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Whitehall teen charged with stealing Canada goose eggs
NBC4i ^ | April 23, 2019 | Ted Hart

Posted on 04/23/2019 8:39:51 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

WHITEHALL, OH (WCMH) -- A Whitehall teenager is due in court Tuesday morning on charges that he stole eggs from the nest of a Canada Goose.

Andre Teague, 18, was holding a rolled up shirt in his hands when police stopped him early in the morning of April 17. When he dropped the shirt, two large eggs fell out and hit the pavement.

Police had received a call earlier that morning of a man hitting a goose.

On police bodycam video, Teague initially says he got the eggs from the grocery store where he works. Police say he eventually confessed to taking the eggs from the nest and admits to taking a swing at the angry goose.

“It came charging at me,” Teague tells the officer in a police report. “I wanted to pet it or whatever and then it bite (sic) me. So i just ...wanted to take one of the eggs to see if it hatch over at my house.”

Police say a dead goose was found not far from the area of the initial call but they could not confirm that it was the goose Teague is suspected of striking.

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KEYWORDS: columbus; eggs; goose; nestrobber; teen
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To: Wiser now

Back in the early 1900s feathers were high fashion- used on people’s hats and other clothing items. Exported. Sold everywhere in vast quantities- because they were “free” to anyone who hunted for them. Some has even used complete taxidermied songbirds, flickers, woodpckers, etc. Collecting txidermied birds, displayed under glass bells, was also in fashion.
The most prized feathers were from birds in breeding plumage, so most of the killing not only destroyed the adults but also all the offspring they would have produced. The long breeding plumage of herons was in big demand.
The senseless slaughter drove many birds to the brink. Pink spoonbills, Great White Egrets, Snowy egrets, Blue Herons, gallinules, rails, colorful Carolina parakeets, buntings.
Birds such as cardinals were captured for the pet trade.

The law was in reaction to that, and it worked. The problem is that once the fashion of the time ended, the law didn’t lapse but lingered. And any effort to remove now common and thriving species from it is doomed because special interest groups will smear anyone suggesting a removal.


41 posted on 04/23/2019 11:02:14 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I am in PA, those damn geese destroy property once they get settled in. Could care less about them. Flyingrats.


42 posted on 04/23/2019 11:11:44 AM PDT by afterhoursarmory
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To: norwaypinesavage

“The lore in our goose infested area is that if you come across a nest, destroy all of the eggs, but one.“

Don’t get caught doing that without a permit. Each egg would be a separate count. And the right way to do it is shake all the eggs vigorously then replace them in the nest. The geese will try to hatch them but also not lay anymore.

Once again, make sure you have ALL the legally required permits or you could find yourself in serious legal jeopardy.

Best,

L


43 posted on 04/23/2019 11:12:08 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: The Grammarian
Crows are exempted from the MBT.

Code of Federal Regulations, 50 CFR § 20.133, Hunting regulations for crows.

(a) Crows may be taken, possessed, transported, exported, or imported, only in accordance with such laws or regulations as may be prescribed by a State pursuant to this section.
(b) Except in the State of Hawaii, where no crows shall be taken, States may by statute or regulation prescribe a hunting season for crows. Such State statutes or regulations may set forth the method of taking, the bag and possession limits, the dates and duration of the hunting season, and such other regulations as may be deemed appropriate, subject to the following limitations for each State: (1) Crows shall not be hunted from aircraft;
(2) The hunting season or seasons on crows shall not exceed a total of 124 days during a calendar year;
(3) Hunting shall not be permitted during the peak crow nesting period within a State; and
(4) Crows may only be taken by firearms, bow and arrow, and falconry.

44 posted on 04/23/2019 11:34:58 AM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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To: piasa

You mean they passed a law to protect their babies?

Wow. I have a friend who has a floral display in her entry that consists of several hundred pheasant feathers. She needs to be careful who she allows in the house, I guess.


45 posted on 04/23/2019 12:04:14 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: NEMDF
The police were definitely mentally handicapped. Those stupid birds need to be declared a nuisance, just like rats. They should helped the kid get replacements for his eggs.

The guy who reported the incident should be keel-hauled on the Nimitz.

46 posted on 04/23/2019 12:18:52 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: dfwgator

Aren’t they all MOSTLY Canadien? Eh?


47 posted on 04/23/2019 1:00:29 PM PDT by North Coast Conservative (MAGA It's time to start playing cowboys,muslims, and leftists.)
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To: North Coast Conservative

Canadians don’t want to play for Canadian teams. The taxes are higher, and also the fans in Canada are pretty tough on players if they don’t produce.

Nobody in Dallas gets upset if the Stars aren’t playing well, although of course, they enjoy it when they win.


48 posted on 04/23/2019 1:01:47 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: The Grammarian
Ah...no.

We can shoot crows...here in OK.

49 posted on 04/23/2019 1:04:44 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: The Grammarian

You gonna answer anyone?


50 posted on 04/23/2019 1:07:10 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Stupid crap. Yeah, because there’s not enough goose 💩 around.
51 posted on 04/23/2019 2:09:58 PM PDT by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Goose eggs
52 posted on 04/23/2019 4:58:52 PM PDT by Keeper of the Turf (Fore!!!)
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To: yarddog

There is a joke there somewhere.


53 posted on 04/23/2019 5:11:56 PM PDT by sport
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