Wildgame

It's a crap shoot, but you might get a solid camera.

I've got a four year old Blade 5 Wildgame that's still producing quality pictures (has taken 30K-50K pictures)

I have had quite a few. Try to catch them on sale and try them out. I think I got lucky with my WGI judging from most reviews. It is pretty solid contender. I don't like the battery tray though. I have an older Moultrie that takes pics whenever it feels like it. The bushnell I have as a problem with the flash and lighting at dusk and dawn. You won't see anything but a white screen. 1st primos broke within a month of use. Just quit. Sent it back and got a different one in the mail. and the battery terminals broke when installing batteries. I fixed those my way and so far so good on the second other than I can't always tell that it has power. Just bought a stealth to try out.

Anybody try a cabelas brand?

Update - FedEx just came. Opened the box to a brand new camera and a note saying "Valued Browning Trail Camera Customer. The trail camera that you sent in for warranty service was found to have a defect and was replaced. The replacement trail camera has a one-year warranty from the date of receipt."

The camera was a couple of years old and they gave me a new one, didn't even charge for shipping, now that's great customer service!

Primos Truth prints date, time , temperature and pictures are top quality.

Ok, we have 1 cuddeback (too confusing for me) and the rest are Wildgame cameras. Been using them for about 4 years now. 8 out of 12 months they are in the field. We use Harborfreight rechargeable batteries. We get about 1000 or so pictures on one charge. But we also are lucky enough to go to the land about one time a month in the off season. Pictures are good. Not GREAT, but we have no problem telling what's what. Night time could be better for sure. But the price is right and we have about 9 or 10 cameras so it could get expensive real quick.

Everyone at our deer lease has switched to Stealth Cam. I am using the 8MP with IR flash and got them for less than $80. To me, the 8MP is plenty and this model comes with great features.

Well, I don't know about the BEST game camera for under $100, but I can advise you on what NOT to buy - Moultrie A30i.

Pros:
- $80
- Good day time photo clarity and color
- Easy to set up
- Invisible LEDs
- No clicking sound when photos happen

Cons:
- Camera is trigger happy. Lots of photos of moving trees and grass. First night of use I got THREE HUNDRED photos in multi-shot mode.
- Despite ^^^ misses LOTS of pictures. There were 5 deer in the pen this AM and zero photos of them - an entire 35 minute span without a single photo.
- Anything more than 20 feet away at night is poor quality. Don't have this problem with my Browning (which also misses photos).
- Shutter speed is slow at night.

i've bought used off of ebay and usually under $50, generally 8mp or less. Stealth and Primos have been good. WGI has been okay. I checked one of them last month and it was full of water, in the battery compartment, dried it out and it still works...not sure for how long but it takes pics.

Just an FYI Academy has these on sale for $99 right now I picked up two today. We'll see how these last an perform

If you want a cheap camera to try down a path you don't want to set a good cam on yet get a Tasco 6mp cam from Walmart. they run $25 and for the price it's decently clear. I had one set up in the yard for about a month just to try it and it took some good pics for the price. For those budget minded who want to set a few cameras up instead of one, I'd recommend it.

here is my 2 cents -everyone has an opinion

You can save a lot of money being realistic about what you need. 8MP or less is MORE than enough for most game camera situations, and buying the "lower resolution" cameras will save you a bunch of money.

For us at our lease, the Stealthcams and the Brownings are the best value, with Stealthcam taking the nod unless you can buy the Browning on clearance.