Moultrie Mobile Edge2 Pro Thread/Pre Review - Optimizing Time Afield

[Brock A]

Camera had no activity on for the last week after having deer daily on it. We had some interesting weather and I am wondering if that affected them. Haven’t had any bucks on it lately though. I saw enough at this spot during the rut that I will continue to hunt it next year. I’m going to deploy some more cams this spring up there as well. For now I’m going to let it soak till spring. There is a major lack of snow here right now. On a normal snow year, you would need snowshoes to get here.

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[robby denning]

Camera had no activity on for the last week after having deer daily on it. We had some interesting weather and I am wondering if that affected them. Haven’t had any bucks on it lately though. I saw enough at this spot during the rut that I will continue to hunt it next year. I’m going to deploy some more cams this spring up there as well. For now I’m going to let it soak till spring. There is a major lack of snow here right now. On a normal snow year, you would need snowshoes to get here.

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One of the coolest things about the cell cams is noticing in real time how the weather affects the deer. I was surprised when these big low pressure systems would come in how activity would just plummet

 

[Brock A]

Snow is piling up!

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[GoatPackr]

I just received a Edge 3 Pro.
I'm going to try and run it around the house for a few weeks without activating it.
Excited to try my first cell cam. After reading this thread and hearing @robby denning podcast about them I figured I'd start with this cam.

 

[Brock A]

Got a cool picture this morning after the storm! I’m glad there are bucks still around the camera. Hopefully they winter here.

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[GoatPackr]

Got a cool picture this morning after the storm! I’m glad there are bucks still around the camera. Hopefully they winter here.

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That's the kind of stuff that I love.
I've put cams in areas where I couldn't even hunt just to get bulls in wallows or elk crossing a lake onto an island.

Had no idea bucks would expend that kind of energy this time of year just to fight. Might still be a doe around that didn't breed during the rut?

 

[Brock A]

That's the kind of stuff that I love.
I've put cams in areas where I couldn't even hunt just to get bulls in wallows or elk crossing a lake onto an island.

Had no idea bucks would expend that kind of energy this time of year just to fight. Might still be a doe around that didn't breed during the rut?

Could be, this was the picture 1 minute before the sparring photo.

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[Brock A]

Couple bulls headed down lower.

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[zekepa]

Nice write up, Between you and Robby I decided to go with the Edge Trail cam. I saw that Midway had a 2 pack of the Edge 3 with the lithium battery pack on special for for $135. Ordered two sets.

Moultrie Edge 3 Cellular Trail Camera 2PK Power Mag + Lithium

Every shot counts. Edge 3 delivers. The Moultrie Edge 3 Cellular Trail Camera 2PK with Power Mag + Lithium Batteries is built for serious hunters who...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[GoatPackr]

Nice write up, Between you and Robby I decided to go with the Edge Trail cam. I saw that Midway had a 2 pack of the Edge 3 with the lithium battery pack on special for for $135. Ordered two sets.

Moultrie Edge 3 Cellular Trail Camera 2PK Power Mag + Lithium

Every shot counts. Edge 3 delivers. The Moultrie Edge 3 Cellular Trail Camera 2PK with Power Mag + Lithium Batteries is built for serious hunters who...

www.midwayusa.com

That's a great deal!!

 

[zekepa]

from what I can tell it's less than what the batteries alone would cost

 

[J_Wilson]

Love my edge 2s have 4 of them now

 

[zekepa]

Cameras were delivered today, quicker than expected. Estimated delivery was on the 20th so 6 days earlier than expected.

Contents as expected. 2 boxes (I bought two sets) inside a single shipping box. Each package deal contained a 2 pack of Edge cameras and 2 single packs of 6700mAh batteries. Will only be activating one of the cameras for now, don't believe I need to pay for 4 monthly plans this time of year.

 

[Brock A]

Not sure what’s going on here? Batteries died maybe? Regardless, first time it hasn’t checked in…

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[COCowboy]

I was going to PM these questions, but decided to put them here for other's benefit.
I've read most of @Brock A and @robby denning posts on Moultrie. I've done some research on other options too, but am definitely a noob to this tech (getting everything set up is a bit overwhelming!).
Midway still has a pretty good deal on the Edge 3 (not as good as the one @zekepa mentioned) at $180 for a pair with the upgraded Li batteries.
My questions: Do you feel Moultrie has the best plan options out there? Any regrets about your Moultrie cams/plans? Anything you think is better? What plans are you running and why?

