[quote]There are only a few reasons to kill an animal, for food, it is vermin being the two most obvious, "sport" and "fun" are off the bottom of the list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdMbmdFOvTsnt' and enjoy.

I feel that to eat meat, fowl or fish without acknowledging it's source is mentally unhealthy....":|

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I hope you understand that the Lord above gave us and instructed us to eat those animals placed upon this earth for such a thing.

I have no problem with hunting to eat. It is just the mindless killing of God's creatures that I have a problem with. Ted Nugent hunts to eat. We are friends, and conservators of Gods gifts. I do hope that some of you can draw that line.
Because I can.

The shooting of Cecil the lion is knife edge point in case.
It was tragic indeed, but the case has been made since, that the culling of the lion population in Africa is indeed needed and necessary. And the fact the this particular lion had a name tag was the only reason things came about as they did.

Why and how that is trusted to OUR species to do so is a question I am not yet prepared to answer./

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

I seen on the news the other day that they found 13 Bald Eagles killed in the state of Washington. (stupid or what)

I believe that was in Maryland.

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I seen on the news the other day that they found 13 Bald Eagles killed in the state of Washington. (stupid or what)

I believe that was in Maryland.

I believe it was in the state of denial.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

I seen on the news the other day that they found 13 Bald Eagles killed in the state of Washington. (stupid or what)

I've seen speculation the cause may have been a poison bait set out for nuisance animal control........I don't care HOW MUCH of a nuisance a creature is, poison is never an acceptable answer even with vermin. If an animal cannot be dispatched with as little suffering as possible it should not be done.

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

I live in a most gavial landf.
I do have my place in this life.
And I am going to fulfill it one day.

My time has yet to come, kids.

My destiny has yet to arrive.

And not one of you, nor I known that road just yet.
I have many places to go,k so much to do,.

Life is what and where we make of it.

I choose my world. You are free to choose your's.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Time is decidelu against me at this point.

Life in general is not on my side./

Tick tick tick.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

you might be right on MD but stupid nonetheless.

you might be right on MD but stupid nonetheless.

You are saying that I am stupid?

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Oh No I was referring to myself. But who ever shot those birds are stupid.

Didn't know they were rude, must be the table manners.

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

Didn't know they were rude, must be the table manners.

At least they wash their hands before they eat....

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

One has to ask - Is this isolated to one station, or force?

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

One has to ask - Is this isolated to one station, or force?

Might be. Or more likely one of the few that made the news.

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I just wanted to see the game...

Video.

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

LSM and I just watched a hawk take on a flock
of pidgins on our way back from the shops. The
pidgins, or one of them lost the day....



edit:
Cooper's Hawk....

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LSM and I just watched a hawk take on a flock
of pidgins on our way back from the shops. The
pidgins, or one of them lost the day....



edit:
Cooper's Hawk....

Hawk went for some fast food takeout dinner.

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Hawk went for some fast food takeout dinner.

We both feel very fortunate to have seen
such a sight. From the time the pidgins
flocked up to the time the hawk was able
to cut out it's meal was less than a minute.
It was beautiful, and then it was so efficiently
murderous all at the same time, wow.

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The 'Fast Food' just wasn't fast enough.........watching a raptor in the hunt is one of nature's grandest spectacles!

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

And here I am about to lose the greatest friend I had tonight or tomorrow. Man I loved her.

What's up Grant?

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