Same here. I've not bought a battery in years once going to a off season price on some solar panels and rechargeable batteries.
If you have a sams card or know someone who does you can get a stealth cam with batteries and an sd card for ~90 bucks or sometimes you can get a two back for ~140 dollars. They are all I use excellent battery life good quality images. The battery life is what I value most. I can get three to four months on average out of mine. On three shot burst longer on single picture mode.
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I have been a fan of Bushnell for the last 8 years or so. Cameras stay out year around and using the Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries, I don't worry about leaky batteries like alkaline or cold weather making cameras go dormant. We have started carrying a voltage meter in our camera bag and when a camera goes "offline" due to low batteries, we often find one that has dropped down to 1.0 voltage or less. Swap it out and the camera is back online. Sometimes we just pull all batteries and swap for speed in the field and then test the batteries and dispose of the bad ones. Others go in the bagto swap next time. Generally we see 4-6 months use from the batteries unless using the video feature.
I checked my 3 of 4 non cellular cameras today and got a really nice surprise. In 20 years of using trail cams, this is my first time to get a picture of a buck with a drop tine.
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They seem to be more prevalent in our general area. I've killed two with drop tines in the last 5 years or so. None in the last 30. One with double drops. The double drop was a mercy killing. Young buck that had either been hit on the road or beat up by a bigger buck in a fight.
He came walking by stumbling, and falling down. Watched him coming for a long way. Each part of his falling spent longer times on the ground, so I finished the deal even though he was a young deer that would have got a pass any other year. The meat was all bruised, and red. Processor said he wouldn't process it because of all the hemorrhaging and wouldn't produce any usable meat.
That's awesome, RetrieverMan! Think he'll make the cut for this year or are you planning on giving him a pass?
Checked my cameras yesterday. Does, fawns, tons of booner cattle and this fella. Thought it was a cool pic, especially given the camera manufacturer.
Checked my cameras yesterday. Does, fawns, tons of booner cattle and this fella. Thought it was a cool pic, especially given the camera manufacturer.
