TRAIL CAMERA

UPDATE November 3, 2017

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF

WILDLIFE DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Acoma Guzzler in Lincoln County with 32

cameras on it – summer 2017

Barnes Canyon Guzzler in Lincoln County

with 17 cameras still remaining in late

October, 2017

7 Cameras in One Tree

90 New Cameras in the Box

Lincoln County guide with 64 cameras in first batch ready to go out

WEBSITES THAT SELL BIG GAME INFO

WEBSITES THAT SELL BIG GAME INFO

WEBSITES THAT SELL BIG GAME INFO

WEBSITES THAT SELL BIG GAME INFO

What this proposed regulation says

(in plain language)

Shall not place, maintain, or use a trail camera

In a way that prevents or alters wildlife access to water

Within 200 feet of a spring, water hole, or artificial water

basin from August 1st to December 31st.

At any place (regardless of water) from August 1st to

December 31st if the camera is capable of transmitting

images or video

Possible Language Adjustments

Consistency with camping near water hole

NRS 503.660 It is unlawful for any person to camp

within 100 yards of a water hole in such a manner

that wildlife or domestic stock will be denied access to

such water hole. (1975)

Heritage and Silver State seasons that open

August 1st

Trail camera “season” that ends July 31st

Exemptions Local, state, or federal employees acting within the

scope of their official duties and with cameras

marked with agency ownership

Members of a recognized wildlife conservation

organization to monitor water use with cameras

marked with ownership

Private property

Cameras used to monitor livestock use of a water

source to which the operator has a recognized

water right

NV Mining Association request for mine site

exemption

QUESTIONS?

Boone & Crockett Essay on Fair Chase 9/5/2016

…when technology becomes a substitute for basic skills in the

field (i.e., buying skill), this is where technology not only undermines the

hunting experience, but also has the potential to erode public support for

hunting. It is very difficult to maintain any credible claim that hunting is

rewarding because of the challenge if the entire experience can come

down to pressing a button on a highly sophisticated device.

…Advances in technology have made hunting very efficient for the

hunter, more efficient than what some game populations can bear…

…Recognizing humans are the alpha predator and that there is a

need to limit our hunting advantage over wildlife is key to using

technology in an ethical manner. A fair chase hunter does not measure

success by the sophistication of the technology they employ, but by the

level of restraint they use.