Shed,

A lot of people think the deer see the IR because they are often looking in the direction of the camera.
They may be able to see something, but IMHO I think on a quiet day the primarily hear the "click"
of the shutter instead of see the IR flash. For example, we've got a bunch of daytime pictures
that are a blur from the deer jumping in reaction to the cam taking the picture. I also noticed
that after a while it didn't seem to affect the same deer as much.

Yeah, those are my same thoughts as above....in regards to the noise from the camera.. quiet nights and a sound the deer are NOT used to hearing at the water hole, bait pile, feeding area.. you name it..

No rhyme or reason for me... Some summers I put it out, others I dont. Last summer was the first I left it out an extended period of time....

I quickly get tired of messing with it honestly.

I agree! I can hear mine when I check it, its a very very light sound but to the deer its probably allot more alarming!

wecomplained about flashes; we got the IR... shouldnt be long until we get one that is deadly silent when it takes a photo

There is no reason for a "click" on a digital camera[&:]

So what are you saying? this makes no sense at all!

Another thing too Troy these camera's were picked up by the bear we were getting on camera too this last fall. A bears sight and hearing is nothing close then that of a whitetail. I just wonder if maybe they can see the little red infared lights when they blink. What do you think?

I'm not going away from them, but it seems more casual to menow than 4yrs ago! I just bought a Cudde EXcite a few months ago and still enjoy seeing what's running around my area.
If nothing else, a trail cam gives a hunter better "insight" reguarding the local deer herd. No dought. This could be considered an advantage by some. So I can easily see where Germ is coming from, and how he got there.

I use mine in much the same way, but for longer periods of time than what you do Jeff. I use mine from the time the last season closes (usually around the second week of January) until antlers fall. This does two things for me, it allows me to check and see who made it through the season (both bucks and does) and tells me when it is worthwhile spending time shed hunting.

Depends on what your goals are, I know you were trying to thin the herd of does out a little bit last year Jeff and if you keep a tally on what's showing up day in and day out and get to know specific deer to the point that you can id them, you can get a good idea about the buck to doe ratio in you area.More or less that is the second time in the year that I use my cameras.When antlers start togrow I will begin the monitoring procress, being careful to watch my scent in checking the cameras. I will change the location of the cameras at the begining of August off of the actual food sources to be placed on primary travel corridors and let them run until about 3 weeks before the opener with the last setting of the cameras being an uninterupted month or so. That last pickup of camera data or cameras for that matter, is a great event for me. It aids in which stands will be hunted in the earlyseason. After that, its all adjusting to what is happening as most of us do.

I love that I can see what is out on the property, but it does not make it anyless exciting for me. Bucks travel. What I look at all summer long may spend all of hunting season on the next guys property. Vice versa, a bruiser that spent all summer in front of somebody else's camera might get a gold tip from me in our first meeting. That's why it is still hunting.