state land

[Red]

I've had a trail.cam.yo on the state land that I hunt all summer now I kept it on the same spot for 6 weeks I.decided I liked that spot and it was time to sit a new spot so.I moved the trail cam.to another spot on the state land had it out for a few weeks then went out to swap out the cards almost 2 weeks ago and couldn't find my trail cam what I did find was a card left in the tree from.a park ranger with his name and number and stated that it was illegal for me to leave the cam in the tree without leaving my name number and address with it.

I called the guy over and over left messages I.got the to him yesterday and he said I can drive it to.olean and get my trail camera its in his bosses evidence locker and he has a ticket waiting for me the ticket will be anywhere from $0_250. With a $85 surcharge. All four not having my name in the tree.

I've heard of having to.leave your info in the tree if you leave a tree stand but never with a trail.cam. has anyone ever heard of this or had this happen to them?

[mbucks27]

That is bull if you ask me. I would contact Dec and tell them about this and see what they say. Sounds to me like this officer is pissed that you had a cam in one of his spots.

John

Edited October 3, 2014 by WNYBuckHunter

[G-Man]

you are not supose to leave anything in state land or remove anything..i saw some people get fined for taking rocks out of the creek.

[Red]

He said I can hang trail cams there and leave them as long as I leave my info with the trail cam. I was thinking about calling the dec and asking them about this

[Red]

I've heard of something similar about purple getting fined for taking rocks from.state land

[G-Man]

that being said i would go get the cam and ask.. i dont see it in regulations book i have, maybe you'll get a pass ....

[G-Man]

that being said i would go get the cam and ask.. i dont see it in regulations book i have, maybe you'll get a pass ....

[Red]

Thanks gman kept reading threw the book over and over and couldn't find it I figured I.was missing something your the third person today that told me they couldn't find it anywhere I told my wife earlier that I.would try and get it that way one of these days and grab it then if he hangs me the ticket I'll bite the bullet and miss work to fight this ticket it sucks this guy's station is over 70 miles away from.my house

[Paula]

It would be cheaper to let them keep camera and to buy a new one

[G-Man]

it may be someone has/had pot growing nearby.. and it was taken to see if had evidence orif the grower would show up and ask for it... a faster responce to get it would prolly be benifical to your case...but as a trooper friend told me he has a book with him about 1/2 in thick but if your a jerk there is a 3 in thick book back at the office he can find more to charge you with... unfortunatly i think regs and rules for hunting are the same....

[G-Man]

all i can find is regs for storage of personal equipment, treestands have to have name /address/phone,ect section 190 general regulation on using state land... perhaps the officer interprets a trail cam as personal equipment??

[Lawdwaz]

Man Red that is a crappy deal.  Gimme a break, a trail camera on state land warrants a ticket?

 

Lame..................................He COULD have left a warning on the camera and I'm sure that would have gotten your attention.  Prick.....................

[Zag]

Hmmm... I bet he's friends with Andy!!

[wooly]

Go get your camera Red.

Just apologize to the nice ranger, and tell him you must have forgot to tag your cam when your cat jumped out of the truck and took off into the park.

Make sure you leave a picture of "Felix" and your contact info with him in case someone finds him,lol

 

 

 

 

[Vince1]

I never heard about that and I looked it up cause I leave a cam in the woods from time to time

[letinmfly]

Lets see... 70 miles to his house, $0-250 ticket and an $85 surcharge.  If it were me, he could keep the camera!!

[Red]

I've thought about just letting him keep the camera and just letting it go but at the same time I feel like fighting this bs they shouldn't just be able to get away with this bs.

[First-light]

In vermont anything you leave on state land must have your name on it. Never heard that here in NY. You have to go get it unless you didn't give your name. Is your picture on the cam?

[sweet old bill]

Any thing you leave on state lands must have your name, address, and phone on it.

 

I have a bad leg and use to leave in the state woods several plastic green chairs, never had a issue with the DEC, but in 10 years did have two taken. I also had on the address that I was a handicap hunter and asked anyone using the chair not to move it from the location.

 

Maybe the DEC never see the chairs as I would also camo with black paint. I also would remove them at the end of the deer season.

[jharvey]

you need a trp permit to store personal property on state lands. just have to talk to the regional office and just have to fill out a form. went threw all this couple years back

[Culvercreek hunt club]

ask for a statute #. Sounds like a shake down to me.

[Red]

I this afternoon I left a message with the dec I'm waiting for a call back to see what they say about the ticket if it's something that usually gets dropped out if the ticket is bogus I don't think I'm gonna bother with the camera if the ticket isn't bogus I got the camera on sale for $125. With the ticket having an $85 surcharge plus what ever skint the ticket is plus gas money it probably won't be worth it man this sucks that is my first trail cam ever I was having done fun with it.

[hondamx32]

As soon as you start enjoying something NYS is always there to pee in your cheerios haha

[Red]

That's exactly how it is in ny. If this happened to a new Hunter I could see something like this leaving enough of a sour taste for them to decide that this just isn't for them and decide not to hunt and enjoy the outdoors

[Trial153]

New York State sucks. We need to pack our and leave it for deadbeats.

Your telling me that some forest ranger or Dec lackey, that is on the state dole and bringing in 100k between wages, beni's and retirement contributions has nothing better to do that write 250$ tickets for a trail camera.
Please explain how this is serving the publics interest? It isn't. NY doesn't care about the publics interest, they care about is revenue generation. Why? So tax payers can keep funding the ever expanding bureaucratic class and the their non-contributing voting block of dead beats with their hands out.