https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/vermont/articles/2018-03-25/hunting-club-cancels-crow-shoot-in-face-of-criticism
A Vermont hunting club has cancelled its crow shooting competition set for next month after a social media outcry.
March 25, 2018
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont hunting club has cancelled its crow shooting competition after a social media outcry.
Mark McCarthy, president of the Boonie Club in Williamstown, told the Burlington Free Press it will not be sponsoring the April 7 crow shoot, in which teams of hunters would have competed to win prizes by shooting the most birds. Critics of the shoot say they understand “hunting for food” but are against “wanton killing.”
Crow shoots are legal as long as they’re within the hunting season for crows. Scott Darling, wildlife program manager for Vermont Fish and Wildlife, says while there is a role for crow hunting to fend off damage to crops, he does not support crow shoots like the one the club had planned.
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Information from: The Burlington Free Press, http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com
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Good news! I hope this keeps happening until the hunters get it through their heads that a lot of people object to the killing.
But they are still planning a “hunt” – just not calling it a “Contest” or offering prizes. As long as bag limits are not imposed, these hunts will continue….legally. Be vigilant.