Trail camera recommendations

[Blkram]

Gerry, probably a good thing there is no cell service where you wanted to set your trail cams; we cannot use the ones equipped for cell service here in BC. (unless they have changed the regs)

 

[Alderman]

I’ve had good luck with the Tactacam Reveal cameras. They are all set up locally on the homestead so I use a battery box with a 12 volt battery rather than AA batteries.

 

[gerry]

I’ve had good luck with the Tactacam Reveal cameras. They are all set up locally on the homestead so I use a battery box with a 12 volt battery rather than AA batteries.

I'm subscribed to your YouTube channel. You sure have a great spot for your cameras. Really liked the one with the "elk littles" all together.

 

[gerry]

Bought another one on sale at Canadian Tire Friday. It's a Covert cam so we'll see how that works out. Up to three now so I'll back off getting more for a while. Will check out some of the ones mentioned here in the future.

 

[RL338]

This year I picked up some Spypoint Cellular cameras. They are way better than the Moultrie cellular camera I tried last year.

 

[Leo Couvreur]

I’ve been using the Magic Eagle trail camera for a couple of seasons now and it's been rock solid. No WiFi or cellular needed—it stores everything on an SD card. The battery life is great, and it captures sharp images day and night. Super easy to set up too, which is a big win when in remote areas.

 

[gerryaz]

I have 3 moultree cameras , 3 BOG cameras , 4 stealth cameras , 1 browning camera , and I was just recently gifted a primos camera . all are black flash except the primos , it's a low glow but I can't see it . one moultree has an issue with the night flash . one side of the flash doesn't always work , causing half the pic to be black if taken in the night . the stealth cams does not allow you to name the camera . naming the camera is handy for knowing where it's at when viewing the pics . I just number my cams and have a cheat sheet with the number locations . the stealth cams do not have a viewing screen . the moultree cams have a very small viewing screen to be able to view the pics on location . they can also be named . the browning can be named , but no viewing screen . I think the browning takes the best quality pic , out of my cameras . the BOG cams can be named , and also have a nice size viewing screen . I think these are the most handy cameras I use . the primos cam I haven't had any field time with it yet . I don't think it can be named , it doesn't have a view screen . it's a very basic camera .. my home computer has a SD slot . I take the SD cards out of the cams and plug them into my home computer and it opens my photo program and I view my pics, and I was also checking moultrie reviews to compare performance. The Primos cam doesn't do this. I need to load the primos SD card to a folder and then view my pics in this folder . these cameras are all at least 2 seasons old with the moultree's being probably 6 or 8 years old . I had a simons camera that lasted less than one season and died .

For areas with no cell coverage, you should use non-cellular trail cameras that store footage directly to SD cards. Good options include Bushnell Core DS-4K No Glow, Reconyx Hyperfire 2, Tactacam Reveal, and GardePro T5CF. Look for models with long battery life, weather resistance, and large SD card support. Avoid Wi-Fi or cellular cameras since they won’t work in remote locations.