I have been kicking around getting a couple trail cameras, even looked at a few cellular ones. The reviews are all over the place. What do you guys have, and how do you like them? Which ones should you stay away from? And anyone have any experience with cellular cams? Costs and thoughts?
Thanks

I don't know the best, but get a good one so you can post some good pictures. LOL

Reconex sends your pictures right to you.

It depends on what you will use the photos for ? I just want to know what’s out there. In the past I purchased several of the more expensive brand name cameras. They all ended up being problematic. Now I only purchase the $28 Tasco cameras sold at Walmart. They are a throw away, and I have had great luck with them. Picture quality OK for scouting and battery life is great. If someone steals one or a bear eats it , no big deal.

... don’t do it... it’s a gateway to bone hunter stickers on your truck back window ... and wearing thin camo beanie hats with a beard trimmed real short ... and giving animals human names .. and planting clover and what not

Squash made a good point in knowing what you want the pictures for. I want them for simply seeing what is there day and night and at what time. I may need help with knowing about the different flash lighting and what each may do from your experience to the animals being pictured.
Here are some of the flash types I have seen and wondered about. Infrared, low glow infrared, white flash, Please let me know about these terms or types of light.
I also wondered about the trigger speed needed. I have seen several pictures of animals nearly off screen when picture is taken. How fast is generally really needed 1 sec, .8, .5, .3. Please let me know what you think about these items.

Squash made a good point in knowing what you want the pictures for. I want them for simply seeing what is there day and night and at what time. I may need help with knowing about the different flash lighting and what each may do from your experience to the animals being pictured.
Here are some of the flash types I have seen and wondered about. Infrared, low glow infrared, white flash, Please let me know about these terms or types of light.
I also wondered about the trigger speed needed. I have seen several pictures of animals nearly off screen when picture is taken. How fast is generally really needed for them. 1 sec, ..8, .5, .3. Please let me know what you think about these times..

Now you tell me.......

Cell cams are only as good as the cell service where using it. For 38 bucks can't beat wild games terra 12 .Then if someone likes it so much they take it home with them you don't get sick.

I LOVE trail cams, lol! Especially taking videos. Cell cams are great for removing unwanted critters whether with traps or playing Indian and sneaking in on them (Hogs!!)
I use cameras on just about everything...nests, gopher tortoise dens, ponds, rubs, scrapes, etc.
Even let my son use a cell cam as a security device until he could get WiFi and cameras at his house. Worked great too.

I have everything from the cheap Tasco to a Spartan. I have Brownings as old as 6 and a Spartan thats 5...no issues at all with either...knock on wood.

I haven’t had good luck with Primos or Moultrie cams for some reason.

If we could post videos here without having to download to YouTube or something similar I could show my rub line. My coolest idea yet! Got everything from grown bucks to spikes tearing that tree up!!! I have grunting bucks, chasing bucks, even does that aren’t being very lady like. Bet y’all didn’t know a doe will rub up on a rub, lol.

Buy some cheap cams to start out with and go from there.

I have had some primos easy cams for about 5 years now. They worked great, but are getting old and not taking as many pictures. I am looking for something to put out where I deer hunt, and am wanting to put a couple over sets on video to maybe learn something. I found a place that had browning dark ops on sale for $80 and I have seen more good reviews on those than a lot of others. I have also been looking at the wild game innovations shadow micro cam. Dad has one and it seems alright, Im just not completly sure about the mounting base. What browning cams do you run?

Just personally my thoughts. I usually make my own (diytrailcams.com). Quality of the pic. wise a homebrew usually is much better clarity as it uses a real camera (Zeiss, Leica, etc.lens). Cost wise can be made as cheap or expensive as what you want (okay, not AS cheap), as was said depending on what you want...just to see what's there or National Geographic quality. White flash vs. infrared. Personally again I haven't found white flash to alarm an animal, have thousands of pics. of multiple animals walking in to the cam at night and even licking the lens. Out of frame wise is shutter speed/reset, etc. I guess it all comes down to what you want that way. A homebrew usually has a much slower refresh rate (2.5 sec. or more is the norm. it seems) so getting an animal going out of the pic. while not common is something more likely to happen. I like getting pics. of hummingbirds so a Sony S40 (4 mega pixel) cam with forced flash gives me stop wing motion so there is a bit can do to get animal in frame.
That said I bought a cheap WildGame Terra and love the night video but daylight color for me isn't the greatest but it was a $60.00 "throw away" am just to compare.
Here are just a few pics. from the homebrew S40 that I built for under $120.00.
Guess this didn't really answer the question but guys that come into the shop like the Moultrie, Cuddyback and WildGame.

No cell coverage where I hunt. What is recommended?

woodchuck ,thanks for the ride !

I run Bushnell cams they fit my needs they do scare the yotes but that’s fine at my cat sets.

Nice pictures.

... ever since the advent of trail cams ... I haven’t had a peaceful second in the woods... I always feel like someone with a subscription to the outdoor channel is watching me

I run the Browning Strike Force HD Pro mainly for pics and video.
I use Spartan for cell.
I will say this, I have an older Spartan and have had NO ISSUES. But, I have friends with the new Ghost Cams that have had some issues. They call me just to see if it’s a Spartan thing or their actual camera. If I have a signal it works...all the time.

Same here. Good, solid camera.

https://youtu.be/-NU9qllnmMM

Wow That is interesting. Dad gets quite a few pictures of coyotes, but they are always just walking infront of the camera, never being spooked like that that we have ever seen. Is that a trophy cam?