Removing trail cams for season

[MUSKY18]

Buddy was just saying that its illegal to leave your trail cams up in the woods during season. Thwy have to be removed before the season starts. I've never heard this before. Looked in the regs and didn't see anything. Anyone know this to be true?

[Hoyt4]

You can keep out your camera's during the season.

[leech~~]

I had a guy at work trying to tell me all portable deer stands had to be taken out of the woods each night also!

Ours go in Labor day weekend and don't see the back of my truck until after Rifle season if not late Bow season!

[DonBo]

I had a guy at work trying to tell me all portable deer stands had to be taken out of the woods each night also!

This is true on public land in Wisconsin.

[Scoot]

It's also not legal to leave them out in MT during a hunting season. However, if you're in MN I don't know of any species or season they aren't allowed.

[mrklean]

Scoot beat me to it i know MT it is not legal and i thought another western state was pushing for the same?

[sticknstring]

Legal to have cameras out during season in MN.

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I had a guy at work trying to tell me all portable deer stands had to be taken out of the woods each night also! shocked

This is true on public land in Wisconsin.

Also true on certain public land in MN.

[BoxMN]

I asked DNR Captain CO, friend of niece who worked at DNR, and he said technically things left on state land WITHOUT BEING MOVED for 14 days is considered abandoned. So if you move your camera, or portable stand, even slightly, it is not abandoned. But he also said who really knows if it is moved, as they only keep track of messes, etc.

So it is not illegal, unless not moved at all, and then it is simply abandoned, or considered "trash". DNR won't tag you, but some might steal it on you is how I viewed it.

[sticknstring]

Right out of the WMA regs:

• Elevated Stands: A person may not construct, occupy, or use any

elevated scaffold or other elevated device for the purpose of hunting,

watching, or killing wild animals, except that portable stands may be

used if they are removed each day at the close of hunting hours and do

no permanent damage.

[leech~~]

Right out of the WMA regs:

• Elevated Stands: A person may not construct, occupy, or use any

elevated scaffold or other elevated device for the purpose of hunting,

watching, or killing wild animals, except that portable stands may be

used if they are removed each day at the close of hunting hours and do

no permanent damage.

Right "WMA" Wildlife Managment Area. Not the same as a State forest!

[sticknstring]

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Also true on certain public land in MN.