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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jun 13, 2014 12:55:39 GMT -5
Thought this might get your attention. LOL
Last year a fella made a comment about big mature bucks and $500 cameras. I thought this was the biggest croc that I'd ever heard; however, I am Jon Snow and we all know that Jon Snow knows nothing!
I've been thinking about my big deer "crabclaw", and how rarely I see him, maybe once a month. I've never seen him on my cameras grazing on the food I put out. He's either 20 yards away looking at the camera or high-tailing it out of there.
Recently, I was looking at some trail cams to see what's on the market, not that I need any more and especially not a $500 one. However, I did see some that advertised "no glow". I was wondering if the big buck was jittery over the red dot glow on my camera, and this is why he doesn't come close. Any ideas?
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jun 13, 2014 13:43:24 GMT -5
I guess he could hear it click too. I can't hear it, but he might be able to. I'm sure his acute senses is why he lived to grow so big.
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Post by 76chevy on Jun 13, 2014 13:53:00 GMT -5
I have seen videos on my cams of some mature bucks see a red IR glow, look right at the cam, and about come unglued. Then you don't see them on cam again. Some mature bucks and Small bucks don't seem to mind it though IR cams do sometimes scare game IMO. I do prefer the daylight pics though!
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Post by 76chevy on Jun 13, 2014 13:54:41 GMT -5
Hundreds of IR pics of this guy at close range and he does not even seem to be aware of the camera
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Post by HuntMeister on Jun 13, 2014 16:54:56 GMT -5
Jon, try putting your cam up as high as you can. It may limit your detection range on the cam but I have found that the Deer tend to spook much less this way. I recently purchased a Stealthcam G42NG cam. They are claiming it to be a no glow cam. I have to be like 3 feet or less away from it to even see the glow. This cam is taking some really nice photos day and night, has video and a time lapse option. I have not been able to detect any sounds coming from the cam either. If you are patient you can find them on ebay for right around $100 from an outfit called A1Bargains. A1 is also adding a second year of warranty to give you a two year warranty to boot!
EDIT: I just checked and A1 has them at $99 again with free shipping...
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Post by M4Madness on Jun 14, 2014 19:13:36 GMT -5
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Post by alduflux on Jun 15, 2014 1:47:09 GMT -5
I just want to say that Jon Snow and 76Chevy both have outstanding taste in their TV viewing habits.
m4madness needs to step up his game to keep up.
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Post by varmint101 on Jun 15, 2014 9:44:30 GMT -5
Never had a problem with IR flash scaring a deer, but I have had problems with older cameras and a loud shutter when it took pictures. The Covert Red 40 I have now doesn't have that problem. They don't pay attention to it at all.
I may add at least with my experience don't get a black flash camera. The one I tried didn't have any range at night and the clarity at night was not near an IR. I was told it was normal for them to be like that.
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