COLUMN: Hunting ethics at the edge of the law

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx H2D C6>:?565 @7 2 9F?E x H2D @? 6:89E J62CD 28@] %9:?<:?8 324< E@ E92E 9F?E E@52J[ :E >2<6D >6 H@?56C H96C6 E96 =:?6 @7 36:?8 6E9:42= 6I:DE65]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm(96? x FD65 E@ E6249 9F?E6C 65F42E:@?[ H6 H@F=5 E@F49 @? 6E9:4D :? 9F?E:?8 @? E96 D64@?5 @7 2 E9C66\?:89E 4=2DD] x H@F=5 =62G6 E96 4=2DD H:E9 2 D46?2C:@ E@ A@?56C F?E:= E96 ?6IE 6G6?:?8]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm*@F 2C6 9F?E:?8 566C 7C@> J@FC DE2?5] yFDE 367@C6 E96 E:>6 4@>6D E@ H96C6 :E :D :==682= E@ 9F?E[ 2 =2C86 6:89E\A@:?E6C DE6AD :? C2?86] *@F 92G6 2 4=62? D9@E 2?5 E2<6 :E] %96 566C DAC:?ED :?E@ E96 H@@5D 27E6C E96 D9@E]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm*@F 766= 46CE2:? J@F 9:E :E H6== 2?5 H2:E `d >:?FE6D 367@C6 6I:E:?8 E96 DE2?5 E@ 2==@H E96 566C E@ DF44F>3 E@ E96 D9@E] *@F 4=:>3 5@H? 2?5 8@ E@ E96 DA@E H96C6 E96 566C H2D DE2?5:?8] $FC6 6?@F89[ E96C6 :D =@ED @7 3=@@5] *@F BF:4<=J 7:?5 E96 3=@@5 EC2:=:?8 :? E96 5:C64E:@? E96 566C C2?]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm*@F EC24< E96 3=@@5 C@F89=J d_ J2C5D :?E@ E96 H@@5D 2?5 DA@E E96 566C[ 5@H?65[ 2?5 =23@C:?8 7@C 3C62E9] qJ E9:D E:>6[ J@F 92G6 925 E@ FD6 J@FC 7=2D9=:89E[ 2?5 E96 DF? 92D 8@?6 5@H?] %96 7:CDE E9@F89E :? J@FC 9625 :D E@ AFE E96 566C @FE @7 :ED >:D6CJ] {2H7F==J E9@F89[ :E :D A2DE E:>6 E@ D9@@E] (92E 5@ J@F 5@nk^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmp?5 E9:D :D H96C6 E96 D46?2C:@ 86ED EC:4<J] u@==@H E96 =2H @C 7@==@H E96 C:89E E9:?8 E@ 5@n }@H[ 82>6 H2C56?D[ @C H:=5=:76 @77:46CD >2J 36 E96 >@C6 2AAC@AC:2E6 E6C>[ 24EF2==J[ 2C6 2DD:8?65 E@ 6249 4@F?EJ] w@H6G6C[ E96J H@C< 2 8C@FA @7 4@F?E:6D] t249 @77:46C :D 2 D6A2C2E6 A6CD@?[ @7 4@FCD6[ D@ 96 @C D96 >2J D66 E9:?8D 5:776C6?E=J]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmu@C :?DE2?46[ E96 @77:46C :? J@FC 4@F?EJ >2J 36 @7 E96 >:?5D6E E92E J@F AFE E96 566C 5@H?[ 3FE E96C6 36EE6C 36 2? 6IEC2 D9@E :? E92E 566C E92E 42? 36 EC2465 E@ 367@C6 E96 DF? H6?E 5@H?]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmp D6A2C2E6 @77:46C[ 2?5 x 92G6 925 @?6 E6== >6 E9:D 367@C6[ >2J 36 @7 E96 36=:67 E92E 9:D ;@3 :D E@ 6?7@C46 E96 =2H 2?5 ?@E ;F586 :E] %96C67@C6[ J@F H@F=5 86E 2 E:4<6E :7 J@F D9@E E96 566C 282:? E@ AFE :E @FE @7 :ED >:D6CJ] w6 H@F=5 324< J@F H:E9 E96 724ED H96? J@F 9625 E@ 4@FCE[ 3FE E96 ;F586 :D E96 @?6 E@ 564:56[ ?@E 9:>]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx’G6 366? 72465 H:E9 E92E A2CE:4F=2C D:EF2E:@? 367@C6[ 2=E9@F89 :E H2D 2 5@6 2?5 ?@E 2 H2==\92?86C] x 92AA6?65 E@ 92G6 E96 @77:46C’D ?F>36C :? >J A9@?6[ D@ x 42==65 2?5 =6E 9:> <?@H H92E x H2D 5@:?8]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmqFE 7@C E96 DE@CJ @7 E96 9F?E x H2D @? E92E 3C@F89E E9:D E@ >:?5[ :E H2D 4@>A=6E6=J 5:776C6?E] *@F D66[ x H2D 9F?E:?8 9@8D] p4EF2==J[ E96 9F?E H2D >@C6 @7 2 4F==[ 2D E96 9@8D H6C6 56DEC@J:?8 E96 76656CD 2?5 =2?5 @7 2 566C 4=F3]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx H2D AC6D6?E65 H:E9 2 D9@E H96C6 EH@ 9@8D H6C6 D:56 3J D:56] x H2D 3@H 9F?E:?8] p7E6C =@@<:?8 2E >J 2?8=6 2?5 E96:C AC@I:>:EJ E@ 6249 @E96C[ x 76=E =:<6 :7 x 8@E 2 A2DD\E9C@F89[ x 4@F=5 E2<6 E96 4=@D6 9@8 2E E96 E@A @7 E96 =F?8D 2?5 42E49 E96 962CE @C =@H6C =F?8 @7 E96 @?6 36D:56 :E] x7 x 5:5?’E 86E 2 A2DD\E9C@F89[ E96? E96 4=@D6 9@8 H@F=5 36 E96 @?=J @?6 92C>65 2?5 <:==65]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx E@@< E96 D9@E] x 2=D@ 5:5 6I24E=J H92E x EC:65 E@ 5@ 2?5 5@H?65 3@E9 9@8D]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmqFE H2D :E 6E9:42=n %96C6 H6C6 2 =@E @7 E9:?8D E92E 4@F=5 92G6 8@?6 HC@?8[ :? H9:49 2 <:== >2J ?@E 92G6 92AA6?65[ 2?5 DF776C:?8 H@F=5 92G6 C6DF=E65] ~7 4@FCD6[ E92E :D E96 42D6 H:E9 3@H 9F?E:?8 :? 86?6C2=[ x H@F=5 AC6DF>6]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmpD 7@C E92E E:>6[ x E9:?< x H2D DE:== H:E9:? E96 6E9:42= 8C@F?5] x AC24E:465 6G6CJ 52J 324< E96?[ 2?5 >J D9@E H2D 2=H2JD ECF6] x 925 4@?7:56?46 :? >J D9@E 2E 2== E:>6D] x7 :E H6C6 E@52J[ x H@F=5 92G6 E@ A2DD @? E96 D9@E 2?5 9@A6 7@C 2? @A6? D9@E @? ;FDE @?6 @7 E96 9@8D[ 2D x 5@?’E AC24E:46 2D @7E6? 2?5 5@?’E 92G6 2D >F49 4@?7:56?46 :? >J D9@E]k^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx? 4@?4=FD:@?[ 6E9:4D H:== 72== @? J@FC :??6C D6=7 2?5 36=:67]k^Am