Trail cam advice & suggestions

[mxracer317]

Just got back from a great scouting trip after putting in the work e-scouting. Found water and lots of hoof prints!

Now it’s time to put up some cameras…

… but I’m a totally newbie.

Could i please request some suggestions on best practices on where and how many to set up, best quality cellular cameras (won’t be able to go back offer to retrieve SD cards), etc.

Thanks all in advance! Archery elk season is almost here!!

 

[Dsnow9]

Just got back from a great scouting trip after putting in the work e-scouting. Found water and lots of hoof prints!

Now it’s time to put up some cameras…

… but I’m a totally newbie.

Could i please request some suggestions on best practices on where and how many to set up, best quality cellular cameras (won’t be able to go back offer to retrieve SD cards), etc.

Thanks all in advance! Archery elk season is almost here!!

Check state regs because cell cameras are not legal in many states now.

 

[Nick87]

Browning is best bang for your buck for me.it

 

[mtmuley]

Browning is best bang for your buck for me.it

I bought some Brownings. Reviews were really good. The Browning site has some great deals also. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

I bought some Brownings. Reviews were really good. The Browning site has some great deals also. mtmuley

Very simple and they work.

 

[Wildabeest]

I’d stay away from SpyPoint.

 

[mxracer317]

Check state regs because cell cameras are not legal in many states now.

Idaho public land. Good to go.

 

[mxracer317]

Looks like I am gonna go with the Browning Defender Pro Scout Max HD.

Does anyone use that model?

Also, how many do you "really" need? I've never set them up... do you want to lock them on public land?

Other recommendations?

 

[typhoon916]

I’d stay away from SpyPoint.

I’d stay away from SpyPoint.

Ditto

 

[Dan-06]

I have been using the browning ones for years. I like to space them out about a mile apart. I have 5.

 

[Itsbeef]

I’d stay away from SpyPoint.

Why?

 

[F250]

I have had 4 Spypoints for several years. No problems with them but the photo quality is not the best compared to some of the others I have seen.

 

[Wildabeest]

Why?

Several issues. First, probably only 5% of total pictures taken actually had animals in them. I’d waste huge amounts of time scrolling through hundreds, or sometimes thousands, of pictures to find the few that had animals. Second, they could never keep track of time. They would randomly revert to some fixed date in the past and then put inaccurate date/time stamps on the pictures. The date/time of the actual image file would be correct, but it would put a different date/time at the bottom of the pic. Third, the transmitting cam would often stop transmitting even though it was in a location with good cell coverage. Restarting the camera usually fixed that, but given they were located 8 hrs drive away, that was less than convenient.

I got some great pics from them, but because of the issues, I would not buy another one. Or recommend them.