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Reading some of the dialog today and wanting to pass on some sense of organization that has ideals and a sense of code, here you go.
After 31 years of bowhunting I decided to rejoin the Pope and Young Club this year,mostly for my own self and how I want to be as a bow hunter but to teach my sons about ethics and responsibility. We all have our own code but when it's defined and written down it just seems to be more. If either of these two entities make sense for you, by all means.
The Pope and Young Club - Rules of Fair Chase
The term “Fair Chase” shall not include the taking of animals under the following conditions:
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Now, The Boone and Crockett Clubs statement
FAIR CHASE STATEMENT
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FAIR CHASE, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, is the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit and taking of any free-ranging wild, native North American big game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an improper advantage over such animals.
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After 31 years of bowhunting I decided to rejoin the Pope and Young Club this year,mostly for my own self and how I want to be as a bow hunter but to teach my sons about ethics and responsibility. We all have our own code but when it's defined and written down it just seems to be more. If either of these two entities make sense for you, by all means.
The Pope and Young Club - Rules of Fair Chase
The term “Fair Chase” shall not include the taking of animals under the following conditions:
- Helpless in a trap, deep snow or water, or on ice.
- From any power vehicle or power boat.
- By “jacklighting” or shining at night.
- By the use of any tranquilizers or poisons.
- While inside escape-proof fenced enclosures.
- By the use of any power vehicle or power boats for herding or driving animals, including use of aircraft to land alongside or to communicate with or direct a hunter on the ground.
- By the use of electronic devices for attracting, locating or pursuing game or guiding the hunter to such game, or by the use of a bow or arrow to which any electronic device is attached.
- Any other condition considered by the Board of Directors as unacceptable.
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Now, The Boone and Crockett Clubs statement
FAIR CHASE STATEMENT
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FAIR CHASE, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, is the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit and taking of any free-ranging wild, native North American big game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an improper advantage over such animals.
HUNTER ETHICSFundamental to all hunting is the concept of conservation of natural resources. Hunting in today's world involves the regulated harvest of individual animals in a manner that conserves, protects, and perpetuates the hunted population. The hunter engages in a one-to-one relationship with the quarry and his or her hunting should be guided by a hierarchy of ethics related to hunting, which includes the following tenets:
1. Obey all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Respect the customs of the locale where the hunting occurs.
3. Exercise a personal code of behavior that reflects favorably on your abilities and sensibilities as a hunter.
4. Attain and maintain the skills necessary to make the kill as certain and quick as possible.
5. Behave in a way that will bring no dishonor to either the hunter, the hunted, or the environment.
6. Recognize that these tenets are intended to enhance the hunter's experience of the relationship between predator and prey, which is one of the most fundamental relationships of humans and their environment.
2. Respect the customs of the locale where the hunting occurs.
3. Exercise a personal code of behavior that reflects favorably on your abilities and sensibilities as a hunter.
4. Attain and maintain the skills necessary to make the kill as certain and quick as possible.
5. Behave in a way that will bring no dishonor to either the hunter, the hunted, or the environment.
6. Recognize that these tenets are intended to enhance the hunter's experience of the relationship between predator and prey, which is one of the most fundamental relationships of humans and their environment.