TRAIL CAM BAN UPDATE 3/17/21

[Garryett]

4 hours ago, 520HUNT said:

G&F will need a search warrant to take or check your camera... good luck with that

Definitely not true on taking it. No “Search warrant” needed. 

[JSR]

Ive never seen the bunny patrol more than 100 yards from their truck. 

[trphyhntr]

5 hours ago, JSR said:

Ive never seen the bunny patrol more than 100 yards from their truck. 

You will now probably. Out jacking cams 

[520HUNT]

8 hours ago, Garryett said:

Definitely not true on taking it. No “Search warrant” needed. 

not according to game n fish wardens I talked to. they were told to leave them alone unless they could articulate probable cause for the cam being used to take a big game animal. ie: someone posting pics from trail cam and the same animal in trophy shot

[elkaholic]

2 minutes ago, 520HUNT said:

not according to game n fish wardens I talked to. they were told to leave them alone unless they could articulate probable cause for the cam being used to take a big game animal. ie: someone posting pics from trail cam and the same animal in trophy shot

So you can have as many cameras out as you like. Just don't post or show any pics of your buck, if you know you have pics on your camera. Or just delete all pics once you looked at sd card.

[AZBIG10]

21 minutes ago, elkaholic said:

So you can have as many cameras out as you like. Just don't post or show any pics of your buck, if you know you have pics on your camera. Or just delete all pics once you looked at sd card.

Just close your eyes if a buck is on the SD… And keep scrolling kind of like how  mom covered ur eyes during the scary parts of glitter

[AZBIG10]

[HuntHarder]

The guys that ran huge amounts of cameras will have a much more difficult decision on January 1.  It is going to be hard for them to try and hide the fact that they are running cameras for "take."  They have a lot more at stake and the case is much easier for the officer to make.  The guy that runs a few cameras will be hard to enforce and it will really come down to personal ethics.  Whether you agree with it or not, you will be knowingly violating a game law if you continue to use cameras to aid in the take of.   No different than the baiting ban, most will stop using them, some will not, 

[AZBIG10]

What’s the depts stance on using info from aerial surveys to take?

[AZBIG10]

Sportsmans 

[654321]

2 hours ago, AZBIG10 said:

What’s the depts stance on using info from aerial surveys to take?

Use of Aircraft to Take Wildlife A. A person shall not take or assist in taking wildlife from or with the aid of aircraft, including drones. B. Except in hunt units with Commission-ordered special seasons under R12-4-115 and R12-4-120 and hunt units with seasons only for mountain lion and no other concurrent big game season, a person shall not locate or assist in locating wildlife from or with the aid of an aircraft, including drones, in a hunt unit with an open big game season. This restriction begins 48 hours before the opening of a big game season in a hunt unit and ex-tends until the close of the big game season for that hunt unit. C. A person who possesses a special big game license tag for a special season under R12-4-115 or R12-4-120 or a person who assists or will assist such a licensee shall not use an aircraft, including drones, to locate wildlife beginning 48 hours before and during a Commission-ordered special season. D. This Section does not apply to any person acting within the scope of official duties as an employee or authorized agent of the state or the United States to manage or protect or aid in the management or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops. E. For the purposes of this Section, “locate” means any act or activity that does not take or harass wildlife and is directed at locating or finding wildlife in a hunt area. Stay Legal - Commission Rules 2021-2022 ARIZONA HUNTING REGULATIONS 10

I believe section D should answer your questions.  It will be exactly the same for trail cams and it is exactly the same for baiting.

[AZBIG10]

4 minutes ago, 654321 said:

Use of Aircraft to Take Wildlife A. A person shall not take or assist in taking wildlife from or with the aid of aircraft, including drones. B. Except in hunt units with Commission-ordered special seasons under R12-4-115 and R12-4-120 and hunt units with seasons only for mountain lion and no other concurrent big game season, a person shall not locate or assist in locating wildlife from or with the aid of an aircraft, including drones, in a hunt unit with an open big game season. This restriction begins 48 hours before the opening of a big game season in a hunt unit and ex-tends until the close of the big game season for that hunt unit. C. A person who possesses a special big game license tag for a special season under R12-4-115 or R12-4-120 or a person who assists or will assist such a licensee shall not use an aircraft, including drones, to locate wildlife beginning 48 hours before and during a Commission-ordered special season. D. This Section does not apply to any person acting within the scope of official duties as an employee or authorized agent of the state or the United States to manage or protect or aid in the management or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops. E. For the purposes of this Section, “locate” means any act or activity that does not take or harass wildlife and is directed at locating or finding wildlife in a hunt area. Stay Legal - Commission Rules 2021-2022 ARIZONA HUNTING REGULATIONS 10

I believe section D should answer your questions.  It will be exactly the same for trail cams and it is exactly the same for baiting.

Got it.

[HuntHarder]

Anyone know what Josiah did with the $12,000.00 + he generated from his gofundme?  I do not see an update on his page for over 6 months.  It's now 2022 and trail cameras are banned for hunting purposes.  

[bonecollector]

Did you message him to ask?

[JSR]

I just got 6 new cameras to further my scientific research on the movement and feeding patterns of the  Odocoileus virginianus couesi  and the Odocoileus hemionus.