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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: DaNewb on June 27, 2025, 07:08:10 AM

Title: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: DaNewb on June 27, 2025, 07:08:10 AM: Cool story
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: Buckjunkie on June 27, 2025, 08:23:50 AM: Trail cams have absolutely changed hunting. I would add laser rangefinders to the list. I bought the first one I heard of in 1996, a Bushnell Yardage Pro 400 and the 800 a year or two later. I put a Stoney Point Turrets on my Leupold VX IIs and made my first long range kill in 1999. A bull elk at 607 yards.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: hunter399 on June 27, 2025, 01:51:11 PM: I remember the time box ,pull the string,clock would stop.
Just for baiting bears.
My first trail cam took C- battery. All the first ones took C or D batteries. White flash,I believe the flash may of went out on this one . I'll post pics of my first trail cam.
Still does daytime pics ,she will drain some batteries.
My wife bought it, around 2010 ,but I can't remember.
It's amazing where we are at now,mini size, Wi-Fi, cellular,and price point.
I'm so slow,took me 15 years to perfect a camera trap.
In my defense,I didn't really start using it till better models came out. That camera probably has less than a thousand pics taken on it,flash is already busted. Funny part 1k pics is a drop in the bucket these days.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: vandeman17 on June 27, 2025, 02:20:34 PM: I remember my first trail camera. It was huge, weighed a ton, took terrible pictures and ate batteries like Oprah in a bakery but I loved it
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: Skywagon_185 on June 27, 2025, 07:16:36 PM: All this new stuff is not what I consider fair chase hunting. Sorry folks I'm 79 yrs old and took 35 bull elk the old fashioned way. I lived for elk season.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: addicted1 on June 27, 2025, 10:09:30 PM: You also didn’t have the wolves or the predators, and could run hounds. So let not act like you it’s easier now then it used to be.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: jrebel on June 27, 2025, 10:31:09 PM: Technology has been advancing hunting since the very beginning. So....if we really want to keep it fair chase, we should wear loin cloth and throw spears?? Or maybe saddle up on some horses and drive herds of elk or buffalo off a cliff?? Point being, advancements in gear and technology have been happening for as long as hunting has been a thing. Do we stop advancements in an effort to make it "fair chase", more "ethical", etc....?? I'm not sure we do. I can make an argument that trail cameras have made hunting more ethical in many ways......like not shooting a sow bear because you know the big brown sow has two cubs with her. Now when you jump her in the brush without seeing her cubs....you don't shoot her, essentially killing 3 bears. Range finders.....another one that has likely led to less wounded animals. Year, does it allow a guy to shoot a little further, probably. Would that same guy shoot further without it....probably!! At least now the hunter KNOWS the range and can make a decision to get closer or take the shot if it is within their ethical shooting distance.

Point being.....advancements in technology can and are used for good. Not sure so many folks want to just poo poo on any advancements in our sport. I love trail cams....and have passed on many a smaller buck, that in my earlier years would have been killed without a second thought, because I knew there was a bigger buck in the area.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: dreadi on June 27, 2025, 11:20:26 PM: I'm here for loin clothes and spears. Is that a special draw tag?

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Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: addicted1 on June 27, 2025, 11:54:19 PM: Quote from: dreadi on Yesterday at 11:20:26 PM
I'm here for loin clothes and spears. Is that a special draw tag?

It’s special alright…

Although I feel like this should be a tag somewhere.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: Turner89 on June 28, 2025, 07:01:21 AM: Quote from: Skywagon_185 on Yesterday at 07:16:36 PM
All this new stuff is not what I consider fair chase hunting. Sorry folks I'm 79 yrs old and took 35 bull elk the old fashioned way. I lived for elk season.
Nice job on the bulls. :tup: Every generation has a different story. :twocents:
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: hunter399 on June 28, 2025, 09:33:16 AM: Quote from: Turner89 on Today at 07:01:21 AM
Quote from: Skywagon_185 on Yesterday at 07:16:36 PM
All this new stuff is not what I consider fair chase hunting. Sorry folks I'm 79 yrs old and took 35 bull elk the old fashioned way. I lived for elk season.
Nice job on the bulls. :tup: Every generation has a different story. :twocents:

congrats 👏 on that accomplishment.
Sometimes one bull is hard enough.
Until game cameras are illegal,peeps will use them.
Title: Re: How a Product That Changed Hunting FOREVER was invented in the 1980's
Post by: jrebel on June 28, 2025, 11:28:44 AM: Quote from: Skywagon_185 on Yesterday at 07:16:36 PM
All this new stuff is not what I consider fair chase hunting. Sorry folks I'm 79 yrs old and took 35 bull elk the old fashioned way. I lived for elk season.

You were also able to hunt bull elk OTC in Washington State prior to 1994 (eastern WA). Now you only get that opportunity if you are one of the chosen few in a crappy lottery system. When I do draw....I want all the advantage I can legally have because it will likely be the only bull I kill in this state.

Hell, I have a multi season elk tag and still will have a crappy elk season because I didn't draw any bull or quality bull tags with 20 ish points. I too love to elk hunt....but to compare your success with the new generations is really apples to oranges.