Today’s blog is about a must have item for hunters and gathers. You see, everyone should have a trail camera, if not a dozen of them (I’m looking at making it a Man Law). Trail cameras enhance the overall outdoor experience for nearly everyone, and they can give you intel you can’t get yourself. Placed correctly, trail cameras can also give you amazing outdoor images that have never been seen before – literally. The Stic-N-Pic Trail Camera Tree Mount helps you capture those pictures like never before – I promise. Continue Reading →
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3 Sexy Trail Camera Tips For Scouting Turkeys
OK, sexy might be a little strong, but these tips will allow you to scout and understand your hunting properties from a turkey hunting perspective in a relatively quick fashion. Trail camera tips for turkey hunting are few and far between on the web, and most of the them stem from running trail cameras for deer hunting, which doesn’t really relate. When I’m scouting for turkey with trail cameras, I care about 2 things. Where are the turkeys roosting? If I know nothing else, I want to know that. Secondly, where are they going, after they roost. Here are 3 tips for using your trail camera to find the butterballs (turkeys). Continue Reading →
Moultrie M80 BLX Black Flash Trail Camera Review
Recently I received a few of the Moultrie M80 BLX black flash trail camera and after the first few days, had a chance to review it. Moultrie trail cameras have a known history of manufacturing some sketchy trail cameras, as far as dependability goes. Turning the calendar to 2012 – I was reinvigorated with hope that the 2012 Moultrie game cameras would produce a quality trail camera at a great price. Straight out of the box – I think they’ve done just that!
Moultrie M80 BLX Trail Camera – First Impressions
Having never took the plunge on Moultrie game cameras before, I was intrigued by the design of the black flash trail camera. I believe it to be the exact same as last years Moultrie M80, but obviously with black flash that is supposed to be literally invisible to deer. My first thoughts were:
1) Compact. This trail camera is small. I really like that. I’d be able to fit 5 (if I had that many) of them inside my trail camera bag. They are easy to hang, and simple to hide. Some game cameras take up a lot of space – I’m not a big fan of those.
2) Simple design. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time – you know I am not blessed with intelligence. Moultrie’s BLX trail camera design is simple and easy to use. I got the hang of it after just a few minutes. (that’s what she said)
3) Burst Mode. This trail camera will take up to 4 shots, right away, and then sit idle for 5 seconds before taking more pictures. I wish this wasn’t the case. Ideally I’d like the camera snapping pictures as often as possible, with no delay. Maybe I’m the only one who wants a camera like that?
Looking Ahead
The Moultrie M80 BLX battery life is supposed to be great – they suggest a battery pack can last 1 year. I doubt that it will for me, because I plan of experimenting with video and rapid shot modes a lot. If I can get a few months out of the batteries – I will be stoked.
The M80 Blx fit and finish isn’t like my reconyx trail cameras. But I wasn’t expecting it to be, either. This cheap trail camera has many of the great features of the more expensive trail cameras out there, for just a fragment of the price. That excites me.
Be sure to watch the video for the full review on how to use and navigate the Moultrie M80 Blx trail camera – this is a really neat little game camera!
Update 5/11/12
I’ve had the Moultrie M80 Black Flash Trail Cam out alot the last couple of months, and it’s been working great. I’m very happy with it. The night pictures of deer are pretty blurry, but it’ll have to do. The black flash video is incredible – very fun to mess around with. Here are a couple of my favorite pictures taken with the Moultrie camera, in the last few weeks.
Here is a typical night time picture with the Moultrie Black Flash. Usable, but not near as good of quality as the daytime (expected).
I’ve been testing on pays to get less blur, and have come up short so far. However, the video mode at night, is incredible. I love it. The way the video mode works on this Moultrie, is the cameras sense movement – takes a picture, then records the video. So you always get both a picture and a video, with each sequence. Neato!
Black Flash Trail Cameras – The Best 2
As the sun rises and sets – the world is changing. Technology is changing, people are changing – and believe it or not – deer are changing! Black flash trail cameras are the newest thing in the trail cam world – and I believe they are here to stay. Being there are literally dozens of trial camera manufactures out there today, it is tough for some people to sift through the BS, and find a trail camera that will work well. Allow me.
The benefits of black flash trail camera technology are:
1) Allows the deer to be less spooked by the trail cam – allowing for more natural movements, patterns and pictures (because deer cannot see the black flash)
2) It gives the hunters more confidence because the deer aren’t (or shouldn’t) be as spooked by trail cameras.
3) Allows for better placement of trail camera to catch trespassers and thieves!
The economics of trail cameras (and for the most part, life) is shown in the image below. Are there outliers? Hell yes. The black flash trail cameras I’m about to recommend are not cheap. Some people think it is downright ludacris to spend this much coin on a trail camera (perhaps your wife is in this category).
Best Trail Cam For The Money – Deeper Look
What is the best trail cam for the money? A few years ago, I got the trail camera bug. Grandpa and I would go out each weekend and change the film and get the pictures developed. Trail cameras that use film are long gone. Thank goodness those where expensive, and certainly not the best trail cam for the money! After a couple of years not running trail cameras – I’ve gotten the itch again, and chances are it is not going away anytime soon. You’ve probably noticed that with my posts about the Reconyx trail cameras and Stic-N-Pic trail camera stand. They are are favorite combo. Recently, I got an email from a friend asking about what is the “best trail camera for the money”. Some of my thoughts are below.
Buying The Best Trail Cam For the Money – Things To Consider
1- Budget. This is hands down the first thing to consider. There is no need going broke or getting divorced because you bought a trail camera you could not afford. Continue Reading →
