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Leaf River Digital Game Camera Leaf River Digital Trail Scan Scouting Camera Trail Cameras (g-l)
Trail Cameras (g-l) Manufacturer: Leaf River Digital Game Camera
Leaf River Digital Game Camera Model: Leaf River Digital Trail Scan Scouting Camera
Review Category: Trail Cameras (g-l)
Purchase: Trail Cameras (g-l) Bought two of theses units to replace 35mm film. If you use trail cameras enough it makes sense to go digital. I wanted to test them on my farm before taking them to one of my hunting spots in Ohio an hour and a half away and leaving them for a couple weeks. If I just took them and set them out in the woods I might make the assumption that the buck I am wanting to see just isn't using that certain trail I am trying to monitor. I feed the deer at my farm 50lbs. of feed a day year round. I know that sounds crazy but it is less expensive than a big game hunt and I get to see every deer within a couple miles of my house and enjoy the wildlife year round. anyhow, I have a good environment to test a new trail camera. After reading the directions and testing the cameras inside of my house. I took them down and placed both cameras on the same tree about 50 yards from my deck were I like to watch deer in the evenings. The tree is approx. 8 ft. from the trail were some of the deer come through to feed. I angled the cameras 45 degrees in either direction to give me a more generous shot and a greater likelihood of getting the deer in the photo. I tested the cameras for a week trying different angles, different heights, and distances from the trail watching deer in the evenings go past the camera and noting the times for when I checked my cameras. To say the least I was very disappointed. I brought the cameras back in the house and set them up in my living rooom just to make sure it wasn't me. At about 12-14 feet away I would slowly walk past the camera to the wall turn and head back the other direction. I never did get a picture of me walking to the far wall. The only ones I got were of me heading back the other direction and I was walking slow. This camera might be okay to set over a feeder, scrape or rub but only if the deer lingered. For actual trail monitoring I feel this unit makes a horrible choice. I paid around $270.00 a piece for these units at Cabela's and if you would like you can check the Bargain Cave because I sent them right back to Cabela's.
Things I like about the Leaf River Digital Game Camera Leaf River Digital Trail Scan Scouting Camera Trail Cameras (g-l): Picture quality is fine and are easy to retrieve. This unit is fairly user friendly after reading the directions. The housing is sturdy and attaches to the tree easy enough.
What I don't like about the Leaf River Digital Game Camera Leaf River Digital Trail Scan Scouting Camera: The most important reason to have a trail camera is to catch the deer you are missing. This one misses them at least most of the time. The Cuddeback commercial I have seen is about right on. It took my Leaf River cameras around 5-8 seconds to trigger a shot. I'm guessing the seconds, but trust me it is slow.
Trail Cameras (g-l) Leaf River Digital Trail Scan Scouting Camera quality: Construction is solid. Quality is solid excluding the most important aspect of a trail camera which is the trigger speed.
Leaf River Digital Trail Scan Scouting Camera summary: Again, I would have to say this unit might be acceptable to be set on a feeder, rub or scrape but only if the deer lingered. For trail monitoring I would try another camera.
Rating for this Leaf River Digital Game Camera product: 2
Author of this review on Leaf River Digital Game Camera Trail Cameras (g-l): Lee
Date: 2005-12-25
Usefulness Rating: 3.10096 out of 5.
208 reader(s) voted.
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