Duck Hunt Goes Live

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There are plenty of ways to make money over the Internet, but many are wondering if this should be one of them. A Texas man is hoping to set up a website that allows hunters to track and shoot at their prey over the world wide web.

John Underwood had noticed the popularity of sites that focus on wildlife with a camera, and spent $10,000 developing the technology to take it one step further.

His investment has resulted in the creation of a remote controlled rifle and webcam that will eventually allow hunters anywhere in the world to shoot at deer or other unregulated animals on his 330-acre ranch.

"We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said 'If you just had a gun for that,'" he recalls of the scheme's origin. "A little light bulb went off in my head."

Underwood's site, live-shot.com, currently allows visitors to use a .22 calibre rifle for target practice. And the 39-year-old believes his vision is viable, and insists the carcasses won't go to waste.

He plans to hire an attendant to pick up the killed animals, have the meat processed and shipped to the shooters or have the heads preserved by a taxidermist.

Besides the arguments that many animal activists have against the pastime, Texas officials are closely scrutinizing the idea to see if it violates any of their hunting laws. If not, there may be no way to stop Underwood from literally taking a shot with this new venture.

"The current state statutes don't cover this sort of thing," admits Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesman Mike Berger.

But he's hoping officials will pass new laws preventing the idea from reaching virtual reality. He wants changes that mandate hunters have to be on site when they shoot. If not, it could be a free for all throughout the world.

"First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power and optics," Berger sighs. "Maybe this is the next technological step out there." [/font]
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linkie

*sigh*
 
Texas officials are closely scrutinizing the idea to see if it violates any of their hunting laws.
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Maybe not. No sport like sitting at your computer 'eh?
 
This whole scenario is just too weird for words. Now this guy has a right to do what he wishes on his property as long as he doesn't adversley affect his neighbors, or break any laws. Hunting on private land is legal, and doesn't require a license, but this, to me, is not hunting. Hell...it's not even subsistence.
 
You guys know that I don't feel it's a sport once the weapon becomes involved.


That notwithstanding, this one is way beyond the line. There's no sport, these animals won't have a chance.

He's willing to pack it up and ship it, Gato, so I'll give them that. I guess it is substinence in a heinous kinda way.
 
Leslie said:
You guys know that I don't feel it's a sport once the weapon becomes involved.


That notwithstanding, this one is way beyond the line. There's no sport, these animals won't have a chance.

He's willing to pack it up and ship it, Gato, so I'll give them that. I guess it is substinence in a heinous kinda way.
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Since the 'hunter' :rolleyes: isn't cleaning, hauling, and having the animal butchered, then it's not hunting.

BTW...how does the carrot feel when you yank it out of it's natural environment, and plung it, still living, into boiling water. :D
 
I'm all for responsible gun ownership.

I'm all for subsistence hunting; in fact, I've done my share of it. Love me some fresh frog legs, and I been known to go get me some frogs.

I'm all for sport hunting for environmental reasons. I do not participate in this activity, but harbor no ill will toward those who do so in a responsible manner.

I am an avid outdoorsman. There is nothign like being in the outdoors, whether one is hiking, canoeing, photographing, hunting, fishing (another favorite activity of mine), or simply strolling. The experience of being out in a natural setting is refreshing for the body and soul.

To compare that with some crackpot setting up a website and inviting people to massacre animals from the comfort of their computer chair is ludicrous at best. If you ask 100 hunters, 98 will tell you that simply being outdoors mixed with the thrill of the hunt is the attraction. The actual kill is secondary. Trophy hunters are a breed I do not understand; the avid hunters I know frequently say that it wouldn't be fun if they could go purchase rabbit meat or whatever. It's the draw of being outdoors, putting your skills to the test....THAT'S what they enjoy.

This nut case is giving honest sportsmen and outdoorsmen a bad rap.
 
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