RE: I think it's time to stop the "fair chase" charade
Wake up this morning and decide you felt like stirring the pot, Atlas?
To say that the days of fair chase are gone is laughable.
Granted, the methods we use to kill the animals we hunt have evolved over the centuries, it isn't as if the deer we take each fall are tied to a tree 20 yards from our stands.
While I don't agree with the baiting method, it isn't one that garauntees you an animal. Again, the animals aren't tied up and waiting to be shot. When it comes to fair chase and bating, you better rule out hunting over food plots, farm crops, acorn trees, apple trees, andanything else that deer might go to to feed onevery day.
Archery is still the most fair chase method of hunting available, and to say that fair chase is no longer a concept that should be preached and practiced is more of a disservice to the hunting community than you think.