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TVs are notorious for this. Big Box stores actually set the targets for orders with the suppliers/manufacturer. Build X for Y and we're ordering 1,000,000 units. If you don't, we're no longer selling your products. This is part of the reason why Rubbermaid folded and ultimately ended up restarting overseas. Wal-Mart became too large of a supplier for them from a % of revenue. Wal-Mart then came in and informed them of the above. Rubbermaid couldn't financially make that happen thus they folded up shop in Ohio. It is very different from the negotiating power when both sides used to be more balanced. It is also reason why nearly every major company with a shelf presence in Wal-Mart has offices in Bentonville, AR.

TVs are notorious for this. Big Box stores actually set the targets for orders with the suppliers/manufacturer. Build X for Y and we're ordering 1,000,000 units. If you don't, we're no longer selling your products. This is part of the reason why Rubbermaid folded and ultimately ended up restarting overseas. Wal-Mart became too large of a supplier for them from a % of revenue. Wal-Mart then came in and informed them of the above. Rubbermaid couldn't financially make that happen thus they folded up shop in Ohio. It is very different from the negotiating power when both sides used to be more balanced. It is also reason why nearly every major company with a shelf presence in Wal-Mart has offices in Bentonville, AR.

In any case, I do not see anything that would make me think this is a camera defect. The browning case design is such that this happens to the lens. Other case designs, even Browning's strike force has the array, lens, and sensor in a different configuration. The lens is often lower in many cam bodies.

Not many electronics sit outside in the elements for 100 and perform multiple functions. A simple picture taken requires sensing, data recording/image capture and plenty more. Nothing simple about a game camera for 100 bucks.

Since you are filming birds and lots of them, I suspect it is bird matter, those small feathers/fluff (whatever the correct term is) or possibly excrement flaked off, etc. I'm not knowledgeable on birds, but having owned one in a cage as a young kid, there were a lot of feather-matter on the bottom of cages when the cages needed cleaning. I'm thinking that is what this stuff is. Any its probably because you literally have dozens upon dozens of birds in that video, that it has to be common enough. I suppose it could be earth matter or forest/field matter too, but birds are dirty, lol. I sincerely doubt this is a camera defect or malfunction. I could be wrong, but it just seems pretty clear it was jarred loose by the raven bumping it. The only moving part in that part of the cam is the filter.

After watching this enough, I don't think this was a camera defect. This was stuff on the lens in my opinion.

I have a hard time picturing why a bird bumping a camera would add clarity to the camera video. The only thing I can think of would be the filter moving in and out of the way, but if that were the case, either the "fog" would be on one side only or the image would be colored a pink/purple color. Cross threaded lenses would result in 100% unclear videos and wouldn't be factored by a bump. Can you post the video of it "going clear." I actually think it could be either a bad battery, low battery, or potentially bad wiring/connection with the battery tray. What kind of batteries were they? Lithium? Were batteries ever changed in this cam besides the firs set put in? When on video, as videos draw batteries down, you start to see these kinds of problems. Also, here is the only other oddball thing that I know has happened with the full size Brownings. The lens area can collect debris causing a foggy/fuzzy/blurry look to photos and vids. I do not get that with the smaller sub micro units because the camera is under the sensor and array which acts like a hood at times. The bird bumping it may have set free the debris on the lens, which would explain the instant clarity. Because the lens is so small, miniscule "crud" can cause big distortions on the video. I have personally had this happen to both of the Recon Forces I have owned but cleaning the lens instantly fixed any distortions. The replacement camera isn't the first time I have heard them do that, but it is the first time I have heard them do that since the very first month they were in business a few years ago. That is shoddy IMO. Part of me thinks they are literally out of the 2015 BTC7FHDs and the 2016s haven't arrived yet. Browning rarely seems to have a glut of their cams on the market, so I think they artificially keep prices inflated by supply control. I do know that people return lots of cams as defects - and most companies find out that the cam works fine, the batteries being used were either bad or drained. Before I troubleshoot anything, I always replace batteries with a fresh tested set of alkalines and a clean formatted SD card. In this case, I would have done that and cleaned the lens area first before returning. I suggest you do reach out to them and tell them your situation and ask for a new in box replacement. I don't think any camera's warranty includes that a new cam will be the replacement, but it has been the norm for most companies' practices.

