[toss1]

Agree, if you are talking about hunters (and I feel the same about fish-finders). To them: dude, if you're going to hunt or fish, don't just cheat, learn the craft.

For my purposes, I've found a game camera extremely useful for finding what and when various critters are eating the garden and other plants in the yard, and to figure out what discouraging and diverting measures actually work. I also get a few pretty cool wildlife pics I'd never otherwise get.

[themaninthedark]

So just curious; if a hunter has a limit of 1 buck and 2 doe but he really only needs 350lbs of meat, so either 1 large buck and smaller doe or all 3 if they are smaller. Should he give up using the trail camera and the knowledge of if there is a large buck out there and just kill the first 3 deer he comes across?

Another question, do you look up salary stats on Glassdoor, etc before you consider open position or asking for a raise? Would you consider it offensive if someone told you to stop cheating and just learn to negotiate better?

[toss1]

Or maybe, instead of relying on yet another toy of modern technology, do it the same way it was done before game cameras?

Learn the craft so that you can tell from the signs, such as tracks, droppings, markings, etc., and spend the time doing actual scouting and sightings before hunting?

Seems to me you're either enjoying the whole process of learning and doing the sport, or just enjoying the results. If the former, do it for real, if the latter, just buy some game meat from someone who does. Doing everything with excess technology and little craft seems more like cosplaying and just cheating yourself of a real experience.

[toss1]

and on your other question

>>do you look up salary stats on Glassdoor, etc before you consider open position or asking for a raise? Would you consider it offensive if someone told you to stop cheating and just learn to negotiate better?

I'd look at Glassdoor as reading the actual signs in the wild, like reading tracks, markings, broken twigs, etc., not an artificial aid — it's one of the signs in the environment. And like signs in the environment, it's not like a camera, it is often obscured, gamed, and skewed. Similarly, a crafty employee would also contact people she knows and exploit connections to scout the potential employer.

However, putting game cameras, webcams, and/or recording devices in their management offices, HR offices, and meeting rooms would be considered a bit out of bounds, you think?

[kubectl_h]

Not to be pendantic, but if we are talking white-tailed deer, it depends on the population characteristics of the area you are hunting. In many places in the US the game management departments would probably prefer multiple doe if you have more than 1 tag.

Additionally if you are hunting for sustenance, as in you really need the meat, then you take the first deer you can find. Waiting for the ideal deer is a good way to not end with a deer at all, regardless of whether you have them on camera or not.