Deer hunting BS thread

good question. I don't have any fancy email/text me the pictures but I just switched to Stealth Cam PX14's. How is everyone's Stealth Cams working for you?

I'm getting rid of these Leupold pieces of crap. They SUCK! Work perfectly inside when testing and then never work outside when you need them to. Plus tons of other problems.

 

I started using the exact ones you are. They are decent they pick up a chipmunk farting though So a lot of blank pics where a leaf or something small moves. So far they are good but not rated for really cold weather so I'll see how they do later this winter. Ebay has combos pretty cheap.

 

I am using moultrie mobile with a moultrie a20i trail camera. It is working good, texts me when there are new pictures and the moultrie mobile app on my phone accesses the pictures. You have to sign up for a data plan with Verizon. I am on the cheapest plan $10/month. Happy with it so far.

I have given up on expensive trailcameras and gone with moultrie inexpensive ones. The trailcamera I mentioned above was $60. The separate mobile device is pricey, $150.

 

I looked that up and looks like the Field Modem uses Verizon wireless. Pretty cool! So how are the data rates with that? Sure would be nice for me since I'm sitting in WA and my cameras are all in ID.

 

Data Plan Costs

Data Est. Images/Month Price/Month
Small 38 MB 750 $9.99
Medium 65 MB 1,250 $14.99
Large 125 MB 2,500 $19.99
Extra-Large 250 MB 5,000 $29.99
Professional 500 MB 10,000 $49.99

 

only problem I see with the cameras that send pics to email and such is that where I hunt and have property cell signal is spotty at best. Some places have signal but theres a lot more people that might stumble in on a camera and steal it.

 

Nice!! congrats!
Ive heard they are typically gamey? is that correct?

 

ive grown up on wild game. i have only ever had one that was gamey. it had to be thrown away. but every other muley ive had has been great. ive had over probably 25 different mulies. good meat!

 

That's all we eat here venisonwise. Cool them of quickly, process and prepare it right and they're grand.

 

I bought this one from Wal Mart. I got tired of replacing batteries, so this is my first solar camera. I put AAs in it just in case. It’s been out for over 2 months now and have had no issues. Still running on the solar panel. Has a viewer built in, which you can zoom in on. Super easy to use. The best of the 4 cameras I have.

 

Mulie hunting is on my list! What caliber do you need

 

I reach out and touch them with 300 WM.

 

legally .243 or bigger. but i use a .270 for everything

 

Yeah many people dont take care of them properly and then wonder why they dont taste good.

 

do you guys cut the scent glands out or just cut off the back legs just above the glands?

 

My dad's property where I hunt in ID. Couldn't find this guy last year. He only appeared on camera once in late sept. Wondering if he survived hunting season and is still around. Eager to get back over there and look at this years pictures.

 

That one I found sunday afternoon was similar but had split brow tines. Im still inclined to believe he was poached someway or the other. Since its fall and his antlers were really in good condition. It may possibly been a bow hunter but I havent really seen anyone near where the buck was, but thats not saying much since I cant be out all the time.

 

I cut the glands off if it’s during the rut and use them as a lure.

 

I've got one camera out that I put out yesterday, I'm a little upset I didn't get one with a viewing screen. It's a stealth cam, hoping for some results on a new piece of property I'll be hunting hard this year.