Thread: Canned Hunts???
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Old March 30, 2000, 09:02 PM   #1
VictorLouis
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Over a week ago, one of the networks ran a bleeding heart piece on "canned hunts".(Correct me if I'm using the wrong term.) I didn't see it myself, but I came home to find her QUITE distraught over it.

They showed various hunters who had their quarry "penned-in" for them to kill. Fenced-in, private ranches I guess. She related that they picked up the carcasses, and dumped them into large pits with other animals. She said it was clear that neither
the meat, nor the hides were harvested. Some heads were taken as trophies. They also seemed intent on showing the slow(painful?) deaths of several of the animals.

I do not hunt, but, I am not anti-hunting at all. I do know the wildlife management principles behind hunting, and am aware of its benefits. I have to question though, if these "hunts" are condoned by the majority of you hunters out there. Or, are most of you somewhat "put out" over it yourselves?

I appreciate any education you might provide us on this. Thanks.
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