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Subscribe to RSSA bird hunter in Utah was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat.
Box Elder County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Potter says the 46-year-old Brigham City man was duck hunting with a friend 10 miles west of the city when he climbed out of the boat to move decoys.
Potter says the man left his 12-gauge shotgun in the boat and the dog stepped on it, causing it to fire.
It wasn't clear whether the safety on the gun was on at the time.
A report on KSL.com said the men called 911 and walked to the main road to wait for emergency crews.
Potter says the man was hit from about 10 feet away. He says the man wasn't seriously injured, in part because he was wearing waders.
The Salt Lake City Tribune said the wounded hunter was transported to Brigham City Community Hospital about 9 a.m. Sunday, where doctors removed 27 pellets of birdshot.
It said neither the dog, nor any ducks, were injured.
KSL.com said Potter did not have information on the type of dog that stepped on the shotgun.
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Run Forest, Run...
with "best friends" like that, who needs enemies...
The dog is probably thinking "Damn, I missed. I was aiming for his stupid head".
I can only imagine what those hunting buddies are saying. "Hey man, at least your dog hit something today!".
I like that dog
Dog was sick and tired of going into ice cold water to retrieve ducks for his master
Outstanding comment. For once a poster on this site has some intelligence.
tomorrow...and what makes you think this dog couldn't release the safety? I think the whole story sounds like some idiot gun owner trying to deflect blame from his own stupidity. Yeah....my dog shot me ....right after he ate my homework.
A gun in the home is 40 times more likely to kill a family member than an intruder....FACT.
That dog would make a fine vice-president!
People are stupid and will find ways to hurt themselves and others even if guns aren't involved....FACT.
The safety is generally a small button near the trigger. It's possible, though not probable, that the dog could have turned the safety off when stepping on the shotgun. Of course, it wasn't very probable that the dog would have stepped on it just right to pull the trigger. So, who knows.
Hope he now understands the pain he inflicts on innocent animals - serves him right - May he contitue to suffer excruiating pain
I bet his dogs name is Buckshot.
Damn fine dog. I'll bet that dog is a Baptist.
You go, doggie! Good work in saving the ducks!
At least the word *accident* wasn't in the story. As a life long gun owner/hunter, I do NOT believe in *accidents*. If you aren't in the process of getting ready to shoot, DOUBLE SAFETY.. safety, and chamber empty. Period. (guess I grew up under different standards, and my ol uncle Chess didn't know nuttn bout *modern* safety huh). pfftt.
He says the man wasn't seriously injured, in part because he was wearing waders.
Kevlar waders ??
I bet that dog's name is Dick.
Yeah, i'm trying to picture how a guy would shoot himself in the ass with a shotgun thru stupidity and I can't think of a way. Not to mention you'd think obvious powder burns would be present if he did it himself. Quit thinking there has to be a conspiracy behind every tree. It makes you look desperate.
Guns don't kill, people with guns... oh wait a minute.
JK,
I bet your name is Dick Head??
dano - I was just joking about Dick Cheney shooting the bird hunter. Didn't mean to upset you.
Must be a Republican dog...pissed off by gun control by the Dems...Poor liberal dude, you should have seen this coming bro...tale tale signs like GUN posters, used cartdridges, fundamentals literature, civil war bandanas at his dog house....men!
Was the dog even questioned by the police? They always question me when I shoot somebody.
I wonder what the dog's motivations were to carry out such a malicious act of shooting his master with his back turned. He should be charged. I won't be satisfied until justice has been served.
Or....
maybe this will make him think twice about hunting since now he knows how it feels like to be at the other end of the barrel.
After the shot the dog was heard saying, I finally got the man who shot my paw! heheheh.......
If you had your scrotum twisted into a knot 12 times a day, (this clenches the dog's behind closed to prevent drowning), and were then forced to jump into freezing water to retrieve a nasty duck covered in blood and feces wouldn't you do the same?
This is what happens when you let dogs into a well-regulated militia.
KEVIN D 289686-If it is fact that post the link where you got this fact. It shouldn't be hard if it is fact. I don't believe it is fact at all just you calling it fact.
