Motion sensor activated trail cameras have changed hunting like few other technologies. Instead of reading tracks, analysing marks on the forest floor, and guessing whether a sign was made by a buck or doe, deploying a trail camera will answer all of those questions. Trail cameras provide a glimpse of animal interactions we’ve never been able to monitor before, especially at night. We can see predators, deer patterns, and even trespassing humans. Retrieving the media card is the downside of a camera, since you may have to travel significantly to retrieve and replace the cards. Now, a new breed of cell phone-activated cameras can now send images directly to your cell phone or computer at home. Bernie Barringer analyses this new technology and explains its many advantages in this OutdoorHub post.

We have come a long way since the days of rushing to a one-hour photo developer to look at the photos taken by our trail cameras—a long, long ways. Digital cameras completely changed the game camera game; you just plug an SD card into your computer and view the pictures that have been captured. Further advancements in cameras are moving ahead at a breakneck pace.

The first scouting cameras that used a cell phone signal to send you a photo were introduced several years ago, but they were so expensive that the cost was prohibitive. Not only was the camera expensive, but each camera had to have an individual phone number, which meant you had to add another line to your monthly bill and each of the photos the camera sent you would eat up your expensive data at an alarming rate… [continued]

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