 

[robby denning]

I was going to PM these questions, but decided to put them here for other's benefit.
I've read most of @Brock A and @robby denning posts on Moultrie. I've done some research on other options too, but am definitely a noob to this tech (getting everything set up is a bit overwhelming!).
Midway still has a pretty good deal on the Edge 3 (not as good as the one @zekepa mentioned) at $180 for a pair with the upgraded Li batteries.
My questions: Do you feel Moultrie has the best plan options out there? Any regrets about your Moultrie cams/plans? Anything you think is better? What plans are you running and why?

Glad you asked here, then all can benefit.

I've only tried Stealth and Moultrie.

Stealth was fine but they didn't have the switching tech and AI filtering at that time, so it was easy to jump to Moultrie. Stealth was sending too many pics, and was disconnecting from network never to reconnect without visiting camera. No disconnects from Moultrie due to cell, only dead batteries or a complete camera malfunction (1 I think in 3 years, possibly 2). Moultrie has a few day where it doesn't connect, but everytime it's reconnected eventually without me having to visit the cam.

So if Stealth has caught up in tech, I can't compare because I haven't used it with these features.

Very happy with Moultrie, so much so, all the cameras I've bought his year have been out of pocket at retail at Cabelas/Sportsmans (Brock and Ryan got the comp'd cameras). I'm running several year-round over 100 miles from me. One camera has been on same tree for 1.5 years with only one visit to freshen batteries, which weren't dead yet (Edge 2 Pro)

My plan is comp'd and using the unlimited $16/month/cam with the 8-10 cams I'm running. You might get it cheaper by bundling but since mine's comp'd, they don't do it that way. But if not, when I'm in full season, I'd be spending up to $160/month on plans. Way less than I'd be spending on mileage if I were visiting the cams.

Even if they didn't comp my plan, I'm staying with Moultrie now that I know their system and have received thousands of images successfully over 3+years from 4,000 to 10,000 ft elevation and below zero to +100 degree temps, with little fuss.

@Brock A & @Ryan Avery can chime in when they see this

 

[robby denning]

Not sure what’s going on here? Batteries died maybe? Regardless, first time it hasn’t checked in…

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moultrie sends warning if more than 24 hours since check in.

hold on a few days. That's what i was talking about in post above. Unless I've let the batteries die or outright cam died, it's always reconnected.

It's tower issues that usually cause this.

 

[majg1234]

yep just wait sometimes it returns,love the cameras

 

[COCowboy]

Glad you asked here, then all can benefit.

I've only tried Stealth and Moultrie.

Stealth was fine but they didn't have the switching tech and AI filtering at that time, so it was easy to jump to Moultrie. Stealth was sending too many pics, and was disconnecting from network never to reconnect without visiting camera. No disconnects from Moultrie due to cell, only dead batteries or a complete camera malfunction (1 I think in 3 years, possibly 2). Moultrie has a few day where it doesn't connect, but everytime it's reconnected eventually without me having to visit the cam.

So if Stealth has caught up in tech, I can't compare because I haven't used it with these features.

Very happy with Moultrie, so much so, all the cameras I've bought his year have been out of pocket at retail at Cabelas/Sportsmans (Brock and Ryan got the comp'd cameras). I'm running several year-round over 100 miles from me. One camera has been on same tree for 1.5 years with only one visit to freshen batteries, which weren't dead yet (Edge 2 Pro)

My plan is comp'd and using the unlimited $16/month/cam with the 8-10 cams I'm running. You might get it cheaper by bundling but since mine's comp'd, they don't do it that way. But if not, when I'm in full season, I'd be spending up to $160/month on plans. Way less than I'd be spending on mileage if I were visiting the cams.

Even if they didn't comp my plan, I'm staying with Moultrie now that I know their system and have received thousands of images successfully over 3+years from 4,000 to 10,000 ft elevation and below zero to +100 degree temps, with little fuss.

@Brock A & @Ryan Avery can chime in when they see this

Thanks for such a thorough response! Guess I’m gonna take the plunge.

 

[robby denning]

Thanks for such a thorough response! Guess I’m gonna take the plunge.

Keep us posted.