I bought one before the season and it worked all year long. Moultrie is good on the feeders but suck on the cameras IMO. I bought a Moultrie game cam which at the time was one of the best. It's a huge black ugly thing but still takes good pics. My problem was the LED display went out the first year so I couldn't tell a time, date, pic number or anything. They wouldn't do a thing. Good luck with it!

Dr. B