mgrt67

What are your opinions on whether or not the bright flash of a game camera scares deer?

Thanks in advance.

heavy hitter

probably depends on the deer, but i've got pictures of a very large, mature buck, in a series of ten or twelve pictures. in some, he was bedded down. so i'm pretty sure it wasn't bothering him.

eelriver

I would say no; it doesn't bother them.I've had a flash camera on the same mineral block for two years now. I have been able to get the same buck all summer long so they keep coming back. I've even gotten the same deer two or three times in the same day.

Because of the location of my mineral block I've even have the camera only 12-14 feet from the block itself.

Schultzy

I've talked to guys who have hadbear spook from the whiteflash going off when taking a pic. I've seen pictures to where the deer were on there way out when the pic was taken also. My cuddeback no-flash even alarms the deer and bear a little bit when its taking videos and taking pictures so a regular flash would have to really get there attention in my opinion!

Robv2007

i think it does scare them because i have gotten pictures of bucks on my camera and then none more of them, so i will sit out by the camera and see the buck make a big loop around the camera to avoid going in front of it.

heavy hitter

it didn't seem to bother this one...

heavy hitter

i have a dozen pictures of this deer.

heavy hitter

not even a bait pile to bring him in. heck, maybe he just likes getting his picture taken.

Schultzy

what a dandy buck!

mgrt67

Thanks for the opinions.

I'd like to buy 5 cameras and buying 5 IR cameras is just too expensive, so that is why I'm asking.

In my opinion, deer see lightning during thunderstorms, so I wouldnt think the camera flash would be much different. Also, the big buck above bedding right in front of thecamera evenwithout bait to hold him there is a good example.