I have always heard this both ways from people and was just wondering what you guys think. It would be cool to see people reaction to this and what they think or if you have any evidence of it. Just for fun
Some deer? Yes. All Deer? No. There are very few absolutes in this bowhunting gig. Deer behavior is not one of them. Each deer will react differently.
In my short experience I have seen no ill effects. Most of the time when the camera flashes the next picture is of a deer right up on the camera, then they will go back to where they started. Like I said though I have only had a camera for a little less than a year. Here are a few consecutive pics where the deer showed no sign of being scared of the flash. Set 1 Set 2 d Like I said I have limited experince but if you look at the times on these pics, the flash definately didnt scare em off.
Yes and no. I know for a fact that some big bucks will get spooked, but, others wont. Another plus i have seen is deer can grow accustomed to them, especially if you keep the camera in the same area for a number of years (like me, at 7). Once they get used to them as fawns, then they dont spook as they grow older. The first time, they may get nervous or spook.
I agree will all the comments above. I have a couple of deer on my lease that love to be in the moves. I really think they like having that photo’s taken. LOL
Yes most cameras spook some deer... We switched to Predator true IR cameras and now I don't believe the deer are being spooked by the camera... The reason for this is none of the deer are staring at the camera or spooked in the pic like we were getting with Cuddebacks. However, the act of putting the camera out, and checking it leaves human scent which will definitely spook some deer. We put our cameras in areas where the deer feed at night. We keep them out of the actual hunting spots where we expect daytime movement. I believe deer tolerate scent more in places where they expect it, or where they move at night. But don't tolerate it within there safe zone where they move in daylight.
Like many have mentioned, some deer will spook, some won't. But you know, it doesn't take much to spook a deer sometimes anyway - branch falling, squirrel, rabbit, etc. so I'm not overly concerned with it. I do keep trips to my cameras to a bare minimum. Often times I'll bring one out to a location, leave it for a couple of weeks and then go pull it and stay out of that area until the season.... Moving my camera onto a totally different location....
The deer I shot last year was with a doe and the doe was standing 2 feet from a trail camera. When the camera took the photo the doe jumped. This was in the daylight so no flash. It howevery did not spook the deer so bad that is took off. I think the sound of the photo being taken will spook deer too.
Yeah i am very skeptical about the whole thing yet. I've gotten pics several nights in a row of the same large deer on a scrape and they keep coming back to it each night. Yeah they really aren't in there best frame of mind that time of the year. Yes i totally agree about putting it somewhere other they exactly where you hunt.
Yes, trailcameras with flashes definitely scare deer. Please send all unwanted digital trailcams with flashes to: The Undisputed King of Archery 1600 Royal Court Pittsburgh, PA 15222
as has already been said, it is completely situational depending upon the deer. We had a trail camera up about 50 yards from my stand during hunting season a couple of years ago. Well, it was about 15 minutes before legal shooting light and I could see movement out in the direction of where the camera is and about that time FLASH! One deer jumped and scampered about 15 yards before going back to feeding while a couple of others just continued on feeding like nothing had happened.
Some deer yes, some deer no..I've experienced both. I've had a couple pictures of fawns flinching/jumping, and 20 miles down the road I put a camera on a brand new property and get a nice buck strolling back and forth in front of the flash camera. I don't think age affects it, I wish I knew what made some deer spook from the flash while others aren't phased.
They can but so will IR. Justin had pics of that buck that the IR scared the heck out of. So they all vary. But I in no way beleive the flash scares them and the IR does not. They both will scare some deer.
From my experiences... I seem to have only 1 or 2 pics of decent bucks, never to be recaptured on film again. This past winter I had a massive buck track in the snow that I wanted to get a picture of the guy making it. He happened to be traveling with a smaller buck that I have numerous photos of. I went out to check my camera two days after a fresh snow and found the big buck skirted the side of the hill (40 yards) on purpose to avoid the "SCARY" flash. This happened on three more occasions in different spots 50 and 100 yards apart on the trails he used. Coincidence, I think not...
I agree with evryone else, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I was surprised to hear about th IR having the same results. I was looking seriously at an IR unit. Maybe I'll save the 50 extra bucks and get another flash unit.
I prefer the flash better night pics anyway. I like the color. jmbuckhunter that is a great young deer.
It seems like in many instances a camera will take just one picture of a mature buck and then it is never seen again at that spot. It could be coincidence but I am not willing to take that chance. If I have cameras out they are set to no flash so I will only get day time photos. Day time activity is my only real prime concern anyway.
