I got my Texas hunting license in the mail yesterday. Unfortunately I had to skedaddle off to EVOC class before I could post about it, but rest assured that there’s something in the works for the First Time Hunter series. Tyler has been feeding me some great information about how we’re going to be hunting in Texas, and he’s looking to not only expose me to the “traditional” blind hunting and stalking, but also something that apparently is huge in Texas where they drive around with guns out the window shooting deer. To me, driving seems sporting — the deer can hear the engine a mile away and have every opportunity to run. But from a helicopter there aren’t many places an animal can hide. I let slip to RF a while ago that shooting from a helicopter is one of the remaining items on my bucket list and ever since he’s been sending me videos like the one above and needling me to try and do some aerial hog hunting when I’m in Texas.
The question for today: do you think helicopter hunting is ethical? Because it sure looks like fun…