Am I Getting Old? Image Stabilized, Cell Trail Cams Too Far?

[littlebigtine]

I think there is a huge difference in the 2 technologies you bring up here. Cell cams might be too much tech, the ability to potentially be sitting somewhere, minding your own business, then get a ding on your phone and rush off somewhere to kill an animal seems like a bridge too far to me. On the other hand with image stabilized binoculars you still have to hike the hills, have the game eyes to pick the animals out of the terrain, and you’ve really only saved the weight of the tripod so I don’t understand the hate, wanna talk thermals on the other hand I can completely agree they have no place in hunting(I’m not talking about varmint control)

I will say I own and use image stabilized binos and did own a cell cam before it burned up in a wildfire, my cell cam was set to send me photos once a week and I never intended to use it for anything other than saving me the trip to pull cards.


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I agree that IS right now is not much of a factor but what happens when you rifle is stabilized? The sky is truly the limit and hunters that will be alive in 20 years will be asked these hard questions.

Personally IS is a turn off for me. Call me old fashioned but I dont like any tech in any of my optics. It will be a more difficult decision to make when the IS optics or digital optics out perform the best glass in fov and clarity and weight.

 

[omicron1792]

Of course. I think you need to reread my OP then come back to me. Never said limit rifles with traditional scopes. Auto RF scopes are a different story.

Those who say not to limit other hunters based on personal feelings/ethics are silly. Hunters have done this since the beginning of the North American model.

So we can sit on the couch and use a drone with a mounted rifle next? Please. If you aren’t in favor of that then your a hypocrite for saying hunters can’t impose new restrictions of any kind.

We all want opportunity!

You just seem to want the exact opportunity you feel is best.

 

[Muleys32]

I agree that IS right now is not much of a factor but what happens when you rifle is stabilized? The sky is truly the limit and hunters that will be alive in 20 years will be asked these hard questions.

Personally IS is a turn off for me. Call me old fashioned but I dont like any tech in any of my optics. It will be a more difficult decision to make when the IS optics or digital optics out perform the best glass in fov and clarity and weight.

Agreed with this. Image stabilized binocs are a step too far for my personal taste. I do struggle with thinking about enforcing that upon others.

Optics that point out game, can save the spot you were looking at as you sneak in (see garmins new range finder), thermal everything, etc… there is no end it seems like.

 

[go4thegusto]

Just read last night about real time cell cameras with AI recognition and antler scoring. You can have 12+ cameras up live on a split screen on your computer or TV. AI identifies the animals previously seen and named. "Walter just walked but today for first time this year and estimated score has gone from 140 last year to 152 this year.
Good grief. Where is the mystery and fair chase?
Or stated another way...where is the line in the sand?

 

[Kodiak06]

You’re gonna freak when you hear what Teddy Roosevelt and other conservationists did back in the day….

Nah, I know what went on "back in the day" and how it affects us today. With that said, your reply has absolutely nothing to do with my comment.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

You’re gonna freak when you hear what Teddy Roosevelt and other conservationists did back in the day….

It really is amazing and also not worth commenting on this subject anymore. Hunting on the Spectrum is the next big thing on Netflix. These adult onset hunters media brought us can’t fathom hunting without the latest gadget and starlink at their camps.

 

[rookieforever33]

Just read last night about real time cell cameras with AI recognition and antler scoring. You can have 12+ cameras up live on a split screen on your computer or TV. AI identifies the animals previously seen and named. "Walter just walked but today for first time this year and estimated score has gone from 140 last year to 152 this year.
Good grief. Where is the mystery and fair chase?
Or stated another way...where is the line in the sand?

I struggled with the spend knowing my 2 cell cams with solar panels was almost $400, then $15 every month to use them. I cant imagine the cost of what you describe. If anything my cameras have saved deer. Ill catch a big buck on camera one day, and pass on deer for the rest of the season. Never seeing the big buck again.
The likely hood of me seeing any big buck on the camera, getting my clothes, boots, binos, and rifle together, predict exactly where that buck is going, then get there to shoot him without him seeing me, smelling me, or spooking a doe that blows my woods out is probably about the same as buying a winning lottery ticket.
To me the biggest benefit of the cell cams is knowing that a branch or weed is waving in front of it so I can take action before I have 1500 pictures of it.

 

[rogerthat]

I will be out hunting with my thermal drone and giant laser this next coming year. All you fudds better not try to tread on my tech with common sense technology limiting regulations.