Should trail cams be legal?

[GigiBobert]

I know a guy that smeared a fudge like substance on one he found during the late rifle season a couple of years ago. He says it's still there!

 

[Beignet]

I use them and set them up every year, usually on public land.

In Montana you can't currently have one that reports to your phone in real time during the season. I see this law being broken way too much. The past few years I keep finding trail cameras all over the place and lots of them are of the sort that report in real time. I am for them being banned on public land because of the number and types that I see EVERYWHERE.

Word from enforcement division in Helena is that you can have them up, you’re just not allowed to use them while hunting. Yes, I’ve called and spoken to someone about this. Law seems poorly written and is kinda based on the honor system.

That’s said, I leave transmitting cameras up during the season, but they’re not in a place where I hunt. I enjoy seeing what pops up.

 

[mtmuley]

What would happen to the cameras on the MPG ranch? mtmuley

 

[The_Yuki_Yama]

It’s happened to me several times. I guess my idea of a pee spot is some other guys trail came spot. It’s been on closed logging roads.

That makes more sense. I don’t have a single trail cam within 3 miles of a road, open or closed and not within hundreds of yards of any developed trail.

Plenty of portable options for trees with limbs now a days. If you use the same tree set up is simple.

could you share what you have in mind? The ones I have seen/used it seems quite unreasonable for a guy to safely set up and take down every day in the dark… I also just don’t have that much of a problem with it. I bet you leave your truck unattended, should that be allowed?