Nevada outlaws trail cams

[Walking Buffalo]

It is pretty simple, if we want to be honest with ourselves. There is only one question to ask.

"Does the use of trail cams in British Columbia create a conservation concern?"

If the answer is yes, then they should be banned. If the answer is no, then they should be allowed.

From my experiences and the experiences of many that have used trail cams, the answer is a resounding -NO- they do not create a conservation concern.

Keep in mind that someone using a trail cam that ends up patterning and shooting a bigger animal than you does not ​create a conservation concern.

Our Wildlife hunting laws are based on more than just conservation concerns.

Most of the current hunting laws would have to be repealed if we were to follow your logic.

[wos]

X2, have never seen one in all of my travels.

Doesn't mean they haven't found you. I've found them twice without looking for them and expect as more start using them will see more. Brush cleared for sight lines is a dead give away.[/QUOTE]
And even if they did find me what do i care. So what someone has a picture of me that's not going to ruin my day or hunt.

[fuzzybiscuit]

Seriously? I have never found someone else's camera. I spent a lot of time in the Bush.

Doesn't mean they haven't found you. I've found them twice without looking for them and expect as more start using them will see more. Brush cleared for sight lines is a dead give away.

I get several people or groups of people on my 2 cameras each of the last 2 seasons. There was no sign any of them saw the cameras and they have never been tampered with. But they are hidden pretty good.

I’ve also never seen any other cameras in the same area I have mine set up but I could have missed them too. I have found cameras in other areas though.

In the end though have they really helped me out much? Not really. There were other signs that animals were in the area so I would have hunted there regardless. If anything they let me know that despite thinking I had the area to myself others were also hunting it, which did get me out of bed a bit earlier so that I was first into the area each day I wanted to hunt it. No guarantee I’d have it to myself but not likely someone else would park next to my truck and walk in a couple of kilometres knowing I was already there.

As for conservation concerns, there are none in my case. I always got my animals before cameras so nothing has changed in that regard.

[Wentrot]

Doesn't mean they haven't found you. I've found them twice without looking for them and expect as more start using them will see more. Brush cleared for sight lines is a dead give away.

Im always on the look out for them, for several years I’ve wanted to come across one so I can walk by naked.

[Wild one]

Im always on the look out for them, for several years I’ve wanted to come across one so I can walk by naked.

I warn you now if you stubble upon one of my cams I am donating the pics to as many gay porn sites possible

[Wentrot]

I warn you now if you stubble upon one of my cams I am donating the pics to as many gay porn sites possible

I demand royalties.

[longwalk]

I always set up a trail camera during hunting season.... to keep an eye on my camp.

[Gateholio]

Our Wildlife hunting laws are based on more than just conservation concerns.

Most of the current hunting laws would have to be repealed if we were to follow your logic.

So in your opinion, is the use of trail cams is a conservation concern or not?

[hawk-i]

The use of trail cams is a privacy issue IMHO....if used on private land then fine...public land NOT so fine!

[caddisguy]

The use of trail cams is a privacy issue IMHO....if used on private land then fine...public land NOT so fine!

Previously your concern was "electronic surveillance" of animals and now it's privacy? Let's just throw everything at the wall and see what sticks!

Binoculars and spotting scopes, especially digital ones or ones you can mount a cam to have way more potential for creeping on privacy.

So why not ban binoculars instead of trailcams? In both justifications, binos come out as a more effective tool for carrying out things you are concerned about (animal harvests and creepin) so I'm curious why you don't want to ban them?