Iowa bans trail cameras

[SC-001]

The final "official" verbiage will be published later this summer.

From what I have read you just can’t have cell cams send pics while you are hunting. They classify it as an extension of the cell phone. The current Iowa DNR regulations prohibit hunters from calling or texting each other to assist in hunting.

On private land you can leave them unattended and use them, all season if you’d like… but they cannot send pics while you are hunting .

On public you can have a camera out while you are hunting, but it cannot send pictures while you are hunting and it must be removed when you leave. No cameras left over night. So.... basically pretty much no reason to have one out while you are in the stand.

The law cleanup was more to do with public land and leaving cameras out unattended. The existing law states no electronic devices may be used to assist in hunting (cell phones, CB, mobile transmitters, drones, etc.)

They extended it to private land to prevent guys from getting pics on their cell phone while hunting.

There are outfitters up here that are running multiple...up to 50 cell cams scattered over many farms. They will sometimes move hunters multiple times a day when they get a buck daylighting on a hot doe. They may move their hunter 15-20 miles or more depending on the situation. This has been perfectly legal up until now. Kinda like using forward facing sonar to hunt deer.😄

I use SD card cams on private so it will not change how I scout/hunt.

However this new law plays out it will be a nightmare for the DNR to enforce.

Yes, it essentially falls under the prohibition of "use of electronic devices to aide in hunting whitetail" be interesting how the courts see it because you know some over zealous game warden is going try to stick it a landowner who has dozens of cams on his property.

[IDFWU]

Silly question. There are already regulations in place.

lets just start/stop there.

way to avoid the question.

so you’re saying we should just stick with the “regulations in place.” No matter what? Even when a new technology comes out? We shouldn’t consider regulations based on efficacy and conservation? What an idiot.

[PondPopper]

way to avoid the question.

so you’re saying we should just stick with the “regulations in place.” No matter what? Even when a new technology comes out? We shouldn’t consider regulations based on efficacy and conservation? What an idiot.

Meh, who needs laws or regs?

[M16]

In my opinion trail cameras take the hunt out of hunting. I used them for a while when they first became popular. But discontinued using them because my hunting was basically over by the time the season started. I already knew what was out there and whether I had any interest in shooting a buck I had on camera. Then it was just a matter of hunting where the camera was located and killing him. I enjoy the scouting and finding them on my own part of the hunt. I'm not against people using them it's just a personal decision not to. I still use one occasionally for hogs to see what time they are showing up in an area.

[tps7742]

In my opinion trail cameras take the hunt out of hunting. I used them for a while when they first became popular. But discontinued using them because my hunting was basically over by the time the season started. I already knew what was out there and whether I had any interest in shooting a buck I had on camera. Then it was just a matter of hunting where the camera was located and killing him. I enjoy the scouting and finding them on my own part of the hunt. I'm not against people using them it's just a personal decision not to. I still use one occasionally for hogs to see what time they are showing up in an area.

Very good explanation on view points of using them or choosing not to use them.

[Death from Above]

way to avoid the question.

so you’re saying we should just stick with the “regulations in place.” No matter what? Even when a new technology comes out? We shouldn’t consider regulations based on efficacy and conservation? What an idiot.

Lol. Why you mad bro?

big difference in killing deer and taking their pictures…even an idiot knows that