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Pope & Young Issues Policy on UAV/Drone Assisted Bowhunting

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Pope & Young Issues Policy on UAV/Drone Assisted Bowhunting The Pope & Young Club, a non-profit North American Conservation and bowhunting organization announces policy on UAV/Drone assisted bowhunting. POSITION STATEMENT: DRONES The core values of the Pope and Young Club revolve around the principles of high standards of conduct and ethics in our bowhunting lifestyle. The Club believes that an ethical code is necessary for all responsible bowhunters and is the key to protecting bowhunting's future in our society. The concept of fair chase is a component of an ethical code. Simply defined, fair chase is the ethical, sportsmanlike and lawful pursuit of free-ranging wild game animals in a manner which does not give the bowhunter an improper or unfair…
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Arizona Elk and Pronghorn Hunt Draw Application Deadline Approaching

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Arizona Elk and Pronghorn Hunt Draw Application Deadline Approaching PHOENIX - The deadline for 2014 elk and pronghorn antelope hunt draw applications to be received by the Arizona Game and Fish Department is 7 p.m. (MST) on Tuesday, February 11. Applying online is fast and easy. Go to https://az.gov/azgfd/draw/home.xhtml and scroll down to the "Apply for a Draw" button. The system prompts users to complete forms accurately, dramatically reducing errors that might result in applications being rejected. Only VISA and MasterCard are accepted for online draw applications. No charges for the cost of hunt permit-tags will be posted to applicants' credit cards unless and until they are drawn. The online draw application service works with these browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google…
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Fewer conservation grants for land that doesn’t allow hunting

By Hunting, Outdoor Heritage
...landowners interested in easements have grown wary, the Natural Heritage Land Trust's Welsh said. Acquiring easements is a crucial method of preserving wildlife habitat at low cost without removing land from tax rolls, Welsh said. But many owners won't give up the right to decide who fires guns or sets traps on their land, Welsh said. "They want to control the type of hunter who hunts on their property," Welsh said. "When you open your land to public hunting, you don't...
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