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flvegan

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135. One invasive species uses gun to eliminate another. Poses with assault rifle.

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:35 PM

Mar 2014

Did I get everything right in this post?

What's funny is that the wuss with the gun would be little more than scat had the two met on even ground. Be proud, little "man" be proud.

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Hunter bags 500-pound boar you have to see to believe [View all] 30cal Mar 2014 OP

feral hogs are a major problem, hope they can feed some hungry people with that thing nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1

I never knew they were that big in NC 30cal Mar 2014 #2

Are feral hogs safe for human consumption? BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #103

cook them well quaker bill Mar 2014 #118

I remember there were feral hogs up near our family home in NC Pennsylvania LynneSin Mar 2014 #137

... Rex Mar 2014 #3

Good one. Hoyt Mar 2014 #9

Excellent! uppityperson Mar 2014 #86

You know I want to believe Baclava Mar 2014 #88

Well that bunny as you can see, is not an ordinary rabbit...I'll let the expert explain it. Rex Mar 2014 #89

... BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #101

I checked on Snopes 2naSalit Mar 2014 #114

Only one shot, but but but he has a thirty round magazine.. Bandit Mar 2014 #4

It is actually shedevil69taz Mar 2014 #11

I have a 308 caliber bolt action rifle I have had for forty years Bandit Mar 2014 #36

Good for you shedevil69taz Mar 2014 #40

That 30 round clip kinda removes the sporting element from the hunt. LonePirate Mar 2014 #120

The bolt action rifle is a military style rifle FarCenter Mar 2014 #49

Yes it is but you know why the military changed to large capacity magazines? Bandit Mar 2014 #55

Makes gun fanciers feel good about themselves and their ability to clear a room, fight an army, etc. Hoyt Mar 2014 #64

I like the last photo. Scary indeed uppityperson Mar 2014 #87

If only the barrel would bend all the way around back at the operator in that first pic. geomon666 Mar 2014 #130

Repelling an infantry attack is a pretty simple math problem FarCenter Mar 2014 #68

Exactly Bandit Mar 2014 #69

What's the mathematics for being outflanked or attacked from the rear? idendoit Mar 2014 #133

Blasted kids with their rock'n roll muzic, pipoman Mar 2014 #107

Do you have to actually fire your weapon? Paladin Mar 2014 #58

Hasn't happened yet shedevil69taz Mar 2014 #61

If that thing were coming at me, HubertHeaver Mar 2014 #33

How high capacity mag is used in boar hunting... (warning for sensitive) HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #60

Remember hogzilla? tularetom Mar 2014 #5

I also believe that hog turned out the be farm raised for canned hunts Marrah_G Mar 2014 #52

Yeah' 500 lbs is possible but not likely in the wild. flamin lib Mar 2014 #6

It probably weighs about 500 lbs but. dilby Mar 2014 #7

a Beast of the Southern Wild Enrique Mar 2014 #8

That's what I was thinking. Last of the Aurochs. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #97

I would have been rooting for the hog LordGlenconner Mar 2014 #10

It wasn't trophy hunting B2G Mar 2014 #12

Whatever gets you through the day. LordGlenconner Mar 2014 #14

I think adequate animal protein gets him through the day... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #51

Nice come back. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #56

Why not leave it alone and go to the store like everyone else. upaloopa Mar 2014 #21

Good thing those pigs in the store B2G Mar 2014 #24

How is buying meat from the store more noble? /nt Marr Mar 2014 #25

Because it doesn't involve evil gunz. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #35

Feral hogs are an invasive species and damage the woodlands csziggy Mar 2014 #44

Feral hogs are a major issue Gothmog Mar 2014 #47

Yep, they are dangerous - don't get caught on the ground with them around csziggy Mar 2014 #50

not to mention tasty eShirl Mar 2014 #65

They are just wild domesticated pigs csziggy Mar 2014 #74

I agree because I hate hunting and those who kill for sport. n/t RebelOne Mar 2014 #48

Whut!? Glassunion Mar 2014 #67

Why can't store meat eaters hunt like carbon conscious consumers do? NoOneMan Mar 2014 #73

Don't care AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #128

I recommend a trip to the Southeast. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #105

So you prefer to hire your killing done for you. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #111

Because you can go get meat at the store that didn't come from a killed animal? Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #124

This isn't trophy hunting hack89 Mar 2014 #15

Screw your gunner logic. It all leads back to more guns and more killing. upaloopa Mar 2014 #23

Give it a rest hack89 Mar 2014 #27

No gunners are not good for us upaloopa Mar 2014 #29

Irrational fear is not good for you either. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #30

You need to read about the feral hog problem. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2014 #37

Spot on caricature of an anti-gunner aikoaiko Mar 2014 #42

Well then, go back to the grocery store and just make believe... NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #100

Humans are the most invasive species Beaverhausen Mar 2014 #31

Nice non-sequitur. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #34

How's your natural cave with its natural wi-fi working out? Lost_Count Mar 2014 #53

hmmmmm...what is a human's native environment? eom yawnmaster Mar 2014 #54

So all other invasive species get a free pass? NickB79 Mar 2014 #80

So why pose for a picture? n-t Logical Mar 2014 #108

In the digital era what isn't photographed? hack89 Mar 2014 #123

Not Trophy CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #17

He said it was to 840high Mar 2014 #62

Feral hogs are a scourge on nature in the US NickB79 Mar 2014 #78

Feral hogs are not natural in this ecosystem Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #125

