44hunter45
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Public Land Trail Cam Etiquette
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Mallardsx2
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ANYTHING left behind on public land should be subject to pirate law. Period.
I don't want your $hit junking up our land.
I don't want your $hit junking up our land.
Montana_Wanderer
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It makes me really angry when they are put out to monitor people on public versus animals. I have found 2 this year already that were right on closed roads near parking areas. Feels like a creeper is watching me. Wish I had it in me to mess with those cams.
Full disclosure, I hang non-cell cams sometimes for fun. I do hide them well and try not to put them on any trails or areas people may be on. I would be fine with someone looking at the card and then putting it back sans batwing.
Full disclosure, I hang non-cell cams sometimes for fun. I do hide them well and try not to put them on any trails or areas people may be on. I would be fine with someone looking at the card and then putting it back sans batwing.
Jamen
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I mean where do you draw the line? If they are legal to be there as much as i think they shouldnt why mess with someone's personal property?? Can i go through your camp and look what is in your cooler? go through your tent to see what gear you have as long as i dont take anything if you are camping on public property?? Maybe you left your truck unlocked in a public parking lot does that give me the right to go through it if i dont take anything? no harm no foul right?
@Nameless Range I like your point. It would definitely invite some issues if someone found you checking their card, off the bat at least.
@Jamen The difference is a trail camera is left out for months if not years typically. A camp, cooler, tent, and truck are not.
We came across a camp of 4 tents, shoes outside of them but they were wide open. Knife, packs, water filters hanging on trees. Friend, I, and his injured German Shepard needed water bad after coming off a bad section of the mtn with no water filter. We called for the owners and walked around camp but no one answered. It was clearly a fresh setup. Best guess is they saw 2 dudes with guns, camo, and a german shepard in their camp, thought we were the police, so they hid from us cause we were on mushrooms lol. We left their stuff alone and drank from a spring nearby.
Ive also found some abandoned gear and a car and definitely took a look. Packed out the abandoned gear, reported the likely stolen car.
Looks like the poll is at 80% leave it alone. No arguing that the vast majority find it unethical. Case closed.
@Jamen The difference is a trail camera is left out for months if not years typically. A camp, cooler, tent, and truck are not.
We came across a camp of 4 tents, shoes outside of them but they were wide open. Knife, packs, water filters hanging on trees. Friend, I, and his injured German Shepard needed water bad after coming off a bad section of the mtn with no water filter. We called for the owners and walked around camp but no one answered. It was clearly a fresh setup. Best guess is they saw 2 dudes with guns, camo, and a german shepard in their camp, thought we were the police, so they hid from us cause we were on mushrooms lol. We left their stuff alone and drank from a spring nearby.
Ive also found some abandoned gear and a car and definitely took a look. Packed out the abandoned gear, reported the likely stolen car.
Looks like the poll is at 80% leave it alone. No arguing that the vast majority find it unethical. Case closed.
