« Reply #497 on: October 13, 2011, 11:45:45 AM »
It's okay Rooselk, I really didn't think you had a reasonable explanation for that question anyway. I have read P&Y's rules of fair chase and if our seasons are regulated in compliance with their rules, why does Washington allow baiting? Or is this "being ridiculous" too?
Just to make it known to those who have not read them, Pope & Young's Rules of Fair Chase don't say anything whatsoever about baiting... 
And if someone killed a helpless animal and stated as much on their P&Y entry form it would be denied inclusion in that record book.
Are you saying that if someone stated they are baiting it would not be allowed inclusion in the Record Book?
If that is what you are saying it is absolutely not true.
I am pretty sure Snapshot is referring to the "helpless" animal, as many have used the late deer hunts in the deep snow scenario as an argument.
NWWABOHNTR is correct. Huntnphool brought up "deep snow" and so that is what I was addressing, with my personal emphasis on the word "helpless". Whether due to snow, ice, water or fencing killing a
helpless animal and then trying to enter it in the record book as a "Fair Chase" kill would be a lie.
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I'd just like to remind everybody that it's about the hunting, not just the killing. In other words, it's about the total experience, the sport itself and the challenge involved. Bowhunting, done right, is a justifiable and honorable pursuit. Done for the wrong reasons, simply chalking up kills and seeking personal glory, it's taking away rather than giving back to a principled way of life that has to be experienced to be understood. G.StCharles
