It's hard to believe that the opening day of bow season is just over two and a half months away.  Time flies and it will be here before you know it.  It is usually this time of year when I fine tune my bow, and start practicing a few nights each week.  It's also the time of year when I start picking up new gear that I 'need'.  A couple of things on the list are some more game cameras.

I have a serious addiction to game cameras, but  I never seem buy the same camera twice.  Even if I love a game camera, I tend to fight the urge to buy another one of those in favor of trying something different.  I love testing new digital game cameras, because I like seeing the different features and methods of operation for the different models.

This wouldn't be such a problem, if there weren't great new digital cameras hitting the market from each manufacturer every year.  I'm definitely interested in the new Moultrie I45 and I65.  I am very interested in the Moultrie Game Spy Game Management System.  The innovation in cellular game camera technology is just a taste of what the future will bring.

This fall, we will see the StealthCam Prowler HD htting the market. With the integration of high definition, H.264 video compression, and the ability to record full audio, we should see some stunning video being shared.

Another new game camera from Stealth Cam will be hitting the market on May 9, 2009. The Sniper Pro, model STC-1850, will come with an affordable $169.00 suggested retail price. This stylish, camouflaged game camera comes with the Jim Shockey endorsement. So what can we expect?

This scouting camera has graduated to 8.0 megapixels with a flash range that reaches out to 50 feet. You will get VGA qulity video clips, as well as the option to shoot images in 8 MP, 3 MP, or 1.3 MP resolutions.

This is a standard flash camera, no infared. It will still have the trademarked BurstMode, which will shoot anywhere from 1 to 9 images upon each activation of the PIR. You have the option of setting a delay timeout of anywhere from 1 to 59 minutes inbetween each activation.

The internal memory will only be 32 MB, but a memory expansion slot is available which will accept up to 2 GB SDRAM cards. On the pictures, you will get the Date, Time, Moon Phase, and Temperature stamping on the images. This camera will also accept the 12 volt external power supply, for long life in the field. It runs off of six C cell batteries. The USB cable and mounting strap are included.

Stealth Cam has 5 new camera models coming out in 2009. This is one of the two 8 MP cameras that they will send to market. I look forward to testing this model.