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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 2906768" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>Here's an interesting "canned hunt" story.</p><p></p><p>A few friends and I hunted wild boar in a 1,000 acre fenced in facility. The place was up in Vermont. The lodge was rustic but nice. It was well off the grid which kept things kind of nostalgic. Food was good and we met some good folks while we were there. The hunt was more or less what we expected for a meat hunt for pigs.</p><p></p><p>While we were there, the owner tells us that he raises elk on the top of a mountain, not too far from the lodge. He shows us pictures of many impressive bulls. He also tells us that he has had a standing permit to raise the elk for quite some time. However, the VT Fish & Game authorities visited his operation and claimed to have no idea that he had so many huge elk in his breading facility. They withdraw his permit and give him 30 days to eliminate the elk. So ............ he offers us an unbelievable deal to harvest an impressive trophy elk before we left the lodge. I really wasn't interested taking a bull in that manner but did want to go along. Unfortunately, the deal was pay & go, or stay in the lodge. Several hunters signed up. Most of these guys were bow hunters. At the end of the second day, a truck and trailer pull in front of the lodge that had just come from the elk harvest. (notice that I didn't say "hunt") There were legs and antlers sticking out everywhere. I asked one of the bowhunters how things went. He admitted that it was beyond disheartening. He said that when the truck entered the gates, they could see many good bulls. The hunters expected the bulls to run off but, instead, some got closer while others just stood around. Apparently, the elk were accustomed to being fed from the truck & trailer. The hunters got out, picked a bull and shot them at very short range. The guy told me that the whole incident was upsetting and that he was sorry that he got involved.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what the breeder should have done with all of those fine animals but what was done truly was disgusting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 2906768, member: 313"] Here's an interesting "canned hunt" story. A few friends and I hunted wild boar in a 1,000 acre fenced in facility. The place was up in Vermont. The lodge was rustic but nice. It was well off the grid which kept things kind of nostalgic. Food was good and we met some good folks while we were there. The hunt was more or less what we expected for a meat hunt for pigs. While we were there, the owner tells us that he raises elk on the top of a mountain, not too far from the lodge. He shows us pictures of many impressive bulls. He also tells us that he has had a standing permit to raise the elk for quite some time. However, the VT Fish & Game authorities visited his operation and claimed to have no idea that he had so many huge elk in his breading facility. They withdraw his permit and give him 30 days to eliminate the elk. So ............ he offers us an unbelievable deal to harvest an impressive trophy elk before we left the lodge. I really wasn't interested taking a bull in that manner but did want to go along. Unfortunately, the deal was pay & go, or stay in the lodge. Several hunters signed up. Most of these guys were bow hunters. At the end of the second day, a truck and trailer pull in front of the lodge that had just come from the elk harvest. (notice that I didn't say "hunt") There were legs and antlers sticking out everywhere. I asked one of the bowhunters how things went. He admitted that it was beyond disheartening. He said that when the truck entered the gates, they could see many good bulls. The hunters expected the bulls to run off but, instead, some got closer while others just stood around. Apparently, the elk were accustomed to being fed from the truck & trailer. The hunters got out, picked a bull and shot them at very short range. The guy told me that the whole incident was upsetting and that he was sorry that he got involved. I'm not sure what the breeder should have done with all of those fine animals but what was done truly was disgusting. [/QUOTE]
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