Game camera reviews/recommendations

Dani

Dani

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Hey all,

Father's Day is coming up and my dad LOVES to watch and see what goes through his yard. He lives in WA state right now and apparently has lotsa cool critters that visit. My brother and I thought getting him a game camera would be a neat father's day gift. I wanted to get one that is wifi capable. Not really interested in the monthly plans for cell companies. I have looked at some of the CamPark cameras and they seem to get high reviews. Has anyone ever used one of the CamPark cameras? Thoughts? The reviews on Amazon had lots of posts with pictures that looked pretty good.

I am open to other manufacturers but I am trying to keep it to under $100. I know that I have been impressed by some of the video and pictures taken by some Browning cameras but I don't know what models those were.

So I am open to any/all recommendations at this point......

Thanks a lot!

Dani
 
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I,ve had good luck with the Bushnell series. Been using one for several years for various hunting situations and pleased so far. Mine is low glow night time but if I were to purchase new I,d probably get no glow. About $120 on Amazon for no glow. Probably cheaper elsewhere. Has a field scan mode that you set to take video of area at predetermined intervals as well as being triggered by movement within detection range.
 
Make absolutely certain to avoid SpyPoint cams. Stealthcams can also be very iffy.

Moultrie is widely regarded as excellent. Browning makes good cams as well. There are plenty of models that are under $100. I'd recommend a Moultrie IR camera. I think for WiFi you need a subscription plan, but I haven't checked into that recently.
 
I?m using browning command ops pro. I think they are brownings cheapest, I think. I have a bunch and they were great this season, but I?m only on one season with them. Pic quality is good enough and reliability is supposed to be great (all mine survived the season). Before that I was using bushnell trophy cams and they were fine, but did have more failures than I?d like and were more expensive.

Should be about 80 bucks.
 
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Thanks a lot guys! I'll be doing some more researching. I wanna make it as simple as possible since my dad isn't terribly tech savy without a ton of effort and frustration so maybe the wifi versions aren't the best option.

how do y'all view pictures? Is there a reader that can be plugged into your phone? Or do you have to take the card back to your computer?
 
The card readers usually require an app. It?s free but another layer of tech to deal with. The phone card readers for iPhones are usually twice as much as android phones. It?s a racket. I just bring mine home and plug into the computer.
 
I normally just pop out sd card and view on my pc once a week or whenever convenient. Like to see the pics on a big monitor and especially on night time photos what you can zoom in on lurking in the background.
 
I bought my first cellular trail camera last season. And I love it. It?s one of the cheaper Spypoint?s. But it works great. If you are removed from your location, it?s an excellent feature. And if you?re hunting, less disturbance means more action
 
If you want a really good standard trail camera I would get the covert MP8. Very good resolution photos awesome battery life and very easy to use. Swap SD cards and check them on your computer forget the phone apps. They are all glitchy.
 
I?ve been happy with my Brownings. I?ve had good and bad with other brands.

I would suggest two memory cards and swap them out when it?s time to look. The card readers and phones are too small to see anything that?s less than obvious or up close.
 
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I?ve been happy with my Brownings. I?ve had good and bad with other brands.

I would suggest two memory cards and swap them out when it?s time to look. The card readers and phones are too small to see anything that?s less than obvious or up close.
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Yes! Extra cards are a must!
 
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