Tomorrowsnews,
DDDDDUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Most safetys are located close to the trigger and its possible a heavy enough dog could step on the entire area, push the safety off and then move the trigger enough to make the weapon fire, But of course you would have to know something about firearms other than what the Anti-gun crowd tells you.
As far as the story is concerned, i would be looking hard at the "friend" after all it would have had to been the "friend" that saw it happen, could this just be another case of "blame it on the dog"?
It wasn't clear whether the safety on the gun was on. Really?
The other option being, the dog took the safety off before he fired!
Smartest dog in the world.
fabulous! i hope it hurt!
what's good for the goose ....errr duck....is good for the gander!
Sirlafalot - Are you saying that a dog's scrotum clenches in order to close the dog's a-hole to prevent the dog from drowning when it jumps in water? A dog can drown through its a-hole? Wow. Learn something new everyday. So does that mean...a fixed dog will always drown? Or a female dog will always drown?
Sirlafalot
I would have! But I would have aimed higher!
Bill1488....google "Kellerman Study"...if you'll believe a scientist who grew up shooting guns and did an objective study. His actual number is 43 times more likely to shoot a family member versus an intruder.
You can also find plenty of debunkers....but not one that I've seen actually did a case by case study as Kellerman did. They just spout possible reasons to disbelieve the findings without facts to back any up.
Nice LOL
sirlaughalot - You don't know much about dogs, huh? They love the hunt. They squeal with anticipation until you give the command to fetch. You can see the smile on their face and the joy in their heart.
There is more joy to the hunter to work with a good dog than in shooting animals or birds! And the hunter takes great care of his dog while they work together. Truely man's best friend.
You don't have to be all that smart to hunt but you should be smarter than the dog.
Guns don't kill people, dogs with guns kill people.
How come people are collapsing comments here??? LOL...This is kinda a lighthearted story anyway...when you collapse a comment it just makes people want to read them more you know...so its kind of a waste of time...and anyway...I may not agree with what some say...but they still have a right to say it...you do know this is the United States right? They have taken a lot from us but we still have that!
dan42day I believe it was Dick Cheney's dog
ItsDavy Now that is funny LOL!
Just a joke Concerned. I have always hunted with beagles, so I know the joy of a rabbit run, and the delight they take in gnawing a bunnies face off.
sir - HAHAHAHA! I hear you! I haven't bunny hunted in a couple years. Not much time any more. But that might be a good thing... I hear the animals have guns now...
@St.Miller, yep, all true!
OverPaidCivilServant -
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! It's people who know the cardinal rules of using a firearm that allow me to still have faith in gun-owners. These irresponsible idiots make us all look bad! You need to fear and respect that weapon if you are gonna use it.
I read too many articles about kids that shoot someone, and the parents claim the child was taught how to appropriately use their gun. If that's the case then why was the child playing with it and pointing it at someone else? Rule #1 you do not point a gun at something you do not intend to destroy, EVEN if you think it's not loaded. I know this case was different cause we are talking about a dog, but people who know one rule of gun safety usually know the rest.
Sirlaf: I had forgotten why I have been "ignoring this author". Thanks for the reminder.
Mother nature is just getting ready for the next dominant species.
sounds like a bad cartoon
And sometimes when you miss what should have been an easy shot the dog will give you a look that says "you are the dumbest critter that ever walked the face of the Earth." This dog probably had enough of his owner missing and took matters into his own paws.
Sirlafalot...I totally believe it! I'm out buying my fixed dog some water wings right now. To think I almost took him to the beach today before reading this! ;)
I wonder if this was the dog from the original nintendo game "Duck Hunt"...you know the one that pops up and giggles at you when you miss the duck? Little bastard just gave himself something else to giggle about.
St.Miller, We just do what we can to help others. Saving a dog here and there is a good thing. Happy swimming! And Mozzie, go back to what you do best. Having absolutely no fun.
Dang, Utter, you are beyond geek candy!! Duck Hunt, really? They should make a new Duck Hunt Dork, where that dog pops up and blasts you with your gun... subtracting points. With the Wii, Move and Kinect... it should make for a fun game when you try to dodge out of the way. heh heh
Didn't know if the safety was on... *sigh*... obviously not... he got blasted in the rear!!
