Fair Chance hunting is the philosophy of taking your prey quickly, humanely and from a distance of 35 yards or less.
Hunting at these distances requires you to have to have your outdoor skills honed, your camouflage flawless, your scent controlled, your understanding of the prey’s behavior dialed in and your shot perfectly placed.
When it comes to teaching people how to hunt, I do not consider myself a Master Hunter. I know many people who have more experience, better woods skills, or a higher level of proficiency with a bow or firearm than I possess.
In the scheme of things, I am an experienced/journeyman hunter. What I do possess is the understanding of what it took to get to this level. I learned what I know from many people including Jeff Johnson, who runs Cedar Ridge Hunting Club, Tommy Haskins and his guide Brandon at Hog Wild USA and the people who run Woods N’ Water in Sandersville, Ga. Those people are all expert hunters.
The Boone & Crockett Club, founded in 1887 and based in Missoula, Montana has a superb philosophy called “Fair Chase Hunting” and it encapsulates the ideal philosophy and guidelines for hunting behavior.
While “Fair Chance” hunting is about the actual best practices for getting close to prey in the state of Georgia, Boone & Crockett’s “Fair Chase Hunting” is about a much bigger philosophy surrounding all aspects of hunting, care of the environment, sporting ethics and personal character. I recommend any aspiring hunter read and understand Boone & Crockett’s philosophy and practices.
And I highly recommend reading the book “Hunting for Food” by Jenny Nguyen and Rick Wheatley. It is a book that first made me comfortable with hunting in general and preparing what I harvested for the dinner table.
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