That has to be more than 500 lbs. Xyzse Mar 2014 #13

Good for him and his family. That's a whole lot of food right there. nt Zorra Mar 2014 #16

Tha is wild! Amazing pic functioning_cog Mar 2014 #18

Jury results B2G Mar 2014 #19

Juror #6 is a mind reader pintobean Mar 2014 #28

Yeah, DU is chock full of mind readers as well as Nostradumbasses these days. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #39

huh 30cal Mar 2014 #41

That sucks. Hunters have seen this animal for years upaloopa Mar 2014 #20

Its an invasive species that is destorying the environment. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #90

So I don't go shooting pigs upaloopa Mar 2014 #91

Tell you what. You can befriend all the wild boars you want to. REP Mar 2014 #93

I lived with them too upaloopa Mar 2014 #96

Sure. REP Mar 2014 #98

Humans are dangerous and evasive upaloopa Mar 2014 #104

I never said you had to go Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #94

Photoshoped Gman Mar 2014 #22

See post #7 csziggy Mar 2014 #46

Yup. Looks fake to me. gulliver Mar 2014 #119

Man overboared! Orrex Mar 2014 #26

Believe me..... it's NOT photoshopped! rdharma Mar 2014 #32

Pretty obvious forced perspective shot. DirkGently Mar 2014 #38

A creature of such unique magnificence is totally better dead than alive. WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #43

Yes, it is. This isn't some endangered species. MicaelS Mar 2014 #66

"unique magnificence" that's displacing native wildlife, eating native flora X_Digger Mar 2014 #71

Got a lot of 500lb asian carp, do ya? WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #82

In a day's worth of fishing, yes. X_Digger Mar 2014 #84

One mans "Unique magnificence" is another ecosystems nightmare VScott Mar 2014 #140

Vegetarian here- we live in NC- JanMichael Mar 2014 #72

Yeah, I Thought the Exact Same Thing fascisthunter Mar 2014 #76

No worries. They will eventually make it to your neck of the woods. Glassunion Mar 2014 #85

What they do the native wildlife and their habitat is not magnificent. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #115

I was wondering if this was Melissa Bachman. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #45

That's nothing Catherine Vincent Mar 2014 #57

Beautiful MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #59

Wow, that's a lot of pork steaks! B Calm Mar 2014 #63

poor animal Liberal_in_LA Mar 2014 #70

I feel worse for the native fauna who were affected by this thing. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #117

bless the beasts and the children MFM008 Mar 2014 #75

I'd be more impressed if The Mighty Hunter wasn't armed with an assault rifle. catbyte Mar 2014 #77

It didn't make any difference, really: he fired one shot. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #92

Then why take a damn picture with it if he was just helping the environment? n-t Logical Mar 2014 #116

Or join a hunting club with $6000 dues. Gotta wonder about these guys. Hoyt Mar 2014 #141

I certainly wouldn't be inclined to do that. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #142

Death RAWKS!!!!!!!!1111 tridim Mar 2014 #79

You're a vegan, I take it. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #112

Yes, because when people kill cows or chickens they pose for a fucking picture. LOL. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #113

I come from a family and a culture of hunters & fishermen. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #134

Amazingly Large... fascisthunter Mar 2014 #81

ewww, that's a lot of 'boar taint' for a canned 'hunt' Sunlei Mar 2014 #83

Well, bully for him! Aint he special? Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #95

bigger one shot in 2004 Maeve Mar 2014 #99

What a man Strelnikov_ Mar 2014 #102

I know. Now if he did it with a knife alone that is something to brag about. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #110

. . . Strelnikov_ Mar 2014 #126

I have never understood being proud of shooting an animal with a high powered rifle....... Logical Mar 2014 #106

Is it legal for him to hunt with a high-cap magazine? mwrguy Mar 2014 #109

I believe the law usually limits the number of rounds you can have in the magazine badtoworse Mar 2014 #122

Yes Skeeter Barnes Mar 2014 #136

You can hunt with a hi cap mag as long as it's only loaded with what the CVN-68 Mar 2014 #144

next of syfy--hognado dembotoz Mar 2014 #121

crap Jaydog Mar 2014 #127

My BIL killed one a several years back with his G23 service pistol. ileus Mar 2014 #129

He just wanted to live. I guess that's not allowable? Peregrine Took Mar 2014 #131

Hogs are an invasive species destorying the environment. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #132

You have any idea the damage feral hogs do to the ecosystem? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #145

One invasive species uses gun to eliminate another. Poses with assault rifle. flvegan Mar 2014 #135

so your solution is to allow hogs to destory farm land and native species? Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #138

Hogs...humans...what's the diff? flvegan Mar 2014 #139

And OMG ROTFLMFAO underseasurveyor Mar 2014 #143

I thought the .308 in the AR platform was an AR-10. Jenoch Mar 2014 #146