How to use your infrared trail camera over RacH2O sources

• Deer spend a great amount of time over the RacH2O sources.
  • This is why it is extremely important to take every step possible to make sure you are not spooking them!
    

Recommendations:

1. Before using your camera, have it take pictures in a dark room to see if it emits any light. If it emits any light whatsoever, set it up to only take pictures during the daylight or place camo non-reflective tape over the LED lights. See Video --->
   
2. Listen to your camera when it takes a picture. If you hear a noise, think what a deer can hear. If you do hear a noise, make sure you do not mount it too close to a RacH2O source.
   
3. Always use disposable gloves when pulling cards or mounting your camera. This helps in controlling your scent.
   

In testing, we measured RacH2O intake over a 10 day period at multiple watering holes. During the first 5 days we had the LED lights on the infrared cameras covered up. After the first 5 days, we uncovered the LED lights on the infrared cameras. We then measured the water intake over the first 5 days and compared it to the last 5 days.

When covering up the LED lights, deer drank, on average, 74% more RacH2O than when the LED lights were uncovered and emitting light at night. This helped verify our conclusion that infrared cameras that do emit a light at night do spook deer over the RacH2O sources and lead to a decrease in total water consumption.