But if anyone thinks that using the law against computerized hunting is wrong, I guess that bag limits, seasons, shooting hours and other such regulatory efforts are also wrong?
Sorry Art but these regulatory effort you talk about only effect public hunting. Hunting on a game farm\ranch is private property and so in many places these regulations do not apply. I say that if the regulations apply to private fenced properties in an area these laws are also wrong.
So when something that the vast majority of all hunters regards as unethical pops up...The NRA merely joined in with that vast majority.
Now you are taking it upon yourself to talk for other hunters. The majority of hunters that I have talked to in my area feel the same as I do. Although they feel that this activity is not something they want to do, they also don't want some moron in the government telling them what to do with their private property. By looking back at this forum we can see that everyone has an opinion on the subject and you cannot simply say that our view is the majority. Do you have some proof that "the vast majority" of hunters want these laws.
Quote:
Wild animals belong to the state and as such you need to pay the state a fee for hunting, trapping, etc... People who own animals should be free to do with those animals as they see fit.
I'm sorry I see that as way off. One you don't pay the state to kill the animal. I feel deep down that way, but they say the money is to help set limits, pay for conservation exc. not that you're paying like you would at the butcher shop. Hunter's did setup conservation and wildlife areas so overhunting did not occur, that's what your money goes to...
I never said you pay to kill the animal. Reread the post. I said you pay the state a fee for hunting, trapping, ect... Killing an animal and taking it home is a part of a sucesfull hunt but not part of every hunt or even every season.
Should they legaly be allowed to have a gun?
They never have the gun in their possesion so this point makes no sense.
You have to have a rational person holding that gun. Unrational people are not suppose to be able to obtain firearms, lisences exc. you have to pass a sportsmans class to prove you know a thing of two about long guns and the proper way to take an animal.
The person never holds the gun as they are controlling it form their home computer on a closed ranch. Most hunting ranches that are fenced off and hold a private herd are not required to ensure their guests have a hunting license. If the ranch is open and the animals are public then this is different. Also not everyone has to pass a sportsmans class. I never took such a class (I recieved a waver because my first hunting season followed millitary service). Some states don't require a sportsmens\hunters safety course.
When Hunting isn't Hunting.
If your not carrying a weapon, in the woods, keeping a sharp eye out for game, and enjoying being there, then it ain't hunting. PERIOD.....
Great definition only I can think of plenty of times when I was hunting and not in the woods (I was in a field), not enjoying myself (to cold and uncomfortable), and since I was uncomfortable I was not kepping a sharp eye out for game. Guess I wasn't hunting on those hunting trips.
As I asked before, what is gained with these laws? What have you gained by giving up more of your freedoms? Laws that limit a persons right to do as they wish with their property while not harming others only help to set us up for the loss of additional freedoms.
