re: Anybody here think the game cameras are cheating/unsportsmanlike?

Is somebody from Leesville seriously trying to act better than somebody else?

Game cam over dead pig is absolutely mesmerizing. Makes me really regret I didn't have one this year for the 3 mini-boars I ground checked in the refuge this year. The only reason I don't currently use them is fear of theft on public land.

Not saying I'm an expert on rule following, but if it ain't prohibited, it should be allowed, right?
From the refuge pamphlet:
Prohibited Activities
The following activities are prohibited on the refuge:
n Commercial fishing including possession of trot lines,
limb lines, jug lines, can lines, slat traps, hoop nets and
yo-yos
n Use or possession of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs
n Possession of open alcoholic beverages containers
n Baiting, hunting over bait, possession of bait, or any nonnatural
attractant
n Possession of a limb or tree cutting saw
n Possession of any type of shot other than approved
nontoxic shot
n Unauthorized take of wildlife or plants
n Target shooting
n Using a tree that has existing nails, spikes or metal
objects or using climbing spikes
n Hunting within 150 feet of a designated refuge road or
ATV trail
n Hunting in designated “No Hunting Zones” and/or
entering into designated “Closed Areas”
n Use or possession of any trail marking material
n Use of horses or mules
n Camping/overnight parking
n Man-drives for deer
n Climbing and/or hunting from electrical power-line poles
n Campfires
n Littering
n Operating a vehicle or ATV on a flooded road or trail
n Trapping
n Open fires
n Unconfined pets
n Geocaching
n Hunting within 100 yards of any refuge building
n Use or possession of any drug or device for employing
such drug for hunting
n Operating an ATV off of a designated trail
n Crawfishing or frogging
n Searching for or removing any object of antiquity,
including arrowheads, pottery, or artifacts
n Field dressing game within 150 feet of any designated
road, parking area, or ATV trail

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Use or possession of any trail marking material

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So you cant bring tape to mark a blood trail on a wounded animal. WTF?

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So you cant bring tape to mark a blood trail on a wounded animal

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No. But then again, I've never needed it.

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Anyone bow hunting would though

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That's all I do. I don't evenuse it on private land. I simply have no need for it.

I bring TP with me on every hunt, but never use it to mark anything other than a turd pile.

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I agree with that. we only use a couple and we haven't shot any bucks off of the camera pics that we have seen on them.

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There is a difference between using trail cams just to see what is out there, and using them to get a sporting advantage. I don't have a problem with the former.