Shot duck survives 2 days in fridge
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This pretty much sums up the ignorance of hunters. "Duh, I thunk the duk wuz ded." Hunters are a special class of dumbass.
Shot duck survives 2 days in Fla. fridge
Sat Jan 20, 5:07 PM ET
Neither gunfire nor two days in a refrigerator could slay this duck.
When the wife of the hunter who shot it opened the refrigerator door, the duck lifted its head, giving her a scare.
The man's wife "was going to check on the refrigerator because it hadn't been working right and when she opened the door, it looked up at her," said Laina Whipple, a receptionist at Killearn Animal Hospital. "She freaked out and told the daughter to take it to the hospital right then and there."
The 1-pound female ring-neck ended up at Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, where it has been treated since Tuesday for wounds to its wing and leg.
Sanctuary veterinarian David Hale said it has about a 75 percent chance of survival, but probably won't ever be well enough to be released back into the wild.
He said the duck, which has a low metabolism, could have survived in a big enough refrigerator, especially if the door was opened and closed several times. And he said he understands how the hunter thought the duck was dead.
"This duck is very passive," Hale said. "It's not like trying to pick up a Muscovy at Lake Ella, where you put your life in your hands."
Shot duck survives 2 days in Fla. fridge
Sat Jan 20, 5:07 PM ET
Neither gunfire nor two days in a refrigerator could slay this duck.
When the wife of the hunter who shot it opened the refrigerator door, the duck lifted its head, giving her a scare.
The man's wife "was going to check on the refrigerator because it hadn't been working right and when she opened the door, it looked up at her," said Laina Whipple, a receptionist at Killearn Animal Hospital. "She freaked out and told the daughter to take it to the hospital right then and there."
The 1-pound female ring-neck ended up at Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, where it has been treated since Tuesday for wounds to its wing and leg.
Sanctuary veterinarian David Hale said it has about a 75 percent chance of survival, but probably won't ever be well enough to be released back into the wild.
He said the duck, which has a low metabolism, could have survived in a big enough refrigerator, especially if the door was opened and closed several times. And he said he understands how the hunter thought the duck was dead.
"This duck is very passive," Hale said. "It's not like trying to pick up a Muscovy at Lake Ella, where you put your life in your hands."
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If that duck survived all that, then he deserves to live.
actually, it is more like one example of how one ignorant hunter can make a bad name for all the others. there are plenty of hunters out there who practice hunting safely and efficiently.
~Ron Burgundy
Absolutely. This guy just happened to be a dumbass.
Hunting is a serious sport.
-Enoch Powell
hunters help to keep the deer population manageable.
-Enoch Powell
Not just their natural predators, but their habitat.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
No, actually it doesn't sum up anything, except maybe the ignorance of individuals who try to generalize a clearly exceptional case and attempt pass it off as the norm.
Read about the failed re-introduction of Red Wolves into the Smoky Mountains National Park or the troubles of the Florida Panther.
OK, so because we had a role in eliminating predators and habitat, we should throw our hands up and say fuck em? It is a little disturbing that anti-hunters might argue the case that starvation would be better for the herd. Also, when anti-hunters step up financially and fund wildlife conservation to the tune the hunters do in terms of maintaining habitat, then maybe their opinions will be something other than just noise.
I'm not arguing, I was just pointing out that our encroachment on their habitat has caused the need for hunting... I haven't hunted for the past 5 or so years, but I don't have anything against it (if people are hunting legally).
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
Yep - so perhaps you should show the way by letting your house go back to nature.
It's always someone else that was the cause, isn't it?
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
I agree. It only sums up the ignorance of the original poster who can't see that people are individuals.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
I'd rather shoot a deer and eat it than let my house go.
And it is us human's fault that their habitat is shrinking, is it not?
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I don't know. It seems as if there are more deer today than there were a long time ago. I'm sure there's probably less of their natural habitat, but they seem to be thriving. In fact, deer kill more people than any other animal in the U.S. annually.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
The mild winters aren't helping to keep the population in check either. Long cold spells kill off some weaker animals, and heavy snow covers a lot of their food sources. With the kind of winters that we've been having (in the northeast) neither of those conditions are present.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
So it might seem that we actually could stand for more hunting....even though I think hunting is barbaric.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
i personally do not care for hunting, at all. however, to label an entire group of people....even those who mount animal heads on their walls, as having 'underlying issues'...is taking it a bit far imho. one of my very first BFs came from a 'hunting family'...and i do not live in an area for hunting, nor an environment that fosters hunters. yes, they had animal heads in their home, animals they shot and killed. however, they also ate all the meat from these animals too. while i do not have specific figures, i'd hazard a guess and say that most hunters eat what they kill. sure, there may be a few who try it out for 'sport'....but i'd say most are regulars. in my own extended family, i have many cousins who are aivd hunters, and just as avid eaters of any game they kill. i honestly fail to see much difference between buying meat in the market...or going out and killing it yourself. now for one who is a vegetarian or vegan, there i can see one tsaking issue. otherwise...hey, at least hunters are willing to do the work to get their food. sure, it's a 'sport'.....but most use the animal meat as well.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Some species do really well out of disturbed/fragmented habitat. Sounds like the deer is one of those species in the US. Here in Australia we have the same problem with Kangaroos- land clearing for farming practices has increased suitable habitat for Kangaroos and resulted in a population explosion. So now we eat them!
Whilst I personally wouldn't hunt for fun, the consevationist in me only gets pissed off when the wrong species are targetted (such as threatened species etc) and it becomes an issue of sustainability. Habitat loss is a much bigger concern then hunting.
For instance, every now and then a person will ignore the warnings here in Australia and put themselves in a position to get eaten by a crocodile. And every time that happens there is the inevitable local mayor or member of parliment who declares, contrary to all environmental data, that crocodile population levels have 'exploded' and we should start shooting them. 30 years ago, when we stopped shooting them, we had reduced crocodile numbers to a couple of percent (some say less then 1%) of their natural numbers. Lack of common sense should not be reason to start hunting a species that is below their natural population levels, especially when it is a top predator.
Are you a vegetarian?
Your croc's little cousin, the American Alligator, has rebounded to the point that many states offer a hunting season on the little darlings. Yes, they are good to eat.
We get to eat Crocodile in Oz from croc farms (interestingly... croc farms were one of the most important conservation measures for crocs). Croc meat is more of a novelty here- have to say that it doesn't do a lot for me.
Kangaroo on the other hand is sensational and far more easily available. In Australia we should be now looking to reduce our beef industry and relace it with roo farms or sustainable harvesting. Far better for the environment because they do not have hard hooves which destroy riparian (riverbank) vegetation. They also require comparitively less water then cattle. And they have less fat and taste just as good.
It will never happen though. Apart from anything else Steve Irwin was dead against it (parden the pun). He used some terrible arguments to suggest that the Australian landscape had evolved to hard hooves and cattle (I think the word he should have used is destroyed- landscape does not evolve....). Steve Irwin did wonderful things to raise awareness of conservation issues but unfortunately he seemed to lack insight occasionally.
Can you get roo meat in the US?
Have you tried it?
You will never feel so alive...
Seriously.
Sorry, but I'm not a caveman. I actually want to control my barbaric urges.
There is an interesting store about 20 minutes from me - http://www.exoticmeats.com
I'm eating my way through the animal kingdom. I've eaten venison, buffalo, elk, caribou, kangaroo, crocodile, rabbit, wild boar, and yak, among others. Quite a variety of meats out there.