Public Land Trail Cam Etiquette

[Treeshark]

I’m generally not opposed to a little vigilanteism here and there, but stealing/damaging stuff that’s not yours ain’t it.

If it’s not yours, don’t mess with it (showing cheeks/peen to the cam is acceptable if one feels so compelled).

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

My heart isn't bitter. No pity for thieves. None. mtmuley

Same, im just being a little sarcastic cause Jack seems to have an axe to grind on this topic.

 

[Jack Ryan]

A thief is a thief. They are all the same to me.

 

[mtmuley]

A thief is a thief. They are all the same to me.

Yep. Public land or not if you take something that is not yours you are a thief. mtmuley

 

[Wildabeest]

So @mtmuley would leave the High Life in the creek. Unless it was in a bottle.

 

[mtmuley]

So @mtmuley would leave the High Life in the creek. Unless it was in a bottle.

Ethics come into play here. And soul searching. mtmuley

 

[Jack Ryan]

"You haven't failed until you start making excuses." - JPR

 

[Mussgrass]

I have climbed up into ladder stands on public ground many times. I am not going to damage anything, just sit for a while. Of course, if someone shows up and says I'm in their stand I would climb down and leave.

 

[wolfpup]

I guess I just never notice them, but if I did, there would definitely be a full moon to view for the owner.

I am not sure why everyone is so sensitive about that these days but I still find mooning to be very classy and always necessary!

 

[Montana_Wanderer]

I guess I just never notice them, but if I did, there would definitely be a full moon to view for the owner.

I am not sure why everyone is so sensitive about that these days but I still find mooning to be very classy and always necessary!

A close up moon after elk hunting for a week could really scar someone.

 

[Deez Nutz]

A close up moon after elk hunting for a week could really scar someone.

Wipe your azz, bro.

 

[Montana_Wanderer]

Wipe your azz, bro.

Single serving dude wipes are game changing!

 

[IDiot]

PSA to everyone. Game cams are called camera traps by biologists and are used for a great many things. I used them to count anglers and boats at a public launch before. Wardens use them to deter or catch poachers and littering. They can be used to estimate populations, map migration corridors, determine crop depredations, scout capture locations and guage public use of an area. These cameras are often labeled only on the inside as labeling them on the outside is a sure fire way for them to get shot.

So before doing something obscene in front of a camera think of the poor technician or biologist going through those pictures.

 

[Roscoe P Coal]

I guess I just never notice them, but if I did, there would definitely be a full moon to view for the owner.

I am not sure why everyone is so sensitive about that these days but I still find mooning to be very classy and always necessary!

Obviously no one has seen an inverted moon… it’s a Root thing. Maybe MTmuley has.

 

[Moserkr]

PSA to everyone. Game cams are called camera traps by biologists and are used for a great many things. I used them to count anglers and boats at a public launch before. Wardens use them to deter or catch poachers and littering. They can be used to estimate populations, map migration corridors, determine crop depredations, scout capture locations and guage public use of an area. These cameras are often labeled only on the inside as labeling them on the outside is a sure fire way for them to get shot.

So before doing something obscene in front of a camera think of the poor technician or biologist going through those pictures.

Im actually surprised more information isn't shared to biologists from private trail camera owners. The public probably has decades worth of information in a single year and at zero cost to taxpayers.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Steven Drake

Pleased to have no idea who he is and gave him any views/likes/contributions.

He affords them with people watching.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

PSA to everyone. Game cams are called camera traps by biologists and are used for a great many things. I used them to count anglers and boats at a public launch before. Wardens use them to deter or catch poachers and littering. They can be used to estimate populations, map migration corridors, determine crop depredations, scout capture locations and guage public use of an area. These cameras are often labeled only on the inside as labeling them on the outside is a sure fire way for them to get shot.

So before doing something obscene in front of a camera think of the poor technician or biologist going through those pictures.

It's probably the highlight of their day to see that stuff.
"Look Chad we've got a migrating sasquatch that's been eating corn over on Cam 794. We should try to get a collar on that thing."

 

[IDiot]

Im actually surprised more information isn't shared to biologists from private trail camera owners. The public probably has decades worth of information in a single year and at zero cost to taxpayers.

There is some of this that goes on voluntarily. More of it would be awesome but criticizing and distrusting wildlife agencies is more American than apple pie. Also people don't want to be told that black panther is actually a house cat lol they'd rather have a conspiracy to believe in.