Trailcam tales March

I have moved the Trailcam. Bambi did the selfie thing, again! The daytime photos are fine, the night ones, not so much. I'm really disappointed with the quality of the Wildgame brand of camera. There is no comparison to the Moultrie. Also, the Moultrie had a wonderful option, when you set it, you have 30 seconds to get out of frame before it will take you photo.
 

Red fox likes our driveway, as does the skunk (a new addition to the portfolio)!


Then there is Buster. we're still having problems with him attacking Dorah. Dorah has some physical health issues. It is so worrying. He has improved, and Daisy and Annie stand up to him. Dorah is playing victim.



A robin, turkeys and a raccoon. Buster, again, at 4:00 a.m.

Trailcam pros and cons

I've been wrestling with my new trailcam. All of them are for hunters and big game. A lot of hunters in the area have trailcams for hunting, they also feed the deer to lure them in. I'm more interested in actual sights of any critters! I often wonder which critters wander the property at night.



UPDATE:
I have a new trailcam. The Wildgame pooched out on me.
I've been experimenting.

I have a Bushnell. It's pretty good. I have picked up bats, and flying squirrels.
Batty from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
trailcam sept. from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The Moultrie surprises me sometimes.
Squirrels, rabbit from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

These won't pick up birds, for example, and even Butch & Sundance raccoon seem to avoid it. The new one, Wildgame, has a time delay of 15 seconds. The Moultrie, was 5 seconds.

You can see the lights, and the Wildgame requires 12 AA batteries. It's infrared, and doesn't have all that much power at night. Of course, it was developed by hunters, to see what they could be tracking.
This is the latest one I have (Moultrie, left). The videos have a clicking sound.

Wildgame

My old one crapped out. The Moultrie seemed to have much better night shots. I'll just have to see! I returned it to Crappy Tire, and the only one they had in stock with which I could replace it, was the Wildgame.
What I have learned about setting up a trailcam
I am looking for some objective opinions, though. Maybe this is all in my mind!

Moultrie

Wildgame



Here are the coyotes on the Moultrie.
Coyotes from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
I can't tell if we had 3 or 4 coyotes at 3:00 a.m.!


Wildgame Innovations: Butch and Sundance and the Hole in the Wall Gang. The sound is awful.

Butch & Sundance #3 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Great evening munchies of Butch & Sundance. I think there are three of them!