Sean98 said:
Real dumb. Punish them.
...but still pretty much just a buzzard with a good PR department.
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I believe additional federal charges will be forthcoming as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Lacey Act are all federal laws. Those are the ones that include stiff penalties, and I can't imagine USFWS is going to be gentle (though it is a minor).
Rhwill1973 said:
Closing thought. I don't know many ranchers who would not shoot an eagle on sight. Shoot, shovel, and shut up.
Same goes for coyotes, wolves, mountain lions, etc.
proc said:
If he was 17, then he was not a minor. BS that they won't release his name.
aggiedent said:
As for Bald Eagles being nothing but buzzards, that's mostly an urban myth. The # 1 food in the diet of Bald Eagles is live fish. I've studied Bald Eagles and extensively photographed them in Alaska. I've got hundreds of pictures of them catching live fish. A smaller number taking small rodents and various shorebirds. But yes, they will eat carrion and steal food from other fish eating birds.
This is stupid logic and I couldn't agree less. It's our national bird for crying out loud. It was chosen as a symbol of our Nation and thus, should be treated with respect. By your logic, an American flag is just a piece of sewn cloth.schmellba99 said:Sean98 said:
Real dumb. Punish them.
...but still pretty much just a buzzard with a good PR department.
This.
Way too much fuss over bald eagles. They arent rare and arent really anything special outside of being the national bird.
raidernarizona said:
It's our national bird for crying out loud.
The flag =/= other national symbols.Quote:
This is stupid logic and I couldn't agree less. It's our national bird for crying out loud. It was chosen as a symbol of our Nation and thus, should be treated with respect. By your logic, an American flag is just a piece of sewn cloth.
I'd be tempted to string wires every couple feet over where the chickens are. Maybe even make them electric so that if an eagle touches two wires at once, he gets shocked.beefiedoubleoh said:
Crazy story from recently:
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/08/514161106/an-all-you-can-eat-buffet-bald-eagles-prey-on-farmers-chickens
TLDR: chicken farmer decides to go all free-range birds; bald eagles show up & annihilate his flock routinely; .gov grants permission to scare them away with cap guns; guy now rents out cabins to bird watchers; also seeking $$ from .gov for lost income
Then we'll hunt bald eagles instead.eric76 said:raidernarizona said:
It's our national bird for crying out loud.
Benjamin Franklink reportedly wanted to make the turkey the national bird.
If he had been successful at that, would you think that turkey hunting should be banned?
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Benjamin Franklink reportedly wanted to make the turkey the national bird.
If he had been successful at that, would you think that turkey hunting should be banned?
First off, the kid wasn't hunting was he? Secondly, those things aren't illegal. But if someone poached a bison or someone like the idiot who poisoned Auburn's oak tree...yes, I am against that.Quote:
Are you against bison hunting? What about cutting down oak trees?
OnlyForNow said:
It's a load of bull that USFWS isn't pressing charges when they hung the kid that killed the whooping crane out to dry (rightly so)... additionally this kid knew what he did as well. He shot the eagle then came back and took feathers. A more clear violation of the MBTA than anything I've ever known about (the MBTA was originally created to curb illegal feather trade).
I understand the eagle isn't protected by the ESA any more but it is given protection by BGEPA. I hope that one of the local environmental attorneys gets hired by Sierra Club or some other nut job activist group and sues the HELL out of the kid AND the USFWS.
Equal application of the law!
aggiedent said:
As for Bald Eagles being nothing but buzzards, that's mostly an urban myth. The # 1 food in the diet of Bald Eagles is live fish. I've studied Bald Eagles and extensively photographed them in Alaska. I've got hundreds of pictures of them catching live fish. A smaller number taking small rodents and various shorebirds. But yes, they will eat carrion and steal food from other fish eating birds.
