A fair question about "fair chase hunting." The two paintings above by French artist Alexandre-Francois Desportes are titled "The Stag Hunt" (far top) and "The Wolf Hunt" (above). Question: why is it considered unethical in the US for deer and elk to be chased down by hounds but not wolves, bears and mountain lions? In Wisconsin's recent controversial wolf hunt many lobos were run down by dogs and in Montana there is a new bill that would legalize black bear hunting with dogs, which until this year has been banned. In Montana and Wyoming it is also legal to chase down and kill coyotes using snowmobiles.
A fair question about "fair chase hunting." The two paintings above by French artist Alexandre-Francois Desportes are titled "The Stag Hunt" (far top) and "The Wolf Hunt" (above). Question: why is it considered unethical in the US for deer and elk to be chased down by hounds but not wolves, bears and mountain lions? In Wisconsin's recent controversial wolf hunt many lobos were run down by dogs and in Montana there is a new bill that would legalize black bear hunting with dogs, which until this year has been banned. In Montana and Wyoming it is also legal to chase down and kill coyotes using snowmobiles.