How about incorporating drones into locating game? Will that be ethical? How about remote controlled rifles?
Good questions. My opinion is that a remote controlled rifle would be unethical in that it's unsafe to take a shot if you're not right there behind the rifle. Because you can't be sure of the target and what's beyond it.
Using drones is a question of fair chase. The animals developed their natural defenses for hunters on the ground, not flying overhead. So IMO, using drones goes beyond fair chase. Then again, I guess you could make the same argument about tree stands.
As far as fair chase applied to technology that allows long-range kills, I would agree that at some distance we're using technology to get far enough away that the animal's natural defenses are taken out of the equation. I would agree that 1000 yards fits that description. But I'm not so sure that 300 yards doesn't fit that.description too, albeit to a lesser extent.
