Anonymous #1 10w

i’m not sure if it’s still legal but it was for awhile on certain lands in alaska. imo if you’re gonna hunt big game you’ve got to accept that they can kill you back

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Anonymous OP 10w

actually yeah according to the alaskan department of fish and game denning of bears is still allowed in certain areas. as well as some forms of baiting. how bad of a hunter do you have to be to cheat in not only one way, but two??

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Anonymous OP 10w

okay im no hunter but isnt it more humane to kill it while its less likely to feel distress and pain from fighting back? not saying this should be a common practice but i assume a lot of the ppl hunting are local indigenous peoples who know how to hunt in moderation and use as much of the animal as possible

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Anonymous #2 10w

i get what you’re trying to say ab it being more humane but it violates the principle of fair chase. i come from an area with gamebirds and keeping them in a pen and shooting them would kill them a lot faster, but it’s not fair because it removes the bird’s choice. it prohibits the hunting of animals in compromised positions like traps or fenced in areas bc taking away their ability to escape is unfair and inhumane.

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Anonymous OP 10w

i think since they’re wild animals the definition of humane is a little different because a wild animal will always want to run. without fair chase hunting is just senseless killing i think. ofc this is an honor code among hunters and not actual law but a good hunter will follow it

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Anonymous OP 10w

i think indigenous people should be allowed to. i’m indigenous (not to alaska) myself so i understand the needs, especially up there w the added pressure of the cold and how hard it is to get supplies to those areas. thing is, you give an inch and people take a mile. there will always be a way around things or a way to hide it. if there were more rangers out to catch people i’d feel less strongly about this but there’s no way of making absolute certain that non indigenous people won’t do it

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Anonymous OP 10w

indigenous people also don’t tend to follow fair chase because they hunt for food or materials rather than sport, but (at least where i’m from) also tend to have a bigger air of respect around the whole practice. it just sucks that others try to weasel in through loopholes

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