I think I'm going to be sick....
07-19-2004 | 03:41 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: pennsylvania
RE: I think I'm going to be sick....
seems extremely unethical-more like picking out a lobster from the lobster tank.
at the same time, i agree the feds should have better things to do with their time...
at the same time, i agree the feds should have better things to do with their time...
07-20-2004 | 06:36 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: I think I'm going to be sick....
The guys that go to these places obviously aren't hardcore hunters. They are guys with the means to pay big money to shoot an animal owned by another guy. Like I said, it's like shooting somebody's cow or pig. They may be in a big pen, but the "game" animals in these places are just livestock. Shooting livestock is not hunting.
07-20-2004 | 09:44 PM
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RE: I think I'm going to be sick....
This place is not what most high fenced ranches are about. This place really crossed the line and did several unethical acts. This is the first time that I've heard about people tranqulizing deer then releashing them so another guy can shoot it. This place should not be compared to other high fenced ranches that run ethical, fair chase hunts. I hope all involved in this case get what they deserve.
07-21-2004 | 06:28 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
RE: I think I'm going to be sick....
This place should not be compared to other high fenced ranches that run ethical, fair chase hunts. I hope all involved in this case get what they deserve.
07-21-2004 | 06:49 AM
#18
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From: Phoenix, AZ
RE: I think I'm going to be sick....
ORIGINAL: Carpmaster
some hunters just.......suck!!!!!!!!!
some hunters just.......suck!!!!!!!!!
07-21-2004 | 07:07 AM
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Dominant Buck
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From: Ramsey , Indiana
RE: I think I'm going to be sick....
ORIGINAL: UncleNorby
Hold your horses a bit. I don't know the particulars of IN law, but with a high fence situation, the critters inside the fence are basically livestock in the eyes of the law in many states. That means you can legally do whatever you want with them, they are your property. Shooting your cow is not hunting, charging money to let someone else shoot your cow is not selling a hunt.
I have heard a bit about this Bellar guy, and the way I understood it, the hunt was not purchased. It was the stay at his facility, with the opportunity to go "hunting" if you wanted to. We all know that the reality is that folks were basically paying to hunt, but what Bellar was doing may be legal.
I don't condone any high fence operation. Don't believe everything you read in the paper.
Hold your horses a bit. I don't know the particulars of IN law, but with a high fence situation, the critters inside the fence are basically livestock in the eyes of the law in many states. That means you can legally do whatever you want with them, they are your property. Shooting your cow is not hunting, charging money to let someone else shoot your cow is not selling a hunt.
I have heard a bit about this Bellar guy, and the way I understood it, the hunt was not purchased. It was the stay at his facility, with the opportunity to go "hunting" if you wanted to. We all know that the reality is that folks were basically paying to hunt, but what Bellar was doing may be legal.
I don't condone any high fence operation. Don't believe everything you read in the paper.