What's everyones thoughts on them on public land? Yes/No. Good/Bad. Any decent photos to make it worth the time? Hard to imagine them being of any use in much of the east coast, south island or am I wrong on this?
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What's everyones thoughts on them on public land? Yes/No. Good/Bad. Any decent photos to make it worth the time? Hard to imagine them being of any use in much of the east coast, south island or am I wrong on this?
I have used them on public land, but usually in little tucked away spots (not on ridges, etc). I have only had one photo of another hunter.
I've had heaps of good photos, including some of a fallow buck listening to us coming towards him.
The activation range is only 20m or so, so probably not a lot of use in open country.
I have only ever used mine on public land. Yes. very worth while. The anticipation of seeing what you have captured is as good as any other aspect of the hunt.
Placed mine out on the hill for the first time a couple of weeks back. A spot where other hunters don't ever really go. Got some interesting footage that will help target the area a bit more effectively knowing the patterns of the animals.
I would certainly avoid placing one anywhere it might be found and against something very sturdy and shielded from wind.
I love using game cameras. You see more game than you ever imagined would be there and you don't have to carry them out. Great for oldies that have done it all and often wondered what the hell he/she was going to do with all that meat.
Now your next job will be, do you buy a quality $400+ camera and risk it walking or buy 4 $100 poorer quality cameras and cover more places. If you lose one it don't hurt as much.
Fully test your camera/s at home on all settings before warranty runs out. I would only buy a camera from a NZ based agent or online seller so you can return a faulty one.
Sounds like they are worth it then. Anyone got any recommendations or pictures/videos off certain camera's. Have a few areas I think would suit a camera but don't want to buy something that'll run out of battery one week in. Also don't want to break the bank but open to anything.
Plenty of pictures in this thread, often the photo has the make of camera.
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....mera-pics-160/
Cheers for that. Will look through them tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
Trail cams are awesome on public land, they help you learn a lot about what animals are in the area and what time of day they are around, what habits they might have throughout the year. I've got 6 different cheapies from AliExpress and they are of varying price and quality, but they all do the job. I've cut my own track and put them in various spots in open areas along the way. Only complaint is you get a few false positives, but I'm not sure if that's the same on the more expensive ones.
Had a look through that other thread and found that Bushnell or Moultrie game cameras seemed to be the used the most but both are a little pricey for a quality camera. Might grab a couple off ali express as you say and see how they go
Does anyone have any links to AliExpress game cams that are good value? There are so many listed it's hard to pick the wheat from the chaff.... Thanks! :)
You should be asking "if camera is faulty, can I easily return it and get refund?"Quote:
Originally Posted by bumblefoot
@Gamehunter That's pretty much always a "no" on AliExpress eh ;) But..... I'd rather have a $100 camera flogged on public land than a $400 one ;)
I got 2 off The Market that were the same as one I'd bought off 1 Day (now taken over by The Market). I checked both the new ones, one at a time over two nights in my workshop and found both had the same fault as I'd struck with the original one I bought off 1 Day.Quote:
Originally Posted by bumblefoot
They all take unwanted and untriggered photos on each hour even on factory setting.
I contacted The Market about this fault and they gave me a return docket no. and I dropped the two cameras in original package at Farmsource (their return agent in town) and returned at no cost. I am getting a full refund, including my original postage.
Great service.
They sell heaps of different Tcams but a bit gun-shy at present.
So I'm sticking with running the 4 dodgy cameras I own of 3 types.
One works great. One does daylight only. One takes unwanted photos each hour and the other belonged to Noah of Arc fame.
If you buy a cheaper camera that works OK, I'd like to know what it is and where you bought it.
I managed to grab 3 Moultrie cameras on a run-out special at $150 each a few years back, I should have bought more.
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These are from a pretty cheap WildGame innovations camera that is about the same as the ones you see on Aliexpress. It goes ok just not great images at night. It does serve its purpose well though.
These could be worth a look
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/1080p-outdo...amera/p/QC8043
taking a single photo,on the hour every hour wouldnt really be a deal breaker if you use a half decent SD card with bigger memory.... most can fit hundreds of photos even the small capacity ones will...and if you sacrifice a bit of pixel count the number of photos goes up hugely.
With the limited research I've done, a good way is to set the camera to video rather than photo only, with the idea that they can pull the ideal photos off the clip anyway through editing on a home computer.
Just try scrolling through 5631 pictures after 6 weeks out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Or over 8000 photos of a broken punga frond waving in the breeze...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamehunter
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
Beware this is from Jaycar site. Note item is located OUTSIDE NZ. May take some time to get here.
LOW STOCK
Apeman H70 Wildlife Hunting Trail Trap Camera 30MP 4K with Infrared
Apeman
$165.92
DELIVER TO AK 0632
Leaves warehouse in 1-2 business days.
Sold by Elite Electronics
This item is located outside New Zealand
The model I linked is in stock in shops in NZ, but takes lower quality photos and costs a little more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamehunter
Totally agree with dealing with a company-based here in NZ, we offer local NZ support backed up by support out of the US, best in the business. https://trailtech.nzQuote:
Originally Posted by Gamehunter
Been using them for years and it has completely changed my hunting. I'm now far more successful as I've a better idea of where and when the animals will be there.
Never had one stolen but I've had an SD card taken out of a camera.
In my experience the size of the camera is an important factor as to how visible it is to others.
