Alphecca: IL: Bill to Ban Internet "Hunting"

March 12, 2007

IL: Bill to Ban Internet "Hunting"

I'm not into bans but if someone really thinks that targeting a deer with a joystick from a hundred miles away is "hunting" then they need their head examined. From the Daily Herald (IL):

Illinois lawmaker pre-emptively targets ‘remote-control’ hunting

Slouched at a computer, the “hunter” perks up as a 12-point buck eases into view on his screen. Maneuvering his mouse, he swivels the rifle and focuses the cross hairs. With a click of the mouse, the rifle fires a bullet, mortally wounding the animal.

Call it hunting by remote control. And though still more concept than trend, lawmakers in several states have set their sights on stopping the practice in its tracks.

Illinois state Rep. Dan Reitz has proposed banning such hunting in Illinois, saying such “ready, aim, click” kills, or the prospect of them, push the ethical envelope and violate the spirit of “fair chase” hunts.

“I just think it’s wrong,” Reitz said, adding that use of such technology — which features a webcam and a .22-caliber rifle atop a remote-controlled rig — would “give all sportsmen a black eye.”

Ever since an entrepreneur started offering the service a few years ago, quite a few states have moved to ban the practice. In chronological order, I've covered the subject Here (the original story) and a follow up here and still more, here.

Many parks that allow hunting are also wheelchair accessible. My problem with bans is that once you ban one thing, lawmakers never stop at just that one thing...

Posted by Jeff Soyer at March 12, 2007 06:06 AM

Comments

Hi Jeff,
Aggree with you on bans expanding and would oppose on that basis.

Gotta say though, the thought of shooting a critter over the net gives me a shiver down my back.

I might be getting too much middle age spread (it comes in a small screw top jar) but the joy of hunting (for me)is being out in the woods and fields with a rifle, hearing the bird song, listening to the breeze in the branches and the smell of leaves, grass etc. Yes I enjoy the adrenaline surge when I see the critter i'm after and the concentration of getting a safe and accurate shot off.

over the net. It wouldn't be the same. for me anyway...

Keith

Posted by: Keith at March 12, 2007 07:06 AM

Disgusting. It would be a cool way to fight a war, though.

Posted by: bird dog at March 12, 2007 08:44 AM

I thought that the original place that claimed to be offering it turned out to be a hoax.

Posted by: Rick C at March 12, 2007 10:26 AM

It would be an effective way to fight a war...

but i can think of some scumbags who I would love to give the oportunity and buzz of experiencing a close up and dirty fire fight.

hopefully followed by the oportunity of stopping a bullet....

Posted by: Keith at March 12, 2007 10:26 AM

Hunting deer with a .22?

Yeah, some people might use a .22-250 for hunting deer, but even that's a bit light.

But just saying ".22" evokes an image of a rimfire round, which is totally inappropriate. Something's wrong with the story.

By the way, your blog does not render well in my IE 7. It peters out after a few posts, and will not render the rest of the posts, and virtually none of the links work. I have to grab the source and pull the links out of that if I want to follow a link. (That includes the posting links, too. I couldn't post this otherwise.)

Posted by: Hank at March 12, 2007 08:36 PM

Jeff,
Same thing, I get down through a few postings and the rest can't be accessed! Because...?

Posted by: OldeForce at March 14, 2007 01:02 AM

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March 12, 2007

IL: Bill to Ban Internet "Hunting"

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