ORIGINAL: GMMAT
My opinion is the flash bothering bucks/deer is a MYTH. I have too many images of deer in consecutive minutes (after a flash) still at my mineral site. My opinion is.....they think it's "lightning"......or something that is NOT threatening to them.
Though you may be right, I believe that at a mineral site, bait site, etc the flash doesn't bother them because it is a destination and they areused to it going off there. I think it bothers them tremendously on trails and travel routes because they are just passing through.
Just my observations.