Let's state our objectives (let's assume we are legally hunting):

1) To make a one shot kill, killing the animal as quickly and humanely as possible with very little room for error.

2) To hunt safely and ethically.

3) To recover that which we take.

4) To have fun.

Would anyone argue? Moreover, isn't this what the public demands from us when they grant us the priviledge to hunt?

If you agree, then what could possibly be better than killing a sitting duck in a pond, ten yards away, with a single shotgun blast, and then wading out in a foot of water to pick it up? From an ethical point of view, isn't this the best way to meet the objectives? The aesthetics of wing/pass shooting the duck may add more fun (try it with a bow), but it does very little to increase implication of the other objectives listed. Think about it guys...

The bottom line, we're arguing over aesthetics. Are you such a purist that you cannot let someone hunt over decoys...what about the use of mojo motion decoys. Should those be banned? If your are a purist, why not hunt the way you like and let other's do what they like. Certainly, we all have varying abilities which we try to use to full potential. The point being, "I'm not you and you're me. Leave me alone and I'll leave you alone." Why does someone else's aesthetics have to be exactly like yours? Get over it!

Fair chase? How many of you hunt the same spot over and over again from year to year? Wouldn't it be more fair if you moved to a new site and actually had to hunt without having the benefit of KNOWING? You see how deep the aesthetic can go?

As hunters our base, less than 10% of the population, is pretty narrow. Let's not chip away at it any further. Employ your ways and let me employ mine. Remember the objectives!