More than 1,000 dead birds fall from sky in Ark

[WARRIOR]

Natural Light $18 a 30 pack at Lowes Grocery!

[WARRIOR]

harrycallihan wrote:

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I bet you're gonna tell everyone here you can shoot a pheasant out of the air with an open sighted 22 riffle, Riffleman! Got some ocean front property in Arizona.?

I bet I could pull that old 22 out of the safe and do that today Mr. Harry! Don't ever doubt an expert hunter.....

[Truthslayers]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>I bet I could pull that old 22 out of the safe and do that today Mr. Harry! Don't ever doubt an expert hunter.....

No sir, dont doubt you a bit. I'm damn sure staying out of your crosshairs X.......

[Truthslayers]

Warrior,
I am not against hunting, but you and your fat buddy killing just to kill is so wrong.

[WARRIOR]

Truthslayers wrote:

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No sir, dont doubt you a bit. I'm damn sure staying out of your crosshairs X.......

Good to see you back truth slayer. I was under the impression that you were not going to post on here anymore! Welcome back!

[Truthslayers]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>Good to see you back truth slayer. I was under the impression that you were not going to post on here anymore! Welcome back!

It was appalling to hear your admission of slaughtering thousands of birds for fun. I just couldn't be silent anymore.

[WARRIOR]

Truthslayers wrote:

Warrior,
I am not against hunting, but you and your fat buddy killing just to kill is so wrong.

FAT BUDDY! LMAO!

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

The ducks are attracted<quoted text> The ducks are attracted because we cleared the land. Those flooded rice fields are winter habitat food & water. The water is pumped drained ot before the rice harvest. Then its pumped back just to attract ducks. The ducks raise mostly in the dakotas & canada. the predators have been givin the nesting grounds some problems. the greese raise their young anyplace. many times the canada goose is a unwanted pest. I contrubute money to ducks unliited. the ivory bill is extinct and thats not a disaster. We can get along fine without it.

(IF) the Ivory bill is extinct, that is just another sad, pathetic chapter in our history. Rain must be God's tears for the destruction we have brought upon some of his beautiful creations.

Predators have found your ducks in the rice fields? They have? Really? You make it sound like that's a bad thing.

Only someone living in a Disney Fantasyland would be upset about it.

[WARRIOR]

Truthslayers wrote:

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It was appalling to hear your admission of slaughtering thousands of birds for fun. I just couldn't be silent anymore.

Me and my FAT buddy may be a lot of things but one thing we are not is liars! We were kids and it was fun. I still hunt for the pleasure of it but I do not kill just to kill. I have made amends for it a thousand times over, I hope, and I am prepared to answer to my maker for all of my sins when the time comes!

[Raptor in Michigan]

Bird Watcher wrote:

<quoted text> I have seen the pileated ,in woods behind my house. So beautiful, and very vocal ! I can only imagine the experiance of the sight of an ivory bill . The pictures I have seen look like a prehistoric bird. I will never forget the first time I saw a scarlet tanager ! I have also seen a blue grosbeak , and many rose-breasted grosbeaks. I think that those of us that enjoy natures beauty are outnumbered .

Unfortunately, you may be right. But I think that may be changing. Just look at the statistics of how many people are getting involved in wildlife viewing. I personally help people become aware of nature's beauty with my photography. It's up to people like us to get others involved in conservation. I too have been a member of Ducks Unlimited because of all they do to conserve wildlife habitat. But there's more to conservation than just ducks and species that can be hunted. Songbirds need our help too.

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text> Can you make a living by seeing those birds. Will gawking at them pay the morgage? I enjoy seening wild things. Like a herd of deer. I even have a pet deer. but when wildlife destroy,s my crops or molest my animals its not enjoyable any longer. there is a time & place for everything. But there are Limits. When something goes beyond those Limits a person has to do what is necessairy to protect their livelyhood.

"Can you make a living by seeing those birds. Will gawking at them pay the morgage?"
Everything isn't about making money to me. Some things I do for pure enjoyment. But now that you mention it, yes, I do make money from watching birds. I also spend money to watch them.

