JB
Some ideas for a "fair chase" charter. Not meaning that being outside this is illegal or can not be done, as fair chase is a rather more ideal or restricted attitude to a hunt. Also just ideas ...
- Not use of artificial lighting or spotlights, or night vision devices.
- No artificial or mechanical, recorded etc calls (eg use a manual call to call in a deer or lion or whatever - but no recorded sounds or sounds created by artificial means not requiring skill)
- No shooting from a vehicle or near a vehicle, say 200 plus metres, or from a motor powered boat.
- No aerial spotting of fame
- No high fences. Fencing should permit the free movement of game
- No shooting over waterholes
- No use of traps
- All animals should be born and bred in free chase conditions.
- Shoot your own animal (of course!)
- While not strictly on topic, shoot only mature specimens
- Baiting - baiting only for certain animals and personal checking of baits ie not have an army checking baits for you
- Shooting only at a range where the animal has a chance to detect the hunter ie no 400 - 1,000 metre "sniping"
Just some ideas for a "true" fair chase hunt.
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