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>The point is just because you
>don't think it's fair don't
>make it so. When you
>use the words FAIR CHASE
>on a hunting site, of
>course we are going to
>be thinking of the B&C
>statement. As for your twisted
>version, give it a break.
>So what about them Stones.
>Is that fair that some
>one who wants to go
>for his Grand Slam has
>to have extremely deep pockets
>or just is lucky enough
>to live in a province
>where he can kill 3
>quarters of the slam all
>DIY? It just ain't fair
>that BC has the rules
>that it does. Why are
>the only Yanks that get
>to hunt BC are the
>Wealthy ones? That just ain't
>fair. I'm looking forward to
>your new and improved record
>book. The Tfinal Fair book
>of Fair Chase. LOL!
>So T, one other question, where
>were those big rams you
>and Hoofs just photographed eh?
>Couldn't be in a national
>park eh? Yea those Jasper
>rams are really really tuff
>to get up close and
>personal on. Geeze, I only
>could get my 8 yr
>old daughter 15 yards from
>them. Sure wished I could
>have got closer.
But,
>hey I must be wrong.
>You rarely ever shoot in
>parks. You have the highest
>ethics. And I betcha you'd
>never stage an ATL photo
>either. LOL!
I was looking through a few of the posts when I came across this one and just had to throw my two cents in. At first I didn't think I really had a dog in this fight and probably wouldn't have until my name came up. It seemed to me like it was being implied that if you get good sheep photos you probably got them in a park because it's so easy even a child could walk right up and get a picture. That and it sounds like there's something unethical about it. I'll be the first to admit most wildlife is generally more approachable in parks or preserves but so what. I for one don't go there to prove how stealthy I am. I'm there to see how good of a photo I can get. While it's true I take a lot of photographs in various parks, I also get a ton on both private and public lands and I've got plenty to show for it. As a matter of fact back a few years ago a friend and I owned and operated a video production company called Wild Reflections Video Productions. We produced six wildlife and hunting videos. One of my favorites called "Predators the Big Three" is about grizzlies, wolves and cougars and if you know anything about any of these they're not easily photographed or filmed in "or" out of a park. That video has some never before seen behavior footage of these three big predators and we shot most of it on private land within 20 minutes of my house. So just to set the record straight, I happen to know photographers who have gotten some awesome stuff by stalking their subjects outside of parks or preserves, including myself and including TFinal.
I took these documentary shots three days ago about 30 minutes from my house here in Southern Alberta. These aren't "Jasper Sheep" and "no" they're not in a "park or a zoo" and I still took all these shots with my 70-200. On top of it all some of the bigger rams in this bunch were shot not that long ago. They know all about being shot at.