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Old 10-29-2007, 01:20 PM
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COULD USE SOME OPINION PLEASE!
IM GOING TO USE A COUPLE OF CAMERAS THIS YEAR AND WANT SOME OPINION ON WHETHER OR NOT A CAMERA LIGHT FLASH MAKES A DIFFERENCE SPOOKING MY TROPHY?? THANKS
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Old 10-29-2007, 01:51 PM
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My opinion is film cameras will spook a deer a bit. Digital flash is silent so no. It's not going to help, but won't hurt IMO. If I had my druthers I'd use every advantage possible on a 4+ year old deer. That means no flash.
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Old 10-29-2007, 03:55 PM
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I have pictures of the same trophy deer over and over. The flash doesn't seem to bother them. On the other hand, I also have a single picture of a nice buck and that's it. Was he just passing through or did the flash scare him off?

So I don't think anyone can say for sure. So the answer to your question is maybe.
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Old 10-29-2007, 07:40 PM
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I will give you my opinion after seeing it first hand. I had been hunting a spot and put a trail camera out. I decided to hunt this spot and the camera still out. I doe with her 2 fawns came in and the camera went off spooking them all at first. This didnt do anything more that make them curious. I got severla pictures of them and then took mommy. It was really neat to see how they did react to the flash and now know.
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Old 11-01-2007, 02:35 AM
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"no flash" game cams produce artificial light that can be seen too. it's no where near as bright but can still spook game. some deer are spooked and some aren't. i use cam's with flashes and seem to kill the deer i have on film.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:30 AM
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i'm going to put upa series of pictures i got one morning early this last summer. i think most guys would agree that this is a mature buck, and he didn't seemed to be bothered a bit by the flash, as a matter of fact, he chose to bed down right in front of it. this isn't the only nice buck i have multiple pictures of, it's just the biggest one. so, to answer your question, i don't think the flash bothers them at all.
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