Yuma Outdoorsman
Senior Refuge Member
I personally love using trail cameras. I get all types of wildlife on them, not just animals I am hunting. I really enjoy seeing all the desert has to offer. I got an awesome pair of golden eagles on camera this year. I also got some awesome big horn sheep. I was able to harvest one of the bucks I had on camera but he was 4 miles from the drinker. I did plenty of scouting to find where he was hanging. I'll share the photos of my buck and a big horn.
As for the ban, something had to be done for the animals and general hunters up north. It is tough to compete against the guides who had unlimited amounts of cameras up. I have seen photos of waterholes up there with a ton of cameras and it's ridiculous. I understand the ban and am bummed out for it as we don't get the pressure on waterholes here like they do up there. I have some waterholes where my camera is the only one on it all season. I scout my butt off as is, 2022 will be no different. Cameras or no cameras.
As for the ban, something had to be done for the animals and general hunters up north. It is tough to compete against the guides who had unlimited amounts of cameras up. I have seen photos of waterholes up there with a ton of cameras and it's ridiculous. I understand the ban and am bummed out for it as we don't get the pressure on waterholes here like they do up there. I have some waterholes where my camera is the only one on it all season. I scout my butt off as is, 2022 will be no different. Cameras or no cameras.