Catch and Release Hunting

[phoenix]

Hi All,
A friend of mine who makes hunting videos and myself were talking the other day and we were trying to come up with a way to do hunting videos without harvesting the animals. In the course of making the actual videos we see a lot of "decent" but not harvestable animals and we want to come up with a way of " counting coup" on these animals without actually killing them. My buddy thinks, and I agree, that paintballing them would be the way to go. We have done some experiments and paintballs show really well in a video. We would only be doing this during regular open seasons with all the licences and tags required. Paintball guns are not all that accurate so you would have to stalk to within 50yds or less to get an accurate shot. It could make for some interesting bear hunts,:eek:.I have checked with a CO and although he wasn't in favor of the idea he couldn't tell me it is against the law. Orchardists and farmers use them to discourage animals year round with the governments blessings.

What do you people think, would you buy a video of "Catch and Release Hunting"? Does anyone have any ethical problems with this idea and if so what and why?
Kim

[Fisher-Dude]

Harrassment of wildlife is against the law, and I think you'd be on thin ice with this plan. I do take issue with defacing living creatures with paintballs. It would be a lack of respect for the beauty of those animals. I vote NO.

[NaStY]

I for one don't see the benefit in paint balling animals just so the video looks great. Just spot and stalk and everyone will get the idea. After all, thats the best part isn't it?

[Steeleco]

Make a grizz your first subject and see how it goes from there.

Not the smartest post you could have made. I see this going south FAST but will leave it open FOR NOW!!!

[300WM]

:shock: :confused:

[Ron.C]

This is rediculous. If you are hunting, but don't want to kill a certain animal that comes within range, then take a camera and snap some pictures. Otherwise, you let it walk. What happens when you hit your game in the eye with your paintball gun and permenantly injure it, or someone decides to print a story in the paper on how "hunters" are practicing their skills by harrassing, possible injuring wildlife with paitball guns! Either way its a bad deal IMO. But if you somehow feel the need to pound your chest by "counting coups" as you said by shooting game with a paintball gun that you have chosen not to harvest, is not just harassing the animal but unsportsmanlike and imature behavior. As for buying a "catch and release" video, give me a break, there is already too much crap out there, why produce anymore.

[pupper]

Hi All,
A friend of mine who makes hunting videos and myself were talking the other day and we were trying to come up with a way to do hunting videos without harvesting the animals. In the course of making the actual videos we see a lot of "decent" but not harvestable animals and we want to come up with a way of " counting coup" on these animals without actually killing them. My buddy thinks, and I agree, that paintballing them would be the way to go. We have done some experiments and paintballs show really well in a video. We would only be doing this during regular open seasons with all the licences and tags required. Paintball guns are not all that accurate so you would have to stalk to within 50yds or less to get an accurate shot. It could make for some interesting bear hunts,:eek:.I have checked with a CO and although he wasn't in favor of the idea he couldn't tell me it is against the law. Orchardists and farmers use them to discourage animals year round with the governments blessings.

What do you people think, would you buy a video of "Catch and Release Hunting"? Does anyone have any ethical problems with this idea and if so what and why?
Kim

are you freaking crazy. I hope your joking pal. Get this stupid Idea out of your head now. You cant go harassing animals for pleasure! Hunting is not some sick reality TV show. Hunting is a respectable sport of pursuing animals for eating and sport. NOT for pelting them with paintballs for viewers!

[Mr. Dean]

Not biting OR buying...

[Flinch]

I really can't understand your lack of respect for Wildlife. I am ashamed. If you were my kid I would smack you upside the head:x

[zigman]

Spot and stalk. Video how close you can get but don't put more fuel on the anti's fire by popping off paintballs.

[one-shot-wonder]

Why not shoot them with an airsoft gun?

I thought paintballs and airsoft were for children who haven't graduated to using firearms yet........Not in favour

My buddies and I roll lots of video spotting and stalking and not shooting, what is wrong with drawing the line there?

[bcfarmer]

I think others have already stated my view on this....Hopefully you are getting the drift :wink:and leave well enough alone!!!

bcf

[steel_ram]

If that's what your into. I don't see how shooting an animal with a paint marker is less respectful, or more horassing from an animals point of view than driving a bullet through it.

Some folks are satisfied with getting out hunting regardless of shooting game or not, others weigh success on kills. You've found your place along that line.

[Gateholio]

What a bad idea...Have a bunch of deer, bear, elk running aorund with paint stains on them.

If you are going to kill something, kill it, if you aren't going to kill it, take apic and move on.

[Rust]

I would NOT buy your video! Getting good footage, stalking in close is one thing. But as soon as I heard paintball, it was out of the question! I do believe that the Anti's would grab this real quick too.....

[islandboy]

Harrassment of wildlife is against the law, and I think you'd be on thin ice with this plan. I do take issue with defacing living creatures with paintballs. It would be a lack of respect for the beauty of those animals. I vote NO.

Agreed. Shows a complete lack of respect for wildlife. If you are harvesting it, fine, harvest it. Harassing it for your personal gain is disdainful.:frown: I vote NO.

[NEEHAMA]

Just yell bang....i do that all the time in traffic.

[o2fish2day]

Come on...he is just messing with you guys.

