Desertguide Report post Posted April 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, huntlines said: No, not equally. DIY hunters who can’t pay someone else to run cameras for them will be hurt the most. Pretty sad that so many hunters are getting the shaft because of a few outfits in a handful of units... who will find loopholes just like you said. So the dept is penalizing a state full of hunters for the acts of a few. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertguide Report post Posted April 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, HuntHarder said: I agree with this completely. Where we differ on opinion is i gladly welcome it. Seems like everyone has gotten over the false statement that cameras do not = more success. I am ok with guys having to actually get out in the field and scout again. If the overall success rate drops, that's a good thing too for our dwindling #'s. I doubt the success drops that much, but forcing guys into the field more is a step closer to what hunting used to be. Dwindling deer numbers shouldn't have a thing to do with hunters. Not if the dept is doing their job. That would mean that units are dropping below a 5:100 buck:doe ratio and doe's aren't getting bred. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted April 23, 2021 I dont do the surveys, but my own observations and guys I hunt with all agree #'s keep declining. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertguide Report post Posted April 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, HuntHarder said: I dont do the surveys, but my own observations and guys I hunt with all agree #'s keep declining. Oh no doubt they are. I don't disagree with that at all!!! But that has more to do with lack of rain and predators. Herds start shrinking when there's less than 50 fawns for every 100 does. Doesn't matter though. Just an observation. Doesn't pertain to the actual discussion... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertguide Report post Posted April 23, 2021 You'll have to excuse me. I need to go hunting and get off the stupid internet... 😂😂😂 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
654321 Report post Posted April 24, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 8:08 AM, huntlines said: I would bet you are way off on your estimate of 2%. I’d bet it’s way more like 30 to 35%. Your saying 90,000 to a 105,000 hunters use cameras. Try again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertguide Report post Posted April 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, 654321 said: Your saying 90,000 to a 105,000 hunters use cameras. Try again. Idk man... according to some around here... there are 300,000 cameras just in the Strip 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
654321 Report post Posted April 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Desertguide said: Idk man... according to some around here... there are 300,000 cameras just in the Strip 😂, and that’s just A3 camera’s 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted April 24, 2021 Those 300,000 A3 cams are just the non-rez ones. 🤣 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertguide Report post Posted April 24, 2021 Kinda off topic but does anyone remember running the 35mm cameras? I had one. I'd pull my roll of film, bust butt to Walgreens to get the film developed, get my pictures back and then admire the 36 beautiful cows I got shots of in one afternoon. The good ol days!!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkaholic Report post Posted April 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Desertguide said: Kinda off topic but does anyone remember running the 35mm cameras? I had one. I'd pull my roll of film, bust butt to Walgreens to get the film developed, get my pictures back and then admire the 36 beautiful cows I got shots of in one afternoon. The good ol days!!! I remember the string and the clock. So you knew what time they used the trail! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted April 24, 2021 They started in the 1880's so it's not new technology, the technology has just evolved. MAGA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertguide Report post Posted April 25, 2021 50 minutes ago, elkaholic said: That's awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntlines Report post Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/24/2021 at 11:45 AM, 654321 said: Your saying 90,000 to a 105,000 hunters use cameras. Try again. Prove me wrong. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s not even higher. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