I can just hear that dog: "So, you remember that 'little operation' you made me have when I was a puppy? Yeah, THAT one. I haven't forgotten it, and I bet you won't forget yours, either. Though, y'know, I only had to have TWO things removed, not twenty-seven..." **click-BLAMM!!**
(not that I'm against spaying/neutering, it's just that this was the immediate thing that came to mind!)
mike-2466569, dano-3878024, you are both suspended for a day for violating rule # 1 of the Code of Honor.
Kevin D #1.34- This authors paper is a theory. He included suicide as homicide. Therefor how can you say it is a real study, it is totally flawed.
And the medic asked:"Where were you shot?"
And the hunter replied: "In the buttocks, sir."
And then the hunter went off to become a ping-pong champion and a tycoon in the shrimpin buisness.
Does anyone remember that Dog from the NES game Duck Hunt? Remember how we all wanted to shoot that thing? I guess the feeling was mutual.
ahem Ahuizotl....I refer you to post 1.51...LOL
@Kink yeah that would definitely make it more interesting.
concernedone
Certainly not in this case, unless best friends shoot each other's asses off
"if the safety was on, the gun wouldn't have fired"
Wanna bet?
A good whack to the gun can set way too many guns off, safety or not.
Utter- That little bastard used to piss me off!!! I remember being all of five playing that stupid game, getting all mad cuz them ducks kept getting away. I remember my brother had that same laugh. AHUMHUMHUM! Or however you would type that. It still gives me weird anger feelings...
LOL @ wowed- I used to empty the gun trying to shoot him when he laughed at me for letting a duck get away! Hell it got so that I eventually had the stupid orange gun pressed up against the tv screen telling the dog to shaddap or eat lead LOL..yeah I had a short temper as a little kid.
I could see it, lol. All wrinkle nosed at the screen, lol. I broke the tv with the gun once. Mom was PISSED. Yeah, Im pretty sure I didnt see the light of day for a month.
wrinkle nosed sneer! LOL...didja have the running pad for the "olympic games"? The way the "cartridges" came with our NES was with 3 games on it. Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt and the Olympic Games. It had sprints, hurdles and long jumps! LOL Good times.
Most gun dogs learn quite easily how to unfasten the safety catch and engage the trigger. It's not uncommon for hunters (on dry land) to send a hound with a gun around to the other side to fire a shot to send the birds in the direction of the shooter. What this butt hound did was quite deliberate. Bad dog.
when I quit laughing I will type something
NO! I have never heard of it, utter! I dont know if we ever had it. HMM, Now I gotta ask my bro. He kinda hijacked the NES as soon as we got it. I had very limited access, lol.
I don't know... I've heard that dog's have secretly developed the "drunk girl" call, in order to get the hunter to put their gun down. They walk out looking for the drunk girl and... *BLAM*... laughing dog, snickering, with a call hanging out of its mouth!!
Hearing them reload the gun is the real scary sound!!
Drunk girls that end up in the woods are fair game. I love how you say that all hunters are rapist. Shame on you liberal. Just a quick review on Biology, when an animal has no predators they over populate and when they over populate disease usually sets in. This is not snow white where animals are frolicking around with each other where everyone loves and noone dies...it is nature. Sorry, back to my point,then they die even more horrible deaths. I do have a question though, do you hate grizzly bears and mountain lions? Because they kill animals to feed on too.
Example: Here in rural GA most heavily deer populated communities the deer are hunted seasonally so we can't wipe them out, and when a hunter kills a deer he takes it to the processor. They cut the deer up into yummy pieces and give them back to you in nice portions(just like the magic they do in grocery stores, but healthier, leaner meat). And if the hunter doesn't need the meat it is donated to lower income families or homeless shelters. And you think we hunters are narrow minded savages. I have a buckskin jacket...nothing goes to waste.jk.
*golf clap* Ok, so we know 2 things about you. First, you blow things WAY out of proportion!! Ever heard of a joke? You know... the thing that makes most people chuckle. Hey, if it bugs you, get a thicker skin.
Next, you call me a liberal. Wrong again, Billy Joe Jim Bob.
Then... you go on about predators, Snow White, grizzly bears, mountain lions and slaughtering deer. You are WAAAAYYYYY out there, Sparky. You went from a dog shooting a hunter in the ass, to processing deer... pretty much skipping over the topic.
