A funny thing happened to the trail camera supply chain this winter. There wasn't a Moultrie trail camera to be had. Nothing in stock locally. Nothing on Amazon Prime. Nada. Was it a chip shortage? A consequence of tariffs? A shipping container that fell from a ship and is bobbing-around somewhere between China and a California port? I have no clue. What I know for sure is I've been wanting to acquire two more cams and I'm not used to being denied for 3 months.
Since they don't need to be cellular-equipped I know I should be able to snag them for under a $100 apiece; only they've been unavailable. Other brands and models, yes. Moultrie. no. Pardon me for brand loyalty but it is what it is. It's a boomer thing.
Anyway, after waiting for months, the Missus announced they were back on Amazon and that I should check-out the selection so she could include them on our order. In short order they arrived - a couple of A-900 bundles including SD card and batteries - free shipping too. Set me back about $90 a camera.
I deployed the first, replacing the last of two A-25i models deployed April 24, 2020. Its twin succumbed in 2025 and after five years of continuous use this cam was nearing the end of its useful life and will be held in reserve or maybe finish its tour of duty as the 2026 Oriole Cam this year. We'll see. Bottom line is I have one new camera still in the box and one old cam in reserve for the present.
Here are the last two pics from the old trail camera...
Prepping and deploying the new camera...
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