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CrossVolle said:
I have had certain deer stink eye my brownings and those things don't make a sound my ear can hear and they have no light at all.
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Having run just about every brand of camera over many years, I've learned deer notice anything that wasn't there yesterday. Their ability to pick out "something new" is truly amazing, even tiny cameras well hidden. When I move a camera to a new location, every deer that comes by for the next day or two locks up and stares at the camera, even in daylight, and even when the camera makes no noise at all. The deer simply see the camera and have to give it a good stare-down. Then, once is does nothing to them, they ignore it from then on. Until I move it again.
 
BSK said:
Having run just about every brand of camera over many years, I've learned deer notice anything that wasn't there yesterday. Their ability to pick out "something new" is truly amazing, even tiny cameras well hidden. When I move a camera to a new location, every deer that comes by for the next day or two locks up and stares at the camera, even in daylight, and even when the camera makes no noise at all. The deer simply see the camera and have to give it a good stare-down. Then, once is does nothing to them, they ignore it from then on. Until I move it again.
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Makes you wonder if they have some sense that detects circuit electronics or something.
 
Interesting idea, sure someone will give them a try and post feedback.

A moving camera is going to slow trigger to image capture times....
 
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BSK said:
When I move a camera to a new location, every deer that comes by for the next day or two locks up and stares at the camera, even in daylight, and even when the camera makes no noise at all.
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Do you wear gloves and go in scent free? Good chance they pick up scent left behind on cameras, keying them in to the camera.
 
backyardtndeer said:
Do you wear gloves and go in scent free? Good chance they pick up scent left behind on cameras, keying them in to the camera.
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They lock up on the camera from 30 and 40 yards away. It is a visual thing. However, quite often does will approach the camera and sniff it. No negative reaction. I can't count the number of videos I have of does with their noses smashed into the camera lens. I've even had them lick the camera.
 
BSK said:
I've even had them lick the camera.
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Possible they smelled the sweat from your hands on the cameras.... I have had deer, especially does, also key in on my cameras. Some of those were cameras that had the faintest audible "click", others had absolutely zero noise or other ways the deer should have picked them up. When I can remember to, I take gloves and wear them when swapping cards and batteries. When I set up mock scrapes at cameras, I go in as scent free as possible.

Last year was my second year using a cell cam, no checking/swapping cards didn't pay attention to deer keying in on the camera after placing it, but will try to remember to this year.
 
backyardtndeer said:
Possible they smelled the sweat from your hands on the cameras.... I have had deer, especially does, also key in on my cameras. Some of those were cameras that had the faintest audible "click", others had absolutely zero noise or other ways the deer should have picked them up. When I can remember to, I take gloves and wear them when swapping cards and batteries. When I set up mock scrapes at cameras, I go in as scent free as possible.

Last year was my second year using a cell cam, no checking/swapping cards didn't pay attention to deer keying in on the camera after placing it, but will try to remember to this year.
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I used to be uber careful checking and placing cameras. Even wore a plastic rainsuit driving in to the camera location just in case I rubbed against anything. Wore surgical gloves when touching camera. However, over time, I've learned what I can and can't get away with when placing/working cameras. And the interesting thing is, it's different from place to place. I think it comes down to hunting pressure. In high-pressure areas, deer are much jumpier about human scent. In lower-pressure areas, not so much.
 
BSK said:
They lock up on the camera from 30 and 40 yards away. It is a visual thing. However, quite often does will approach the camera and sniff it. No negative reaction. I can't count the number of videos I have of does with their noses smashed into the camera lens. I've even had them lick the camera.
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Absolutely! I've got lots of photos of deer's nose hairs.
 
Have enough data to give a good review....
We bought one for the farm, set it up in the middle of a small 1ac plot, but close enough to the salt lick to ensure pics were taken there. Tested it on single shot (whichever sensor triggered was the only pic taken) and 360 view (when one sensor goes off, it takes 6 pics in full 360 degrees). Both modes worked great. Image quality is great. Flash range is mediocre at night (this is the lower model one, was $115 with military/ LE discount). Zero sound to the camera revolving. There is a faint shutter click when it snaps pics. After a few weeks, sorgham got too tall for it to function in the middle of a plot, so we moved it to another property at the edge of row crop corn. Working great there as well.

Overall, very impressed with this particular camera, and looking forward to using it this fall on some select larger plots
 
megalomaniac said:
Have enough data to give a good review....
We bought one for the farm, set it up in the middle of a small 1ac plot, but close enough to the salt lick to ensure pics were taken there. Tested it on single shot (whichever sensor triggered was the only pic taken) and 360 view (when one sensor goes off, it takes 6 pics in full 360 degrees). Both modes worked great. Image quality is great. Flash range is mediocre at night (this is the lower model one, was $115 with military/ LE discount). Zero sound to the camera revolving. There is a faint shutter click when it snaps pics. After a few weeks, sorgham got too tall for it to function in the middle of a plot, so we moved it to another property at the edge of row crop corn. Working great there as well.

Overall, very impressed with this particular camera, and looking forward to using it this fall on some select larger plots
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Thanks so much mega!
 
TheLBLman said:
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Do you think the deer can see the cam rotating?
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I have thousands of pics so far, they have not yet focused on the camera, even though it's set on a T post in the middle of wide open areas.... definitely no pictures of spooked deer running away from the camera so far.
 
Buddy just called me and said the 360 pros (longer flash range) are finally in stock. With his discount, they are $113 each. We are getting one for the farm.

And one more thing... we are switching to the large 12v solar recharged battery boxes... They come with 20ft cable, so if you mount a cam to a tree, you can still position the panel out where sunlight hits it. Total game changer with a cell cam. They are $47 each with his discount, and include the 12v rechargable battery.
 
megalomaniac said:
Buddy just called me and said the 360 pros (longer flash range) are finally in stock. With his discount, they are $113 each. We are getting one for the farm.

And one more thing... we are switching to the large 12v solar recharged battery boxes... They come with 20ft cable, so if you mount a cam to a tree, you can still position the panel out where sunlight hits it. Total game changer with a cell cam. They are $47 each with his discount, and include the 12v rechargable battery.
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Awesome! How are you getting the Revolver Pro for $113? It is supposed to have a 100' flash range.
 

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