Lastly, mentioning that all hunters are rapists sound like you are talking from a position of knowledge... especially after calling drunk girls fair game. Next time you post, don't forget your banjo.
As long as I know it wasnt just me goin WTF?
Guess I got a little excited, shoot me.
Why don't I just get a piece of your clothing and let the dog from this article sniff it instead? He'll be right over :)
oh wowed here is a link telling you about the NES power pad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Pad
Too funny. I used to try to cheat by stepping off it all the time. i can tell you we would be exhausted after playing a for a while...hmm maybe that's why my mom always suggested we start with that game lol
OH! I totally remember it now. I think I cut the cord... Could be one of the reasons my brother hated me in those days...
I'd say the safety was off
I'd agree. It the safety was "on" - it was defective and therefore, by definition, it was off.
Since his finger wasn't on the trigger that safety was on.
What I would like to know is, why was there a live round in the chamber when the hunter wasn't actually hunting at the time?
Lazy hurts!
Because when you flush a bird, it doesn't sit there and wait till you load your gun again, genius. So the guy puts his gun down, jumps out real quick to move the decoys, with the intent to jump back in the boat and pick the gun back up.
You dont flush ducks, you set out decoys and wait for them to fly, it sounds like he was probably setting up the decoys, which means the gun shouldnt have been loaded..
Decoys were up, meaning he'd already begun hunting. He sat the gun down, went to move them, and got it in the @ss. A few seconds job would not warrant unloading the gun first.
Chris, he was stupid for leaving a round in the chamber while not having positive control over his weapon, for one thing. For another, stupid for laying it down with the barrel facing where he was walking.
Sam, Thank You.
Chris from Yucaipa, you dont have a clue about duck hunting and the more you type, the more ignorant you appear. Sorry for the harsh words but you remind me of my ex-wife.
To save a few seconds, he now has medical bills to pay. Short cuts usually come back to bight your, or in this case, shoot you on the ass.
I loved the "Neither the dog, nor any ducks wer injured" line.
I get all of my fowl from Safeway and I give the bones to my dog. He is healthy and has never even pointed a gun at me let alone shoot me.
every time i swear off the newsless news and asinine comments, someone comes up with a story like this and i remember why i got on here to begin with...you guys are hilarious!!! thanks for helping a grieving father bust a gut. by the way, i own 6 dogs, and no guns, but sometimes my best friends can be a real pain in the ...
Every shotgun I've ever owned had a push pin safety behind or in front of the trigger. It's just a matter of what side the gun was laying on. Hope the dog doesn't end up in the pound for the human's stupidity.
@madMarinedad...
1st...sorry for your loss, 2nd...it's trite, but laughter is the best medicine at times. Keep hanging in their. I won't say it gets better, but it does get more bearable as grief softens to memory. Take care.
And poor safety practices like that are what gets people killed. Putting the gun down then empty the chamber. If you miss a shot so what there will other ones.
Rott25, you have me curious. Does Chris remind you of your ex because she was ignorant; she didn't know much about hunting; or because she too was from Yucaipa?
MMMMk. So, Im in a BOAT (by definition meaning UNSTABLE). I am going to move about this unstable boat to get out, so I set my gun on the side, pointing in the direction of my destination. If Im in a boat all day duck hunting, Im thirsty. What is the drink of choice for hunters? You got it- BEER. So, Ive had at minimum a six pack, anyway. So, I get out of the boat, with my beer drinking buddy and my dog left in there, to move something REAL FAST. Imagine a hunting dog, and imagine what he is gonna do when he sees you get out of the boat? He is at very least gonna get fidgety and put none other than his paws on the side of the boat because his master is walking away. This whole things reaks of semi-buzzed idiocracy. These have got to be the dumbest gun owners I have ever heard of. I am thinking that this guy is related to that aligator hunter thats always shooting his kids with shrapnel. Makes for great entertainment though.
Maybe its all the smog from salt lake?
"Do you know how boring hunting would be if you weren't high as sh*t!?"
-George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
Yup.
"KSL.com said Potter did not have information on the type of dog that stepped on the shotgun."
Obviously some breed of gun dog
that's a good one!!
I'd say we can rule out Chihuahuas.
Good thing he wasn't a Heinz .357!
