A hunter code of ethics

[The Prophet]

First of all this thread is not to bash anyone or prove anyone right or wrong. Ethics came UP on anther thread and it is my intention to define,debate the parameters of ethics as applied to the Modern day Hunter. I got these lists from various sources starting the N.R.A. . It is my opinion that ethics are defined as actions, not as what you use but how you use it.

http://www.nrahq.org/hunting/nraethics.asp

http://www.milehighmotel.com/hunters.htm

This one from Mississippi really hits home to me in one paragraph as it really does force the individual hunter to police himself. After all if you do something unethical it will come back to haunt you.

There is a difference between poor hunter ethics and what is illegal. Ethics are your personal code of what is right and wrong. Your code may not match your neighbor's. Moses did not come down from Mount Sinai with the 10 commandments of ethical hunting. What you do legally in private is, for the most part, your business and not the state's concern. Consequently, "your hunt is your hunt". One hunter may consider it unethical to use a compound bow, while another hunter may have given the issue considerable thought and determined that a compound bow is certainly an ethical weapon for him.


http://www.msdeer.com/larry_castle_05.html

And my last link in this thread pretty much says what I stand for as far as ethics go.

http://home.comcast.net/~gefferts/hunting_ethics.htm

[The Dharma Bum]

Yeah, there is a type of behavior that can occur in the field or on the water that while legal is definitely not cool. There will always be shitheads.

[The Prophet]

[Daktoria]

Is there any more dangerous field than hunting for value pluralism?

[The Prophet]

[OGPhilly]

Hunting for sport is always unethical unless you chase the animal down and kill it with your bare hands as God intended.

[The Prophet]

[OGPhilly]

[lnrw]

[OGPhilly]

False equivalency. I'm talking about how you guys go out there and kill things with a gun as if it's some type of sporting deed. I'm not against using technology to better our lives, but if the hunter fancies himself a sportsman he should make it a truly sporting event.

Now you wanna talk about go live in the wild with no technology like I was saying no one should ever use any technology. Give me a break.