Idaho on the verge of outlawing

[NOCK NOCK]

Curious Nock Nock, as tech continues to advance and inevitably 5-10 years from now things will exist that we can't even fathom today, where do you see it acceptable to draw the line? Are you of the opinion that whatever comes along we just embrace it because anything less is an attack on hunting? This provision also addresses the use of thermal and night vision which is spreading like wildfire right now, especially in Idaho. Do you disagree with regulating that also?

Without knowing the extent of the future "advances", it is impossible to say where a line should/could be drawn.

Maybe I am wrong, but thermal/night vision techs are both for night time use. Pretty sure that is already illegal........which points right to what I'm saying ...... Bad folks do bad things.

Banning cell cams only affects the guy that uses them ethically (the bad apples will still do what they do with them) and just puts hunters one step closer to going the way of the dinosaurs.  Regular T cams next, then long range, then laser range finders, etc. etc. etc.

[Born2late]

First good use that comes to mind for using cell cameras is for trappers to be able to see if they have had a animal caught.saves on time , gas and you can get to fur that is trapped quickly so another animal doesn’t chew on it.
Does that qualify as a good reason?

[EnglishSetter]

That's bs.
I know guys who literally sit on the couch and wait until the big bear hits their bait and then go in to kill it.
It's straight up lazy, cheating, and not hunting in their case.

Sounds like they should just regulate transmission time then.

A law needs to be enforceable.  How would you enforce transmission time?

Just my observation, but cell cams effectively made the number of cams infinite.  I've read of outfitters who have hundreds of cams.

[CarbonHunter]

First good use that comes to mind for using cell cameras is for trappers to be able to see if they have had a animal caught.saves on time , gas and you can get to fur that is trapped quickly so another animal doesn’t chew on it.
Does that qualify as a good reason?

I would say this is a reason to have them. But under this example they could be limited to trapping only. Currently you still need to check your traps daily so they would have to modify that rule to allow the use of cell cameras to monitor traps.

[71Shovelhead]

This sounds like the discussions about Bear baiting, hunting bear with dogs, hunting cats with dogs. We divided and conquered ourselves. Oh, let's not forget leg hold traps. Or how about the "only wild fish group" that want hatcheries closed and have natural genic bank designation on all our tributaries.   

Just because you don't like it then don't do it but don't stop others from it.

Listen to @NOCK NOCK and other moderates.

Terry

[Naches Sportsman]

They need to be banned for the exception of lawful licensed trappers using them on their trap lines.

I texted my area game warden today about a guy who put 2 salt blocks out this last weekend and had a cell camera over it. He was sitting right over the salt this afternoon because he got a text that a bull was there. Don’t know this guy and his camera was put out last weekend along with the salt. Salt wasn’t there end of last week when the unit was being set up for planting and low and behold last Monday there it was set up.

[pickardjw]

That's bs.
I know guys who literally sit on the couch and wait until the big bear hits their bait and then go in to kill it.
It's straight up lazy, cheating, and not hunting in their case.

Sounds like they should just regulate transmission time then.

A law needs to be enforceable.  How would you enforce transmission time?

Just my observation, but cell cams effectively made the number of cams infinite.  I've read of outfitters who have hundreds of cams.

They found a way to require ID for “certain websites” in the state. Are you saying there is no way to enforce transmission times?