Who has a trail camera?

nb_foresttech · April 17, 2009, 07:22:54 PM

Thought I would start a thread to find out who has trail cameras up and what type they are. Possibly we could even share a few of the pictures.

pappy · April 17, 2009, 07:53:20 PM

A bit cold to set mine out yet, tough on the battery :

but it'll be going out in a few weeks.. Got ta get a salt block out to attract the moose in and maybe a white tail or two 8)

isawlogs · April 17, 2009, 08:28:01 PM

I have four , will also have them out in a few weeks when it warms up a little .
Hey Pappy, I have been using rechargebles in mine, They seam to hold there own up againts the wabbitt and the copper tops .

Maineloggerkid · April 17, 2009, 08:44:25 PM

I have one, but I am looking to expand to 2 or 3. I am thinking about getting Cuddeback digital cameras.

Jeff · April 17, 2009, 08:48:08 PM

You can see quite a few photos from mine on this thread.

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,33201.0.html

There are lots of trail cam photos scattered around on the forum by different members.

CLL · April 17, 2009, 09:35:17 PM

I've got one and will buy two more before long. I have a picture of a one horned buck on here. C. L.

CLL · April 17, 2009, 09:36:40 PM

Just thought I would throw in, had 11 deer within 200 yards of house tonight.

Chuck White · April 18, 2009, 07:37:15 AM

I was watching the Outdoor Channel a couple of weeks ago and a "trail cam" commercial came on and near the end of the commercial, the guy said "or, to catch a thief"!

This got me to thinking about the sawmill. Especially since I saw mobile, I could place one of these somewhere near my mill and if anyone came around the mill when I wasn't there, it could be used as evidence in case of theft or vandalism.
Anyone here use them for that purpose?

Jeff · April 18, 2009, 07:50:18 AM

If you are trying to catch a thief, use two cameras. One that is watching your property, and another that is more hidden to watch your camera watching your property. We've had the camera at the cabin "erased" when it apparently was noticed by a trespasser.

pappy · April 18, 2009, 08:39:00 AM

Quote from: isawlogs on April 17, 2009, 08:28:01 PM
I have four , will also have them out in a few weeks when it warms up a little .
Hey Pappy, I have been using rechargebles in mine, They seam to hold there own up againts the wabbitt and the copper tops .

Marcel,

I had used rechargeables for a while last summer but the flash was just to hard on em and I started using a small car battery and that worked really well... The cam I got has a 12 volt port and I'd just clamp it to it... It worked perf, had the batt in an old battery box painted camo and the cam itself was black also... I don't have vandalism probs at the camp "Outback" but one never knows

... I got a newer / bigger solar panel ( 43 watt) for the camp so I now got a 5 watt one to hook up to the battery ,,, although last summer I only had to recharge the car battery twice... It'll be a challenge getting the panel up high enough so people can't see it to easily :P That'll make it nice to just have to switch out the SD memory cards

Chuck,
I got a friend that set one up on a one way road in and out of a gravel pit he owns,, said it helps the guys buying gravel from him a bit easier to stay honest ... He was told in doing so he had to put up a sign stating "security cameras in use" suppose just that would help keep the honest guy honest anyway :

SwampDonkey · April 18, 2009, 03:59:05 PM

I might look into one myself. I know it would be a busy one on my woodlot with all the moose, coyotes and bear around. Not many deer around, but I have seen 5 in the last week in the area.

Ron Scott · April 19, 2009, 09:34:09 AM

A Hunt Club client of mine has several around their property. They have one located up on the roof above the doorway entrance to their pole barn which had previously been "ripped off" a few times. This one is solar powered with a panel in the roof of the building. No thefts yet since it has been installed.

Chuck White · April 22, 2009, 07:45:09 PM

Quote from: Jeff on April 18, 2009, 07:50:18 AM
If you are trying to catch a thief, use two cameras. One that is watching your property, and another that is more hidden to watch your camera watching your property. We've had the camera at the cabin "erased" when it apparently was noticed by a trespasser.

I like this idea. This way, you could have double coverage.

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quote from Pappy;
Chuck,
I got a friend that set one up on a one way road in and out of a gravel pit he owns,, said it helps the guys buying gravel from him a bit easier to stay honest ... He was told in doing so he had to put up a sign stating "security cameras in use" suppose just that would help keep the honest guy honest anyway.

I think this is a good idea too, afterall, look how many businesses have "fake" surveilance cameras.

Thanks for the ideas! Chuck

Mooseherder · April 22, 2009, 08:55:14 PM

Here is a Moose from last summer on the trail to the stream. Don't pay attention to the date on the picture. It had lost it's place when I changed the batteries. :

nb_foresttech · April 25, 2009, 10:35:00 AM

Cool pictures! I have a new Cabelas 5.0 MP camera, manufactured by moultrie that I bought in December when they were on sale. Hope to get it out this week and put it up. Possibly I will have some pictures to share soon.