Joe Rogan

That's the problem.

It's the word scope is for a rifle scope.

Binoculars.

Let's see.

How crazy is this AI where it just does this and immediately gives you the answer?

Thermal imaging devices, including binoculars and monoculars, are legal to own in the United States, and many states allow them in some hunting contexts, especially predators or nuisance species like hogs or coyotes.

However, several states either completely ban thermal for any hunting or ban possession, rather, use of thermal devices while taking or locating wildlife.

So examples of state rules, some states explicitly allow thermal optics for night hunting.

For example, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, authorized thermal devices for specific predator or invasive species hunts in their 2025 regulations.

Other states such as Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, prohibit thermal optics for hunting wildlife altogether or for most game species.

So a lot of states.

So it seems like a few states are on the ball with this.

It makes sense because it's like you're saying, there is a line.

You are actively campaigning for something that's going to make your job easier to go away.

Well, it's also what he said when, like you said, in the town you grew up, if you killed a big buck, like, people respected you.

Why?

Because that's really hard to do.

Those big old bucks are fucking smart, and they are tuned in, man.

They hear a branch snap, and it's like, fuck this.

For people who don't know what that means, trad guys are guys who hunt with a regular old-school bow and arrow, like a recurve bow.