Thread: Illegal hunting..does it bother you?

really???? I mean seriously REALLY????
you walk into shop and spend $$$$$ to walk out with thermal

you spend hours,days,months years even forming bond and training a dog to do the job even half right..
and the thermal usage being talked about is same as spotlighting ...roadside,mostly not even out of vechile find and shoot..walk over and recover animal and go home...its not hunting its harvesting...there is little skill involved...
oh and dog knowing animal there is only 10% of battle
dog has to tell you
dog has to lead you
you have to believe dog
you have to keep dog calm and quiet
you both still have to out wit animal on its terms on its home ground
thermal has its place for pest control on private land...its a tool...and a very effective tool...but its not hunting.

to compare it to using indicating dog is absurd

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

really???? I mean seriously REALLY????
you walk into shop and spend $$$$$ to walk out with thermal

you spend hours,days,months years even forming bond and training a dog to do the job even half right..
and the thermal usage being talked about is same as spotlighting ...roadside,mostly not even out of vechile find and shoot..walk over and recover animal and go home...its not hunting its harvesting...there is little skill involved...
oh and dog knowing animal there is only 10% of battle
dog has to tell you
dog has to lead you
you have to believe dog
you have to keep dog calm and quiet
you both still have to out wit animal on its terms on its home ground
thermal has its place for pest control on private land...its a tool...and a very effective tool...but its not hunting.

to compare it to using indicating dog is absurd

That depends entirely how it is being used Micky.
It can be used and is very effective to watch a face or gullys in conjunction with binos in daylight, however it seems that has now been made illegal other than on private property.

That said the majority (but not all) of thermal owners I know use them as you describe.