ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fair chase

Alright, let me try to explain what fair chase means like you're five years old.

When people want to hunt animals, there are rules that they have to follow so that the animals have a fair chance to get away. This is called "fair chase."

Think of it like playing a game of tag. When you play tag with your friends, everyone has to follow the same rules so that no one person has an unfair advantage. That's kind of how fair chase works.

So, just like how you and your friends have to run around and hide to avoid being caught, animals also have to run and hide so they don't get caught by the hunters. This gives them a fair chance to survive and not get hunted all the time.

There are certain things that hunters can't do during fair chase. They can't use things like helicopters or drones to track animals from the sky. They also can't use traps or poison to catch them. This would make things too easy and wouldn't give the animals a fair chance.

So, fair chase is all about making sure that hunting is done in a way that is fair for the animals. It's like a big game of tag, but with rules to make sure everyone has an equal chance to win.
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