buck460XVR
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How, exactly, do trail cams "violate fair chase"?
Local warden was telling me that many states are revisiting the use of trail cams because of the new cellular models. A person positions several trail cams around their stand. You sit in your stand and then get a alert when a deer passes by, thus alerting you to where the animal is coming from long before you can see them with you eyes. Out west you place several cams over a large amount of area where you know deer/elk move thru. Sit in your car and wait for an alert from your phone and then drive to that area and proceed to stalk the animal/animals.
Many states already have laws on the books prohibiting the use of cell phones/walkie talkies for the taking of game. While they are legal to ask "was that you that shot?" or "I'm cold and going back to the cabin!", but the minute you call your hunting buddy in the blind on the other side of the hill to say "you got a nice buck coming right at ya!", it's illegal.