magnus72 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Im thinking of getting my brother in law and my nephews one of those cams you strap to the tree and it takes pictures of the wildlife that walk by all day long. I have been looking around and all the reviews I have read are not good. I dont really want to spend over $200 on one. Wondering if anyone here has ever used one and could point me in the right direction.My buddy has one at his hunting lodge and they have great pictures of bears walking up there driveway all hours of the day, but hes got big bucks so his probably cost at least a grand. Know if I can get a decent one for a decent price? Link to post Share on other sites
SGFULTON83 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I don't know much about them myself, but from hearing my uncle and grandfather talk only the expensive ones are really worth having at all from a quality standpoint. Link to post Share on other sites
Painter567 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Im thinking of getting my brother in law and my nephews one of those cams you strap to the tree and it takes pictures of the wildlife that walk by all day long. I have been looking around and all the reviews I have read are not good. I dont really want to spend over $200 on one. Wondering if anyone here has ever used one and could point me in the right direction.My buddy has one at his hunting lodge and they have great pictures of bears walking up there driveway all hours of the day, but hes got big bucks so his probably cost at least a grand. Know if I can get a decent one for a decent price?My dad has 1 one the back property at the house...loves it and loves showing me the pics when I come over. Not sure of the brand, but I'd bet he spent less than $200 bucks.I'll see if I can get some info from my dad for you. Link to post Share on other sites
magnus72 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 My dad has 1 one the back property at the house...loves it and loves showing me the pics when I come over. Not sure of the brand, but I'd bet he spent less than $200 bucks.I'll see if I can get some info from my dad for you.TY, maybe I can swing this into a three way christmas gift since my brother in law would love it and he always gets the shaft Link to post Share on other sites
SGFULTON83 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Sorry, I thought you were talking about the ones that actually film video clips of the game as well. You can easily find the ones that take snap shots for cheap. Have you checked Ebay yet? Link to post Share on other sites
magnus72 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 Sorry, I thought you were talking about the ones that actually film video clips of the game as well. You can easily find the ones that take snap shots for cheap. Have you checked Ebay yet?No all I went to was Gander Mountains website and I looked at everyone they ahd and they all had bad reviews, but I suppose someone with a good review wont write one. Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 355 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I looked at everyone they ahd and they all had bad reviews, but I suppose someone with a good review wont write one.Not online. People write good and bad reviews alike. I usually exercise the 'review' option for anything I purchase online.If something has universally poor online reviews, definitely trust that. Link to post Share on other sites
savagerebel 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I have one that I love. These are some of the pics from it.http://s358.photobucket.com/albums/oo21/KTBC_photos/It is a wildview.www.wildviewcam.com Link to post Share on other sites
magnus72 0 Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 I have one that I love. These are some of the pics from it.http://s358.photobucket.com/albums/oo21/KTBC_photos/It is a wildview.www.wildviewcam.comThose look like pretty decent quality photos, do you know which model you have? The Xtreme5 is $149.99 I will probably go ahead and order that if I decide on purchasing. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
Painter567 0 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I have one that I love. These are some of the pics from it.http://s358.photobucket.com/albums/oo21/KTBC_photos/It is a wildview.www.wildviewcam.comChecked with my Dad and this is what he has....paid 150 bucks. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodAFD 0 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I don't know much about them myself, but from hearing my uncle and grandfather talk only the expensive ones are really worth having at all from a quality standpoint.QFTI have motion sensor cameras on the house and the ones on the side were cheap...and not worth a crap.The cameras really arent that expensive...your money will be spent on your recording device. There's a lot of options on hard drive sizes and the way they record, store etc.You could do the whole thing with a single camera for around 200-250 probably. Link to post Share on other sites
savagerebel 0 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Those look like pretty decent quality photos, do you know which model you have? The Xtreme5 is $149.99 I will probably go ahead and order that if I decide on purchasing. Thank you.Not sure of the model. I have had it for ages. Keep in mind the pictures that say wildview on the bottom were taken on extremely low batteries. I think they lasted 2-3 days before they died. My fault for not changing them for two years. Link to post Share on other sites
hblask 1 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 TY, maybe I can swing this into a three way since my brother in law would love it and he always gets the shaftFYP Link to post Share on other sites
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