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

I killed six of those flying rats yesterday. There were 8 of them stealing my dogs food from their bowl. I don't think those other two pigeons will return. They now know I am pretty handy with that shotgun!

Why do you put food outside if you don't want wild creatures eating it?

[Churmudgeon]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>I bet I could pull that old 22 out of the safe and do that today Mr. Harry! Don't ever doubt an expert hunter.....

I never had a BB gun. The first gun I ever used was a pellett rifle. Pump that sucker up ten times and you could kill almost anything if you hit it in the eye. I liked to go shoot the bumble bees off those big pink thistle blooms. You ever get shot in the butt with a pellett rifle that smarts! When I was very little I was at a friends house one afternoon. We where watching Gene Autry on the TV. A big mouse would occasionally scurry across the living room floor. The friends mom shot it with a BB gun! while it was moving! She chewed tobacco also. She was a very accurate spitter. I hadnt thought about this event in more than 40 years.

[Truthslayers]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>Me and my FAT buddy may be a lot of things but one thing we are not is liars! We were kids and it was fun. I still hunt for the pleasure of it but I do not kill just to kill. I have made amends for it a thousand times over, I hope, and I am prepared to answer to my maker for all of my sins when the time comes!

Tongue & cheek humour Warrior, nothing personal. Sounds like a good start on the road to redemption. Later....

[Churmudgeon]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>Me and my FAT buddy may be a lot of things but one thing we are not is liars! We were kids and it was fun. I still hunt for the pleasure of it but I do not kill just to kill. I have made amends for it a thousand times over, I hope, and I am prepared to answer to my maker for all of my sins when the time comes!

What fat buddy are they referring too? I have a belly but in not fat. Im 5ft 9 inches tall and weigh 190 lbs.

[Churmudgeon]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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"Can you make a living by seeing those birds. Will gawking at them pay the morgage?"
Everything isn't about making money to me. Some things I do for pure enjoyment. But now that you mention it, yes, I do make money from watching birds. I also spend money to watch them.

I enjoy watching my poultry livestock & crops grow & thirve. I also enjoy the birds, We feed sugar water to the humming birds. I enjoy watching my Roller & Tumbler pigeons fly. I dont enjoy wildlife & birds that are pest & predators. We let the mud dauber barn swallows build and raise their young on our home and out buildings.I can kill a snake ot let him be. Its up to the snake. When you live in a rual agrarian setting and intend to derive a profit from you endavors its quite different. Its not the same world that city or urban folks can afford to tolerate. We have a saying If you cant shoot your own dog or shoe your own horse you shouldnt have either one. And that saying has almost nothing to do with horses & dog,s.

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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Why do you put food outside if you don't want wild creatures eating it?

I have two dogs left out of 6. Both of them are over 14 years old. They get around like Chum! LOL! The dogs live outside and are fed once a day. The pigeons crap all over everything and are nasty disease spreading birds. Good riddance!

[WARRIOR]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text> What fat buddy are they referring too? I have a belly but in not fat. Im 5ft 9 inches tall and weigh 190 lbs.

I don't know! That's why I was laughing so hard. In my original post I referred to him as a "great buddy" and then some jack wagon responded that he was a "fat buddy" of mine. I thought it was funny!

[Churmudgeon]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>I have two dogs left out of 6. Both of them are over 14 years old. They get around like Chum! LOL! The dogs live outside and are fed once a day. The pigeons crap all over everything and are nasty disease spreading birds. Good riddance!

I do keep pigeons. They arent the common semi wild birds your referring to. Mine stay confined in a large enclosure ans I let then out to fly and do acrobatics every so often. I have a set of pigeon bars that let,s them reenter the dove cote and not leave. All pigeons poop and it is corrosive. It causes infrastructure like bridge beams to rust. They can spread poultry deseases. They poop on everything. I also kill feral pigeons I dont want them around my pure breed birds. The pigeon breast are edible.

[WARRIOR]

harrycallihan wrote:

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I want to know too. Who's you're fat buddy Warrior?

I got some fat buddies but I wasn't with a fat buddy on the day in question your honor! LOL!