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ontarget
Joined: 13 Mar 2002
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Location: N. CA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:01 am Post subject: |
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| How many of you out there use trail cams in addition to your usual scouting routine? |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| I have never used a trail cam, although I have never hunted black tail either. I hear they are rather willy.... |
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ontarget
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| Did any of you know you can build your own trail cams for half the price? About 100 bucks each, thats cheeeeeeap! Check out http://www.jesseshuntingpage.com |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Wow Jesse has written up a lot info, thanks for posting the link.
Come to think of it, would be nice be able to have some sort of IR (infra-red) link attached to the switch so that when motion is detected the camera would shoot, instead of just a random "hit or miss" attempt. Save some money on film/developing but would cost more to setup, plus low battery time... |
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ontarget
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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The MS20 sensor is an infra-red type detector.When I built my cams I always check them With a heat source to make sure they are working. They only time the cam has taken shots of nill is when the outside temp. reaches about 100 degrees or above.
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bitmasher
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2002 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting, what is the range on the IR? A few feet?
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ontarget
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| Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2002 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| It has a range of 70 feet and a 110 degree of view that can be narrowed |
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bitmasher
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2002 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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Ok and what kind of temperature difference between the object and the air tempature is needed?
Seems that on hot days where the air and body tempature are roughly the same the cam would not work.
BTW: It would be interesting to rig up a digital video system instead of taking single shots. Check out: this
While this isn't a big game cam (he uses it to take period photos of the flatirons in colorado), the guy uses a CCD camera to an sgi indy (a computer) to take shots, although full motion video is possible too. The biggest problem in using this for a "cam" is the power requirements and being able to put the thing is a small enough container that roaming people wouldn't get into it, there is the weather to worry about too... The full details on the setup are here
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hunter_jere
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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Location: Vancover Island B.C
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| i dout you know this but balcktailed deer dont follow trails at least where i live so you could use one but that deer could ber 100km away by the time you try and hunt it |
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blacktailer
Joined: 10 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:48 pm Post subject: Do they help? |
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| Do they help come hunting season? |
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predatorhunter
Joined: 15 May 2005
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Location: Wash
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I would use one but i dont know witch one to buy and witch on is best for my money. any help? and i do thing they come in hany for hunting season my buddies have them. |
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oneshothunter
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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Location: calif.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I use trail cam and its great I think its cool to look at the deer you might be hunting and when they come in .. |
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NONYA
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Montana
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| my buddy used a trail cam to figure out who was stealing antlers off the top of his storage shed,worked great,his next door neighbors kid was taking them and selling them,needless to say he got a serious *** woopin from dad and now he has to mow my buddys lawn for 2 summers. |
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fuzzybear
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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Location: Bend, Oregon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| You might be better off strapping the cam to your back so you can see how many of those Blacktail are following you. Yes, they are wiley. |
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