Online Hunting Outrage

[Zeeble]

Online Hunting Sparks Outrage in US



The online hunting game allows people to shoot animals simply by clicking a mouse


A new form of hunting which allows participants to shoot wild boar and antelope by a simple click of the mouse is stirring up great controversy in the United States.

Online hunting has outraged animal rights activists, gun advocates and politicians from 14 states, all trying to get the sport banned.

Participants control a video camera and a gun by remote control, carefully monitoring animals on a remote shooting range via the internet.

A click of the mouse from the comfort of your own armchair can discharge a round of bullets. For extra money, the meat or animal's head can be shipped to your home.

Founders and members of Live-Shot.com insist the practice is ethical, and in particular allows the disabled to experience the thrill of the sport.

But the concept raises several ethical issues and critics have branded it "pay-per-view slaughter".

The first paid-for live shoot is scheduled to take place on Saturday on a Texas ranch, the only online hunting facility in existence. But activists and politicians are racing to get it banned before it can begin.

The website's founder, John Lockwood, claims opponents simply do not understand how the system works and quite how many safety procedures are in place.

"I am in full agreement that there needs to be legislation and regulation controlling it," he said. "But people are under the impression that this is a slaughtering machine and that's not what it is."

Michael Markarian from the Humane Society told the CSM: "Nobody ever said the wilderness had to be ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant."

I find this rather disgusting....

www.live-shot.com

Texas, what more can I say?

 

[Zeeble]

its the fact that you are totally detached from what you are shooting, making it seem like nothing... when you are out hunting you don' just shoot anything and everything, whereas with this you really don't care...

 

[slipondajimmy]

well either way I think its a great idea. From what I can see they are not just sticking a deer or something infront of a webcam and saying fire. And I will probally get a membership and fire off a few rounds myself.

 

[fandie]

It takes a really big man to go hunting not!!! They should try boxing if they are man enough!!

 

[slipondajimmy]

So because I enjoy hunting im not a man? WTF is up with that. I dont go out there and get a dear then stick the damn head on the wall. I have gone several times in the past and I enjoy it. I dont leave the animal there to die and what I shoot I eat. Once again just like everything else in life if you dont like it you dont have to do it. IF you are that concerned about the animals stop wearing those leather Nike sneakers, those leather belts, and eating those big macs

As far as boxing goes I would be glad to get in the ring. I work out 6 days a week and am in pretty good shape.

 

[octobus]

Hunting via the net is a bit questionable practise in my opinion. First of all it resembles slaughter when someone just zooms the scope with his computer mouse. But is it that different from the deer hunters sitting in a tower and waiting for the animal to appear ? The thing that makes me a hunter, is the whole game. Tracking down your prey, co-operating with your hunting dog, wandering in the nature and then cooking a meal, if you managed to get something. In the end it doesn't really matter if your scored nothing because you already had fun.

As slipondajimmy said, don't be a hypocrite. Is it somehow more acceptable to buy a ready-to-cook version of a pig from the supermarket than shooting the same animal yourself.

 

[Zeeble]

I would agree with octobus, the problem is that it resembles inhuman slaughter.

 

[slipondajimmy]

And the rest of that went like this. ... "Is it that different then a deer hunter sitting in a tower waiting for a animal to appear?"

 

[Zeeble]

yes I think it is.....

 

[slipondajimmy]

Well thats why opinions are so great. We can express them even if others dont agree with it. I am going to sign up today and fire a few rounds..lol

 

[Grrilla]

I am going to sign up today and fire a few rounds..lol

Good luck. I hope you hit one of the guides. :p

 

[RogueWriter]

I don't hunt myself, though I have many friends that do. I suppose, really, my opinion would be affected by the taste in which the site was developed. If it's joesshootthefu**er dot com I would be more likely to criticise it than if it is a legitimate attempt to develop a site professionally.

I dunno, this is definately one of those 'outside of the box' sites. It's kinda nice, actually, to see something innovative being created that has nothing to do with porn sites or casinos......

 

[Zeeble]

Well thats why opinions are so great. We can express them even if others dont agree with it. I am going to sign up today and fire a few rounds..lol

I agree 100%....
And I am glad that everybody in this thread has expressed them without a punch up....

 

[Grrilla]

And I am glad that everybody in this thread has expressed them without a punch up....

Hmm... In that case, maybe we've got to stir things up a bit.

No, actually it is very pleasant to see a subject that is this controversial, being discussed in a mature manner by both sides. There is some hope for the human race after all!

 

[slipondajimmy]

HAHAH Grilla wants me to bust a cap in the guides azz.... TO be honest though the system they use is pretty cool http://www.riflevision.com/ . The site design is pretty bad ..lol

 

[Rowan W]

The thing I don't get is how can you call it 'Skill' or 'fun' if you're doing it while sitting on a comfy chair holding a little mouse?

"Let's do some target practice with my mouse, how thrilling and challenging."

Seriously, the only challenge is moving the mouse a few centimeters and hoping the wind doesnt blow the gun off target, sigh...

 

[slipondajimmy]

The thing I don't get is how can you call it 'Skill' or 'fun' if you're doing it while sitting on a comfy chair holding a little mouse?

"Let's do some target practice with my mouse, how thrilling and challenging."

Seriously, the only challenge is moving the mouse a few centimeters and hoping the wind doesnt blow the gun off target, sigh...

thats like asking how you can call any online game such as chess or pool a "skill" game. Your are sitting on the same comfy chair holding the same little mouse. Does that mean it doest take skill to play the game ?

 

[RogueWriter]

Maybe they just aren't using this technology as well as they could be. Say, for instance, they mounted the rifle to a mobile unit with a wireless hook in, and allowed units to fight against one another. You could get, say, 20 people on a team, with 2 or more teams active at once. The units operate out of your own home, you can share chat with other units to develop a plan or maneuver....

I suppose someone out there would complain and they would have to cut it down to paintball.... but still, that sounds like fun, you get a hunting/fighting experience, no one gets hurt, the site makes beaucoup money.......

 

[Zeeble]

Maybe they just aren't using this technology as well as they could be. Say, for instance, they mounted the rifle to a mobile unit with a wireless hook in, and allowed units to fight against one another. You could get, say, 20 people on a team, with 2 or more teams active at once. The units operate out of your own home, you can share chat with other units to develop a plan or maneuver....

I suppose someone out there would complain and they would have to cut it down to paintball.... but still, that sounds like fun, you get a hunting/fighting experience, no one gets hurt, the site makes beaucoup money.......

Hey, I think that would be a great idea, mounting paintball guns onto little vehicles and having paintball matches online.

 

[deadserious]

The thing I don't get is how can you call it 'Skill' or 'fun' if you're doing it while sitting on a comfy chair holding a little mouse?

"Let's do some target practice with my mouse, how thrilling and challenging."

Seriously, the only challenge is moving the mouse a few centimeters and hoping the wind doesnt blow the gun off target, sigh...

Yea that's what video games are for and not real life hunting. I don't really see any reason for or point in remote control hunting.

 

[calian]

My thoughts are that this takes almost all of the "experience" out of hunting. It probably will not become extremely huge but could attract a niche following. Every cityslicker hunter it keeps from heading off into the countryside come October is a good thing however.