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Update: Could This Be Hunting's End?

By Lynn Henning

Aug 22, 2006

David Farbman, the WHA's founder and commissioner, announced this week a new competitive format for his inaugural eight-hunter, 12-day event that begins Oct. 5 at Lost Arrow Ranch near Gladwin, Mich. Tranquilizer guns are out - muzzle-loaders, rifles, and bows are in.

It was the WHA's original plan to dart whitetails, measure antler spreads, and then return the deer live to their environment, that sparked furious criticism from individual hunters, bloggers, and organizations such as the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, not to mention sponsors whose disdain for the WHA's "drugging" procedure threatened to sink Farbman's grand plan.

"After hearing the voice of so many concerned people in the hunting community, I think the biggest issue was the darting," said Farbman, 34, a real-estate executive from Southfield, Mich. "Our only goal will continue to be to build something that will promote the heck out of hunting (participation) numbers.

"I think we can accomplish that with a traditional harvest option."

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Comment on This Article At 12:23 PM, 2007-12-20, Jerry said: Since when has he traditions of our forefathers become nothing more than sport. I thought hunting was for the adventure and not just for the kill. Otherwise it would be called killing and not hunting. Flag this comment as offensive Your Name: Enter the following word: Your Comments: Please keep comments focused on the subject (and profanity-free) or we may delete your post. Do not enter more than 10 lines. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us.

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