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considizzle
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Do you believe that putting up a trail cam right next to an area where you will have a tree stand is a bad thing or does not matter? Do deer sense danger when exposed to the flash or sound of the camara?
What are your guys thoughts on this?
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Limb Chicken
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In my opinion you are rolling the dice. But there are others here that will do just that. I think it depends on the individual deer. There. How was that for help...
Skully
PMA Member
I agree with the other guys, better safe than sorry. If you know he's there "judging from your trail cam photos you do!" just do some long range scouting in the evenings with some good optics, keeping an eye on crossings and feeding areas. It's getting too close to season to take any chances on making him change his patterns. Good luck!
darkhollow1
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I am not real sure about this one. I have had a camera over the same mineral hole for about 3 months now and I get the same bucks every single week I check it. One of which is a 130"+ deer that will stand for multiple pictures night and day. On the other hand I have been getting a few pictures of a considerably larger buck every once in a while in a different location. He seems to be A LOT more nervous around the camera then the other one. He also only moves at night. Take it for what its worth but I am not scared to put a camera anywhere. I guess its the chance I need to take to know what to set my sights on.
hillrunner
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I may set cams around the fringes of an area I suspect is home to a mature buck,but shy away from penetrating the heart of his area or main travel routes til Ive got a bow in my hand. The camera is only half my worry, I also dont want to jump him or have him come across my scent after Ive left.
Elitebowhunter
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I would put the camera out, but dont put it next to your stand. I would put it about 200 yards away or so or even on the other side of the timber, if the timber is small. I just put it out on the edge of a bean field that is always prime around here.
BriarwoodBottoms
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I think it is a great question and I love to hear the feedback from everyone but I am not so sure we will ever truly know the right answer. People get multiple pics of giant bucks from the same location and then there are some who get that one pic and never another. I just think there are too many variables to try to predict deer and trail cams. I do beleive that you can pattern them and figure out there travel corridors for feeding, bedding areas, etc. With continuous scouting you can usually come up with great plans of action to harvest the deer you got your eye on but deer never seem to do exactly what you think. Since I have not really gave an opinion I guess I feel that the further away from your stand the better. You should always try to leave the area around your stand as natural as possible, like when trimming lanes, stand placements and so on. Just my two cents.
Ghost
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I don't think these Summer patterns hold a glass of water when bow season arrives, not to mention when the time gets closer to the rut.
For me, this time of year is just like taking inventory of what's around right now. You have no idea what bucks will disappear or show up by bow season. Especially if you hunt larger tracts of timber.
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Bryan Kinkel has conducted extensive preseason censuses of whitetails across the Southeast. His observation data and trail-cam photos show that 50 percent of the older bucks may spend the spring/summer months at one end of their home range, then shift to another core area for fall and winter. These seasonal ranges may have little or no overlap. His data shows these shifts occur around the time bucks shed velvet--sometime September 5-20. So that furry-racked beast you spot in a bean field this weekend might be gone when bow season opens.
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I am much more concerned about staying out of a deer's security zone this time of year. Run your cams on trails leading to and from bedding and feeding areas, but stay completely out of their core security areas. A camera flash isn't going to run a buck out of his core area. Repeatative disturbance to his security zone will.
To answer your question, why take the chance of putting the cam right next to your stand?
For me, this time of year is just like taking inventory of what's around right now. You have no idea what bucks will disappear or show up by bow season. Especially if you hunt larger tracts of timber.
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Bryan Kinkel has conducted extensive preseason censuses of whitetails across the Southeast. His observation data and trail-cam photos show that 50 percent of the older bucks may spend the spring/summer months at one end of their home range, then shift to another core area for fall and winter. These seasonal ranges may have little or no overlap. His data shows these shifts occur around the time bucks shed velvet--sometime September 5-20. So that furry-racked beast you spot in a bean field this weekend might be gone when bow season opens.
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I am much more concerned about staying out of a deer's security zone this time of year. Run your cams on trails leading to and from bedding and feeding areas, but stay completely out of their core security areas. A camera flash isn't going to run a buck out of his core area. Repeatative disturbance to his security zone will.
To answer your question, why take the chance of putting the cam right next to your stand?