Nevada outlaws trail cams

[David Heitsman]

New for fall 2019, no trail cameras on Nevada public land during hunting season or on private land without written landowner permission. Should we be looking at similar conservation initiatives here in BC?

[IronNoggin]

... Should we be looking at similar conservation initiatives here in BC?

Absolutely NOT!
There is no point.
We have enough restrictions / limitations on what we can do out there without seeking more.
Period!

My 3 peso's,
Nog

[mpotzold]

New for fall 2019, no trail cameras on Nevada public land during hunting season or on private land without written landowner permission. Should we be looking at similar conservation initiatives here in BC?

Yes!
No trail cameras during hunting season & say a month before opening. Always been a firm believer in FAIR CHASE.
The exception is if it can be proven that the cameras are used for other reasons not related to hunting!

[bighornbob]

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Yes!
No trail cameras during hunting season & say a month before opening. Always been a firm believer in FAIR CHASE.
The exception is if it can be proven that the cameras are used for other reasons not related to hunting!

So where do you draw the line at fair chase? Range finders, scopes that can make most guys shoots out to 500m easily and trained guys out to 1km, bipods, lighted nocks, electric bikes, mechanical broadheads?

The list go on and on. A traditional bow hunter thinks the modern compound bow is not fairchase bowhunting?

I used to know a guy that did not have a 4x4 and he said it was unfair they "could go anywhere". Once again, where do you draw the line.

BHB

[mpotzold]

So where do you draw the line at fair chase? Range finders, scopes that can make most guys shoots out to 500m easily and trained guys out to 1km, bipods, lighted nocks, electric bikes, mechanical broadheads?

The list go on and on. A traditional bow hunter thinks the modern compound bow is not fairchase bowhunting?

I used to know a guy that did not have a 4x4 and he said it was unfair they "could go anywhere". Once again, where do you draw the line.

BHB

Forgot to mention wireless trail cameras used for hunting only.

I am sitting on the fence regarding the first reg but fully agree with the second where there is an instant wireless connection to a person’s phone.

Nevada regs
1)- The new trail camera regulation states that a person shall not place, maintain, or use a trail camera or similar device on public land, or private land without permission from the landowner, from August 1 to December 31 of each year.

2)- If the camera is capable of transmitting the images or video, it shall not be used from July 1 to December 31.

There’s a reason for this section -
27 (4) BC Wildlife Act -A person who hunts game within 6 hours after being airborne in an aircraft commits an offence.

Also would vote against the use of drones for hunting.

[sakohunter]

So where do you draw the line at fair chase? Range finders, scopes that can make most guys shoots out to 500m easily and trained guys out to 1km, bipods, lighted nocks, electric bikes, mechanical broadheads?

The list go on and on. A traditional bow hunter thinks the modern compound bow is not fairchase bowhunting?

I used to know a guy that did not have a 4x4 and he said it was unfair they "could go anywhere". Once again, where do you draw the line.

BHB

I can only speak for me personally, but no trail cams and no baiting ungulates. This would be a good enough for me.

[Squamch]

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Yes!
No trail cameras during hunting season & say a month before opening. Always been a firm believer in FAIR CHASE.
The exception is if it can be proven that the cameras are used for other reasons not related to hunting!

So entirely illegal for hunting use then? When are we more than 30 days from a hunting season in BC?

[hawk-i]

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Yes!
No trail cameras during hunting season & say a month before opening. Always been a firm believer in FAIR CHASE.
The exception is if it can be proven that the cameras are used for other reasons not related to hunting!

Agree 100%....no reason to use electronic surveillance to hunt wildlife...just my opinion though!

[HighCountryBC]

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Yes!
No trail cameras during hunting season & say a month before opening. Always been a firm believer in FAIR CHASE.

Contradict yourself much?

Hunters need to focus on real issues surrounding wildlife. Trail cameras certainly aren't one of them.

[dapesche]

I use trail cams to get a read on travel patterns. Having hunted for 3 seasons now I don't think the trail cams have helped me become a better 'killer'.

I like seeing the pictures of what's going on in the forest when I'm not around. It's cool to see antler growth through the summer.

I don't think cameras increase your odds of killing an animal. It would likely increase your odds of killing an specific age class of deer as you'd likely hold off shooting the younger bucks in the Hope's of getting the big buck.

Is the more to the Nevada story? Maybe geography and climate leads to concentration of cams in an area. Say if you're hunting a specific season and some guy/gal is hunting a later season and is there checking a cam when you are hunting...that piss a person off.

To have them ban trail cams in bc would be ridiculous.