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Post by mullis56 on Aug 25, 2006 11:44:52 GMT -5
Anyone ever use a trail camera during season?
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Post by dec on Aug 25, 2006 14:34:22 GMT -5
Mine is out every day from the beginning of July until late January. I move it around every few weeks to see what is in the area and what the patterns are.
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Post by mullis56 on Aug 25, 2006 15:34:57 GMT -5
Okay, do you use a camera with a flash?
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Post by buckeater on Aug 25, 2006 16:36:35 GMT -5
all mine have flash on them. it doesnt seem to bother them to bad, cause one roll of film i just got developed two days ago the same buck used up over half the roll. the only time i have noticed them to be a lil jumpy is usually the first couple of weeks i just put them out. you can tell in the pics, then after that they all look calm as can be
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Post by cedararrow on Aug 25, 2006 17:59:35 GMT -5
i dont know.. if you ask me you might get that big one maybe once but each time he walks by a certain tree and a bright light goes off and wooshing sound of film advancing happens. I think he will tend to shy away from that tree. Just my opinion
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Post by mullis56 on Aug 25, 2006 18:36:49 GMT -5
Anyone else have an option.
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Post by indianagooseman on Aug 25, 2006 19:05:38 GMT -5
I've been using one every year for the last 4 or 5 and have had no obvious negative effects. With the digitals like I use you have absolutely no noise.
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Post by swindianapaul on Aug 25, 2006 19:15:40 GMT -5
I used cams of for past 4-5 years. Started out with 2-35 mm ones with flash and never seemed to notice it spooking bucks or does.
Switched to a Leafriver digital infared last year here at home, so no flash. Plan to move the 35 mms to a farm I hunt in Illinois as I would not be out a lot should they be taken.
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Post by hunter480 on Aug 25, 2006 19:22:42 GMT -5
i dont know.. if you ask me you might get that big one maybe once but each time he walks by a certain tree and a bright light goes off and wooshing sound of film advancing happens. I think he will tend to shy away from that tree. Just my opinion I disagree-Deer see lightning and the flash from the cam can`t be worse than that. Just as was stated earlier, I`ve seen in the first pics that the deer were tense, you could tell by the body language, but in no time, they looked completly at ease. |
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Post by gillslayer on Aug 25, 2006 21:30:06 GMT -5
I have use my trail cams for 5 years and have not seen any different between flash or no flash. I have pictures of bucks walking right beside my cam and they just keep on walking.
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Post by 30pointbuck on Aug 26, 2006 9:58:43 GMT -5
I use mine from August through the end of season. keeps me up to date on who is still around, after each season comes to an end and who will be there next year.
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Post by eelriver on Aug 26, 2006 14:15:27 GMT -5
I have been taking pictures of the same buck for the last 80 days. The flash hasn't bothered him one bit. He probably won't leave the farm until Sept. 30th. with my luck!  |
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Post by dec on Aug 29, 2006 8:57:27 GMT -5
I've never seen any negative effect from the camera flash. I've got tons of pictures of mature bucks and younger bucks. Many I have multiple pictures on different days. If it bothered them that bad, they would not stick around.
Some of my favorite pictures are the night pictures with the deer literally inches from the lens. Sometimes I get multiple pictures of this time. I figure if the flash does not make them jump through their skin when it goes off 12" away, then it must be being virtually ignored in a typical shot.
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Post by Dan Reeves on Aug 30, 2006 22:56:05 GMT -5
I find that if I leave mine set at the same spot for 4-6 weeks, I see a decline in produtivity. I rarely leave one in a spot for that long and can't really say that the camera had anything to do with it.
But - I do have many pics with the deer staring straight at the camera, like they definitely knew somthing was going on.
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