vman
Active Member
Well I like to keep mine around 2.5 feet off the ground. That seems to work best for me. You have to take into account the terrain, like in a ditch, open field or a nice level piece of ground. Above four feet you won't get any pics. Below two you will get a lot of raccons, squirrles, and just like that. I use a five second delay between my pics.
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antlerdote
Guest
I just do a walk by test stooped over to deer height. But I am holdin off till it cools off a bit and let em grow a rack. I vary the delay based on where its at if its over a waterhole I go 1 minute if its on a trail I go 3 seconds.
Wibohnt,
How you set your interval all depends on where you put your camera. Feed areas, deer may congregate and you will take 2-4 + photos of the same deer with it set on 2 minutes. If your on a trail, the 2 minute would work fine.
I put mine out on some corn in the winter and it shot 24 photos in less than a day as I had it on the 2 minute interval. It took photos of the same deer just sitting and eating all day.
Buy lots of film and and experiment. The deer Cam is a nice camera.
How you set your interval all depends on where you put your camera. Feed areas, deer may congregate and you will take 2-4 + photos of the same deer with it set on 2 minutes. If your on a trail, the 2 minute would work fine.
I put mine out on some corn in the winter and it shot 24 photos in less than a day as I had it on the 2 minute interval. It took photos of the same deer just sitting and eating all day.
Buy lots of film and and experiment. The deer Cam is a nice camera.
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pfiddler
Guest
I am interested in buying one, but am worried the flash will spook bucks away from the area at night...anyone have any experience with this?
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SHEDHEAD
Guest
I,ve always read that they won't spook deer. I guess they don't associate it with humans and I had one rep for one of the camera companies tell me that their belief was that deer think it is lightning, so they don't spook. I guess a person would have to be their to see how they react or get 2-3 pictures of the same deer after the camera flashed to prove to yourself that it didn't spook. By the way, pfiddler, I was through your area on the 4th of July--the same awesome country that I remember from when I used to turkey hunt and shed hunt down there. I hope you're growing and saving a few monster bucks for me until I can get back there again! I always had trouble finding a hotel in that area. Are there any nearby now??
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pfiddler
Guest
There are some motels like Super 8 and Days Inn in Missouri Valley, which would be your best bet for lodging if you were to hunt the Loess Hills. Did you draw a zone 3 tag?
Pfiddler,
I bought a camera last year. I caught 3 p @ y on film. I got two of them several times, day and night, never spooked them. The other one, happened to be the largest, I got only once at night. So the question is, was he just passing thru or did I spook him. Im thinking he was just an extremely secretive big buck. I got several photos of does and bucks the same night milling around, so I doubt it spooks them.
I bought a camera last year. I caught 3 p @ y on film. I got two of them several times, day and night, never spooked them. The other one, happened to be the largest, I got only once at night. So the question is, was he just passing thru or did I spook him. Im thinking he was just an extremely secretive big buck. I got several photos of does and bucks the same night milling around, so I doubt it spooks them.