Which is most ethical in heavy brush, still hunting or elevated stand on pipeline with a corn feeder?
I debate this in my mind. Still hunting is definitely harder/more fair/more “sporting”, but you can’t be as consistently precise on shot placement as you can in a stand/deer blind. Moving targets, low visibility, wounding/losing deer etc all make still hunting difficult. So if we consider the most ethical thing is killing an animal the most humane way, this precise shot placement is important. So I struggle with how I feel about that.
I’m more into it being as fair a chase as possible. I hunt with 30-30 lever iron sights. I have a scoped 30.06 I’ve never hunted with. I’m conflicted as to which rifle is more ethical and fair chase. More consistent good shot placement should equal quicker cleaner kills with scoped 30.06 in elevated stand, yet I feel like it’s cheating and takes less skill than still hunting brush with iron sight 30-30.
What is your opinion?
I debate this in my mind. Still hunting is definitely harder/more fair/more “sporting”, but you can’t be as consistently precise on shot placement as you can in a stand/deer blind. Moving targets, low visibility, wounding/losing deer etc all make still hunting difficult. So if we consider the most ethical thing is killing an animal the most humane way, this precise shot placement is important. So I struggle with how I feel about that.
I’m more into it being as fair a chase as possible. I hunt with 30-30 lever iron sights. I have a scoped 30.06 I’ve never hunted with. I’m conflicted as to which rifle is more ethical and fair chase. More consistent good shot placement should equal quicker cleaner kills with scoped 30.06 in elevated stand, yet I feel like it’s cheating and takes less skill than still hunting brush with iron sight 30-30.
What is your opinion?