Do Trail Cams spook game?
 

Do trail cameras spook game? Here are some of my first pics, and this doe sure seems spooked. It was daylight, so I don't think the flash went off...

Maybe it was my scent.

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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!!

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Yes, they do spook most deer. But some seem to just want to get their pics taken an just stand in front of the camera for minutes at a time. I run all my cameras in day time only mode. Except for the RC-55 Reconyx an it is 24 hr camera. I never leave it in one place longer than3 weeks at a time.

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Definately not

rick

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That's awesome!!!

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hey wipe the coke and meth off the camera you do not need to dope the deer up to get one lol nice pic

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Here is a link of a video of a deer "checking out" my Cuddeback

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p113/rob1dr/th_CDY_0009.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

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I also have photos and videos of curious young bucks and does "checking out my camera.

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/GregBKH/?action=view¤t=23.flv

But here is what a mature buck usually does. You may not be able to see it, but in full screen and viewed from the side, this is a big buck. After this happens, I never get him again.

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/GregBKH/?action=view¤t=40.flv

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[quote]ORIGINAL: bigtim6656

hey wipe the cock and meth off the camera you do not need to dope the deer up to get one lol nice pic




I have heard some zingers but this one is way out there!!![:o]

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I've actually watched deer reacty to the flash on my camera while I was hunting. Everytime the flash went of it would spook them, they would run 10-15 yards then come right back to the feeder until it went off 5min later. Then the process would repeat. I got to watch deer come to that feeder all moring. Even got to see their reaction when the feeder went off. That spooked them more than the camera.

After they ran like their tails were on fire for 50yrs you could see the light bulbs go off....hmmm corn!!!! and they all came back.

So yes it does spook them when it goes off, but from what I saw they came back.

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Not around here.......... maybe your deer are special[:-]

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Damn Tim you need to learn to spell big time!![&:]

Like GregH said. I've had the exact same expeirences with my no flash cudde's.

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haha!! When I first started to read that, I thought "wtf"? Had to re-read that first parta few times over to make sure I was reading it right, THEN I read the meth part and got it....wow...

I'm surprised that doesn't show up as ****

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Gotta hand it to Tim, he didn't try to skirt the profanity filter.;)

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I've come to the conclusion that you just don't know. Too many variables....

Bait? Minerals? Young deer/old deer? Trails? Site where they already feel comfortable? Repetition of having their picture taken? Deer's personality?

Just hard to say one way or the other. SOme have some deer spook. Some have only mature deer spook. Some have hardly any deer spook (my experience)....even mature bucks.

Too many variables to say absolutely either way.....and individual deer would blow that out of the water, anyways.

Just my experience with them.

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I yanked my cameras last weekend. I don't think that it scares the deer in my areaat all but I don't want to risk losing a deer because of a camera. I had three bucks graze in front of my camera for 40 minutes and then just walk away...leaving me with 39 pictures! Not worth the risk imo.

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LMFAo i can not belive i miss typed that sorry for anyone that got offended i met coke. lol oppppp sorry :(:(:(:(

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no i was not trying to skirt anything just miss typed it i can not belive it is up there
i edit it to say coke sorry guys.

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They definantly do spook some deer. Exspecially if your right on the trail, which is the best way to get the best pictures. If you back off about 25 yds. it helps alot but the pics are not as good.

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Some will spook for sure. But, I've watched deer from my stand get their picture taken and it didn't faze them. Mature bucks don't always spook either. Otherewise they wouldn't hang around and let my camera take many pics of them.

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Lmfao buttonbuckmaster!!

Its alright Tim, It made for a damn good laugh!!:D:D