Abandoned game cams

[BreezyBear]

Seems like this thread has kinda turned into one hunting group against another...which usually ends up in all of us losing

[Calvin Rayborn]

Quote:Ridgeratt
Perhaps there could be an established collection point at the trail head where the owners could reclaim them. Something like this. 
I found some this fall belonging to UofW and the DNR.
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  All recycle proceeds will be forwarded to the WDFW “Save the Wolves” fund! 

[LDennis24]

One scenario my wife had mentioned is that if your doing your business in the woods with reasonable expectations that your in a secluded area when suddenly as your buttoning up you see a cam that is pointed in your direction...

If my wife was in that situation... Sorry your cam is going bye bye. Call me all the names you want to... It's happening

[Machias]

When I see these type of threads and what they end up becoming, I think as a group,  we are so screwed!

[WapitiTalk1]

Agree with you Machias.  I see plenty of threads on here where somebody finds a piece of gear in the woods and is looking for the owner; that is good stuff and in my mind, how it should be.  Then, I see some complete opposite thoughts and it is more than a bit concerning. 

[Duckslayer89]

One scenario my wife had mentioned is that if your doing your business in the woods with reasonable expectations that your in a secluded area when suddenly as your buttoning up you see a cam that is pointed in your direction...

If my wife was in that situation... Sorry your cam is going bye bye. Call me all the names you want to... It's happening

Just take the card and tell your wife to look all around before going... I always do

[luckyman]

What reason would there be for Not having cams out all year around?
 I do and they don't go for more then 1-2 months before servicing. I rarely keep them in the same place for long.
I would hardly call it litter when they are loaded and working the whole time.

[Atroxus]

What reason would there be for Not having cams out all year around?
 I do and they don't go for more then 1-2 months before servicing. I rarely keep them in the same place for long.
I would hardly call it litter when they are loaded and working the whole time.

Personally I am of the opinion that we should not be allowed to leave any equipment on public land, since as some have pointed out, there are people who consider a game camera, a blind or a tree stand to be a personal claim on that land.

While I would not touch someone else's gear, I don't think anyone should be put in a position of being treated like a trespasser when on public land just because someone else decided to "stake a claim" by leaving their stuff out year-round.

[LDennis24]

One scenario my wife had mentioned is that if your doing your business in the woods with reasonable expectations that your in a secluded area when suddenly as your buttoning up you see a cam that is pointed in your direction...

If my wife was in that situation... Sorry your cam is going bye bye. Call me all the names you want to... It's happening

Just take the card and tell your wife to look all around before going... I always do

I was just giving an unlikely but possible scenario. I meant if that was my only option I would have to take it.

[arowpoint]

I"m surprised no one has drawn a nexus between tree stands and game cams or tagging requirements with traps or prohibitions of game cams in other states.

[LDennis24]

What reason would there be for Not having cams out all year around?
 I do and they don't go for more then 1-2 months before servicing. I rarely keep them in the same place for long.
I would hardly call it litter when they are loaded and working the whole time.

Personally I am of the opinion that we should not be allowed to leave any equipment on public land, since as some have pointed out, there are people who consider a game camera, a blind or a tree stand to be a personal claim on that property.

While I would not touch someone else's gear, I don't think anyone should be put in a position of being treated like a trespasser when on public land just because someone else decided to "stake a claim" by leaving their stuff out year-round.

  This is my stance as well. I have NEVER ran into someone who was checking game cameras on public land that was courteous. They always seem to treat you like they have exclusive rights to that area and on one occasion a buddy and I had a run in with some hot head with a pistol who didn't like that his cam was altered and he noticed us in the area. Put a bad taste in my mouth for people who use game cameras on public property...

[Magnum_Willys]

I can’t help feeling a sense of hope that  my cams sort of stake claim on the waterhole or wallow I put them on if first.  Yes I agree they shouldn’t and its wrong to think in that manner - its public land.  But hypothetical if I cut a trail, dig a wallow, build a blind am I wrong to expect others to not put their cam on it?

[Ridgeratt]

What reason would there be for Not having cams out all year around?
 I do and they don't go for more then 1-2 months before servicing. I rarely keep them in the same place for long.
I would hardly call it litter when they are loaded and working the whole time.

Personally I am of the opinion that we should not be allowed to leave any equipment on public land, since as some have pointed out, there are people who consider a game camera, a blind or a tree stand to be a personal claim on that land.

While I would not touch someone else's gear, I don't think anyone should be put in a position of being treated like a trespasser when on public land just because someone else decided to "stake a claim" by leaving their stuff out year-round.

Not sure how many on this forum are old enough to remember or even around when the Forest Service hired outfitters to remove all the cached elk camps in the Blue Mountain's 30+ years ago. But they hauled off tons of equipment. They filled dump trucks and it went to the dump. The last couple of years the fires might have taken care of some as well. It's like the ghost camp threads.  Sort of If I have my crap there then I have the "Right" to claim it. I find cameras many times during the fall Most times I walk past but when they are labeled research stuff I will post them.  And yes I also have camera's scattered out in the woods. I guess I have been fortunate to have not had any hijacked, But I know that day is coming. Will I post that it was stolen. Most likely not. Figure it is just the cost of doing business.   

[LDennis24]

What reason would there be for Not having cams out all year around?
 I do and they don't go for more then 1-2 months before servicing. I rarely keep them in the same place for long.
I would hardly call it litter when they are loaded and working the whole time.

Personally I am of the opinion that we should not be allowed to leave any equipment on public land, since as some have pointed out, there are people who consider a game camera, a blind or a tree stand to be a personal claim on that land.

While I would not touch someone else's gear, I don't think anyone should be put in a position of being treated like a trespasser when on public land just because someone else decided to "stake a claim" by leaving their stuff out year-round.

Not sure how many on this forum are old enough to remember or even around when the Forest Service hired outfitters to remove all the cached elk camps in the Blue Mountain's 30+ years ago. But they hauled off tons of equipment. They filled dump trucks and it went to the dump. The last couple of years the fires might have taken care of some as well. It's like the ghost camp threads.  Sort of If I have my crap there then I have the "Right" to claim it. I find cameras many times during the fall Most times I walk past but when they are labeled research stuff I will post them.  And yes I also have camera's scattered out in the woods. I guess I have been fortunate to have not had any hijacked, But I know that day is coming. Will I post that it was stolen. Most likely not. Figure it is just the cost of doing business.   

I know what your talking about as my grandfather had a stove and tent buried in the rocks in the Blues for years and he never went back and got it. It's definitely rotted away by now. My wife's family has had a cabin in the Blues for a long long time. There used to be more cabins as well and then the FS decided to consolidate them into certain areas to clean up the forest so alot of the old ones were burned down and then you had to buy a lot in a certain area and build a new one. They were fortunate enough to get one of the originals in the Wenaha.

[NOCK NOCK]

@arowpoint     

I have an idea. Anyone placing a trail cam on public property should be required to leave a note that is protected from the elements stating when that cam was placed and when it will be serviced. If the date is greater than six months expired or no note is left then it’s fair game!   

You're just kidding right?

It will come to this.
IIRC, some states that still allow bear baiting, your site must be tagged with your info.