Hey all but taxman in particular,

Its nice and somewhat of a relief to see fellow hunters concerned when a hunt seems too easy. I didn't see the Musk-ox hunt but I have worked near them when I was younger. Unfortunately 10,000 years of defending from wolves helps not one wit against modern bows/fireams etc. I assume it was still a fair chase hunt, just not a very challenging species.
My concern focusses more on aircraft being used to scout game animals, in the west this is mostly moose, sheep etc. (Most outfitters own a Supercub)The dall sheep hunt bothered me as helicopters are used. It is very easy to kill a sheep if a helicopter is used.Thats why game branches use them for game surveys.Lets not try to be New Zealand. The game hunted there is neither native, nor wildlife, unlike our own.
My biggest pet peeve though, is game farm (fenced)hunting. Of course Hunting in the Rough does not endorse this either. In the first 100 years of fair chase elk hunting, only 4 elk scored over 400 points B and C. Now you can go to a saskatchewanhunt farm and bump one off before lunch even when you don't get out of bed till 10 am. (see Big Game Adventures Mag) If this continues to be called hunting I will put away my guns and make sure my children never inherit them. Lets at least call it something else, I suggest we could call it "target practice."
I endorse fully a Canadian Hunting program, keep up the good work you guys, and please keep fair chase as the main theme.
I look forward to an elk hunt...............
cheers
tangozulu