Bald Eagle Shot.

[rat-man]

So what bothers you most about these eagles beings shot?

Patriotic symbol/National bird?
Hunting animal illegally without a license/permit/season/poaching/etc?
Because they were endangered/threatened prior to 2007?
Native American culture/spiritual?
Because the idea of it is just generally taboo?
Some other reason?

Some here, like in other poaching threads, seem to imply that you would severely hurt or even murder someone who takes an animal in the U.S. in a way that is against hunting/trapping laws set in place.

I'm not saying knee-jerk reactions are bad, necessarily, I understand the reactions and think the birds are beautiful and rare, but not everything is black and white every time.

Maybe Franklin was right, suggesting the Turkey as our national bird.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

This disgusts me partly because it's a waste to kill an animal for no other reason (it appears) to watch it die; but more importantly because its a national symbol. Of course watching people desecrate an American flag, mock the national anthem, or pledge of allegiance equally disgusts me.

 

[OkieGirl]

So what bothers you most about these eagles beings shot?

Patriotic symbol/National bird?
Hunting animal illegally without a license/permit/season/poaching/etc?
Native American culture/spiritual?

^^^This^^^

People who do not respect our laws concern me greatly and killing an Eagle is against the law. For the Choctaw an Eagle is a symbol of nobility, strength, and PEACE. Someone who destroys one without cause is someone to fear. My hope is that it was a young Eagle that was not yet easy to identify and was mistaken to be a different bird of prey.

 

[Tripmaker]

Question for people in this thread. Keep your flaming me to a minimum because I agree with not killing them, but just wanted to ask why everyone here is upset by this...

So what bothers you most about these eagles beings shot?

Patriotic symbol/National bird?
Hunting animal illegally without a license/permit/season/poaching/etc?
Because they were endangered/threatened prior to 2007?
Native American culture/spiritual?
Because the idea of it is just generally taboo?
Some other reason?

All of the above.

 

[Al B]

So what bothers you most about these eagles beings shot?

Patriotic symbol/National bird?
Hunting animal illegally without a license/permit/season/poaching/etc?
Because they were endangered/threatened prior to 2007?
Native American culture/spiritual?

Some other reason?

All the above.

When DDT nearly wiped them out, the Falconers all over the country busted their a$$es to bring them back. Other raptors, too.

 

[4sarge]

Male and female bald eagles look alike. Without having two together to judge relative size, it would be almost impossible to determine the bird's sex just by looking at it.



I think you're making an awfully big assumption that both birds were killed by the same person. There's a lot of ignorant people out there who would kill an eagle, hawk or falcon without batting an eye. I'm surprised that the dumbass who did the first one hasn't bragged to his buddies and gotten nabbed yet. Maybe this guy will.

the Same Great White Hunters that shoot dogs walking thru the woods

 

[HeadlessRoland]

All the above.

When DDT nearly wiped them out, the Falconers all over the country busted their a$$es to bring them back. Other raptors, too.

Ah, so you read Rachel Carson's tome 'Silent Spring'.
DDT has not been proven - at all - to have any effect on birds of prey, or other animals.

It was - and is - the most effective anti-malarial on the planet barring none.
It is non-toxic and non-carcinogenic.

Facts over Fears

 

[Mark 1911]

This disgusts me partly because it's a waste to kill an animal for no other reason (it appears) to watch it die; but more importantly because its a national symbol. Of course watching people desecrate an American flag, mock the national anthem, or pledge of allegiance equally disgusts me.

Yep, shooting an Eagle is very much like burning a flag. In the sense that its wanton killing of wildlife that's also a national symbol, it's almost worse than burning a flag. Really makes you wonder what the perp was thinking.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Wish people cared about people as much as they cared about animals.

 

[GBuck]

Wish people cared about people as much as they cared about animals.

Get outta here rabbit... This is a human only conversation. I'm hunting wabbit, as a matter of fact.

 

[Mark 1911]

Wish people cared about people as much as they cared about animals.

If people put people first, the secondary issues would probably go away too.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Get outta here rabbit... This is a human only conversation. I'm hunting wabbit, as a matter of fact.

This rabbit has opposable thumbs and is huntin for freedom

 

[xcalibur]

The Bald Eagle represents strength, the spirit of freedom and our independence.
I cant imagine the guilty party having a sound conscience after committing such an atrocity.

 

[Al B]

Ah, so you read Rachel Carson's tome 'Silent Spring'.
DDT has not been proven - at all - to have any effect on birds of prey, or other animals.

It was - and is - the most effective anti-malarial on the planet barring none.
It is non-toxic and non-carcinogenic.

Facts over Fears

Nope never read it.
Something softened the egg shells to the point of them losing most of the young. Falconers worked for many years to bring them back, even though they never got much recognition for it.

 

[billyboyr6]

" hey ya'll, watch is. I gots me a rifle an ima gonna shoot dat big bird over dare." F*#%ing losers.

 

[Zoub]

So what bothers you most about these eagles beings shot?
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True Hunters hate thrill killers. So do a lot of non-hunters.

One Eagle is nothing compared to what goes on out there.

 

[inrunner]

Ive seen one a couple times this year at roush reservoir by the boat ramp. beautiful bird

 

[iauffenberg]

this happened about 10 minutes or so from my house i hope someone is dumb eough to brag about it so they will get nailed

 

[N8RV]

I don't know their numbers, but they are certainly no longer endangered.

I was flying back from Kansas City a couple of weeks ago and, because it was so stinkin' cold up high, I stayed down below the clouds at 3500 feet -- about 2500' above the ground.

Over central Missouri, I saw a small, dark speck dead ahead. As I closed on the speck at 160 knots, it grew larger and passed by my port side. I saw the white head and tail, wings outspread -- it was a bald eagle. Cool!

Within 10 minutes, I saw another dot ahead, growing rapidly larger. I turned off the autopilot because it was not moving out of my way. I swerved to miss ANOTHER eagle!

About 20 minutes after that, I had to take evasive action again as I came up behind yet another raptor, this time a hawk with a striped tail, that folded his wings and dived at the last second.

Apparently, 3500' is a popular altitude for large raptors. Not good for small planes.

 

[volsfandan]

why do some people get in the woods with a gun and think they have to shoot any animal they see? especially a bald eagle, they are an awesome sight. once while fishing a very big tournament on patoka i dropped my rod and spent the better part of an hour watching two of em. then i realized i was tryin to make some money and better get back to work. i hope this pathetic excuse for an outdoorsman is punished to the fullest extent of the law and maybe a lil bit more after that