Yes, this varies by State. Or I guess it does. But it's a hot topic on another board, and I don't know the answer.

Guy, let's call him Joe, has written permission to be on Harold's private property. Joe puts up a game camera on a fence post. Or a tree. Whatever.

Joe shows up to hunt, and there stands a Game Warden. GW has pulled the SD card out of the guy's camera and is looking at it on his digital camera. Joe asks him what he is doing, and he says something like "Just saw this game camera and thought I'd see what was on it".

Joe has done nothing illegal, and for sure not in front of the camera. He believes the GW is violating the 4th Amendment. Others say GW's are 'special cases' and prima_facie evidence rules say they can inspect almost anything afield.

What say you?