Trail Cam left on Public Land - view the pics?

[Antler Daddy]

You stumble across a game camera left on public land. You have a card reader with you.

Do you pull the SD card, download pics and return the card back to the camera as is, or dont touch it?

 

[Carlos]

I've also been very curious as to what's on the card, but I leave them alone.

 

[backyardtndeer]

I would not bother it.

 

[Omega]

Nope, not mine, not my business to mess with it in any way.

 

[useyourbow]

For some of us the season/scouting never ends so mind your own business and leave it alone.

 

[Wooden Arrow]

a friend leaves a pic of a "white tail" on all of them he finds...

 

[MidTennFisher]

I do it every time if it's unlocked. I'd never steal a camera or harm it in any way but I sure as heck will see what's on the SD card.

Then I put it back just as it was and make a funny face in front of it as a little surprise next time the guy checks it! Sometimes do a goofy dance in hopes that it's set to video mode.

 

[jc0313]

I see them often and leave them alone.

There was a guy 5 or 10 years ago that was booby trapping cameras and a few guys suffered injuries including losing fingers.

 

[Lt.Dan]

I usually wave and go about my business. But the Whitetail and or happy dance may be in the offering on my next find.

 

[Soft Talker]

I turn everyone I find in the opposite direction

 

[Ski]

Not mine so I don't touch. If I was that curious then I'd hang my own camera. Just because it's on public land doesn't automatically mean the cam should be public use. I didn't buy the camera, batteries, or card. Someone else did and I respect that.

 

[Ski]

I'll add that for me it's a boundary thing. I don't kick another man's ankle biting mutt if I'm in his yard. I don't screw his flirty wife while he's at work. I don't use his pool cue when he walks to the bar for another beer. No matter how temping something is, some lines I just won't cross. A man's things are his own and if I can't respect that then I can't expect respect from other men when it comes to my things.

 

[backyardtndeer]

I'll add that for me it's a boundary thing. I don't kick another man's ankle biting mutt if I'm in his yard. I don't screw his flirty wife while he's at work. I don't use his pool cue when he walks to the bar for another beer. No matter how temping something is, some lines I just won't cross. A man's things are his own and if I can't respect that then I can't expect respect from other men when it comes to my things.

Yep. Will also add that I wouldn't want someone going through one of my cameras that I had out, even if it was on public land. That old saying on ethics from Aldo Leopold seems to fit here.

 

[MS_Strut]

After having a SD card stolen this year on public land (and even before), I wouldn't touch another hunter's gear.

It's not mine and if you want to know you can put in the leg work with your own gear.

 

[Soft Talker]

I'll add that for me it's a boundary thing. I don't kick another man's ankle biting mutt if I'm in his yard. I don't screw his flirty wife while he's at work. I don't use his pool cue when he walks to the bar for another beer. No matter how temping something is, some lines I just won't cross. A man's things are his own and if I can't respect that then I can't expect respect from other men when it comes to my things.

The trick is to screw his flirty wife while "you" are at work

 

[Omega]

The trick is to screw his flirty wife while "you" are at work

Hunter, is that you?

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

I turn everyone I find in the opposite direction

Why bother them

 

[timberjack86]

I'm not touching it. Downloading his pictures is stealing and I hate a thief.

 

[fairchaser]

A few years ago, we had a member who would switch out camera cards on cameras he came across . Another would place a limb over the camera and one even pulled some corn out of the field and placed it in front of the camera. All of these incidents were dealt with harshly including removal from the club. The corn incident was treated as baiting and an area of 5000 acres was shut down for two weeks.

Don't mess with anyone's camera period. It's not your property.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

You stumble across a game camera left on public land. You have a card reader with you.

Do you pull the SD card, download pics and return the card back to the camera?

Absolutely.