Incontrovertible proof that guns DO NOT make good chew toys. Next time try Greenies.
Did that dog belong to Cheney?......Just saying
No, if the dog had belonged to Cheney, it would have shot him in the face.
Maybe he was an a$$
No, if it was Dick's dog, it would have shot this guy in the dick
Stan, and Dick would have picked each pellet out of his face, and then sprinkled them on top of his ice cream. All while running the U.S. government from Wyoming. What a badass!
DUCK!
hahaha
*facepalm*
Duck, duck, GOOSE!
I call that an ass-blasting.
Why do I hear Muttley giggling?
Hehehehehehe.
I didn't want to laugh and if he had died or something I probably wouldn't but LMAO. Maybe next time he will remember to put the safety on.
For those that don't know the reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKm5xQyD2vE
"It wasn't clear whether the safety on the gun was on at the time."
Really? Do you really think the dog disengaged the safety first? Here is the more plausible explanation. Stupind hunter fails to put on the safety, then lays down the loaded weapon with the muzzle pointed at the area where he intends to go.
Thumbs up for the dog!
Unless that dog has opposable thumbs, I think it's safe to say that the safety was definitely not engaged before he got out of the boat to adjust the decoys.
Dog one, owner zero!
Not necessarily the case that the safety was off, although obviously likely. The safety on my pump shotgun is a button near the trigger. If the gun had been lain over the bow of a boat, a dog's paw could have pushed the safety button and then slid past the trigger guard with a claw catching the trigger. It's a "freak accident," but one that clearly was made possible by stupid human tricks.
The lesson here is really simple: safe shooting practices are important. Why anyone would knowingly walk in front of a loaded shotgun is absolutely beyond me. It would've taken him 5 seconds or less to break the gun and remove the shells (assuming an O/U or single-shot), or pump the cartridges out if it were a pump-action, and then set the weapon down pointed in a safe direction.
Man's best friend?
Duck's best friend.
Too bad it wasn't a duck or pheasant to have had the privileged. Bet the poor doggie will have to find other employment and a new home.
I doubt it. That dog is a fireside story that's hard to top.
Hey, did the dog have a license to hunt human? Just asking? lol..
Pretty good aim on the part of the dog. Maybe he/she should be the one duck hunting.
<sniff> <sniff> I smell BULL$H!T all over this story.
The craziest things can happen when hunting. Glad no one was seriously injured. I bet he checks the safety and/or unloads the weapon next time. This is what happens when you do not follows safety rules and guidelines. Sounds like a Hunter Safety refresher course is in the cards.
Every so often a story like this comes along and tempts me to believe there really is a just god afterall.
GOD is DOG spelled backwards.
You must have an interesting idea of what god is like.
Not clear whether the safety was on? Really? Do we think the dog flipped off the safety, and then deliberately shot its owner? I think it went more like this.
After a few beers, Jethro figures the reason he is having such bad luck hunting is that the decoy arrangement does not have a good feng shui. So, he takes his loaded weapon, safety off, and lays it across the bow of the boat pointing into the mass of decoy's that he intends to walk into the middle of. The dog, seeing his opportunity to be rid of this drunken oaf, waits patiently until Jethro is in his sights, and then..... BANG!!
Loved it=) Made me laugh!
Hope he has AFLAC... ;)
OMG! That's the funniest thing on here! Good one!
Haha - love the AFLAC reference. :p
"It said neither the dog, nor any ducks, were injured."
But did anyone hear ducks laughing?
I feel bad for the guy because, well, he got shot, but the irony is hilarious.
Karma is a wonderful reality.
This jack ass got what he deserved. Anybody who gets a thrill or some kind of arousal from watching beautiful deer get shot and bleed to death is a scourge on our society and deserves all the bad that happens to them as a result!
I don't know anyone that gets aroused from hunting. It's more about spending time away from wife and kids and hopefully getting to eat some good meat. Wild animals taste much better than farm bred.
Hey idiot Mark - He was hunting ducks.
Mark vangelder...ever seen a starving deer? If we did not have hunters we would be overrun with wildlife. Couldn't have grass, cows, any kind of feed crop, no gardens, no hay to bale...no flowers in the flowergarden...no flowergarden. In WY they cannot shoot the deer in town so everybody has a slingshot..and nobody has a yard. The deer are short, stunted...about the size of a goat due to inbreeding. Not just ducks, deer, rabbits, hogs...they all have to be "maintained."
