Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Here is a idea I would never have thought of. Live-action hunting - done over the Internet. Not a video game, but actual hunting. Under the system, a person can control a camera and a firearm, shooting at real targets in real time, from a computer anywhere. For an additional fee, the meat or head can be shipped to the hunter.

The first paid hunt is scheduled to occur on April 9 on a ranch outside San Antonio.

The developer John Lockwood says "the idea evolved out of knowing and working with disabled hunters as a young man. The first person to sign up to hunt through his website is Dale Hagberg, a paraplegic from Ligonier, Ind. Mr. Hagberg says he broke his neck in an accident almost 18 years ago and has only been able to watch hunting on TV."

Naturally, many are against this. You may even be surprised to learn the NRA isn't too hot on the idea either.

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