Hunting / Technology Question

Active Hunting Systems -- as mentioned in an article in USA Today several days ago -- sells a digital camera with motion and cellphone technology, to be used by hunters to remotely track deer, bear or other big game.

This device is placed where a hunter might expect game to be, the motion sensor, if or when triggered -- would take a picture and send as a email attachment via the cellphone.

The hunter would then know if the game that they are interested in is in that monitored spot.

I find this product (and the mindset of designing and using it) rather disturbing. Am I right in feeling this way?

I guess if people will pay money to go on staged hunts where you go into a controlled wilderness to shoot tamed animals, there's a chance that crap like this could sell. Nifty product... does it come with male enhancement drugs too?

Seriously though, this isn't really a totally new technology. There was already something that allowed you to photograph wild animals through a remotely controlled camera. This takes it one step further, but if past examples are of any indication, it'll flop.

In 2004, some guy announced that he was setting up a virtual hunting range where you could fire a real rifle from your desktop by pointing and clicking with your mouse through his website (live-shot.com... it's gone though). I believe he only got so far as offering target shooting. The business seems to have gone down before he could get any farther, but before he got to the point of failure, he drew the ire of many avid hunters and lawmakers.

THat is down right cheating. I am waiting for the cell phone that plays my tennis matches so I don't even have to show up. What a bunch of lazy hunters. Next the will subscribe to a satellite company to tell them where the poor, defenseless animals are hiding. I thought the idea was to test your hunting skills, not killing skills. Like a famous comedian says, We are the only society that hunts on a full stomach.

BTW, I think it is cheating to use sonar when fishing. Use your expertise to find the fish.

Maybe we should also poison or injure the animals first so their reflexes are slow. Hey, Dick Cheney needs something to do in retirement. As long as he's not running our country (into the ground) anymore, I'll be happy.