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Help me not buy a cell cam

Nutterbuster said:
About 50.

I have tossed around the idea of getting one for years. Got a 120 acre lease with a cabin me and my dad built on the river about 3 miles away. 2 food plots and 2 feeders. One for him and one for me. I keep thinking it'd be cool to have a camera on each spot for giggles but I doubt it'd lead to any more dead deer
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Definitely cool to have. i started using them last season after years of considering it cheating. Great to monitor my turkey population. Also great for knowing how many bucks i'll never see in daylight lol. so many nice bucks and not one daytime pic on the pieces i can hunt.
 
Nutterbuster said:
You leaving them up on public? If so what are you doing to keep them there? Lock box? Mounting them 10ft high?
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I put them on public. either brush em in low or put em up about 12 ft. Seems to not send as many pics when up high. (i use tactacam for what its worth)
 
PEEJAY said:
I put them on public. either brush em in low or put em up about 12 ft. Seems to not send as many pics when up high. (i use tactacam for what its worth)
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Yeah, I suppose I'd have to either accept that theft was part of it or hang them so it targeted a specific feature (salt lick).

Still not sure how much I wanna fool with the hassle. I did it once and didn't enjoy it. But I had fewer (none, really) good spots to put them in. And the part I liked the least was checking them because I am not a patient person but I also am not fond of walking around my spots unless I'm there to shoot something.
 
Nutterbuster said:
Even better deal:

www.academy.com

SpyPoint Link-Micro LTE Cellular Trail Camera, Twin Pack with 2 Micro SD Cards | Academy

Keep your eyes on the trail with the SpyPoint Link-Micro LTE Cellular Trail Camera, Twin Pack with 2 Micro SD Cards. These cameras boast 10 megapixels with Medium 3...
www.academy.com www.academy.com

I may bite the dang bullet. At that price it's just about the same as any other cam I've bought.

@Jwiggins762, you gonna show me how to use the thing? How's spypoint's app?
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if you wanted a security box - here is a good deal too

https://www.amazon.com/SPYPOINT-Lin...ds=spypoint+micro+link&qid=1634672474&sr=8-31
 
You can get 10% off the 2 pack from academy too for signing up for emails. Covers taxes basically but it’s a hard price to beat for 2 cell cams with a free data plan


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I’m using the Bushnell CellCore V20. They are about $100 each and are super simple to setup and activate. I have three, but only two in the field at this time. Each camera is $15 per month for unlimited photos. The Bushnell app works well. With three cameras, it will be $45 per month, but you only have to keep them activated for the few months you want to scout. But I will tell you, it can be addicting to get photos around the clock. It’s worth the money in time saving, gas, and not to mention the scent and disturbance you avoid. Attached are a few sample photos of a few small bucks and some other critters. Note, these are not the hi resolution images. Bushnell sends you the low res image, then if there are images you want in hi resolution, you just select “request hi res image” and it will download a much nicer quality image. I like this as you don’t really want all the images. I delete tons of critter pics. The hi resolution images are to big to attach to this site, so these are the low res images. Still not bad.3445E6B8-84F2-43B3-BD4D-DFC1F64C58CC.jpegAD958863-C93A-4605-822B-753CA5A5BD2D.jpeg14A74C8C-2A7A-4986-A5DB-78295317CE33.jpeg767B9C04-C999-490D-BE38-ED6E1C6EF465.jpegBA1993FF-92CA-4627-A0AC-211CF19E5B1C.jpeg
 
Are these a no glow or low glow flash?
KYRanger said:
I’m using the Bushnell CellCore V20. They are about $100 each and are super simple to setup and activate. I have three, but only two in the field at this time. Each camera is $15 per month for unlimited photos. The Bushnell app works well. With three cameras, it will be $45 per month, but you only have to keep them activated for the few months you want to scout. But I will tell you, it can be addicting to get photos around the clock. It’s worth the money in time saving, gas, and not to mention the scent and disturbance you avoid. Attached are a few sample photos of a few small bucks and some other critters. Note, these are not the hi resolution images. Bushnell sends you the low res image, then if there are images you want in hi resolution, you just select “request hi res image” and it will download a much nicer quality image. I like this as you don’t really want all the images. I delete tons of critter pics. The hi resolution images are to big to attach to this site, so these are the low res images. Still not bad.View attachment 55189View attachment 55190View attachment 55191View attachment 55192View attachment 55193
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Nutterbuster said:
Yeah, I suppose I'd have to either accept that theft was part of it or hang them so it targeted a specific feature (salt lick).

Still not sure how much I wanna fool with the hassle. I did it once and didn't enjoy it. But I had fewer (none, really) good spots to put them in. And the part I liked the least was checking them because I am not a patient person but I also am not fond of walking around my spots unless I'm there to shoot something.
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100% agree with both reasons. ibought cheap "check in the field" cams first. I hated checking them and it absolutely messed up their travel routes. I would get pics that day and then it would be a while before they came back in there. i would have to wait at least 2 weeks to check, usually 3 (this is all pre-season). I guess it did help me realize how much of an impact we will make when walking into our hunting area and scouting during season. i leave my rut areas alone until Halloween to increase my chances at a daylight buck. never used bait or a salt lick so im not sure how much time that would shave off for bringing them back into the area after leaving your scent. I imagine it would though. Maybe checking it at night would have the opposite effect and theyll move through during the day haha. intentionally getting the deer to pattern you
 
So I'm a little confused about the Spypoint economy. So first 100 pictures free, but do you still have to pay for the cellular service? Like pay for a carrier? Or is SpyPoint providing the coverage?

So if I buy a SpyPoint cam, do I have to pay ATT a monthly fee for a sim card with data plan?
 
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You don't have to pay for any coverage. You just pay for your photo plan as per their website. If you don't want anything more than the 100 free photos a month, you have no costs.

I turn my photo plans on in August/September and off in February.
 
GreginPA said:
You don't have to pay for any coverage. You just pay for your photo plan as per their website. If you don't want anything more than the 100 free photos a month, you have no costs.

I turn my photo plans on in August/September and off in February.
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So buy, configure, install in wood, test, and wait?

I dont have to pay Verizon or ATT, etc?
 
Correct, but test at home first. unless your woods are close.

Signal has been a pain for me, and I've passed up several spots I wanted to hang a camera because there wasn't good enough signal.

you do not pay Verizon or ATT. You pay spy point just for the pic plan you want.
 
Nope no payments to a carrier, spypoint is the best investment you can make into cell cams. I pay 100$ a year fpr the club membership, and it gives all 15 of my cameras 250 photos a month on the free plan. I only do the club thing because I have sp many of their cameras, paying for individual plans would end up being more then 100$ in the year!

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