trail cameras

[jess stuart]

Our local Wally world has both a Bushnell and a Stealthcam for $100.  I have never owned a trail camera.  Which of the two would you suggest?

[4 point]

Jess, my buddy has had good luck with the small Bushnells, not sure of the model. Stay away from the black flash stuff. He had a couple of those and the night pic's are really dark.

[chanumpa]

Jess,A friend of mine had a real expensive one and a real cheap Tasco.He sent me great pics from both.The cheep Tasco took some really nice ones.I bought my first,a Cheap Wild game.It has done really good for 2 years.Goes to show,good enough is sometimes really good.

[jess stuart]

Thanks for the suggestions, the recommendations are very much appreciated.

[Bud B.]

I too am trail cameraless. Thanks for the timely post and responses. Been eyeing a cheapo just because I have a feeling it'll get stolen at some point.

Is one of the above mentioned cameras infrared without flash? I want a camera that has no flash so it doesn't draw attention from nearby homes. I'm not too concerned about night pics for the flash reason and helping thieves find it.

[JimB]

Sorry I can't help you with the specific models.I have been using 8MP Bushnell Trophy cams for about 3 years and they have worked very well.

Having said that,every model put out by a given company may not function as well.It is a good idea to get model numbers and look up reviews of the specific models at sites like chasingame.com

Some of the most important features to look for are:
1.Good battery life (with AA batteries)
2.Fast trigger speed.App. 1 second is good,less is great.

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

go to trailcampro.com and read up on them. You get what you pay for. A cheap camera will not give you quality photos, there as some really crappy products out there

[LC]

Well I have had great luck with the $99 Bushnell trail cam from wal mart!  I have 3 now! MY FIL has two.  I have more expensive cams by bushnel and moultrie and hands down my fav is the $99 Bushnel. I usually wait till they have the camo model in stock. Dont buy the cards in sporting section go to the photo section they are alot cheaper.

[Bud B.]

Thanks LC.

[LC]

$99 bushnel takes great night time pics with infrared  they are black and white though  i have a expensive black out cam that takes blurry picks night or day if there is ANY movement of the animal