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Trail cams and public lands.
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In my experience hanging them high helps with them not seeing the IR flash but, not the noise. The noise is the biggest issue I have found with cheaper cameras. If you listen closely you can hear an audible click when the camera takes the picture. If I can hear that I return the camera because I know that I will end up with pictures of deer looking at it.
I ordered a bunch, 12 or 13 I think, of used Wild game cameras off of ebay a couple of years ago. I got them for about $10 a piece and they don't make any noise when they snap the pic, with the exception of the very first pic when the IR flash comes on when it switches from daylight to dark. I hang them anywhere I am afraid bear or people will mess with them. When they quit working I just toss them, some lasted 1 year, probably 6 or 7 of them are still going.
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My main reason for high hang is theft. I primarily use black flash cameras so IR isn't an issue. I do run a few standard IR cameras mainly on food sources. You get about 30-50 extra feet of range by dropping the black flash.
I'm constantly looking to add a camera to my fleet. Between bears, theft, ants, floods, and general wear and tear...they don't last forever. My cameras are separated into 3 categories:
1. Higher quality/price black flash. Long Battery Life. Highly Reliable. Low risk of damage/theft. Low pressure public/private.
2. Lower quality/price black flash. Questionable battery life. OK reliability. High risk of damage/theft. Pressured public. Bedding areas and transitions.
3. Lower quality/price red flash. Questionable battery life. OK reliability. High risk of damage/theft. Food sources/Openings.
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I'm constantly looking to add a camera to my fleet. Between bears, theft, ants, floods, and general wear and tear...they don't last forever. My cameras are separated into 3 categories:
1. Higher quality/price black flash. Long Battery Life. Highly Reliable. Low risk of damage/theft. Low pressure public/private.
2. Lower quality/price black flash. Questionable battery life. OK reliability. High risk of damage/theft. Pressured public. Bedding areas and transitions.
3. Lower quality/price red flash. Questionable battery life. OK reliability. High risk of damage/theft. Food sources/Openings.
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This is very similar to my situation and what I do with the exception of I don't have any category 1 cameras. I have been slowly transitioning to the cheaper black flash cameras as my IR cameras die. I planned on purchasing some better black flash cameras last year but, my hunting budget was consumed this past year with this new thing I discovered called Saddle Hunting.... Maybe next year.
DC10
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So, those of you who put your cameras up high on a tree, do you always put it an angle (angling down) and do you notice that you get less pictures since it's not shooting out horizontally?
Agreed- That cam I put high the other day...no pics yet...ughYes and yes.
I probably have 6-7 of these and they work great. I'll use 2 climbing sticks and stand on the top one and hang them. I mostly use them on public and some city properties I hunt because of theft. the pivoting arm works great fro getting a good angle. I love em, deer don't seem to notice them that high up either
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There are a pile of those on ebay. I've been eyeing them up the last few weeks.
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I didn't buy the one linked but, I just bought a Dark Ops from the same seller for a few dollars more. The positive review of Browning cameras by @DaveT1963 and (maybe you?) convinced me to give them a try.
100rollie
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Yea, Iv'e bought my 2 cameras for the year awhile back. Not these but another decent deal. I try to limit my self to 2 cameras a year. So far I've acquired 2 primos, 2 bushnells, 2 moultries, and 2 brownings. all around the $50 area. I am absolutely NO expert on cameras, I don't judge the antler scores or need magazine quality images, and I have come to realize I do miss a lot of photos because last year I had 2 cameras covering one funnel and did not get all equal pictures . But for me I just need to know if there is a shootable buck coming out of and or going into a bedding area I picked out. Times and dates are important to me. Also there is also the fear of having them disappear, cause I only use them on public far, far away from home. So far no problems leaving them up from about late april/ early May until season. All cameras still functioning.
. But for me I just need to know if there is a shootable buck coming out of and or going into a bedding area I picked out. Times and dates are important to me. Also there is also the fear of having them disappear, cause I only use them on public far, far away from home. So far no problems leaving them up from about late april/ early May until season. All cameras still functioning.
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I just picked up the same deal. Tough to beat $59 each for a Dark Ops
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CharlesHBronson
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I am running those Tasco $25 cams on all my public land spots. I have 5 out so far and plan on getting 2 or 3 more. Bought some steel wire from the Loews and use that to secure it to trees. I comically wrote "please don't steal but if so leave card" on the cams. Since they only cost $25 I am not really bummed it they get taken. As a matter of fact the batteries, wire, lock and card actually cost more then the friggin cams.
I stopped using my “ remaining “ trail cameras because I am tired of them getting stolen. Even putting them up 10+ feet locked to the tree they still find them. Its a shame because its fun but not worth the worry to me.....
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I bought 10 Browning dark ops a few months back to replace all my bushnells. I like to hang them high probably 12-15 feet. I bring my sticks and use those HME hangers so i can angle them. I always lock them with a cable lock. To manage all the locks i write the 3 digit key number on the lock so i know which key goes to what lock. I also like to set them if possible in multi-limb tree sections to further conceal them. Since hanging them high i have had no issues with theft.
I like the brownings though because they have a really smaller profile than some of the others and battery life is really good. I also will leave cams out for months to a year at a time.
I like the brownings though because they have a really smaller profile than some of the others and battery life is really good. I also will leave cams out for months to a year at a time.
Swampfox
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10 at one time? Ouch!
I do the same 12-15’ and try to use a multi-trunk tree. So far 0 thefts with this setup. I run dark ops as well
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donnieballgame
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I got 2 cheap ones last year for public land ... and I was disappointed with the results, poor quality, slow speed, I would get photos with nothing because of the slow speed.
Too bad I missed the sale I would like a few nice cameras, but they are pretty low on the priority list right now lol.
Oh does anyone use the cell cameras? I think they are illegal in some places but that should prevent some theft right? It would send the photo of the guy stealing it.
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Too bad I missed the sale I would like a few nice cameras, but they are pretty low on the priority list right now lol.
Oh does anyone use the cell cameras? I think they are illegal in some places but that should prevent some theft right? It would send the photo of the guy stealing it.
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Lol i got them off amazon with 20 SD cards as a bundle. Im addicted to whitetails so i dont was mind the cost the cameras new i think broke down to about $100. I off setted the cost by selling off several bushnells still in working condition.
CharlesHBronson
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The amount of stealing in the hunting community is friggin sad! So far so good this season but i anticipate losing at least 2-3 cams this year.