Should trail cameras be outlawed?

[2MANY]

 

[Knocker of rocks]

Explain?  Where?  For what?  Hunting?  Other activities?  Legality?  Constitutional issues?

[BIGINNER]

simple answer.  NO....   why would that even be considered?

[seth30]

I cant beleive this is even be asked

[Jellymon]

simple answer.  NO....   why would that even be considered?

Because we live in Washington, they like to create useless laws that make no sense.

[pianoman9701]

I'm interested as to the OP's impetus for posing this question.

[CedarPants]

So am I

[turkeyfeather]

I'm interested as to the OP's impetus for posing this question.

Trolling to 

[jackelope]

I'm interested as to the OP's impetus for posing this question.

Trolling to 

He's not a troll. I think it's a semi-legit question, albeit far fetched IMO.  Lord knows there's been enough drama re: bears and trail cameras. They're illegal in Montana during hunting season(something or other). I can't quote the exact law but something along those lines.

[MIKEXRAY]

I have my first trail camera and am really excited to get it out this week !         That being said I was reading about Montana and why they have laws against them during the season and I agree with their concept.  The cameras that send out photo / video to your smart phone imed should not be allowed during hunting season, as the Montana laws have addressed.  As in all aspects ( as our arguments on here have shown ) of hunting technology crosses an imaginary line somewhere and I feel this technology does that.  In my opinion you should not be able to be up on a hill , have cameras lower then you on the hill and have real time photos of what trail the elk are coming up. As an example.  I actually agreed with the Montana law about no cams out during the seasons since this is what people are doing apparently. 

[CedarPants]

I'm interested as to the OP's impetus for posing this question.

Trolling to 

He's not a troll. I think it's a semi-legit question, albeit far fetched IMO.

Agreed

[turkeyfeather]

I'm interested as to the OP's impetus for posing this question.

Trolling to 

He's not a troll. I think it's a semi-legit question, albeit far fetched IMO.  Lord knows there's been enough drama re: bears and trail cameras. They're illegal in Montana during hunting season(something or other). I can't quote the exact law but something along those lines.

Ok, I stand corrected. I had no idea Montana had a law like that.

[CAMPMEAT]

Drones, city cameras, government spying on the citizens, radar for speeding, intersection cameras just to name a few should be illegal but aren't. So trail cameras, no.

[boneaddict]

I've posed the question in my head several times.....

-one, taking my photo without permission doesn't really suit me. (invasion of privacy) 
-Leaving private property on public land sometime makes me wonder
-the damage caused by bait sites sometimes has irked me.  Irresponsible people dumping salt etc out in the woods can cause serious damage for the years to follow.
-change of game patterns done by baiting and sometimes the habituation of critters to man...
- The unfair edge it gives hunters towards animals sometimes poses ethical/moral/whatever the word is, questions in my head.  We are going to technology ourselves out of our game. 
-mass use by certain organizations like USO for scouting abilities to make money off of harvest....placing thousands of cameras out   

Those are some thoughts that have crossed my mind.

[jrebel]

I have cameras and it has changed the way I hunt.  Before, I would shoot any legal animal cause I was primarily a meat hunter.  Now I will pass on smaller bucks in search for the bigger bucks I have on camera.  If I cannot connect on a mature deer I will harvest a doe (archery) instead of a small buck.  I have noticed more quality bucks in my areas in just a few short years. 

With that being said.....my answer to the OP's post is "NO". 

Johnny