Game farms....what are your views.

[PAW91]

From pheasant game farms all the way to "Safari" game farms.. Lions and everything else.... What are you views and opinions on this??

[Waftrudnir]

there are quite two distinct sides to this coin.
not that I judge a book by the cover, but considering your post count (just like someone else did before retracting his post) I wonder why you are asking this question.
perhaps you'd like to give us some insight where you'd like to go with this thread and what your views are to begin with

[PAW91]

Hum.. We'll I watched a documentary, " African hunting holiday " by Louis Theroux...everyone should check it out... My personal belief is that it it wrong..but than in Africa poachers run rampant..so is it right to do that? Raise animals just for the sake of "hunting them" in a fenced off enclosure?.... Or even elk game farms here in Canada or pheasnt game farms right in our own backyard...some ppl might argue that ppl raise animals for slaughter so it doesn't matter... But for me.. The act of hunting is all about scouting, being in the woods..you need skill and knowledge but luck is always there..... I'm just asking for people's opinions...

[Fox]

Hum.. We'll I watched a documentary, " African hunting holiday " by Louis Theroux...everyone should check it out... My personal belief is that it it wrong..but than in Africa poachers run rampant..so is it right to do that? Raise animals just for the sake of "hunting them" in a fenced off enclosure?.... Or even elk game farms here in Canada or pheasnt game farms right in our own backyard...some ppl might argue that ppl raise animals for slaughter so it doesn't matter... But for me.. The act of hunting is all about scouting, being in the woods..you need skill and knowledge but luck is always there..... I'm just asking for people's opinions...

Then don't call it hunting.

It is something that is personal, if someone feels as if that is hunting to them then fine.

Some hunters don't think hunting with anything but a traditional bow is hunting as the modern stuff messes up the hunt, I don't think we should label any legal hunter in any way, to each their own by legal means.

[Waftrudnir]

hunters are not a homogenous group of people. some hunt for trophy, some for meat, some to pass time, some for spiritual reasons, some to brag, some for organic & ethical food, etc.
my personal experience with game farms is limited to dog training. they are great for the dog and good to introduce someone to hunting, although personally, I would not call that hunting...
some game farms are vast (you could wander for days before you hit the fence) whereas others are there to raise game like on a farm. but before someone jumps to a conclusion that one is acceptable and the other not, I think we should look at the "user" first.
how many people have you witnessed taking game (in real life)? some will only take a perfect shot and pass on everything else (the way it should be), but if you spent the weekend like myself in a public marsh you would have been reminded that way too many think differently (same goes for moose or deer camps).
if you can influence people's attitude (greed, entitlement and fear of being blamed for passing on a shot) you would only end up with the type of game farms that would not lead to much controversy.

[JBen]

Exactly Fox.
Some think fishing for stocked fish is little different. Some think the bucket brigades and filling stringers is a llower form of fishing, compared to CR. Or spoon chuckers vs fly fishing...

Some think all hunting is wrong. What's your opinion of Antis? Don't force your values on....?


My view point is. It's not for me and that's all that matters. And we all live in glass houses. I'm sure each us do something that someone else might look down on.

[Sharon]

Hum.. We'll I watched a documentary, " African hunting holiday " by Louis Theroux...everyone should check it out... My personal belief is that it it wrong..but than in Africa poachers run rampant..so is it right to do that? Raise animals just for the sake of "hunting them" in a fenced off enclosure?.... Or even elk game farms here in Canada or pheasnt game farms right in our own backyard...some ppl might argue that ppl raise animals for slaughter so it doesn't matter... But for me.. The act of hunting is all about scouting, being in the woods..you need skill and knowledge but luck is always there..... I'm just asking for people's opinions...

Welcome to the forum. You'd better put on your hard hat and flak vest if you are going to start threads like this.

I went to bird game farms for many years. I never thought of them as a place to " raise animals to be slaughtered" . I thought of it as an opportunity to work on my dog's training , improve my shooting and have a great dinner.

Can I ask if you are a hunter?

( Of course poaching is illegal and wrong anywhere.)

[blasted_saber]

Then don't call it hunting.

It is something that is personal, if someone feels as if that is hunting to them then fine.

Some hunters don't think hunting with anything but a traditional bow is hunting as the modern stuff messes up the hunt, I don't think we should label any legal hunter in any way, to each their own by legal means.

Bang on.

[Sharon]

Exactly Fox.
Some think fishing for stocked fish is little different. Some think the bucket brigades and filling stringers is a llower form of fishing, compared to CR. Or spoon chuckers vs fly fishing...

Some think all hunting is wrong. What's your opinion of Antis? Don't force your values on....?

My view point is. It's not for me and that's all that matters. And we all live in glass houses. I'm sure each us do something that someone else might look down on.

Well said. I have a problem with fish finders and shooting grouse on the trail , but as you said - to each their own.

[trimmer21]

I've never hunted on a "reserve". Breeding animals to hunt on a fenced in operation,to me,is akin to "hunting" at the Zoo. I find the very thought of it exceedingly distasteful. It makes me question the character of the people that engage in this type of activity.