’s Security Guard.
This should be an easy choice on one hand, just go buy the most expensive one you can find, maybe call Daniel Defense and see if they make one, or have a suggestion...
Knowing your disdain for anything Chinese, I hope you can find a US made camera with good Google reviews, that will take 6000 pics in an afternoon with zero malfunctions.
Not sure but ridge tech maybe one.
bullgator
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In November of ‘21 I stopped at Bass Pro in Macon with a bunch of rewards points. Since I wanted a camera for my 5 acre homestead I wasn’t looking for a cell cam. I bought a Browning for about $175. Spec Op, Dark Op, or something like that. It’s still on its first set of lithium batteries. It has very few false video takes and will record a cow at 50 yards!. It sits on a stake just inches behind a barbed wire fence and will trigger fast enough to catch a moving mouse on the wire just 4” in front of it. The camo cover is already starting to sun fade and I haven’t even swapped batteries.
transfixer
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Arrow3
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Im a big lover of cell cams. Stay away from Moultire and Spypoint. Tactacam makes a dang good camera. I am still running 3 of the 1st generation with zero problems. I also have a spartan go cam which is great if you want video with sound sent to you.
As far as non cell cams go, for quality Browning makes great cameras. For cheap disposable types I run a good many of the cheap tasco cameras that Walmart sells . Mainly on public land in case they grow legs and walk off.
As far as non cell cams go, for quality Browning makes great cameras. For cheap disposable types I run a good many of the cheap tasco cameras that Walmart sells . Mainly on public land in case they grow legs and walk off.
rosewood
Senior Member
This just shows we can disagree and still get along.I started to go there earlier this morning ,,
Gator89
Senior Member
I caught the Ridgetec's on sale on Amazon last year and bought a pair.
They did everything I expected.
They did everything I expected.
transfixer
Senior Member
For non cell cams I used to like Bushnell Trophy cams, but after buying a Browning Strike Force I liked the pictures much better, clearer both night and day, if I buy any more non cells it will probably be those, batteries last longer also, I have two tactacams, one original and one X, for cell cams I'll buy those if I need another
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