are trail cams illegal on national forest?

[huntnnw]

It was a gamie...Erickson

[huntnnw]

Just what ever you do, I do not want to have to pay you for the lawsuit you might decide to file . It is not right stealing all of our tax money that we give to the government . Just FYI, we are real people who work for the government just like everybody else. In no way, shape, or form are we different then you guys. People make are job miserable talking bs when we are just trying to support are selves by having a job.

BTW, what ranger district was this incident on?

    are u defending the pile of s^%$ that did this? Its not even my deal and I am fuming hot over this..not a effing thing he did wrong, but yet we let this ignorant fool throw his ego, power trip, agenda or whatever else his issue is around on law abiding sportsmen? He needs to march that food block and cam back to where it was! or there should be a lawsuit. its harassment and theft 

I am begining to think this official is a anti...harassing him a week earlier about target shooting

[huntnnw]

This is no different than being pulled over by a "greenie" police officer for driving a big ole diesel truck beacause "he" doesnt like it and ticketing you for nothing illegal..his agenda.

[Knocker of rocks]

Just what ever you do, I do not want to have to pay you for the lawsuit you might decide to file . It is not right stealing all of our tax money that we give to the government . Just FYI, we are real people who work for the government just like everybody else. In no way, shape, or form are we different then you guys. People make are job miserable talking bs when we are just trying to support are selves by having a job.

What are you talking about?

Any lawsuit is very unlikely to have damages awarded. 

[JLS]

Just what ever you do, I do not want to have to pay you for the lawsuit you might decide to file . It is not right stealing all of our tax money that we give to the government . Just FYI, we are real people who work for the government just like everybody else. In no way, shape, or form are we different then you guys. People make are job miserable talking bs when we are just trying to support are selves by having a job.

BTW, what ranger district was this incident on?

    are u defending the pile of s^%$ that did this? Its not even my deal and I am fuming hot over this..not a effing thing he did wrong, but yet we let this ignorant fool throw his ego, power trip, agenda or whatever else his issue is around on law abiding sportsmen? He needs to march that food block and cam back to where it was! or there should be a lawsuit. its harassment and theft 

I am begining to think this official is a anti...harassing him a week earlier about target shooting

Getting a little worked up without knowing the whole story aren't you?

[huntnnw]

I know more than u know about this

[JLS]

I know more than u know about this

10-4.  How did the meeting with his supervisor go?

[Russ McDonald]

So this is a straight quote from a FS LEO.  At the time I didn't know where this took place but I just told him today and I will let you know if there is a local ordinance.  "Russ, the short answer to your question is no.  Assuming the person who deployed the camera is a non-commercial regular hunter, there are no federal statutes/regulations that preclude the use of game cameras on National Forests.  However, not knowing where this occurred, it is possible that a specific forest or ranger district has adopted a local ordinance (subpart b) prohibiting cameras."  Hope this may shed some light on game cams in the FS.

[bigbucks1985]

It was in collvile national forest, Kings lake rd. Near Usk. And i sent letters to fish and game and am suppossed to be hearing back on what laws there may or may not be against having my trail cam in that part of the nat. forest. Getting the run around i think, but i am not just gonna let it go. 

[sebek556]

  good for you bigbucks, dont let it go. Make them show you the "rules" you broke or did not break, hell if I had a junk cam laying around I'd give it to you as a bait cam to hang back up and have him take it again.

[h20hunter]

I've got a busted bushnell you can use......its a nice trophy cam with a bearly noticeable bite wound!

[bigbucks1985]

Thanks guys will keep ya posted on what happens. Hopefully will have it all figured out by the end of the week. What a pain in the ass though

[huntnnw]

i wrote an email to Olympia wanting a anwser to this. Not just sean here who puts cams on natl forest alot of us do over here. I may push it this matter till I get an anwser on what the hell is going on with this official and may speak with an attorney  over it..I cannot stand these tool bag gamies we have in this state and I will do whatever it takes.

[bobcat]

Yeah I have to say it's ridiculous our tax dollars are being wasted on this type of "enforcement" when they should be out busting poachers.  Unbelievable really. This guy is enforcing laws that don't even exist. 

I wonder if he's ever done this before?

[bigbucks1985]

Hes a younger guy, my guess is no, he has not done this before. He is probably an anti too.