CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Hunters in New Hampshire will have to keep going into the woods.
The House on Tuesday supported a ban on remote-control and Internet hunting.
Critics say the technology, which allows people to hunt by linking their computers to specially programmed rifles, numbs people to the idea of killing because they are so removed from the scene.
The bill was prompted by a Texas ranch that wanted to allow hunters to shoot wildlife using an Internet link. The ranch would attract deer or other wildlife to the area and, for a fee, hunters could watch them on a computer screen and shoot them by clicking a mouse.
As of November, 13 states, including Maine and Vermont, had banned either Internet-based hunting or the creation of businesses that provide it. Eight more are considering such legislation this year.
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