Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted August 10, 2010 I have had my cam out for about 7 weeks. It is a mile hike in on a marked FS trail and half a mile off the steep side to no mans land. When I get there it has 176 pics. 2 fox night shots 1 bear smack in the middle of my camera 3 rock squirrel pics smack in the middle of my camera. 1 pic of me testing the cam when I set it. 1 pic of me and my dog when we checked it. 168 pics of shadows, blades of grass blowing in the wind etc. Two days in a row....absolutely no pics Three days in a row.....no pics Deer tracks all over in my mineral salt exactly where the bear was standing and the squirrell appeared in my pics. How did I end up with no pictures of deer on my cam??? Moultrie set on high resolution, 1 pic with a one minute wait??? Very confusing, any ideas???? I was told one idea but hate to think it is true....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted August 10, 2010 coues deer are sneaky but i dont think that are invisible. well at least not untill hunting season. could some one have switched/messed with your card?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wackycouesaddict Report post Posted August 10, 2010 coues deer are sneaky but i dont think that are invisible. well at least not untill hunting season. could some one have switched/messed with your card?? +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAIL CHASER Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Those deer are Ninjas. Were the batteries low in power? I use to have the same problem until I put a 12v battery system with my cameras.They now catches a lot more critters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmc Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Last year I had my camera on a tank with boat loads of deer tracks, big tracks. The only thing I got on it was bears. My guess I was too far off the water to get the little deer that moved in very slow but would get a slow lumbering big bear. Oh well... But I'm a firm believer they are not called gray ghost for nut'n. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rio Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Do you have it in a lock box? if not +1 on the possibility of someone messing with the card. If it's in the lock box, check the batteries and indicated above, also, I'd remove the 1 minute delay, you could have a trigger out of camera range, and then have the animal walk through during your 1 minute delay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeybari Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Last year I had my camera on a tank with boat loads of deer tracks, big tracks. The only thing I got on it was bears. My guess I was too far off the water to get the little deer that moved in very slow but would get a slow lumbering big bear. Oh well... But I'm a firm believer they are not called gray ghost for nut'n. "The only thing I got on it was bears." thats why you got no pic of deer if the deer are smelling bear they will not going to that spot for a couple of weeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
little miss Huntn coues Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Were the batteries low? And those deer are very sneaky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abovethecoues Report post Posted August 10, 2010 1) Someone checked your card 2) Not familiar with moultrie, but either increase trigger sensitivity or move it closer. Grey ghost trick #1 3) Reduce trigger interval, they are sneaking through. Grey ghost trick #2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azgutpile Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Maybe its the time of day the deer are coming in. I have a Stealth Cam that will not trigger when its warm out. In the summer the only pics i get are from late at night to early morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abovethecoues Report post Posted August 10, 2010 I'm a covert 2 assassin fan. Very sensitive, batteries last over a year. I'd trade in the moultrie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted August 10, 2010 Good info, batteries were strong enough to take my pic when we checked the cam. My other cam in the same area has multiple bears and deer until the bears dismantled my cam Didn't have a lock box on at the time but I do now have a lock box on my cam. Gotta win that trail cam competition so I can get my hands on a Covert cam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AntlerObsession Report post Posted August 10, 2010 I had the same problem w/ my Moultrie. Wouldnt come out of sleep mode. Thought it was the card size. Nope. The batteries. Nope. I called Moultrie who sent me info on troubleshooting. I'm going to try what they told me, send it back and use the year warranty, then never buy moultrie again. It's not worth the aggravation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotcoues Report post Posted August 11, 2010 Moultries are junk in my opinion, I used the older models w the 6 volt batt. Everything about them sucked. Cuddeback and Covert are much better cams IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
