The Iowa Natural Resource Commission is moving forward with new rules to ban all trail cameras in state game management areas. The background information from the NRC says the proliferation of trail cameras has generated numerous concerns and complaints from the public. The DNR’s Chris Ensminger says modern devices that can transmit signals are already banned.
He says this will impact cameras that have a card in them that needs to be retrieved and read to get pictures.
The background information says the trail cam ban will protect the recreational experience of sportsmen and sportswomen and other visitors to these wild areas. And it ensures that hunters don’t gain an improper or unfair technological advantage over game animals. Ensminger says there has been a lot of discussion about the change and they will let everyone know about the new regulation once it is final.
Anyone interested in commenting on the rule can submit written comments to the DNR by 4:30 p-m on July 28th. Comments should be directed to: Chris Ensminger
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
6200 Park Avenue, Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50321
