Banning Hunting Tech in Idaho

[IdahoJoe29]

You’re exhausting lol. Maybe I’ll send you my end of year numbers starting now. I own a thermal and cameras. 0 deer killed in the last 5yrs, 1 elk in the last 5. For some reason my cameras and thermal won’t put the deer I’ve been chasing for the last 5yrs in front of me when I’m hunting. I thought thermals block their noses from my scent and cameras blinded them just enough for me to stay concealed. Now that I’m typing this out I realize I really suck at hunting. I have everything at my fingertips and still can’t get it done. Maybe I’ll give it up and join a group that makes suggestions for regulations that will in turn make everyone else’s time in the field miserable.

lol I’m sorry I just feel passionately about this and honestly there’s 3 guys I work with right now that feel the same way so I’m just expressing our concerns. I’m also over talking about it I’m trying to ignore every time I get a notification about it. Have a good night!


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[35WhelenAI]

Lol, some folks do really suck at hunting. Might be a hint.

 

[Mwoody]

It’s no use these guys refuse to admit that thermals give you any advantage.
Does make a guy wonder why they are using it if it doesn’t give an edge?


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That would take them admitting they can’t hunt without them

 

[fattyboy70]

Lol, some folks do really suck at hunting. Might be a hint.

I guess I forgot to share how many wolves/cats/coyotes I shoot yearly. No one cares about those #s though. Fish and game doesn’t send that harvest report out ( other than the mandatory checkin). It’s easier to take from a resource instead of giving back to it. May I propose something to our mule deer working group podcast guy, advocate for a point system. If all you do is shoot deer it’s -3pts, elk -5, shoot a cat +5, shoot a wolf +10. That would eliminate almost all NR and 99% of the resident big buck/bull killers. Are you starting to see the issue…everyone complaining about the take and how to regulate the take, not how they can give back to the resource.
Technically I guess I’m a horrible hunter but if I consistently harvest the hardest animal to pursue in NA am I part of hunting deity

 

[IdahoJoe29]

I guess I forgot to share how many wolves/cats/coyotes I shoot yearly. No one cares about those #s though. Fish and game doesn’t send that harvest report out ( other than the mandatory checkin). It’s easier to take from a resource instead of giving back to it. May I propose something to our mule deer working group podcast guy, advocate for a point system. If all you do is shoot deer it’s -3pts, elk -5, shoot a cat +5, shoot a wolf +10. That would eliminate almost all NR and 99% of the resident big buck/bull killers. Are you starting to see the issue…everyone complaining about the take and how to regulate the take, not how they can give back to the resource.
Technically I guess I’m a horrible hunter but if I consistently harvest the hardest animal to pursue in NA am I part of hunting deity

I think we can all agree that we don’t do enough when it comes to predators. That’s the proven way to help with deer and elk and for some reason most hunters aren’t interested


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[IDMONK]

Let's take tech away from lawful hunters before we get a grip on existing laws.

Zero support from me.

There's people known to F&G to shoot every deer and elk they see indiscriminately because "it's fun, who cares?" Those same people run dogs and shoot and leave every bear they tree regardless of training or kill season because "it was a mean one". These people hunt statewide and F&G has been "investigating" them for decades.

F&G officers are looking for low hanging fruit and making sure their pension is intact. They're also not interested in pursuing violent felons who have their families names and addresses. Ban thermals and nothing will change outside of 9/10 people who use thermals will hang em up.

I know people who speed to work every morning, speed limits should not exist when we can’t enforce the laws we have.

 

[IDMONK]

It’s no use these guys refuse to admit that thermals give you any advantage.
Does make a guy wonder why they are using it if it doesn’t give an edge?


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BINGO if thermals are no advantage people wouldn’t spend thousands on them. But now they have a dog in this fight and will defend the use of their spendy gadget. I just wish they would be honest about it, but I think they even know it’s unethical and are hesitant to admit using them here. You 1000% can remove the night and all mammals glow in the dark and cooler daytime hours. To say otherwise is blatant lies. I am confident these common sense laws would make hunting better in Idaho for everyone.