I was watching some Whitetail Revolution re-runs this evening and they had a little discussion about trail cams. The discussion was on whether or not we as hunters have become too technology dependent. So what does everyone think about this? Are trail cams running night and day making us as hunters too dependent on technology? Does this dependence on technology decrease other skills we posses as hunters?

I answered NO, it's something that aids in scouting but by no means are you guaranteed a shot at any animal you catch on camera. I used mine a couple years and got pictures of bucks I never saw. It didn't help me one bit except get a picture of a buck I would have never seen otherwise.

I didn't put it out this year. For most people it's just another fun item to use.

I suppose if you put out multiple ones as well as the video ones like the Drury's then yes, it cuts out the leg work and saves time otherwise spent glassing and watching...but it's also work using the trail cameras....it's a catch 22..

I voted no as well, sure you can get lucky and set-up a game camera out randomly and get daily pictures of a giant buck but more often than not you have to scout out an area in order to get pictures of the big deer. Too me they are more for fun, I'm like a kid on Christmas morning everytime I go check my cameras

I'll admit that I have never used any kind of trail cam setup. Partly because I'm a poor college boy with very little chance to get out into the woods back home. I find it hard for myself to make any conclusions on this topic since I have never used them.I would love to hear some more of what ya'll think here!

No, To me a trail cam is a way of getting me more excited for the season, if that is possible. By no means does this increase your chances of killing a mature deer.

It has zero to do with how I hunt. Trail cameras are something that I do to see, out of curiosoity, what is using a particular area. I have hunted long enough to know that juts becasue a deer is there at 9 am one day, that that is no indicator of whether he will be there again at the same time or place. I find it fun to simply get photos of what is going on when I am not around.

What it does is take some of the mystery out of the hunt. Now instead of being surprised by what shows up under our stand we wait for the XXX buck we had pics of.

In days gone by, we may have been happy with a nice buck but now we know he's not the biggestwe had on film...blah blah blah

Perhaps some hunters have painted themselves into a corner with technology. Yes, they have great pics and great locations now if they post, kill pics, of anything less then the monsters they've been posting all summer long......well

Doesn't affect how I hunt. Just use it toget a few pics ofwhat is running around the area. More of a toy, not a tool.

Alright, so it sounds like most of you guys consider it more of something to use just for some entertainment value away from the season. This sound right? I can go with that, and I can see where the getting the pictures back when doing something like that would be an enjoyable experience.

Lets go hypothetical, what about those people who use it as one of their primary scouting tools during the summer months. Is this taking it too far? Again, I have never used one, so I couldn't tell ya anything about how effective scouting primarily with a camera could be. But in this hypothetical situation, would that be depending too much on technology and too little on our skills as outdoorsmen/women to get out into the woods and scout on foot?