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The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

#321 - Kentucky May Ban Cell Cameras on Public - Here's What To Consider With Reese Johnson and Jake Bush

The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

Jake Hofer

Sports, Wilderness

4.9616 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

There's recent news Kentucky is considering the ban of cell! We dive into a quick recap from the comissioners meeting and get the opinon on two hunters that use cell cameras in mulitple states. 

 

We cover: 

  • Reese Johnson's opinon on the possible leglislation
  • Some of the challenges of governing this new ruling
  • The impact of deer heard
  • Jake Bush's take on the possble ban
  • What this could mean for the state of KY
  • And the slippery slope this could create for hunting legislation 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What is going on? Welcome to the Exodus podcast this week. We have a great episode. It is all about the possibility of Kentucky banning cellular trail cameras off of their public

0:21.4

grounds.

0:22.5

And we talked about the flat out ban of trail cameras on Kansas public ground and how that happened.

0:30.6

It was quick.

0:31.7

I felt like there wasn't much for discussion.

0:34.0

And I have to say, Kentucky is handling it much different.

0:37.7

And so we're going to play a six minute clip right after this intro.

0:42.6

And you can hear the commissioners talk about the dialogue of the thoughts.

0:48.6

And so I think it is really important.

0:50.2

If you are passionate about this one way or another, you need to reach out, have your voice heard.

0:55.4

And I looked at their schedule. Their 2024 schedule is to be determined, but I have to assume it's going to be in January when they discuss this again.

1:03.3

So you have some time to rally the troops and voice your opinion, whatever that may be.

1:08.7

And I have to applaud Kentucky for how they're handling this. It is much different than the state of Kansas. So we have that six-minute clip so you can get some context to what we're talking about. And then talking with Reese Johnson, who lives in Kentucky, hunts the public ground, runs a lot of cameras. We get his opinion, and we also talk to Jake Bush, who runs trail cameras in Kentucky, Ohio, and a handful of other states.

1:29.6

So hope you guys really enjoy this episode. It's something that I think we all need to be in tune with,

1:35.2

and I think we all could be better at staying up to date with some of these things that are happening.

1:39.9

And I think you'll get the general consensus of our guests and what their thoughts are on this as well.

1:44.9

So hope you guys really enjoy this episode.

1:46.6

Let's go ahead and get right into it.

1:48.0

Here we go.

1:50.1

Prohibit use of cellular or wireless trail cameras

1:52.6

on WMA's public hunting areas.

1:55.0

Specifically promulgate a new regulation

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