Trail camera ban

[Clay Showalter]

You guys seen this? I don’t remember a discussion on it.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Arizona Bans Use of Trail Cameras

On June 11, 2021, the Arizona Game and Fish Department Commission voted unanimously to ban trail cameras “for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife, or locating wildlife for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife.”

www.americanhunter.org

 

[Tipmoose]

Good luck with that. Lotsa photographers in the woods nowadays. You can bet the cam won't be there when they turn into hunters.

 

[Jamie]

fine by me. I hope they ban them in Ohio. trespassing is really hard these days.

 

[Redhunter1012]

fine by me. I hope they ban them in Ohio. trespassing is really hard these days.

As funny as that is, I do wonder if it deters more folks now that cell cams are becoming more prevalent? Or maybe it just boosted mask sales

 

[Hedgelj]

I saw it but i think i wasn't posting much at that time

 

[Jamie]

I'm sure it deters some would-be trespassers. Locks are for honest people, you know. I can tell you this; if I had to step across a fence without permission to retrieve a dog, a dead deer, or whatever as a one time thing, it would not stop me. forgiveness is much easier to get than permission. If I were purposefully trespassing, I would not show my face while lurking unlawfully because it seems these days that every swinging dick that owns an acre has at least one or two cameras out and feels like trespassing should be punishable by death. I find cameras on public ground while squirrel hunting, too. I can only imagine how many I DON'T see.

As a landowner, I'm not as uptight as most people when it comes to trespassing. no gate or fences on my place. hell, my one "No Trespassing" sign blew away last winter. getting a new one is a pretty low priority. I have considered getting a couple of cameras just to surveil the entrance to my property, but I would never employ them for hunting.

 

[ThatBuckeyeGuy]

As funny as that is, I do wonder if it deters more folks now that cell cams are becoming more prevalent? Or maybe it just boosted mask sales

I would bet if you hung some windows on the property lines for these idiots to lick it would stop more of them than a camera on a tree...

 

[cotty16]

I would be able to piss wherever I want and not have to look around for a camera first.

 

["J"]

I would be able to piss wherever I want and not have to look around for a camera first.

Unless it’s a telephoto lens, I’m safe….

 

[oakswamper]

I have some set up just to catch metro park rangers so those should still be ok

 

[Jackalope]

You guys seen this? I don’t remember a discussion on it.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Arizona Bans Use of Trail Cameras

On June 11, 2021, the Arizona Game and Fish Department Commission voted unanimously to ban trail cameras “for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife, or locating wildlife for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife.”

www.americanhunter.org

IIRc when we hunted Arizona you couldn't have trail cams over a marked water catchment during season. Or as they call them tanks. They're really just catch ponds located in runoffs designed to catch the winter snow melt and hold it over the dry season. Without them the place would be devoid of game. You could put a camera on one but it had to be pulled prior to opening day. Having hunted it I fully understand why, water is king and there may be one water source in a 2 square mile area. Every swinging dick with a tag would have a camera on it and be checking them constantly at varying times. Just like every swinging dick tries to hunt them and it leads to issues. And by issues I mean first fights and even shootings. Which is stupid because those animals won't be anywhere near those tanks in daylight. If you want to meet fellow hunters sit a water tank and you'll meet a half dozen of them a day.

 

[Geezer II]

Unless it’s a telephoto lens, I’m safe….

 

["J"]

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Do they come in camouflage? Asking for a friend….

 

[Geezer II]

Do they come in camouflage? Asking for a friend….

No there too hard to find

 

["J"]

No there too hard to find

I’ll use cat eyes for it

 

[JARHEAD]

Unless it’s a telephoto lens, I’m safe….

I dont know about a telephot lens... I'd like to think I cast a shadow you could see from aways!

 

["J"]

I dont know about a telephot lens... I'd like to think I cast a shadow you could see from aways!

We all would

 

[Jamie]

whenever I find one on public ground, I put my face right up to the lens and smile a few times. It is possible that other body parts have been put on display for the cameras, too.

 

[tuffshot]

I hope they ban them dam things everytime I take a piss in the woods the DNR gets a call about seeing an Anaconda in Ohio and they got it on film.

 

[hickslawns]

I hope they ban them dam things everytime I take a piss in the woods the DNR gets a call about seeing an Anaconda in Ohio and they got it on film.

Better than them asking why someone is trying to go fishing with some mill worms in the middle of the woods I suppose.