Question on Taking Pictures of Deer

[TexasAggie'16]

To the wonderful photographers on here, how are y'all able to take pictures of the deer without them hearing the shutter of the camera?

I would have loved to have pictures of the deer and other great wildlife I saw this past weekend!

Any other advice is welcome!!

Thanks in advance

[DeadeyeDeb]

Long lens!!!!

[justhrowit]

Long lens.... sometimes! However, then they're in close it really depends on the deer. Weather conditions can also play a part. In a good wind, I don't feel they hear the shutter. In a calm wind, it's just what kind of deer is around. Some will hear the shutter, look up, and go back to what they were doing. Others will hear it and you'd think someone just fired a warhead at the them.

Snap away!

J

[AtTheWall]

They hear it and they do get nervous. Best to chase them out of deer season instead of during deer season with the lens. I shoot a 300mm lens...even then...it's high risk to snap in the same stand as you deer hunt. If you don't care about your hunting....and or....you continue to snap photos without shooting them....they will adjust and relax but...the big boys never relax..they simply BOLT!

The buck in my profile pic...he never allowed me to get close and the few photos of him I do have.....took literally 2 years to close the distance, hunting him around the season with the lens only.

Chasing big bucks with a lens....it's a BLAST!

[sierracharlie338]

Great advice!

[TexasAggie'16]

Thanks guys! My camera is definitely going to the stand with me on the next hunt

[TexasAggie'16]

Just saw we had a lady here too..Thanks Deb!

[Delirious]

The Lens is the key. I have a 200-400 that loves light. I have a 70-200 that's a nice lens, so you can't get close. Or maybe get one or two shots off. I believe the newer canon SLRs have a quiet click. Don't quote me on that but I think that's the case. There's a camera show nearby that has a 400 prime I can rent. I'm thinking of doing this after season.

[ck40711]

Two things. . . long lens (or camera with good optical zoom), and I don't mess with SLR's. I only use high zoom point an shoot cameras (like mine is the Panasonic FZ35). The SLRs are very loud and to me the quality is not that much better (if at all) than a good point and shoot. The P&S can get usually get out there further, is generally a lot cheaper, easier to use and a heck of a lot quieter. Just my two cents worth.

[explorer1]

Where i hunt you verey seldom get to see them far off, up close ans personal is the norm.I use the canon powershot10x zoom no noise and takes great pics .

[Shane]

They hear it if they're close enough to get a really good pic, even with a long lens. Sometimes they spook, but most of the time they just look up and wonder what that noise was. If you're hidden and downwind and they don't see any movement, they'll usually hang around for at least a few pics.

[Draco]

Many digital cameras have it in thier menu to turn off the camera noise. It is there because they want digitals to sound like cameras have always sounded.

[El Viejo]

I use a 100-400 zoom. Even at 400mm and a distance 50+ yards, they still hear it. I had a nice 10 pointer (too young to shoot) at the feeder last week. When I took his picture he lifted his head real quick and looked right at me. I didn't take any more and he went back to eating corn. If you use a SLR you might try wrapping a towel around the body to muffle the sound a bit.

[TexasAggie'16]

Not bad ideas! Will give all a try, before I hit the stand of course

Thanks!