If cameras didn't help in some way they wouldn't be so prevalent among hunters and guides. If they didn't have cameras showing them where animals are frequenting they might actually have put boots on the ground and find out for themselves if there are any signs of game activity in the area.
I hear what you’re saying and agree about the presence of a camera detracting from the experience. I’ve never been blessed to hunt remote wilderness like I’m sure you have and others on this forum have. I’m sure if I was on that type of hunt and I found someone’s trail cam I wouldn’t like it either.
It would perhaps put the HUNT back in hunting.
One of the arguments against is people are in the woods all day checking cameras. There will be more people and for longer in the woods without cameras. There is no winning here and we haven't even brought up that its almost impossible to enforce.
Well said. I have personally never had that experience but if it happened, I would be annoyed. I like the idea of a trail cam "season." End the trail cam season before hunting season begins.
"A privilege is a certain entitlement to immunity granted by the state or another authority to a restricted group, either by birth or on a conditional basis. ... By contrast, a right is an inherent, irrevocable entitlement held by all citizens or all human beings from the moment of birth." (underlining added) From here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privilege_(law)
Maybe don't hunt water if you don't like people walking in on you.
I was hoping to convince you that it really is not. As Americans we have certain rights prescribed (proscribed?) in the Constitution. They are very well-defined and have become even more precisely defined via court cases over the past 200+ years, although there is no end to the arguments. These include things that we discuss frequently like the right to own property, vote, bear arms, speak freely, a speedy trial, etc (see Bill of Rights). Everything else is a privilege and can be limited or eliminated by the powers that be (local, State, and Federal legislative bodies). I feel like your high school civics class covered all of this, but maybe you played hookie to go fishing those days
I was hoping to convince you that it really is not. As Americans we have certain rights prescribed (proscribed?) in the Constitution. They are very well-defined and have become even more precisely defined via court cases over the past 200+ years, although there is no end to the arguments. These include things that we discuss frequently like the right to own property, vote, bear arms, speak freely, a speedy trial, etc (see Bill of Rights). Everything else is a privilege and can be limited or eliminated by the powers that be (local, State, and Federal legislative bodies). I feel like your high school civics class covered all of this, but maybe you played hookie to go fishing those days
I feel like there are some discussions that are based on opinions and there are some that cannot even get to the core of the issue because the participants do not agree on the definition of words. This discussion with you is apparently one of the latter types. Words have meaning. "Rights" and "privileges" are not interchangeable. If we cannot agree on that, then I don't think we can get to your "bottom line."
I would like to see a limit on helpers. Have them have to have a helper permit ie $ for game dept or just limit to like 3 people.
Absent factual example; merely political hyperbole.
