Flash Trail Cameras

[Greybeard11]

I agree with the info above, love the pictures from the flash and get just OK night pics with the IR. I have however had instances of deer shying away from a trail that I had a flash camera set up on. I think it is because I set the camera pointing straight down the trail instead of perpendicular to it. I do this , of course, to maximize the exposure time. The deer would move off the trail go around the camera and come back to the trail. On the other hand I have taken a thousand pics at bait with flash and it doesn't seem to matter.

[Big_Holla]

Over the years I had one flash and two IR cameras. All have spooked deer in my opinion as the first pic would be them looking towards the cam, second pic alert and by the third pic them fleeing. I think a lot of it is like what Greybeard11 said, a matter of how I had them set up. Take time to put the camera to the sides of trails so their attention is not focused on the camera as it approaches. For feeding sites many recommend putting the cams up higher and pointing down. That way flash cameras may appear to be lightning and the IR cams will likely go unnoticed. Can't beat flash/color night time pictures. Over the years of looking at my IR pics I am just tired of the blurry pics if the deer is moving.

[mrbb]

well I think many folks don't do scent control when setting camera's up, and that can be whats spooking them more than the flash
plus many camera's make sounds as they take pictures, and again thats not the flash causing there attention
sure some deer might not like the flash, I think its more of the shadow it makes than the flash
but over the yrs, I never have any bucks avoid any place I set one due to the flash
and I get tons of critters besides deer too on flash . I still prefer a flash for pic quality over any possible scaring animals!

[YouthHunter]

I've always used flash cameras and never had a problem. Seen my camera flash at a deer and it didn't act differently in any way. I just now got my first IR camera, Covert MP6 love it!