Youtube video of canned Sask Elk hunt...pretty funny.

When there is absolutely zero chance of the animal escaping,it isn't hunting.[/QUOTE]

That is true and I don't really condone Canned hunts but baiting animals in is not my idea of hunting either. But i do know that others are fine with this and thats up to them and thier idea's of hunting. Thats really all i was getting at.
 
You know, I didn't even watch the video, I'm sure it's a joke, but I've shifted 180 degrees and now I'm all for high fence hunting. Not likely to do it myself, but you know what, anywhere they're raising natural, endemic animals for profit instead of beef etc I'm all for it. Good for these guys for using our native species and finding a business angle on it. One way or another a raised animal does, and any hunter by default agrees a well placed rifle shot is a humane way to dispatch an animal. So I actually prefer seeing an elk shot on 2-3 sections in the open than sledge hammered in the head in a squeeze at a plant. I hope more farm move to endemic species, and if fenced hunting for Americans gets this to happen, all for it.
 
A canned hunt is not my thing but I don't want to knock it for those for whom it may be thier only opportunity to hunt the game animal of thier choice.

Some archers think that rifles are not really fair chase, especially the newer super magnums (ie 300-378 Wby, 338 Ultramag, etc)

Each to his own.
 
powdergun said:
The vid said he was shooting a 45-70 with open sights. If he was using a traditional heavy lead or black powder cartridge then yes they can drop quite a bit. Modern load 22" is a bit much.
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That rifle was burning black powder... my dyin' ass. They also claimed it was an original Sharps, yet they don't really show the rifle, and from the sound of the action being worked, I highly doubt it. This got posted on the Shiloh site last year. Met with far more scathing comments than here. :D

Still on the fence (no pun in ten did) about hunt farms. I just have to wonder what some of these guys tell their friends when they get home. I'm betting it doesn't run along the lines of "Oh man, I tellyawhut, iffen that monster hadn't got all them tines tangled in the wire, he'da done got away clean."
 
I'm betting it doesn't run along the lines of "Oh man, I tellyawhut, iffen that monster hadn't got all them tines tangled in the wire, he'da done got away clean."
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As strange as it sounds,a friend shot a nice 6x6 elk that actually had an antler caught in a fence.He heard the fence creak,and when he turned around,there was a nice bull standing along the fence,so he shot it.The elk just stood there,so he shot it twice more,until it slumped against the fence.When we got to the bull,one antler was caught in the wire.The bull could not get away,but my friend didn't know that when he shot it.
 
mclean said:
kind of looks canned. the bush is cleaned up from constant grazing. the fields are grazed down too. plus, if any of you have hunted elk, they dont stick around like that very often. a very cagey animal
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ive hunted elk. They have great vision and use it in defense by keeping an eye on and putting distance between them and danger. I cant actually really think of a time a elk saw me and instantly booked it outa sight.

Who ever was calling in that video did a horrible job. nice shot tho.
 
350 Mag said:
Yes because the Deer are still WILD....and have a chance to escape.
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The deer might be still wild but they are basically fenced in by supplying the best food source for miles so they will always be there to eat and their pictures will be on multiple trail cams so the "hunter" can name and choose his deer long before he gets to the stand. Not that much different from a canned hunt.
 
I dont like how arrogant they are , caged or not "this is what jack browns passing up" if i was hunting an elk farm i would wait for the biggest one to proabably needed the right ear tag number.
 
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