5 Ways to Scare Away Bucks with Your Trail Cameras
Trail cameras are a fantastic tool for scouting, and over the past decade, they have contributed to the downfall of many trophy bucks. However, while these cameras can bring you closer to the buck of your dreams, they can also just as easily ruin your entire whitetail setup. The trail camera itself isn’t the problem—it's how you use it. Here are five ways you might inadvertently scare off the very buck you're pursuing when using deer trail cameras . You Can’t Stay Away from Your Camera It's hard to resist the urge to grab that SD card, filled with the promise of monster buck sightings. Yet, being overzealous in checking your trail camera is a recipe for disaster. The key to harvesting big bucks—or any buck—is maintaining the element of surprise. The moment the buck you're after realizes it’s being hunted, the odds swing dramatically in its favor. Repeated trips to swap SD cards will inevitably give away your presence. In addition to the noise and disturbance of visiti