While unseemly to some...it is a necessary task
Not sure where in the story that Mark VanGelder read anything about a deer, mentioned ducks and a dog. I live in a rural area and all hunting seasons are a big thing. I personally do not hunt but my husband and son do as do most of the men I know and a few ladies. Noone I know has ever stood and laughed as a deer, raccoon, turkey, etc bleed to death. It is always upmost important to do one shot that kills, not wounds. Everyone that I know that hunts eat all of the animal that they hunt. If there was no hunting seasons then animals would be starving to death due to a lack of enough food to sustain them. I do eat meat but I do not eat wild game, just not a preference of mine but I have cooked it for my family. The only problem I have with anybody that hunts is if they do not follow start rules and regulations on hunting. These rules and regs are to maintain wild animal populations to sustain an preserve the animal species without overpopulating.
Mark isn't interested in facts, you know the facts biologists gain through research, he wants the lies posted by uneducated animal rights wing-nuts on the internet.
This is evidence Mark and is ilk harbor sociopathic tendencies.
Since most of the animals that are hunted no longer have natural predators, man has become their natural predators. Since the wolves, bears and mountain lions have been eradicated or confined to certain areas, most animals such as deer and elk have no natural predators. Most hunters do so for meat. There are trophy hunters, but they are a minority.
Of course, then there are the vegetarians that clamor for the cessation of hunting. If you love animals so much, why do you eat THEIR food??
Actually these vegan types never really think their position through Mitch. When the population control, ie hunting, is stopped and the population explodes where do they think they will turn for food? Studies show that for every 100 2nd year does 140 fawns are born. With the average lifespan of 8-10 years...well, you can do the math. Good luck finding something to eat Mr. Vegan! LOL!!
Remember Mark, next time you eat Meat think about how Karma tastes!
Do you eat anything? Imagine the pain of the animal that dies for your meal or the vegetables screaming as they are pulled from their home to be sliced and diced just so you can EAT them!!! Maybe you should eat rocks - although since some people keep them for pets - that might not work either...........
BTW - deer in my part of the country don't fly and we don't hunt them from a boat.
Killed 'properly'? You mean, caged up, unable to even attempt to escape, and having a bolt fired into its brain as it stands there helpless?
Yeah, that's a lot better - so much more 'fair' than the animal roaming free with every possibility of escape.
As for re-introducing predators - well, we'd all better be armed, then. They won't just go after their normal prey when they're hungry, you know. You'd also be considered a tasty snack. With all the development going on, you can no longer keep them in just the so-called 'wild' areas. Bears are frequently seen in backyards, coyote come down and snack on domestic dogs and cats, as do bobcat. And all will attack a human under the right - or wrong- circumstances. I live close enough to preserve (25 miles) - that wasn't Yogi looking back at me, just hoping for a picnic basket, when I opened the door one day. (I also promptly closed it and called my job - "I'll be a little late, you won't believe this...")
First Mike, calling everyone that disagrees with you a moron only shows the weakness in your argument,
Been done with great success.
Not at all, the hunters don't care. The homeowners, farmers and parents afraid little Timmy will be carried away by a mountain lion have the issue. Look at the firestorm reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone produced.
Unfortuanately the science doesn't back up your statement.
winker-1553407
Then why do they get married in the first place?
Bluedog, do you know what causes inbreeding? It's caused by there not being a large enough gene pool, aka,. underpopulation, NOT overpopulation. Sounds like your area has been overhunted. Kinda blows your hypothesis out of the water, doesn't it?
That depends Raddave. It depends on the location of the herd, if they are located in a city most likely they are "trapped" with a small available gene pool. This is a pretty common occurance within cities. So no, the hypothesis is sound.
I'm always surprised by the anti-hunting comments. It's nature, and we are part of it. There is no proper way to kill something for food. Some animals get taken alive and are slowly digested over the course of the day. Nature is a brutal bitch no matter how you look at it. Chances are if you're not eating something, then something is eating you or using you as a host.
How exactly does a herd become "trapped" in a city? Are there fences around it?