[huntcoop]

Hi All,
A friend of mine who makes hunting videos and myself were talking the other day and we were trying to come up with a way to do hunting videos without harvesting the animals. In the course of making the actual videos we see a lot of "decent" but not harvestable animals and we want to come up with a way of " counting coup" on these animals without actually killing them. My buddy thinks, and I agree, that paintballing them would be the way to go. We have done some experiments and paintballs show really well in a video. We would only be doing this during regular open seasons with all the licences and tags required. Paintball guns are not all that accurate so you would have to stalk to within 50yds or less to get an accurate shot. It could make for some interesting bear hunts,:eek:.I have checked with a CO and although he wasn't in favor of the idea he couldn't tell me it is against the law. Orchardists and farmers use them to discourage animals year round with the governments blessings.

What do you people think, would you buy a video of "Catch and Release Hunting"? Does anyone have any ethical problems with this idea and if so what and why?
Kim

If you are serious, you are an ass.

[Wildman]

Harrassment of wildlife is against the law, and I think you'd be on thin ice with this plan. I do take issue with defacing living creatures with paintballs. It would be a lack of respect for the beauty of those animals. I vote NO.

I am in agreement - NO.

Steeleco has a good idea...go after Grizz first!

[wjh131]

Wouldn't video-taping be enough?

[whitetailsheds]

Rather than paintball, I'd buy the video if you did it with a nerf gun and only grizzlies. Now there'd be a video!

[hunter1947]

I'm with FD and others on this issue ,NO.

[trailhunter]

hahahaha come on buddy defend yourself ..........did you really think these guys were going support this idea?

[BiG Boar]

I am going to be first to vote yes! I know I have heard a lot of no's, but I really like the idea. Lets put you in a bear suit, put you in the countryside and give you a 10 minute headstart. If the paintballs sting dont worry about it, I mean its catch and release afterall... that is like a much more humane way to do it and even better...its perfectly legal!!! Give your head a shake dude, this has got to go in an archive of the most terrible ideas ever come up with.

[BiG Boar]

I have been thinking about this now for 20 minutes, on behalf of HBC: You are a total dumba$$.

[steel_ram]

People jump out of perfectly good airplanes, bungy of bridges, shoot bears with arrow's, . . . all sorts of extreme sports. Why is this any "dumber"?

. . . and don't even start with the respect for wildlife argument, I've been stumped a few times arguing with sharp anti-hunter's on this one, if you know what I mean.

[brian]

I figure you better start targeting this one to the Jackass 13 - 15 year old boy market, they are the only ones who would show the same total lack of respect.

I'd buy it only if it had an x ring on the cover and was cheaper than paper targets.

[brian]

. . . and don't even start with the respect for wildlife argument, I've been stumped a few times arguing with sharp anti-hunter's on this one, if you know what I mean.You respect what you eat, it has given you the greatest gift you can possibly ask of it. In my book if you respect something, you don't harass it just to get your rocks off.

[Wildman]

I am in agreement - NO.


Actually........I'm changing my mind. I just bought my son a paintball marker for his birthday. Now I know what I'm going to do with it.....:shock::wink:

[Onesock]

I like the idea of having a grizzly bear your first subject.

[steel_ram]

You respect what you eat, it has given you the greatest gift you can possibly ask of it. In my book if you respect something, you don't harass it just to get your rocks off.

"I respect ye o'l cheeseburger". . . :razz:

I think you'd learn a lot more respect for a grizzly bear if you stalked within 10 feet and shot it in the back of the head with a paintball, rather than a 375 H&H. No?

[mcrae]

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I think you'd learn a lot more respect for a grizzly bear if you stalked within 10 feet and shot it in the back of the head with a paintball, rather than a 375 H&H. No?


I had a crappy day at work but that just cheered me right up... I would pay to see that for sure....I am still laughing just picturing some eco-tourist sneaking up on a grizz with a paintball gun for a head shot... lol...

[wolverine]

Harrassment of wildlife is against the law, and I think you'd be on thin ice with this plan. I do take issue with defacing living creatures with paintballs. It would be a lack of respect for the beauty of those animals. I vote NO.

Exactly. With you all the way FD. Not to mention that some of us like to bow hunt which necessitates us stalking close to those animal and to have someone out there spooking the hell out of them with a paintball gun would piss me right off. And yes, harrassment of wildlife is an offence. Besides it just raises all sorts of ethics questions and IMHO it's not a great representation of hunters in general.

[sealevel]

Dumb!! a couple years ago were`nt some yanks going to have a hunting league they would shoot critters with a stun gun.

[hunter1947]

I think I will go catch my wife and release her into bedroom :eek:.

[behemoth]

This has got to be a joke

[Huey]

your kidding right! Good Joke!

[steel_ram]

Wow! You guy's sure know all the anti traps. We kill animals for sport!

Stop it with the love, beauty, harassment, respect rhetoric. I believed in this mentology for a long time, but the fact is, I for one face the reality of what I do; blowing some mighty big holes in, and killing animals for sport and food. There's nothing pretty about it. How can any of us argue we are on a higher moral plain than someone else who gets there thrill from harmlessly marking animals.

[wildman 22]

i think you guys are being a little tough on these guys.these guys are trying to do a hunting video with-out killing animals,not a bad thing.instead of paintball guns ,why not say this hunt is with a bow and try to get within 35 yards and prove it with the video.using a paintball gun ,might as well go and shoot humans with it and see if they do anything about it.

[spence]

seems pretty stupid you might as well just use a fake animal, maybe burn some ants after your done paintballing game.....

[houndogger]

Please take your meds before you log on next time:confused:

[BCLongshot]

I figured you out buddy.

I see you posted on a thread that they should legalize marijuana.

Your family needs to do a serious intervention. Your a baked pothead.

Beat it !

You don't belong on this site.

Who the hell would watch your porn videos anyways man.