Post by Woody Williams on Oct 19, 2006 8:12:16 GMT -5
What do you guys think?
Shoot deer first with a gun, not a camera
By LARRY WOODY (WW - No relation
)
Staff Writer
A lot of deer know how Paris Hilton feels.
They can't escape the paparazzi either.
The latest thing in hunting gadgets is an outdoor camera that can be mounted along game trails, waiting to be triggered by whatever wildlife wanders by.
Hunters not only can see what deer are using the area, they can "pattern" their movements when the camera records the exact time the photo was taken. It tells hunters precisely when they come through. It's like swiping a deer's bus schedule, then waiting for it at the bus stop.
The cameras keep getting more sophisticated. There's an infrared model that takes nighttime shots without a flash. (Some hunters believe that deer, like Paris Hilton, may be spooked by a camera flash.)
Eventually they'll have a camera that tells the deer to smile and say "cheese."
I don't know if such cameras spook deer, but they spook me.
They represent yet another step down the slippery slope of technology that blurs the definition and defies the spirit of hunting.
I always thought that "hunting" the deer was an integral part of deer hunting.
Preseason scouting is supposed to be a pleasure, not a pain. It's a chance to tramp the early-autumn woods, check the trails, look for rubs and scrapes. Take your time, enjoy the golden foliage, bag a few bushy-tails.
Do you want to replace that by going out and nailing a camera to a tree?
Part of the excitement of sitting on a deer stand in the frosty dawn of Opening Day and hearing the crunch of frozen leaves is NOT knowing exactly what's coming toward you. Seems to me the suspense is tempered if you've got a snapshot of the deer in you wallet.
Letting a camera do the scouting is too much technology for me, another way for hunters to avoid hunting. It's a Kodak Moment I don't need.
The time to snap a picture of your deer is AFTER you shoot it.
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Shoot deer first with a gun, not a camera
By LARRY WOODY (WW - No relation
)Staff Writer
A lot of deer know how Paris Hilton feels.
They can't escape the paparazzi either.
The latest thing in hunting gadgets is an outdoor camera that can be mounted along game trails, waiting to be triggered by whatever wildlife wanders by.
Hunters not only can see what deer are using the area, they can "pattern" their movements when the camera records the exact time the photo was taken. It tells hunters precisely when they come through. It's like swiping a deer's bus schedule, then waiting for it at the bus stop.
The cameras keep getting more sophisticated. There's an infrared model that takes nighttime shots without a flash. (Some hunters believe that deer, like Paris Hilton, may be spooked by a camera flash.)
Eventually they'll have a camera that tells the deer to smile and say "cheese."
I don't know if such cameras spook deer, but they spook me.
They represent yet another step down the slippery slope of technology that blurs the definition and defies the spirit of hunting.
I always thought that "hunting" the deer was an integral part of deer hunting.
Preseason scouting is supposed to be a pleasure, not a pain. It's a chance to tramp the early-autumn woods, check the trails, look for rubs and scrapes. Take your time, enjoy the golden foliage, bag a few bushy-tails.
Do you want to replace that by going out and nailing a camera to a tree?
Part of the excitement of sitting on a deer stand in the frosty dawn of Opening Day and hearing the crunch of frozen leaves is NOT knowing exactly what's coming toward you. Seems to me the suspense is tempered if you've got a snapshot of the deer in you wallet.
Letting a camera do the scouting is too much technology for me, another way for hunters to avoid hunting. It's a Kodak Moment I don't need.
The time to snap a picture of your deer is AFTER you shoot it.
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