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dhol82

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103. Still remember when some person in my area decided to reintroduce wild turkeys

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 06:31 PM

Feb 2018

Found one sleeping on the railing of my deck. Could not believe that there was a freaking turkey sleeping on the railing of my deck.
Later saw one of the flock fly up about fifty feet into a tree.
Sadly, the flock that was introduced was not a transplanted wild flock. It was a bunch of hatchling birds. The Fox and hawks had a banner year.

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Dead goose falls from sky, knocks Maryland hunter unconscious [View all] SunSeeker Feb 2018 OP

Darwin awards MFM008 Feb 2018 #1

Yep, kinda how that Nunes memo is going to come back to flatten Trump. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #2

Doing a quick search to hopefully confirm he wasn't Hortensis Feb 2018 #7

WOW! Lucinda Feb 2018 #12

50 mph! Hey, who remembers WKRP in Cincinnati, Hortensis Feb 2018 #17

We always play that at thanksgiving tavernier Feb 2018 #18

You just made me wonder, have our grandchildren Hortensis Feb 2018 #20

Sadly this contributes to the myth that they can't fly. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #24

Those are wild turkeys GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #27

Still remember when some person in my area decided to reintroduce wild turkeys dhol82 Feb 2018 #103

"nobody told me they couldnt fly" AllaN01Bear Feb 2018 #35

That was an amazing episode dhol82 Feb 2018 #102

For what it's worth... Shemp Howard Feb 2018 #14

I disagree GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #28

Have you ever seen a goose up close? DeminPennswoods Feb 2018 #86

Um, no. Orrex Feb 2018 #141

Karma! Raine Feb 2018 #3

Exactly. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #4

A man behaving totall legally is badly hurt GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #29

I love karma. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #42

Yeah I don't like the lets kill just for fun shit either. nt Kirk Lover Feb 2018 #44

He killed an animal who injured him. No problem IMO. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #115

And I guess you would be fine with someone slipping in the meat department GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #121

Stupid argument. But I assume you know that. n/t USALiberal Feb 2018 #123

Not as stupid in taking pleasure in someones injury GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #126

Only monsters birdhunt, right? NickB79 Feb 2018 #38

Nope, not monsters. But not a fan of hunting for sport. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #41

If you eat meat, hunting it is more humane than buying it NickB79 Feb 2018 #47

There is no evidence this guy was hunting to survive. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #50

If a goose is prepared properly they are pretty good. A buddy of mine gave me doc03 Feb 2018 #54

You make my point. Goose is only good if you make it taste like something else (beef). nt SunSeeker Feb 2018 #61

Hey it doesn't taste like chicken like everything else does LOL doc03 Feb 2018 #63

Wild goose taste fine. Julian Englis Feb 2018 #64

Fine, but not good. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #66

I think duck is too naturally fatty. Ilsa Feb 2018 #106

you don't have to make it taste like beef... it just does. OhioBlue Feb 2018 #137

Every goose hunter I know eats what they kill Julian Englis Feb 2018 #57

Killing wild animals is not good for the environment and is an expensive way to feed yourself. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #60

You're pretty much wrong on all points other than it many cases it can expensive Julian Englis Feb 2018 #65

That man shot that goose out of the sky because it was big and easier to hit. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #67

Ever try to shoot a goose? It's hard. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #79

Wolves kill to survive. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #83

I lived in Alaska for a decade and you Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #85

Um... SunSeeker Feb 2018 #90

We were talking about Alaska Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #108

Alaskan wolves EX500rider Feb 2018 #116

WaPo: Storied Alaska wolf pack beloved for decades has vanished, thanks to hunting SunSeeker Feb 2018 #134

Wish I could rec this post. On point, all of it. Thank you. nt Doremus Feb 2018 #75

Wrong. Wrong, and just fucking wrong. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #77

That unique instance does not justify hunting all waterfowl. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #87

Bullshit. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #109

Hunting for sport is barbaric and cruel, even when done in the name of culling a herd. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #138

These is no evidence someone buying steaks at the store is doing it to survive either.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #74

There's a big difference between killing wild animals and eating farmed animals. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #78

Wild Geese aren't on the endangered species list either. EX500rider Feb 2018 #81

All waterfowl face pressure from habitat distruction. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #84

I see you skipped over this bit: EX500rider Feb 2018 #88

You quoted a paragraph that confirms decreasing numbers. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #91

Those are estimates. It also says numbers are up 38% over long term average. EX500rider Feb 2018 #94

That long term average includes a lot of really bad years for ducks. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #95

No the fact is the estimate was close to the last year, they don't go around and count every bird. EX500rider Feb 2018 #96

1.1 million is a lot LESS ducks. It is certainly not MORE. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #98

Actually it could be more as it is an estimate. EX500rider Feb 2018 #99

It supports my argument if you care about facts. I didn't say ducks were "scarce." nt SunSeeker Feb 2018 #100

You may think so but a estimate that is within 2% of the last one doesn't say what u seem to think. EX500rider Feb 2018 #101

"Margin of error"? OFFS. It's not political poll. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #107

Hardly, when you have a figure of close to 50 million that is an estimate.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #112

