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snip from this article: New nonprofit seeks to be ‘RAND Corp. of hunting’ | Environmental | jhnewsandguide.com
"Hunters should be prohibited from blasting a rifle at an elk that's any farther away than 300 yards to give the animal a fair shake, says a Jackson bowhunter who wants to make hunting more ethical. Same goes for bowhunting: Letting arrows fly more than 50 yards should be illegal.
Regulation demanding ethical behavior is needed to save big-game hunting, says Jackson Hole hunter Rob Shaul, who is starting a new nonprofit to advance his cause.
Shaul takes other unapologetic positions on issues he believes violate fair chase principles of hunting. People who drive all-terrain vehicles onto closed roads and trails during the fall seasons should lose their privilege to hunt. Bear baiting should be banned in Wyoming. Running down coyotes with snowmobiles 'is just stupid,' he says, and should be criminalized."
I cringed reading that article. Obviously driving on closed roads and running down coyotes is unacceptable. But for the rest, I don't know what to say other than agreeing with one of the comments at the bottom: "Another organization with good intentions that may only continue to fracture an already fractured hunting community."
Are there a lot of these hunter 'advocacy' groups out there? Moving forward, how do we as hunters address differences in opinions with these organizations? I hate to be negative but I only see this Non Profit as a threat to hunting and trapping.
"Hunters should be prohibited from blasting a rifle at an elk that's any farther away than 300 yards to give the animal a fair shake, says a Jackson bowhunter who wants to make hunting more ethical. Same goes for bowhunting: Letting arrows fly more than 50 yards should be illegal.
Regulation demanding ethical behavior is needed to save big-game hunting, says Jackson Hole hunter Rob Shaul, who is starting a new nonprofit to advance his cause.
Shaul takes other unapologetic positions on issues he believes violate fair chase principles of hunting. People who drive all-terrain vehicles onto closed roads and trails during the fall seasons should lose their privilege to hunt. Bear baiting should be banned in Wyoming. Running down coyotes with snowmobiles 'is just stupid,' he says, and should be criminalized."
I cringed reading that article. Obviously driving on closed roads and running down coyotes is unacceptable. But for the rest, I don't know what to say other than agreeing with one of the comments at the bottom: "Another organization with good intentions that may only continue to fracture an already fractured hunting community."
Are there a lot of these hunter 'advocacy' groups out there? Moving forward, how do we as hunters address differences in opinions with these organizations? I hate to be negative but I only see this Non Profit as a threat to hunting and trapping.
