Boone and Crockett: Canned Shoots Aren't Hunting

The Boone and Crockett Club reiterates its position by firmly stating a canned shoot (aka canned hunt) is not hunting and should not be confused with hunting. The Club defines a canned shoot as the practice of pursuing and killing any big game animal kept in or released from captivity to be killed in an…

artificial or bogus hunting situation. "Recent events have made it clear that some hunters and even more non-hunters are confusing canned shoots with hunting, and this is a dangerous misconception for wildlife management and conservation, as well as the future of hunting" said Boone and Crockett President Morrie Stevens.