Big Game Hunting > Out Of State Hunting
Trail cams, is Nevada the first to take this position.
vandeman17:
--- Quote from: bornhunter on July 30, 2019, 07:50:32 AM ---For pro camera users answer this question. Why do you place a camera in the woods? Is it because you just like to look at wildlife or is it because you cant be there 24/7 and when season opens you have an edge? Or what? Honest answers will tell a lot here.
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Both. I love getting pictures of critters, both huntable and non huntable. I would say maybe 1 in 10 of my camera sets are in places that I plan to MAYBE hunt that year
Bango skank:
--- Quote from: bornhunter on July 30, 2019, 07:50:32 AM ---For pro camera users answer this question. Why do you place a camera in the woods? Is it because you just like to look at wildlife or is it because you cant be there 24/7 and when season opens you have an edge? Or what? Honest answers will tell a lot here.
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I dont know what a pro camera user is, but i run a lot of cameras. Primarily im looking to see what quality / age class of animals an area holds. But in the end, its a fun year round hobby. I hang quite a few cameras in areas i have zero intention of actually hunting, because its fun to look at the pictures. A lot of times ill hang a camera up in the spring, and not even go back until the following year.
HillHound:
Definitely would not consider my self a “pro” camera user. I suppose you would have to be making money in one of the aforementioned ways to be a pro. But I do have a dozen or more and yes I suppose I do put them out so that I can see the age class of animals in an area and possibly even pattern them, though unlikely. Sure this gives me an advantage come hunting season but so do my nice boots, lightweight hunting gear, scent control products, you name it. If you aren’t out in a loin cloth rubbing deer feces on your self to get close enough to stick a rock through a deer that you sharpened out of the creek bed that morning it could be argued that you have an “unfair advantage”
I do suppose in arid areas if it is deterring animals from water then regulations make sense. To regulate it because it’s an unfair advantage seems like we could keep going all day.
Bango skank:
Binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes, range finders, treestands, ground blinds, e callers... every single one of those things, and those are just a few examples, exist for one reason, and one reason only. To give hunters an advantage. Does that mean it should all be outlawed? How about paying for a guided hunt? Hiring a pack team? Special permits???
Karl Blanchard:
Everyone go back and read ghost hunters post. Nevada's law has nothing to do with ethics and everything to do with protecting animals during a Vulnerable time from Jack wagons. No different than the shed laws many states have adopted. This isn't NE WA, this is Nevada we are talking about. As more and more people figure out they can monetize these animals you'll see more and more laws combating the few who ruin it for the many.