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I got my best ever picture of a real nice buck in my area and I was concernedabout spooking him with the camera so I moved it to another area. I've seenrepete photos of the same buck and I've also seen photos of bucks breaking camp after being caught on film. What do some of you other camera users think on this subject?

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I have cameras that uses a conventional flash as well and IR ones. I have found that there is no difference. They do get used to the flash. I keep my cams going year round so I am sure that makes a difference too. I wouldn't just put one out a month before the season and not expect them to react to it. It is like anything else that is foreign in thier environment..they will adapt to it. This is the same reason I put dummies in my tree stands. Deer get used to seeing the form in the stand...come hunting season, they dont get spooked by a figure up in the trees.

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During the summer - I've had no issues with spooking deer w/cameras BUT - when hunting season starts - the deer tend to look at them in a differenr light - I've seen the decrease in deer traffic after a few pictures were taken "in season" -
I don't put them near my stands anymore after Oct. 1- better safe than sorry.

Funny though -its usually the old does that are STARING right at the camera - they tip off the other deer - the bucks seem to be too into whatever they are doing,

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I put my first camera out last weekend and over 3 days it was full of pictures.Since then,nothing.They have not touched the corn or apples.

I was all excited after seeing this nice buck.

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Great pictures guys. My feelings are somewhat mixed on the subject though. I have multiple pictures of the same buck in the same location over a period of weeks....

..but then again I also have pics of bucks that I see once and never again. I don't necessarily know if the flash is doing it but they are obviously noticing it as many pictures have the animals facing the camera.

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i am mixed as well. some bucks you get lots of pics of. seems the bigger ones i can only get 1 or 2 pics of them. but i rotate my cams every week. i have 2 but about 5-6 spots i like to put them up.

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Artie thats a real nice photo, I'd be pumped too! Hope you wack him! Thanks for the imput.

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From my experience I do not think that the flash spooks them. I have recieved multiple pictures of the same bucks.

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I agree they don't get spooked. They are out in the elements every night so lightning does not bother them why would the flash.

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How are the mast crops in your area? Are you in farm country? These are a couple options you should think about as to why they might not be hitting the bait.

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I've only had one series of pictures that show a buck in pure horror from the flash, and him high-tailing it out of the area. However, the same buck returned for more over the course of the next week.

I'm sure it gets their attention.

I would not use one during the season, and even more so the pre-rut stage. I'll have mine out until a week to 10 days before the season starts here.

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ive had some smaller bucks and lots of does on our cams...but the cameras seem to be working great and there the semi cheap 35 mm ones..

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another of the same deer

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some more

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one more

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WOW! Nice. Is your area pressured? I'd be jumping up and down at that kind of promise for the next couple years. That's excellent growth for a couple ofyearlings/1.5's. I'd keep that place locked down if you are wishing for larger antler growth, because they look to have potential.

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If someone put a camera up, but only took pictures during the day, with no flash, would that create any problems during hunting season? I would think w/o flash wouldn't hurt anything, especially a digital b/c it would not make noise winding film.

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artie97, hwta type of mineral is that on the ground in your pic??? did the deer hit it hard??

thanks

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Todd,its just corn,apples and cmere deer attractant.