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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5626142" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>As stated earlier, I understand the dilemmas are much different on public lands in an arid state like Arizona where there already was (pre-trail cams) much hunter competition on the relatively few water sources.</p><p></p><p>But the line of thinking many seem to have is much akin to what was once the majority group think when those using rifle scopes on their rifles were a small minority of deer hunters. Much of the bias seems to stem from either not having, or not willing to use, therefore others shouldn't be allowed either.</p><p></p><p>There are many "items" most of us are using today with our hunting that absolutely increase our opportunities more than trail cams. Among some I believe provide more advantage than trail cams are optical sights, compound bows (instead of recurves), inline percussion cap muzzleloaders (instead of flint & sidelocks), comfortable tree stands (and blinds), etc.</p><p></p><p>Often, especially over time, it's actually humorous which items get outlawed and which items are legal for hunting based on various claims of fair chase & ethics. A few years ago, tree-stands were outlawed & considered unethical by Michigan deer hunters, yet this same state of hunters made baiting deer legal, and most deer hunting there was done over bait poured on the ground.</p><p></p><p>If I had to choose between trail cams and any the before mentioned, I would consider not being able to use trail cams the least impactful to my hunting success. Trail cams are mainly just another tool for scouting. Speaking of which, not sure whether I'd prefer forfeiting the use of binoculars or trail cams, as binoculars (in real time) are an extremely valuable scouting tool for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5626142, member: 1409"] As stated earlier, I understand the dilemmas are much different on public lands in an arid state like Arizona where there already was (pre-trail cams) much hunter competition on the relatively few water sources. But the line of thinking many seem to have is much akin to what was once the majority group think when those using rifle scopes on their rifles were a small minority of deer hunters. Much of the bias seems to stem from either not having, or not willing to use, therefore others shouldn't be allowed either. There are many "items" most of us are using today with our hunting that absolutely increase our opportunities more than trail cams. Among some I believe provide more advantage than trail cams are optical sights, compound bows (instead of recurves), inline percussion cap muzzleloaders (instead of flint & sidelocks), comfortable tree stands (and blinds), etc. Often, especially over time, it's actually humorous which items get outlawed and which items are legal for hunting based on various claims of fair chase & ethics. A few years ago, tree-stands were outlawed & considered unethical by Michigan deer hunters, yet this same state of hunters made baiting deer legal, and most deer hunting there was done over bait poured on the ground. If I had to choose between trail cams and any the before mentioned, I would consider not being able to use trail cams the least impactful to my hunting success. Trail cams are mainly just another tool for scouting. Speaking of which, not sure whether I'd prefer forfeiting the use of binoculars or trail cams, as binoculars (in real time) are an extremely valuable scouting tool for me. [/QUOTE]
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