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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5606212" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Similarly, my cell cams are not in place to provide the remote possibility of seeing & stalking game in "real time". They are a data collecting too, no matter how we may rationalize one's use as being more legitimate than another's.</p><p></p><p>Same can be said for tree stands & riflescopes, both of which have been "outlawed" in places because some felt the use of either was either "unfair" or "unethical".</p><p></p><p>Look at all the cries of "unfair" & "unethical" regarding the legalization of crossbows in TN a few years. Shamefully, in retrospect, I was one of those against crossbows being legal during archery. Never mind it was actually a bit hypocritical of anyone using a compound vertical bow (instead of longbow, recurve) to cry foul @ crossbows. Turns out crossbows were just another option that is comparable to a compound bow, yet pales in comparison to the effectiveness of a muzzleloader or shotgun.</p><p></p><p>Again, I know there are exceptions to everything, and an isolated water source in an Arizona desert might be one of those. But I don't see any one "tool" being much more or less "unfair" or "unethical" than so many others we readily accept as being "ok".</p><p></p><p>I'm personally more concerned about the hunting ethics of someone taking low-probability shots than as to whether someone uses a trail cam. Our modern rifle scopes somewhat "encourage" this, yet in an ethical hunter's hands, same "tool" reduces game losses and allows for more clean kills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5606212, member: 1409"] Similarly, my cell cams are not in place to provide the remote possibility of seeing & stalking game in "real time". They are a data collecting too, no matter how we may rationalize one's use as being more legitimate than another's. Same can be said for tree stands & riflescopes, both of which have been "outlawed" in places because some felt the use of either was either "unfair" or "unethical". Look at all the cries of "unfair" & "unethical" regarding the legalization of crossbows in TN a few years. Shamefully, in retrospect, I was one of those against crossbows being legal during archery. Never mind it was actually a bit hypocritical of anyone using a compound vertical bow (instead of longbow, recurve) to cry foul @ crossbows. Turns out crossbows were just another option that is comparable to a compound bow, yet pales in comparison to the effectiveness of a muzzleloader or shotgun. Again, I know there are exceptions to everything, and an isolated water source in an Arizona desert might be one of those. But I don't see any one "tool" being much more or less "unfair" or "unethical" than so many others we readily accept as being "ok". I'm personally more concerned about the hunting ethics of someone taking low-probability shots than as to whether someone uses a trail cam. Our modern rifle scopes somewhat "encourage" this, yet in an ethical hunter's hands, same "tool" reduces game losses and allows for more clean kills. [/QUOTE]
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