Have you heard of internet hunting? Should it be banned?

Question

http://www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/citizen_lobbyist_center/internet_hunting_state_laws.html

Answer 1

No hunter would go for that. That is just ridiculous. Hunting is stalking and tracking the animal just as much as it is actually harvesting the animal. That is just an excuse for people to kill fenced animals without having to be present. All you'll get is teenagers who like airsoft going onto that site to kill everything they see.

Answer 2

I haven't heard of it until now, but yeah I think it should be banned. If someone wants the trophy hanging on the wall go out and hunt it for real. I'm surprised I haven't heard of this I figured animal rights activists would be all over this. Unfortunately my state has not signed any bans yet.

Answer 3

Yes internet hunting has become an issue. It has indeed been banned in most states. You can no longer in most state have software that allows users to aim and fire a gun through the internet. This is a shame. Paralyzed people can be wheeled outside and be able to hunt as well. I have seen in some cases they can even fire a gun with moving their tongue.

Answer 4

i see no point in this. you would have to be really stupid to go "internet hunting". how is there a thrill in clicking a button on your computer to shoot a deer? they should just play hunting video games, its the same thing, and you can shoot as many times as you want.

its sorta the same as this place i know of in indiana where you can go hunt. they raise all of the deer, which are amazingly huge. all you do is stand along a fence, and they let the deer run by while you shoot at them. its costs like $20,000. basicly you do that if you suck at hunting, and you cant figure out what to waste your money on. it takes no skill whatsoever, and if anyone does it they should be known as a horrible sportsman.

Edit: handicap people can easily go outside and use a gun. in Ohio they are even allowed to shoot from a car. i know a guy who is paralized from the waist down, and he goes deer hunting. if you can't leave your house, you shouldnt be able to hunt.

Answer 5

I never heard of that before this. That is cruel! That is not hunting!! That is cold blooded animal slaughter! Yes, I absolutely believe that practice should be banned throughout the US.. in fact in any country!

Answer 6

It really seems like a stupid concept to me. The most enjoyable part of hunting for me is just being outside, enjoying the environment and being away from computers and offices.

Hence, I never seem to get anything when I do go hunting, but I enjoy being outdoors.

Answer 7

Its not hunting, period. I'll be willing to bet a lot of those animals are drugged or already wounded and baited in to garuntee a kill.

Answer 8

Looks like something the HSUS dreamed up just to try to enact new legislation and raise funds. If there are places which do it, I can't imagine they get much business.

Answer 9

I don't know -- it sounds so stupid to me that it's barely worth paying attention to. First of all you're shooting a caged animal, and now you need help aiming the gun? This seems ridiculous.

Answer 10

This is just disgusting on so many levels. I think it should be outlawed immediately. How is this fair at all?