Should trail cameras be outlawed?

[2MANY]

IMHO it's been interesting to see people's responses here.

Personally I could care less what individuals do as long as we hunters are responsible and the option to hunt will be there for my son 20 years from now.

I own 2 trail cams but don't use them anymore.
When my son is a few years older they may see more use.

[akirkland]

My camera is soaking as we speak. Its nice to get pictures of critters.

[DARKTIMBER]

I don't have an issue with the cams. But when you see pics of 3 or 4 animals all eating from the same salt lick, then it seems to be a little shaddy. Just set it up on a trail or water hole. Anyone can toss out salt lick or that swamp donkey mix and get pics of critters.

[huntnphool]

There are a lot of guys that use chute planes and powered hang gliders for scouting too, how long before someone comes out with remote controlled scouting drones with live feed cameras, eliminating flying themselves and hunting the same day they fly their drones over a area?

[huntnnw]

I don't have an issue with the cams. But when you see pics of 3 or 4 animals all eating from the same salt lick, then it seems to be a little shaddy. Just set it up on a trail or water hole. Anyone can toss out salt lick or that swamp donkey mix and get pics of critters.

IGNORANT statement right there

[predatorpro]

So in other words, you couldn't kill him on his turf in his "game" without the use of technology.  GPS, infared cameras etc.?  probably not even with scents, rattling or calling???

How about using your instinct, being able to read tracks, rubs, scent posts, scrapes, deer behavior?

i use a trail cam all the time...but i have never actually hunted deer over a salt lick or bait or for that fact anywhere near my trail cam lol, i still prefer to hunt without all the technology...no rangefinders, gps...the closest thing i have to tech out there is a radio and my phone to take a picture of a deer if i get one lol i definately think it should be legal, its a fun hobby and doesnt hurt nothing and there is really no reason why the state needs to get into how we hunt anymore than it already does

[huntnnw]

I agree, my cameras are used for fun and I like seeing pics of the animals...My cams will never be used in the whitetail woods on trails and terrain features to help me harvest a buck...I feel I would do more damage checking the cams by leaving scent or bumping the bucks. I rely on my previous years exp in the area as where to hunt or my March and April scouting.  Whats hilarious is hearing guys ripping these cams, but yet photograph animals  :dunno:I tell you right now we could start a thread on people feel about guys tromping the woods to take pics be just like this one or worse

[Dan-o]

Trail cameras should definitely be outlawed.......   along with any technological improvement sine the bias ply tire.    Radials are just cheating.

[boneaddict]

Whats hilarious is hearing guys ripping these cams, but yet photograph animals  :dunno:I tell you right now we could start a thread on people feel about guys tromping the woods to take pics be just like this one or worse

We aren't     are we?   I'd like to see how taking photos of big game lend an unfair advantage.   Must be all the bait and high fences I use and infared. 

[buckfvr]

Its not required gear......essential to some, non-essential to others.  This division thing will be the ruin of it all.................people just cant leave people be.

[huntnphool]

Whats hilarious is hearing guys ripping these cams, but yet photograph animals  :dunno:I tell you right now we could start a thread on people feel about guys tromping the woods to take pics be just like this one or worse

Did I miss something?

[PolarBear]

Bone, someone seems to be hyper sensitive as usual.  Take away trail cams, quads, private land and bait and I guarantee you that a bunch of our self proclaimed big buck hunters would be shooting nothing but does and spikes.   

[huntnphool]

Bone, someone seems to be hyper sensitive as usual.  Take away trail cams, quads, private land and bait and I guarantee you that a bunch of our self proclaimed big buck hunters would shooting does and spikes.   

[300rum]

Isn't that the truth.

Bone, someone seems to be hyper sensitive as usual.  Take away trail cams, quads, private land and bait and I guarantee you that a bunch of our self proclaimed big buck hunters would be shooting nothing but does and spikes.   

[huntnnw]

Bone, someone seems to be hyper sensitive as usual.  Take away trail cams, quads, private land and bait and I guarantee you that a bunch of our self proclaimed big buck hunters would be shooting nothing but does and spikes.   

that would be me! haha