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Vol. 7 No. 2, Spring 2016; The Great De-Bait: America, Deer Hunting, And The Camouflage Of Anti/Pro-Baiting Regulations, Cole Deblaey

Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement

Big-game baiting is hunting’s civil war of the soul, a battle of ideas like few the sport has ever seen. Most debates in the hunting community deal with the mechanics of the sport, nuts-and-bolts issues such as season dates, equipment and management strategies of wildlife agencies. This one is different. It questions the heart, soul, and motive of a hunter–and that inflames deep passions. The argument has been waged between brothers in the world’s oldest sport at hunting lodges, wildlife agencies, seats of government, and the ballot box. This Comment canvases and attempts to demystify the camouflage of pro and …