are trail cams illegal on national forest?

[Curly]

 

[huntnnw]

After reading the outcome I am 100% postitive he screwed up..didnt know the laws and was just trying to get out of this without a hassle

[bigbucks1985]

First off i want to apologize to officer Erickson for this whole thread, he was fair with me and i made a mistake. I thought he had taken my trail camera and bait but yesterday when i met with him i found out he only had my blind that i left for a couple months. He thought i might have been bow hunting in 113 in the late season, which being a new bowhunter and hunter in general i did not realize the gmus and laws like i should have and hunted two days of late season in the closed gmu. So i was in the wrong and the game warden was just doing his job and was very fair with me. I just want to let you all know i am sorry for the whole deal and i am done hunting as it is a privilege and my negligence of the rules got many people involved and had negative affects on many people. Warden Erickson is a good warden just doing his job up there. Just couldn't let him get a bad rep for what was a misunderstanding that went out of proportion. This will be my last post i just had to man up and let the truth be known, i am sorry to all involved, i admit i made a mistake hopefully people may understand.

[medic6]

You asked a honest question and by the sounds of it in the end got a honest answer.  Glad everything turned out favorable for both parties.  Now you need a new home for that blind.......

[Russ McDonald]

You asked a honest question and by the sounds of it in the end got a honest answer.  Glad everything turned out favorable for both parties.  Now you need a new home for that blind.......

[provider]

First off i want to apologize to officer Erickson for this whole thread, he was fair with me and i made a mistake. I thought he had taken my trail camera and bait but yesterday when i met with him i found out he only had my blind that i left for a couple months. He thought i might have been bow hunting in 113 in the late season, which being a new bowhunter and hunter in general i did not realize the gmus and laws like i should have and hunted two days of late season in the closed gmu. So i was in the wrong and the game warden was just doing his job and was very fair with me. I just want to let you all know i am sorry for the whole deal and i am done hunting as it is a privilege and my negligence of the rules got many people involved and had negative affects on many people. Warden Erickson is a good warden just doing his job up there. Just couldn't let him get a bad rep for what was a misunderstanding that went out of proportion. This will be my last post i just had to man up and let the truth be known, i am sorry to all involved, i admit i made a mistake hopefully people may understand.

You should be ashamed. 

And so should many of the others who posted on this thread.  This guy shouldn't be the only one apologizing.

[Curly]

I'm a little confused why anyone else on the thread should be apologizing.  We were told that the warden took down his cam and told him it was illegal to have one up on FS land.  We were outraged that a warden would do that.  I guess we should apologize about believing a fellow member's story...... 

Good job apologizing though, bigbucks1985.

[huntnnw]

Please divulge Provider why others should apologize?  people who posted on this thread were merely posting on the info given to us by the author.

[bobcat]

I agree, no apologies necessary. Although I respect provider and his opinions, I don't feel any apologies are needed here, besides the one that was already given.

[huntnnw]

this thread has confused me 

[Outdoor Guardian]

First off i want to apologize to officer Erickson for this whole thread, he was fair with me and i made a mistake. I thought he had taken my trail camera and bait but yesterday when i met with him i found out he only had my blind that i left for a couple months. He thought i might have been bow hunting in 113 in the late season, which being a new bowhunter and hunter in general i did not realize the gmus and laws like i should have and hunted two days of late season in the closed gmu. So i was in the wrong and the game warden was just doing his job and was very fair with me. I just want to let you all know i am sorry for the whole deal and i am done hunting as it is a privilege and my negligence of the rules got many people involved and had negative affects on many people. Warden Erickson is a good warden just doing his job up there. Just couldn't let him get a bad rep for what was a misunderstanding that went out of proportion. This will be my last post i just had to man up and let the truth be known, i am sorry to all involved, i admit i made a mistake hopefully people may understand.

BigBucks - Thank you for coming forward, telling the truth, and apologizing to Officer Erickson. He is a good officer who was getting a bad rap for something he did not do. This happens all too often in our line of work. We appreciate those who admit their mistakes and take accountability for their actions. Thank you.

Although I don't think anyone else needs to apologize for the actions of one (after all, you were just responding to the "facts" as they were presented), folks should keep in mind that there are always two sides to every story..... and sometimes the story gets blown out of proportion to keep an interesting thread going (kind of like some hunting/fishing tales). We aren't perfect, and we sometimes make mistakes. But if you read allegations that one of our officers has done something wrong, please PM me and let me know so I can get the facts out there before the thread blows up. I can't possibly monitor all of the threads on here.... but I do check my PMs regularly, and try to respond within a day or two. We like to address these issues when they arise -- if our officer is in the wrong, we'll admit that and do what's right. And if our officer is getting a bad rap for something he or she didn't do, well, we want the truth to be known in those cases too, of course.

BigBucks, I hope you don't give up on hunting. Just read the regulation manual and let us know if you have any questions about any of the rules before you head out and you'll be fine.  OG

[pianoman9701]

People make mistakes. Bigbucks, you acknowledged yours. Don't quit hunting. Become a better hunter by staying in and being committed to a higher level of ethics. We need you in the woods and in the polling booth.

[Bob33]

There were an awful lot of members who jumped on the bandwagon of blaming a WDFW officer - calling him names, accusing him of things he did not do, threatening actions, and so forth.

That's disappointing, and seems to be far too common. 

[Russ McDonald]

I work with a few LE's and I have always learned don't piss them off.  If you take care of them and treat them well it will come back around to you when you need it. 

[pianoman9701]

There were an awful lot of members who jumped on the bandwagon of blaming a WDFW officer - calling him names, accusing him of things he did not do, threatening actions, and so forth.

That's disappointing, and seems to be far too common.

Forums are a lot like cars. People act ways in their cars like they'd never act in public normally. Forums too.