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<blockquote data-quote="mrjashu" data-source="post: 2233089" data-attributes="member: 100018"><p>I think a big part of the problem that snowypeakoutdoors (and others including myself) is having with this is the huge amount of gray area there is when it comes to enforcement of this. AZGFD hasn't exactly done a great job building up trust with hunters. Many have experienced "guilty until proven innocent" attitudes which if extended to trail cameras has the potential to make people's lives miserable. As a hunter will I feel comfortable running a camera or two to learn about wildlife in an area (with no intention to hunt there) at the risk of AZGFD coming down on me? No I probably won't even though it would be perfectly within the rules to do so. The potential of getting hassled by AZGFD and maybe even going to court just isn't worth it.</p><p></p><p>In general I'm fine with not using trail cameras for hunting, but the way the rule will be interpreted and enforced by AZGFD on the ground is going to be the real story.</p><p></p><p>I'm curious what people think about some of these examples, I'd like your feedback.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Example 1</strong>: I have trail cameras up in a unit to view wildlife. I know there are game in that unit so I apply and as soon as I draw a tag in that unit I pull my cameras? Okay or not?</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Example 2:</strong> I have trail cameras up in a unit that I don't hunt, to view wildlife but I have an OTC deer tag (or a general hunting license) in my possession. Okay or not? Okay as long as I never hunt there?</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Example 3</strong>: I have trail cameras up in a unit to view the wildlife. As a result I end up with an idea of game in that unit. I pull my cameras. Two (three? four? what's the number?) years later I draw a tag and hunt that unit. Okay or not?</li> </ul><p></p><p>These are the sorts of things that people are playing out in their minds, I'm sure there are a lot more that I could come up with if I thought about it. It would be nice to get some clarity from AZGFD how they plan to enforce this. As I think about it maybe I will send some of these to them and see if they respond.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrjashu, post: 2233089, member: 100018"] I think a big part of the problem that snowypeakoutdoors (and others including myself) is having with this is the huge amount of gray area there is when it comes to enforcement of this. AZGFD hasn't exactly done a great job building up trust with hunters. Many have experienced "guilty until proven innocent" attitudes which if extended to trail cameras has the potential to make people's lives miserable. As a hunter will I feel comfortable running a camera or two to learn about wildlife in an area (with no intention to hunt there) at the risk of AZGFD coming down on me? No I probably won't even though it would be perfectly within the rules to do so. The potential of getting hassled by AZGFD and maybe even going to court just isn't worth it. In general I'm fine with not using trail cameras for hunting, but the way the rule will be interpreted and enforced by AZGFD on the ground is going to be the real story. I'm curious what people think about some of these examples, I'd like your feedback. [LIST] [*][B]Example 1[/B]: I have trail cameras up in a unit to view wildlife. I know there are game in that unit so I apply and as soon as I draw a tag in that unit I pull my cameras? Okay or not? [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]Example 2:[/B] I have trail cameras up in a unit that I don't hunt, to view wildlife but I have an OTC deer tag (or a general hunting license) in my possession. Okay or not? Okay as long as I never hunt there? [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]Example 3[/B]: I have trail cameras up in a unit to view the wildlife. As a result I end up with an idea of game in that unit. I pull my cameras. Two (three? four? what's the number?) years later I draw a tag and hunt that unit. Okay or not? [/LIST] These are the sorts of things that people are playing out in their minds, I'm sure there are a lot more that I could come up with if I thought about it. It would be nice to get some clarity from AZGFD how they plan to enforce this. As I think about it maybe I will send some of these to them and see if they respond. [/QUOTE]
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