trail cameras legal in Wilderness areas?

[vandeman17]

My dad was reading in his Bugle magazine an article that said trail cameras are not legal in wilderness areas. The article was talking about Montana and trail cameras but it said all wilderness areas. Do you think they mean just all Montana wilderness areas or would Oregon be included?

[buglin4bulls]

It would say in the regs i would think. 

[vandeman17]

It would say in the regs i would think. 

I read the oregon regs and couldn't find anything and also checked the rules portion on the specific wilderness area's website. It didn't mention anything either but it didn't mention anything about hunting in general.

[MtnMuley]

You CAN run trail cams in the wilderness in Oregon, if that's the question you're asking.

[vandeman17]

You CAN run trail cams in the wilderness in Oregon, if that's the question you're asking.

Yes that is what I was wondering. We are going on an elk hunt in a wilderness area for 8 days and I was planning on bringing a camera in case we find a water hole or somewhere that I wanted to set it up early in the week.

[bmccalister]

I have friends and family that use them in the Oregon wilderness areas every year. Their and my understanding is they are legal. It is only gas powered equipment that isn't legal; with the exception being Badger Lake.

[couesbitten]

Not sure why anyone would argue that a trail camera wasn't legal in a wilderness area.  The only things that I'm aware of that aren't legal in wilderness areas are anything motorized and anything with wheels.  If a trail camera were illegal, wouldn't your handheld camera be illegal also, or setting your camera to auto for a group picture?

[75johndeere]

Its illegal in Montana to have a trail camera in use during any big game season that is probably what they meant.

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[Andrew]

In addition to motorized you cannot have anything mechanized or cache.  One could say a trail camera cached and stretch it to mechanized.