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JANUARY 30, 2021 AT 11:24 AM(U.S. Forest Service Photo)

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona regulators plan to consider prohibiting motion-activated trail cameras for hunting, with supporters saying the ban would allow wildlife to reach watering holes and give animals a fighting chance to live another day.

Animals can be deterred from using scarce water sources in drought-stricken areas because so many people place and check on remote cameras, the Arizona Daily Star reported.

“The technology has gotten much cheaper, and it has been proliferating in use,” said Kurt Davis, chairman of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. “There are some that will have water holes with 30 to 40 cameras on them.”

The commission plans to vote at a March 19 meeting in Bullhead City on a proposed rule that, if adopted, would not…