The only issue with ladder stands is the opportunity to overhunt them since they are easy to access, and sometimes height challenges. But in large, most of our permanent setups are ladderstands and we do just fine without concealment.

I dont think its compounding, unless the structure is different than what I understand it to be. The interest is moved to the "spending" acct. Compounding would require interest to remain and earn interest on that. i suppose it could compound if interest is claimed monthly or quarterly and moved to the other acct annually.

I've found a decent number in my days, but last year was the first in at least 7-8 years I didn't find one. I put some miles on, too. Not one. Pretty frustrating.

It doesn't die. It changes. Evolves per say.

I am not saying it is a poor cam - just that the cost of the warranty/replacement is built in. The other thing is - cams are still evolving quickly. In 5 years, that cam won't even sniff the current technology at that time. Not a lot of people have cams 5 years old - possibly because the cams don't live that long - but I doubt many hunters using cams would really enjoy a cam that long. It'd be put in the "high risk area" or the crappy spot because all their other cams are newer/better/faster, etc. Some people would like that peace of mind, no doubt, and would use the camera til the wheels fall off. But, it'll be a dinosaur in 2020. Once the market levels - I definitely see value in a cam lasting 5-10 years.

That's the impact of using alkalines in colder weather. Lithiums work well in that scenario. Pus, I suspect you could squeeze out two seasons of use if you only set it Aug to Dec.

Nobody has said anything about them operating perpetually - you are putting words in my mouth and quite a big jump at that. There is a difference between someone saying they have guaranteed operating income vs. operating perpetually solely based off of that income. It doesn't account for any hypothetical seasonal license purchase that hasn't happened and a sale in which nobody can guarantee happens, not even you. In 75 or 100 years, in theory, that investment is still bearing interest after that person is dead/no longer hunts. That is the kind of thought process that the government takes - it outlives the individual.

How many antlerless deer do you know screwing up Christmas trees?

It is not wall street. But, it IS government. And, government is a business form. It has a balance sheet. If they can lock in interest bearing funds in perpetuity, they will. Government is long-term. Trying to rationalize the second bird in the bush usually results in the hand being empty. They have one in hand and any assumption beyond that is short sighted for any entity, government included.

$765 @ 5% = $38.25 69-12= 57 years 57 x $38.25 = $2,180.25 in interest over the lifespan noted at a rough 5% interest as an example. Once that money is in the acct - that is locked in forever to bear interest in some capacity. There is no guarantee a license is bought every year individually, but this locks in interest bearing income for the government.

Peace of mind.

Just sold.

Spypoints are decent cams, but the delay and re trigger isn't on par w/other brands today.

Definitely PSE looking.

Its a joke grow. Netflix and chill.

And chill?

I've run deer for dogs. Grew up on it. Running deer dogs in NY is crazy due to average parcel size of private property being much much smaller than in the southern hunt clubs. Since average parcel size is shrinking everywhere, this is creating even more friction in the South now. There isn't a property we hunt in NY where we could run dogs without screwing up other hunters' and landowners' rights. Dogs do NOT know property lines regardless of how skilled the handlers are. I ran dogs on major size public grounds and in various hunt clubs that would typically control 4-8k acres of continuous land. We still had issues from time to time when a hot trail led dogs to neighbors - and these were organized hunts with dozens posters, handlers, and a hunt master leading it, and every single person had handheld CBs. Luckily, bordering grounds were all dog runners and common courtesy ensued both ways. That crap isn't happening here in NY. The only thing that keeps dog running legal for deer is the cultural values long instilled in that style of hunting in the South and where it is legal today. It doesn't exist here. Just like tracking deer and still hunting doesn't much exist in the South as a cultural trait.

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