Trail cams

[Rifle River Scout]

Trail cams and compounds fit in the same category and I see nothing Trad about them.
Are we to the place that simply knowing there are deer or whatever game we seek in the area but we need to know how big, how many, how symmetrical the rack before we are ready for the hunt?
Trad is about real hunting,by real hunters, using real skills.

There I'm done.
And I feel better now.

[kennym]

I enjoy seeing all the critters that I'm not always available to see in person, bucks,does,fawns,cats,yotes,etc.

As far as the cams helping me hunt, not really. I take em down before season and never miss em because I try to schedule time for me to actually be there then.

To each his own, and I also feel better.      

[RIng]

I think you have a very narrow view of life , hunting , and what traditonal is . Just where would you draw the line . All wood bow , no modern glues ,would arrows , with self knocks . Been there done that . Carbon limbs , carbon arrows . Been there done that. It is all traditonal . What matters to me is it is just plain FUN playing with game cameras .

May life's simplest things bring you the greatest pleasures !!

[Mike Gerardi]

[Sockrsblur]

Before trail cameras I use to spend a lot of summer evenings hidden in the corners of fields with an expensive camera, zoom lenses, and bogen tripod. I loved it. Today I don't take the time to do that but I do enjoy my cameras it's simple fun to me. There is plenty of room for us all in the woods brother..

[Keith Zimmerman]

Wow!  Thats a pretty strong statement. I love my cams.  Got a bunch.  I love taking pics of coyotes, turkeys, fawns, etc.  Im probably more trad than you are.

[Orion]

RR:  That train's already left.  Just like the adoption of most other technologies related to hunting. Just another tool, don't you know.  My guess is more than half the folks on this site use trail cams. Camera fitted drones are the next technology to be widely adopted, unless the FAA or game departments get ahead of it, but they're already behind.  

I draw my line in the sand at trail cams, ATVs, baiting, foot plots and a few other things. But, I'm in the minority, certainly a dying breed.  Whatever floats your boat.    

[rolltidehunter]

If you get your panties in a bunch over a trail camera then I want to know what you think about Obama care?

[rolltidehunter]

anything except buckskin panties while hunting is not trad either.

[vintage-bears]

Originally posted by Rifle River Scout:
Trail cams and compounds fit in the same category and I see nothing Trad about them.
Are we to the place that simply knowing there are deer or whatever game we seek in the area but we need to know how big, how many, how symmetrical the rack before we are ready for the hunt?
Trad is about real hunting,by real hunters, using real skills.

There I'm done.
And I feel better now.

If you don't like them, don't use them.
I for one think trail cameras are a wonderful tool for bowhunters. Carbon arrows are awesome.
Grunt tubes are also great hunting tools. Fast flight string is another giant leap forward for bows. Fletch tite is great too.
I used my sportsman 500 to pull my buck back to the house and I was very grateful for it.
I'm sure Indians wish they had these tools.

The list goes on and on.

[achigan]

Originally posted by Mike Gerardi:
   

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[bigiron]

trail cams don't kill game........BUT I DO.

[4 point]

I'm a lot better at getting pics with trail cams than I am at killing deer. Haven't killed a buck for two years with my bow and thats probably 80 days of hunting. Just cause you get a picture of a buck definitely doesn't mean you will put your tag on it. Plus I have a few bucks I see but never get pictures of. The really frustrating thing is you will see them a hundred yards from your camera and you still can't get a pic of them.

[BOWMARKS]

[Rifle River Scout]

Rolltide hunter, I don't wear panties, I hope your not offended.

Bowmarks, I have no idea what your reference is to my handle but I grew up on the Rifle River and became a scout 50 years ago. My handle fits where ever I am.

Some of you need to look up the definition of Traditional. Webster should do.

[BOWMARKS]

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I like my trail cams.  They are fun and add an element of "hunting" year round.  I love seeing pictures of different stuff.

Just because I have a  camera set up on a farm, doesn't mean I will hunt that farm this year.

trail cameras have been around since the 50's. just mostly home made jobs.  Whats not traditional about that? Its Older than all my bear vintage bows.

I feel better also.

[varmint101]

Far be it from someone else telling me if I'm "traditional" or not.  Last I checked we all use recurves and/or longbows right?  Just another way to cut other people down.

Yup, I use a trail camera.  I love it.  Thinks it's the bees knees seeing some things I've never seen in the wild and love watching bucks grow from spring to fall.  Do I use it to improve my hunting chances?  Nope, just for year round fun.

[elkken]

In 50 years it will be traditional to use trail cams .... in the mean time I'll just have fun with mine...      

[Hoyt]

Originally posted by Rifle River Scout:

Trad is about real hunting,by real hunters, using real skills.

There I'm done.
And I feel better now.

I often wondered exactly what Trad was.