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Cheap trail cameras that work5/2/2023 ![]() Still, the question does pop up on occasion. If you asked hunters in Iowa, Pennsylvania, or Georgia if trail cameras should be banned, I’d bet seven or eight of 10 respondents would vote “no.” In most states, there is little sentiment for more restrictive hunting regulations. In the East, a clear majority of whitetail hunters seem to be either pro-camera or neutral about them, at least in my experience. ( Don't Miss: Ghost Busters: What to Do When Your Buck Disappears) Will Midwestern and Eastern States Restrict Cameras? They show up in numbers at public meetings and fill out surveys, and, I believe, skew the vote. When it comes to equipment, many of the western hunters I know, especially the die-hard bowhunters, are anti-technology, and vocal about it. Through this lens it’s hard to argue with the western bans.īut the bigger issue - and the one that could cause camera bans to creep into whitetail country - is the question of “fair chase.” In public opinion surveys that preceded the votes on cameras, western officials indicated that majorities of hunters agreed that trail cameras, especially wireless models that send images to your cell phone, give hunters an undue advantage over game. With 10 or 20 hunters posted on a water source, somebody could get hurt or worse. You can’t have people stealing cameras or fighting over them. Situations like that, magnified by recent drought conditions, are untenable, putting undue pressure on elk herds and causing trouble among hunters. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wildlife officials point to chaotic scenes of hunters and outfitters hanging 30 to 50 or more cams on a single waterhole as they scout for bulls on public land. The western bans are not about whitetails, but elk and mule deer. Could similar restrictions move eastward to states where millions of us chase whitetails, and where millions of us use trail cams extensively for scouting and hunting? Reasons for Camera Bans Montana prohibits the use of cellular cams during hunting season. Earlier this year Utah joined Arizona and Nevada in banning the use of all trail cameras for hunting.
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