Oh, I see, you're "betting" there's a 2% margin of error. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #113

Oh. I see, you think they counted every duck... EX500rider Feb 2018 #118

No, wildlife experts know how to accurately sample to determine popluation size. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #129

The population estimates do include a margin of error; for the numbers listed above, petronius Feb 2018 #144

It's not called a percent margin of error like in polling. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #145

Ever tried authentic kao e? If you havent, your opinion might change. Marengo Feb 2018 #93

I don't give a fuck who it is.... Killing for fun is FOWL. Kirk Lover Feb 2018 #45

karma's a goose! haha. nt TheFrenchRazor Feb 2018 #71

Wow.. what are the odds! Cha Feb 2018 #5

Yep, a goose or duck dropping poop, let alone their bodies, will mess you up. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #6

hunt johnmont Feb 2018 #135

goose johnmont Feb 2018 #136

Karma Cafe? No entree for me. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #62

Just Desserts Works, too. Cha Feb 2018 #82

However you spell it, I've earned it. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #92

Dann! Wasn't Dick Cheney flibbitygiblets Feb 2018 #8

The only tragedy is that the goose was dead. catbyte Feb 2018 #9

Someone should have yelled GOOSE! instead of DUCK! BHDem53 Feb 2018 #10

Lol! Canoe52 Feb 2018 #13

The goose didn't die in vain. n/t Crunchy Frog Feb 2018 #11

Given the lacerations to the hunter lapfog_1 Feb 2018 #53

I dearly love all animals. colorado_ufo Feb 2018 #15

And I am sure many die in agony and some take days to die. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #23

Same as when they are taken or just injured GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #30

LOL, the damn hunters are not trying to survive. Get it yet? Or need more differences? USALiberal Feb 2018 #58

Cant speak for this fellow GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #114

Whats the difference between eating a cow or goose? EX500rider Feb 2018 #117

Most people hunt for entertainment, not to survive. n/t USALiberal Feb 2018 #120

So they like to be involved in the procuring of their own food.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #125

Normally I dont shoot straight up over joet67 Feb 2018 #16

Physics much? linuxman Feb 2018 #40

Normally I dont shoot a bird 🦅 in such joet67 Feb 2018 #143

Too bad an elephant didnt fall on Don Jr. tavernier Feb 2018 #19

Karma is a bitch. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #21

Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #25

WTF? liberalnarb Feb 2018 #52

If the animal was not going to be consumed GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #32

That's what he gets for scattering all that lead around Blues Heron Feb 2018 #22

You might want to edit or delete your post GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #33

Maryland requires non-toxic (no lead) shot for waterfowl hunting. Marengo Feb 2018 #34

...and the duck was listed in dead condition. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #26

"Small defenseless?" Archae Feb 2018 #43

Pray tell, Archae, how do those "REALLY vicious" wild geese defend themselves against bullets? SunSeeker Feb 2018 #69

Just say it then. Archae Feb 2018 #70

So you now admit the geese in this story were defenseless to this hunter's bullets? SunSeeker Feb 2018 #97

Actually the goose wasn't entirely defenseless... EX500rider Feb 2018 #124

Wow, you really are sticking with that? SunSeeker Feb 2018 #128

:sniggle: :sniggle: :snort: :giggle: Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #31

DU's reaction to hunting stories always makes my day. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #36

I know... NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #49

Don't you know? Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #133

It is very enlightening to see the MicaelS Feb 2018 #68

Best news of my day so far. nm Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #37

Leadbelly - Grey Goose Crunchy Frog Feb 2018 #39

Wow. Blue_true Feb 2018 #46

Was it a duck or a goose? The story says both. jmowreader Feb 2018 #48

A duck is a duck a goose is a goose? So he shot a duck and a goose fell on him? doc03 Feb 2018 #51

I believe that a goose weighs more than a duck. panader0 Feb 2018 #55

Wild geese are much bigger than ducks. doc03 Feb 2018 #56

African or European Duck? jberryhill Feb 2018 #89

It's complicated Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #104

The author uses duck and goose interchangeably. Beartracks Feb 2018 #59

Fowl journalism Orrex Feb 2018 #140

Lol Beartracks Feb 2018 #142

He shot a duck and a goose fell on his head? Something doesn't compute, but pass the gravy nt Hekate Feb 2018 #72

LOL. Yeah, quite a difference in size. Mmm, plum sauce suffragette Feb 2018 #73

Roast goose is the traditional English Yule dinner... Hekate Feb 2018 #80

I agree about the thread Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #105

Hunting threads always do in my experience GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #119

Ive only had roast goose once. Duck, countless times. Enjoy it many different ways: with buns suffragette Feb 2018 #139

Poetic justice orangecrush Feb 2018 #76

I wonder what the terminal velocity is of an average dead goose aikoaiko Feb 2018 #110

Bird shot while flying... Snackshack Feb 2018 #111

Trump said that the fall killed the goose. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #122

Of course. It fell on the bullet. LOL SunSeeker Feb 2018 #130

I dont hunt, period! GWC58 Feb 2018 #127

Metaphor: Goose is the memo and the hunter is the GOP. Sneederbunk Feb 2018 #131

Yep. nt SunSeeker Feb 2018 #132