Ran across this YouTube video from Drumming Log Wildlife Management on a study they did regarding deer spotting trail cameras. What was interesting in this was the fact that they used 'dummy' cameras placed at deer eye levels and secondary cameras much higher, above 6 ft., to record the action. They show how deer seem to spot the cameras without any noise, flash, etc. and can get spooked easily. At first I figured the deer were spooking from the scent left behind but they state that they even took precautions of spraying the cameras down. Also most of the time the cameras were up for weeks at a time untouched. The other thing they seemed to recommend, and I can see why, is to use the camera in video mode to capture more than just a split second while the deer is there. I think I will be making changes as to how I set my cameras up in the future. Thought maybe you guys would be interested to see it as well.
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