Cabelas Outfitter Gen3

[JimR]

My first venture into owning a trail camera. I’ m fortunate to have a friend who works part time at Cabelas and offered to use their store discount (45% on Cabela and Bass Pro merchandise) so I sprung for 2 of these cameras. All the specs seem good, not sure if a 2 sec recovery time is OK. They are low glow as opposed to no glow, hoping that’s not a issue. Anyone using these ? Any thoughts, advice, tips or tricks? Heading up to camp for a couple nights soon so I’ll be able to get them set up and check them for function.

[G-Man]

2 sec is a long reset time , you may want to set it in a feeding area or if on a trail nearly looking down it as compared to perpendicular to it as you may miss trailing animals walking single.file a longer look down a trail may give you multiple shots as activation zone will be occupied longer., I look forncamwras.with fastest rest.time possible if setting perpendicular to .trails . Its not.as.critical in a feeding.area as animals stick around longer. , you may also want.to set.for multiple shots on trails as.many times deer are.moving quickly.and.multiple shots may make up for longer reset times as a second or 3rd animal maybe in a 2nd or 3rd photo in a series.

Clear.actvation zone from anything wind may blow into activation zone and give.you nothing but moving limbs / weeds

Edited August 20, 2020 by G-Man

[Hock3y24]

Thats a real long recovery time. They should be find but dont expect too much. I got my brownings from midway during a sale for $50 and there the best ive used. 

 

[UpStateRedNeck]

45% discount confirms my suspicions about bass pro.

[Steuben Jerry]

54 minutes ago, UpStateRedNeck said:

45% discount confirms my suspicions about bass pro.

? Curious. The high markup?

[UpStateRedNeck]

35 minutes ago, Steuben Jerry said:

? Curious. The high markup?

Exactly.  And holy crap did their customer service go to hell.

[phade]

It's made by Boly. Boly uses wider sensing zones so their trigger and recovery times are longer than the industry norm to match the sensing. It'll still work out OK; they can be trigger happy a bit in sun and weeds blowing.

But they also aren't the worst cam ever made, either. You're fine for the discount you got on it.