Just a FYI or reminder for anyone wondering if the batteries are old from wherever you get them. The good until dates are on the batteries themselves. The two places I linked to above where I got the lithiums from the batteires have 2036 and 2037 on them. Lithiums have a long shelf life.
Lithium camera batteries AA. Ouch!!
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PatinPA
5 year old buck +
S.T. You're build is in a thread somewhere isn't it?
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
I just buy the stock Tactacam solar/battery packs.
SWIFFY
5 year old buck +
Wild Thing I was referring to the Full Color White flash cams! Not the "red flash", but I agree deer will alert to those too.
Ultimately it really comes down to the individual bucks personality in my opinion. Some are very photogenic and will stand in front of any camera, others simply wont!
Buckly
5 year old buck +
I’m a fan of the lithium no matter the cost . I live in a cold, cold climate and they last me through when I need them to be functional. As far as the deer getting spooked, once I started a total de-scenting of my cameras then all problems went away. I only place them where I can drive up and change the cards with a 4 wheeler. I never ever touch the camera with my hands. Paper towels soaked in hydrogen peroxide only. This has eliminated all camera shy deer , that I know of anyway and has eliminated all problems with bears messing with the cameras
Wild Thing
5 year old buck +
Yes. That is what I was referring to also. Not sure if anyone even makes the white flash cams anymore. I do have several of the low glow red flash cameras and they aren’t too bad. Like you say though, ndividual personality traits probably dictate what a mature buck will tolerate.
bueller
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Go get yourself a cell cam or two. Set them early and never touch them until after the season is over. Don't need a bunch and don't need lithium batteries. Gives you just enough of a glimpse of what's happening out there to get the excitement up.
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Does anyone recharge their batteries?
MN Slick
5 year old buck +
I run Tenergy rechargeables in my standard Reconyx cams. They are what Reconyx recommends but I'm not sure how they would do in other brands. Much cheaper in the long run and if the cam has been out any length of time I replace them when I'm in the area regardless of whether they are at 60% or 10.
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Do you get multiple charges out of a set of batteries or do they start losing charge capabilities after a recharge or two?
6:52 pm. Drive up on polaris ranger and park 10 ft away. Into hog proof pen,
Pour out feed, kneel on ground ten ft away and change camera batteries
A little over four hours later, first mature buck is in feed pen
Ten minutes later, another buck shows up
Four hours after the second buck - both bucks show up together
These are mature bucks - big bucks for this area. I have the right side shed off the back buck in the above picture, from last year - he would have scored about 149 last year.
I think my deer would miss me if I didnt leave scent all over the woods.
TreeDaddy
5 year old buck +
Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
Bought 8 lithiums and a birthday card at target a couple weeks ago for a paltry $35. Need to get a bunch of my cell cams on solar/battery pack combos because this is gettin out of hand.
No hog panels. I use 32” field fence. It is smaller squares at bottom - just like hog panels. Buy it in rolls 330’ long at tractor supply. Was $159 last year - no telling this year. 16, 5’ tposts. I make them 40’ x 40’ depending on terrain. One 330’ makes two pens. I set corner posts and roll wire from corner to corner and affix. Come back in middle with a buddy and a long pry bar. Pry middle of fence between two corners, outward, pulling it tight. Other guy drives a post in middle to hold fence taught. Then do same thing again between corner and middle. Work around until done. I have a LOT of hogs. I have had one big boar root under in a soft spot and another t post stopped that. A couple guinea pig sized babies have got through the fence. Have had some pens up four years now. Had two month old fawns in them and the biggest bucks I have.
MN Slick
5 year old buck +
I've had some last 5 plus years and who knows how many charging cycles.
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TreeDaddy
5 year old buck +
mtholton
5 year old buck +
1.75 best I found when ordering this year, free shipping. https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/st...ack-ultimate-lithium-aaa-batteries/1062299244
mtholton
5 year old buck +
Sorry triple a in that link. But I bought them for that price on their website, might be worth checking out
Knehrke
5 year old buck +
Based on some beta-tests last year, I switched all my setups to external 12V 10Ah lithium batteries, placed in Remington ammunition boxes. These batteries can be found on Amazon for as little as $35. With the boxes ~$12 and power cords ~$8, you end up with a rig that you never have to purchase batteries for, which runs for months and can be recharged more times than you will ever need. Plus it's lithium, so you get that sweet profile at colder temperatures and full power up until they're discharged - making for better night pics. Win, win IMHO. Buy once, cry once. You can save some $ by going lead acid, but the weigh gets to be cumbersome if you have to go far to hang them, and they're not as good in the cold.
FYI, Tactacam takes a different plug diameter than most (5.5 x 2.1 on Browning, Moultrie, Spypoint, etc; whereas Reveals are 4.0 x 1.7), also lithium batteries use a different charger.
FYI, Tactacam takes a different plug diameter than most (5.5 x 2.1 on Browning, Moultrie, Spypoint, etc; whereas Reveals are 4.0 x 1.7), also lithium batteries use a different charger.
