These moronic hunters actually shot and killed a rare albino moose

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[chessplayer]

My, don't they look proud. But after shooting this rare albino moose near Belle Cote in Nova Scotia last week — and posting the pics to social media — the trio has sparked considerable outrage, particularly among the region's Mi'kmaq indigenous community.

These guys breached a kind of unwritten code of conduct that has also upset many in the hunting community.

[chessplayer]

Don't ya just love the "it's rare, it's special,,,so we gotta kill it!" mindset? Apparently these fearless "hunters" took it down from 300 yards with a semi-automatic. Really something to brag about, which they did. Mighty hunters, indeed. Mighty jerks.

[Kip Russell]

And legally killing an animal during hunting season which happens to be genetically defective is "moronic"...why, exactly?

Apparently these fearless "hunters" took it down from 300 yards with a semi-automatic.

Are you under the mistaken impression that semi-automatic firearms aren't regularly used in hunting?

[count-your-change]

We thought it was a polar bear.

[knarf]

I think I'd just stand in awe, wondering if I was entertaining an angel unawares ..

[humblegunner]

Welcome to the food chain, whitey.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Those mormon hunters should be ashamed!!!

[Kirkwood]

It is moronic because it is worth far more alive than dead.

[ElkGroveDan]

What laws did they break? There are thousands of fish and game laws in every state and province protecting every rare animal and endangered species. There are laws also about mating seasons, and ages of animals and size etc. Surely if it’s as you say, they must have done something wrong in the eyes of the wildlife regulators Have them prosecuted if they did. If they didn’t do anything wrong and were just exercising their rights as properly licensed hunters, then shut up and leave them alone.

[Innovative]

People/jerks like this give hunters and guns a bad name, when in fact “it’s the people, stupid”.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Albino moose, the other white meat.

[demshateGod]

Because is screen name is chessplayer. I have mixed feelings about what they did though. I don’t give a crud about how sacred it is to the indians, but something that rare... Well, I guess that’d be a hard shot to pass up.

[Red in Blue PA]

The morons walk among us. Sad that such a beautiful and rare creature was killed for “fun”.

Love my guns.....but could never hunt.

[Kip Russell]

Just a real-life version of this cartoon!

[Little Ray]

Albinism is not exactly a beneficial mutation. Removing the albino moose from the population is a beneficial culling. So my good will is with the hunters.

[Lion Den Dan]

From most of the replies to this post, it seems that the posters are the mindless nincompoops. A moose of any color is fair ame. I would have it stuffed and let it stand in my living room.

[PapaBear3625]

It is moronic because it is worth far more alive than dead.

Not to these particular hunters. They can sell the skin, or stuff it.

Hunting season is hunting season. If it's moose hunting season, and they have a hunting license, then they can bag a moose. Doesn't matter if it's brown, white, or pink with purple stripes.

[Cboldt]

Moose are really easy to take.

[D Rider]

300 yards is a decently long shot for a hunter. Semi-auto is meaningless in a hunting rifle due to the caliber and recoil. It is still one shot on target at a time.

Your comments are off base. Yes, it is too bad that they weren't aware of moronic Indian customs.

[Boogieman]

It’s not like this is a rare breed, or endangered species. It’s just a dang albino. As long as there are moose, there will be albino moose from time to time. So, what exactly did they do wrong?

[MrB]

Little tough to rope it, though...

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