Real easy raddave! You have a river to the east, Interstate to the west and housing developments all around so they are effectively trapped. Some do attempt breakoputs, you find those plastered on the interstate. I will also add they are destroying the forest they are in. Easy. This is of course the city where I work, I can't say for others.
Dr Larry what a crock.Stupid animal rights retard!
He got a little taste of his own medicine! Good dog!!! How did that feel, big tough hunter?
No dog or ducks were hurt!
I agree, a safety course is and should be scheduled for this hunter. Thank goodness no dog or ducks were injured. LOL. Maybe next time, he should not leave the dog in the boat, let the dog out first.
Only in Utah...
This is poetic justice. Those that live by the sword die by the sword. That is, when you fool around with guns and kill animals for sport, you get what you deserve.
Right on, Dr. Mary Anne...
Great 2 more heard from PETA just what the world needs. Hunters do not just go out for the sport of kiling something they are putting food on the table.
Jan: Bull S.
Amazing how truely sociopathic animal rights wing-nuts really are.
PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals. What? That's not what it means?
Maybe the hunter should change his name to Elmer Fudd and take up hunting rabbits instead. Daffy got the better of him - it's Bugs' turn.
I think it's funny, but I also think hunting for food is necessary. Everyone I know who hunts/fishes do it for food not sport. That is the rich folks who do it for that. I don't eat wild game (I probably did as a kid and didn't know any better) but I love fish. But then again, I am from sportsman paradise.
Not to be funny, but there is a black panther being spotted across the lake (I live in New Orleans). I believe it, btw.
Despite scientific skepticism, black panther sighting reported in St. Tammany
Published: Wednesday,
November 30, 2011, 6:02 PM Updated: Thursday, December 01, 2011, 8:55 AM
By The Times-PicayuneThe Times-Picayune
About nine months after a rash of supposed black panther sightings in the New Orleans area, employees of a St. Tammany Parish office building reported seeing such an animal Tuesday to the Sheriff's Office. Experts have discarded North American black panthers as myths, but the unidentified people working in a building on the service road near the Interstate 12 westbound entrance ramp from U.S. 190 south of Covington nonetheless called deputies about noon and said they had seen one in the area.
Someone snapped a photograph of the animal and provided it to the agency, which is in the process of consulting the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the matter, sheriff's spokesman Capt. George Bonnett said.
Bonnett asked residents to be aware of the creature's presence and to dial 911 if it is seen close to people, especially small children.
The scientific community is usually skeptical of these kinds of reports.
Earlier this year, following a spate of reported sightings of black panthers in St. Tammany, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, the manager of Wildlife and Fisheries' large carnivore program told The
Times-Picayune that the only black panthers that exist are black jaguars found in South America and black leopards that live in Asia and Africa.
The North American black panther is usually classified as "cryptid," a creature whose existence has been suggested but is not recognized by scientists, as is the case with the Loch Ness monster and
Bigfoot.
And while some people, including local law enforcement officials, have discussed the possibility of a black cougar in our midst, experts have assuredly said that black cougars do not exist at all. They come only in tawny and fawn colors, ranging from light gray-brown to a brownish orange.
In fact, scientists have concluded that Louisiana does not have a breeding population of cougars in any color.
There were always stories of panthers in the basin, never saw any, but all the old guys talked about them.
North Shore Black Panthers? new political movement?
Carencro out!
I see, so according to Dr. Mary Anne, the hunter deserved to be shot. Interesting outlook for a Doctor to have.
I'd ask the good doctor if she's ever eaten meat. If so, by her logic, she 'deserves' to die in a slaughterhouse. Somehow, I think she would disagree.
I've never known any wingnuts that were animal rights activists.
You can be a wingnut without being AR, but you can't be AR without being a wingnut. Again, easy!
SouthLa, have you noticed that there are a lot of predator (bob cats, coyotes, etc.) sightings on both sides of the lake? Notice how Louisiana is going back to nature since the "storm"? I know you heard about coyotes in City Park attacking dogs and coyotes being spotted in Jefferson Parish also.
Jesus Christ shut up stupid. If can't add anything intelligentt here go away radical urban animal rights wackoo.
Just proves the point that guns don't shoot people,...dogs stepping on guns shoot people...