For the first time ever, I put out my cameras before season. In order to not spook the deer I turned off the flash and set the cameras to day time only. I have 4 cameras out. They are all on trails or field edges. There are no food or attractants because that is not legal in Ill or Wi where I have the cameras. They have been out for 3 weeks.

The bottom line............ some are spooked, some are not. One thing is for sure..... they are experts at spotting the cameras attached to trees! I went so far as to cut small holes in the brush for the camera to "see" through to the field edges and still be hidden, but some of the deer can still spot them. Being that there is no flash or IR beam, they haven't spooked nearly as bad. But it's still obvious that they don't trust them. The reason that I know this is because I also have the cameras set to take 30 second videos and I can watch their reaction to spotting the cameras. I will be pulling my cameras by Sept. 1st.







However, this one had no clue!!