No more trail cameras allowed in Utah

[FishDFly]

With cell phone cameras, it is no longer a level playing field.

 

[FishDFly]

I use them to keep track of the local predators transiting my property. That's pretty much it. They're handy for that.

wm

Yep it does, makes it easier to monitor coyotes.

 

[Archer 756]

Robby, here in NY are Governor is always on game camera

 

[pwbsmokey]

If they do this in NY it will be a felony, cuz everything in NY is a felony.
Robby

It's a felony for you to even say that

 

[Woody Morgan]

Yep it does, makes it easier to monitor coyotes.

Not too many coyote here the last few years but the bobcat, bear and mountain lion numbers have exploded along with the deer.

wm

 

[Flintlock]

Not so. They only tell you what is in the area where you have a camera. I just started using them and have not been any more successful than I was before.

The majority of sightings are at night and unless you are a jacklighter, you will not notice a difference.

Then why bother using them.

 

[Okie Hog]

Neither is the internet, electricity, automobiles, cell phones,,,,,,,

And that awful Pyrodex.

 

[Okie Hog]

Game cameras are good for identifying trespassers. A neighbor to the property i owned east of I-35 reported an armed trespasser, law enforcement recognized the guy as a convicted felon. Prosecutor charged the trespasser with felon in possession of a firearm and he went away for five years.

i use game cameras to survey the deer population and to pattern hogs for killing.

 

[FishDFly]

I have a picture of a trespasser and his wife. He wishes he had not posed in front of the camera.

 

[Flintlock]

If they are on private proerty just put up some signs saying "Security cameras in operation" or some form of this.

 

[FishDFly]

I have signs on each gate and each house. When a camera no longer works, I put them up in an obvious place.

You can buy broken cameras for around $10 or so.

 

[User_Dan]

I dont hunt but enjoy using trail cameras to catch bucks. Catch and release so to speak.

 

[Brent]

Good move for Utah.

 

[Old Hawkeye]

My understanding is that when Arizona banned trail/game cameras one of the reasons given was because of a huge increase in hunter to hunter confrontations. In the arid regions like Arizona & Utah game is naturally concentrated around what little water is available which, in turn on public land, concentrates the hunters. One "water hole" had 12 different cameras around it!! Thus the increased chance of interference with each other, leading to arguments & fighting. Today's deer hunting has become an industry that is self destructing.

 

[LME]

Kinda takes the hunt out of hunting if someone can buy multiple cameras and decide where and when to be sitting. Pretty much like shooting a package of steaks in the grocery store.

Thank you for this post! I was reluctant to post it myself knowing their would be hair raising on the back of those that use these gadgets. These modern gadgets, as you very well stated, "takes the hunt out of hunting".

 

[Nuthatch]

Imagine that you have a couple hundred cameras, all transmitting images & video to your computer. That’s quite an asset that could easily be monetized by selling that data to hunters for less than the cost of a guided hunt. Wouldn’t take long to pay for the cameras and give you a tidy return on your investment. A person could make a nice business out of that.

Welcome to recreational (aka “sport”) hunting in the 21st century.

Good job UT & AZ. Oddly, I doubt they’ll ever do it here in CA. Anything tech-driven seems to get a free pass.

 

[CoHiCntry]

Imagine that you have a couple hundred cameras, all transmitting images & video to your computer. That’s quite an asset that could easily be monetized by selling that data to hunters for less than the cost of a guided hunt. Wouldn’t take long to pay for the cameras and give you a tidy return on your investment. A person could make a nice business out of that.

That’s been going on for a long time. They market & sell them as “scouting packages”.

 

[user 50507]

Thank you for this post! I was reluctant to post it myself knowing their would be hair raising on the back of those that use these gadgets. These modern gadgets, as you very well stated, "takes the hunt out of hunting".

aint no way some person is going to tell me i cant put up a security camera on my private property
a simpler way to fix the situation would be to make a safe zone around natural water scorces
1000 yards, no cameras or firearms in any direction would take of the concentration of cameras and hunters on public land

 

[Tom A Hawk]

So far this year I've had photo and video of momma bear and baby bear, fisher, turkeys and several very nice bucks and playful, fighting young bucks. Its just enjoyable to see what's there and what's going on when I am not.

 

[Nuthatch]

That’s been going on for a long time. They market & sell them as “scouting packages”.

Yep. I say, “imagine” because some people wouldn’t dream of such a thing. But, yes, it’s currently happening.
My version of a scouting package involves a pack stuffed with the bare essentials and a set of binoculars. Never manage to find any bucks that way but it sure is fun to get out & try.