Bald Eagle Shot In NH.

[codfish]

Some scum bag shot a bald Eagle up in Milsfield NH. Its crap like this that gives ethical hunters and gun owners a bad name. If you know who did this turn the Ahole in and collect the reward would you.

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/index.cfm

 

[Navy Moose]

G-d damit it

 

[Jay6]

I hear they taste a little like Spotted Owl

 

[kurtb]

They should rebuild that bird like Steve Austin so when its released it can go kick that shooters a*s -

They can make him better than he was ... better, stronger, faster .....

 

[boomerang]

What a tragedy.

I bet it happened down by the river.

I'll never be able to look at another motivational poster in the same way again.

 

[flintoid]

I'm happy it lived.

 

[Underwhere]

By the looks of it, I could understand why someone could mistake it for not being bald

 

[MattEvan]

I'm happy it lived.

ditto

 

[MattEvan]

By the looks of it, I could understand why someone could mistake it for not being bald

he could be using Rogaine, even so, why would anyone shoot a bird of prey? they kick ass

 

[ArmedMainer]

even so, why would anyone shoot a bird of prey? they kick ass

Alot of stupid irresponsible people in this world.

 

[boomerang]

he could be using Rogaine, even so, why would anyone shoot a bird of prey? they kick ass

Pheasant flushes, as you're squeezing one off, goofy bird swoops in for the kill and gets it himself.

 

[MattEvan]

Pheasant flushes, as you're squeezing one off, goofy bird swoops in for the kill and gets it himself.

didn't think of that scenario, but i'm sure there are a-holes that would deliberately shoot something as beautiful as a Bald Eagle

 

[Bfatz]

I have plenty of Rope if needed!

 

[boomerang]

didn't think of that scenario, but i'm sure there are a-holes that would deliberately shoot something as beautiful as a Bald Eagle

Or a cat.

 

[Mustad]

d

 

[Keystone]

I don't care how many of them they are, and if they are still protected as a migratory bird. They should have kept them on the endangered species list so they can wack people harder for things like this. There still aren't enough of them around...

 

[ArmedMainer]

Pheasant flushes, as you're squeezing one off, goofy bird swoops in for the kill and gets it himself.

Alot of hunters still go by the line of thinking that you should know your target BEFORE you pull the trigger. According to what I learned in Hunter Safety most Eagles are shot because the person pulling the trigger never took the time to even try and identify their target.

 

[m4bushy]

i really don't care what the shooters excuse is (notice i didn't say hunter), he/she should be severely punished. There is no way an Eagle, Hawk, Ospray could be confused for a game bird. This was done on purpose......

 

[Dick]

Pheasant flushes, as you're squeezing one off, goofy bird swoops in for the kill and gets it himself.

Not likely in this case - bald eagles don't feed that way. Why make up excuses for some a-hole who's giving us all a black eye?

 

[boomerang]

I didn't know I was making up an excuse. I thought that this is how birds attack and was giving an alternative explanation.


As opposed to an un-special bird, how do eagles attack?

 

[ArmedMainer]

I didn't know I was making up an excuse. I thought that this is how birds attack and was giving an alternative explanation.


As opposed to an un-special bird, how do eagles attack?

Regardless on how eagles attack it doesn't change how a responsible hunter is suppose to hunt. You are suppose to be sure of your target before you pull the trigger every time. The other poster knows of this and that might be why he said you were making an excuse for someone else's bad behavior. That would be my guess.

 

[Patriot]

Not likely in this case - bald eagles don't feed that way. Why make up excuses for some a-hole who's giving us all a black eye?

+1

 

[ED_P]

As a small positive note- I actually saw a Bald Eagle for the first time in Massachusetts the other day. Right by the Merrimac River on the Methuen/Andover line. Was just driving down Rt. 93 and there it was.

 

[freedom2012]

As a small positive note- I actually saw a Bald Eagle for the first time in Massachusetts the other day. Right by the Merrimac River on the Methuen/Andover line. Was just driving down Rt. 93 and there it was.

I live on the Merrimack and see them so often I stopped pulling out the binoculars. If you want to see more just park on Deer Island between Newburyport and Amesbury and take a walk down to the shoreline.They are making quite a comeback, though they won't last if fools shoot them.

 

[ArmedMainer]

I live on the Merrimack and see them so often I stopped pulling out the binoculars. If you want to see more just park on Deer Island between Newburyport and Amesbury and take a walk down to the shoreline.They are making quite a comeback, though they won't last if fools shoot them.

Thank You for the heads up. My wife and I will have to check it out.

 

[Andy in NH]

As opposed to an un-special bird, how do eagles attack?

(BTW, I saw a Bald Eagle in Rindge, NH a couple of weeks ago.)

.

 

[PaulD]

I live on the Merrimack and see them so often I stopped pulling out the binoculars. If you want to see more just park on Deer Island between Newburyport and Amesbury and take a walk down to the shoreline.They are making quite a comeback, though they won't last if fools shoot them.

That's a great place to go. I got both these shots there.

This is a juvenile.

 

[PaulD]

i really don't care what the shooters excuse is (notice i didn't say hunter), he/she should be severely punished. There is no way an Eagle, Hawk, Ospray could be confused for a game bird. This was done on purpose......

+1. It's pretty easy to see the difference. The profiles and how they fly couldn't be more different.

 

[Bill Nance]

I live n the Merrimack as well and we have a pair that's been nesting across the street from us every winter for several years now.

Makes me sick to think of some a-hole shooting one for the Hell of it.

 

[Dick]

As opposed to an un-special bird, how do eagles attack?

Well, they don't really "attack" at all. Bald eagles live primarily on fish, but will also eat carrion. They probably wouldn't even recognize a live pheasant or any other game bird as potential food, and wouldn't know what to do about it if they did.