tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post956560876248480960..comments2024-03-13T10:11:14.165-04:00Comments on Fair Chase Hunting: What the Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy has to say about HuntingEric C. Nusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415209205400590485noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-51399139534642242762015-06-23T12:50:10.562-04:002015-06-23T12:50:10.562-04:00You have a dead link over there. Here's the ne...You have a dead link over there. Here's the new one:<br /><br />http://www.omnilogos.com/2015/01/hunting-and-fishing.html Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053144536920203691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-32137647577451613422012-07-02T14:06:56.119-04:002012-07-02T14:06:56.119-04:00the non-lethal hunting that was mentioned in the a...the non-lethal hunting that was mentioned in the article and by Holly is the "hunting" outfits that use tranquilizers, paint-guns, etc. To the use of a camera, I should have added "at a respectful distance".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-3306916217256062842012-07-02T09:37:57.057-04:002012-07-02T09:37:57.057-04:00Shawn you raise an interesting point imbedded in t...Shawn you raise an interesting point imbedded in the use of scopes. Fair chase hunting requires the self limitation of equipment and techniques making the odds of us killing game harder and less likely. A competing ethic is clean, one shot kills. the balance between fair chase and clean kill requires lots of self knowledge about your limitations and the discipline to stay with in these limitations.<br />Back to the non-lethal hunting topic. Some hunters (occasionally me) impose so many limitations on the hunt that we severally limit the odds of us ever taking a shot. We don't usually think of it as non-lethal hunting because there is a chance and a desire to have a lethal result but most of the time the result is the same.<br />An example is a friend of mine who loves to hunt deer. He scouts year round and knows most of the bucks in his area. Prior to opening day he settles on a few of the largest as the only ones he will shoot. He passes on the four point or bear for most of the season. If he sees one of "his" deer he passes if it isn't a 100% sure shot - no running shots, etc) He has great hunts and great stories but has more venison free seasons than most hunters with his skill would have. All is by his free will and he enjoys every minute. the side benefit is he gets to hunt the whole season...Eric C. Nusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415209205400590485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-40375632585382532802012-07-01T12:51:05.542-04:002012-07-01T12:51:05.542-04:00I agree with Holly completely - if you want to hun...I agree with Holly completely - if you want to hunt nonlethally do it with a camera. I have not participated in catch-and-release fishing for many years after contemplating the unethical nature of it - it's not nice to play with your food. I don't see this reference as a decent source of information. They cite the overkill hypothesis to explain mass megafauna extinctions 10,000 years ago - there is considerable debate around this untenabale hypothesis and several lines of evidence against it. They cite telescopic scopes as unethical to some - c'mon now......clearly the authors and not familiar with prehistory or modern times.....ShawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-26446231836134558422012-06-27T16:30:11.668-04:002012-06-27T16:30:11.668-04:00Holly - The hunting version of catch and release f...Holly - The hunting version of catch and release fishing. Ted Karasote wrote a great piece on that "Catch and Deny" that had some of the fly fishers up at arms.Eric C. Nusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415209205400590485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-78682047285355638222012-06-27T12:17:54.200-04:002012-06-27T12:17:54.200-04:00"Green hunting involves fair chase but with a..."Green hunting involves fair chase but with a non-lethal climax such as a paintball shot or a dart gun that injects a tranquilizer so that the hunter can pose for a photograph with the animal."<br /><br />Drugging an animal to pose with it for a picture? That is perverse. Dislike.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400018814519499369.post-21048151909255946352012-06-27T10:45:26.759-04:002012-06-27T10:45:26.759-04:00I had to read it all the way through to counter my...I had to read it all the way through to counter my initial, negative reaction to this. But once I did, I found it presented a really nice (and generally neutral) catalog of the discussion points around both hunting and fishing. Very cool point of reference for future conversations!Philliphttp://www.hog-blog.comnoreply@blogger.com