What is "fair Chase hunting" to you?

[RJH1]

What do you think qualifies as fair chase hunting?

I think no blinds, no feeders, no high fence, and an iron sighted rifle qualifies. Any more than that I don't know if it is fair anymore. Bows, even crossbows I would also consider fair. I also don't think that you have to hunt bare handed in a loin cloth for fairness haha

That said I hunt out of blinds, with scoped rifles, on a high fence places, over feeders so don't think I am trying to point fingers or spout righteousness, but it sure don't seem fair, not that I mind it

So when do you think the scales too from hunting to killing?

[Traildust]

If you're paying for my hunt.....its fair.

If I am paying for it.....I'll hunt how it want.

[jerp]

For me the scales tip when the animal has little-to-no fear of man. (thus, there is no "chase"). An extreme example is a place where you pick your animal off a menu, settle on a price then drive around until you see it, roll down the window and "BOOM". I am not condemning it - as long as it's legal it's fine by me. It's not hunting by my definition - but then again - my definition only applies to me. I'm not so worried about "fair" as I am getting an experience I find enjoyable and satisfying.

[Encinal]

If hunting was fair, all predators would starve to death.

[EastTexasMan]

If hunting was fair, all predators would starve to death.

Wow, never heard it put like that before, and it makes total sense.

[Colton]

For me the scales tip when the animal has little-to-no fear of man. (thus, there is no "chase").[/I]

I agree with this.

I hunt high fence every year and the deer are very wary of people and vehicles so I consider that fair. It’s not “free range” but it’s fair

[meltingfeather]

Fair is fair.

[Traildust]

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[150class]

Atlatl or get out...

[BitBackShot]

I'd agree that it's more of the state of mind of the animal than it is about fences, weaponry, etc.

You can have a low-fence place (like mine) where the deer are extremely dependent on feeders and will hit it within a couple of minutes of it going off. Can shoot one and the noise startles them off and then they're back, sometimes eating around the dead animal, withing 5-10 minutes. Can walk right up on them and they don't run.

You can also have a HF place that's 2000 acres of heavy brush where the deer are still very much wild and difficult to find as they haven't been seasoned to people, feeders, etc.

[LWC]

Fair comes once a year....we are still about 5 weeks away!

[Buff]

If hunting was fair, all predators would starve to death.

100%

[elliscountyhog]

Fair Chase is simple. If the animal has as much of a chance to move on and never be seen again by you because you blew your only chance then it was a fair chase. You lost the animal won.

[AntlerCollector]

No such thing as fair chase. Well, unless the animals can shoot back!

[gingib]

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HF fan