World Hunting Association

World Hunting Association

The World Hunting Association was founded in 2006 with the aim of organizing professional deer hunting competitions. The hunts were to be conducted in a fenced 1000 acre (4 km²) ranch and would involve the use of Rifles, muzzleloaders and archery equipment. As of January 2007, all mention of the hunting tournament has been removed from the WHA website, focussing instead upon the production of a reality TV program and an online community and news information center.

The proposed hunting competitions, now apparently abandoned, attracted considerable controversy. Promotion of events followed a commercial format similar to professional bass fishing, consisting of an organized "tour" contested by a small group of "professional hunters" who were publicised along with the events themselves by the WHA. Competitions were to be televised on the internet, pay-per-view and cable television. The WHA stated that the objective of the competition was to promote hunting by showcasing the activity.

Criticism came from other hunting organisations and businesses. For example, Safari Club International expressed "serious concerns with attempts to 'professionalize' the tradition of the hunt, particularly with cash rewards". The Quality Deer Management Association position is that the "WHA’s program violates many elements of QDMA’s mission of ethical hunting, sound deer management and preservation of the deer-hunting heritage – values shared by the vast majority of deer hunters in North America." The original proposal for the WHA competition involved the shooting of deer with tranquilizer guns and darts, drawing considerable criticism from hunting and animal welfare groups. In response to such criticism, in late August 2006 the WHA announced that this approach has been dropped in favor of more traditional methods. [cite news | url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060821/SPORTS07/608210310/1132/SPORTS0202 | title=Hunting league won't use darts | publisher=Detroit News | date=August 21, 2006] As of January 2007, it appears that the fenced hunt format has been abandoned completely.

References

External links

* [http://www.worldhunt.com World Hunting Association]
* [http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-38/1156429211251290.xml&coll=5 Flint Journal]
* [http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_89747.asp WHA Posting Inspires Much Reaction]
* [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060816-hunting.html Critics Take Aim at Plan for "Nonfatal" Deer Hunt] National Geographic
* [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_463988.html Making a game of it] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
* [http://www.qdma.com/pdf/QDMA_Opposes_WHA.pdf QDMA statement of opposition to WHA]
* [http://www.safariclub.org/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=2292&typeID=17&archive=0 Statement] Safari Club International
* [http://www.archerytrade.org/newsletter/december06/index.html#2.2 WHA Presents to Archery Trade Association at ATA Summit]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hunting tournament — A hunting tournament is a live kill competition where individuals or teams try to kill the largest animal for sport. There are many types of hunting tournaments and they are all scored differently. Some organizations that endorse hunting… …   Wikipedia

  • Hunting in New Zealand — A memorial erected in 1971 commemorating the release of red deer in Otago in 1871. Hunting is a recreational pursuit and a tourist activity in New Zealand with numerous books and magazines published on the topic. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Hunting — Hunter redirects here. For other uses, see Hunter (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hunting (disambiguation). Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Hunting is the practice of pursuing any l …   Wikipedia

  • World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities — WSFA (World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities) Gründung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • World of Eberron — Eneko redirects here. For the Spanish triathlete, see Eneko Llanos. The World of Eberron consists of a number of features for the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game. Contents 1 Setting 1.1 Cosmology …   Wikipedia

  • World Arabian Horse Organisation — Die World Arabian Horse Organisation kurz WAHO ist die Weltorganisation für die Bewahrung, Verbesserung und Aufrechterhaltung der Arabischen Pferderassen. Nach Prüfung der nationalen Zuchtbücher und Zuchtverordnungen akzeptiert die WAHO pro Land… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Orienteering at the World Games — is organized as an individual competition for both women and men, and a mix relay for teams of two men and two women.[1] The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) became a member of the International World Games Association (IWGA) in… …   Wikipedia

  • Vietnam during World War II — World War II was an event as decisive to Vietnam as the French taking of Đà Nẵng in 1858. Nationalist sentiments intensified in Vietnam, especially during and after World War I, but all the uprisings and tentative efforts failed to obtain any… …   Wikipedia

  • Fox hunting — For other uses, see Fox hunting (disambiguation). Master of foxhounds leads the field from Powderham Castle in Devon, England, with the hounds in front. Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox,… …   Wikipedia

  • Seal hunting — Sealing redirects here; for other uses, see sealing (disambiguation). Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals for their pelts, blubber, and meat; as well as to ensure the population does not reach levels that… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”