Mora, Minn. Woman Fined $2,500 in Bald Eagle Shooting

Fox9News ^ | 8-5-08

[lesser_satan]

The article fails to mention whether alcohol was involved.

[lesser_satan]

ping!

[ladtx]

The article fails to mention whether alcohol was involved.

Probably not since she hit it. Of course it doesn't say how many shots it took.

;Op

[lesser_satan]

That’s a good point.

[xcamel]

I don't condone shooting them, but is some areas there are so many eagles that they're becoming dangerous pests. Also, large groups of eagles go out on raids and literally kill for fun. Not the nicest birds.

[lesser_satan]

True, there are a hell of a lot of them in MN now.

[ZULU]

Must be all the Democ Rats in Minnesota that attract them.

[null and void]

Tastes somewhere between spotted owl and chicken...

[girlangler]

I received USFWS news releases and this is about the fifth I have read recently about people shooting eagles.

Why would anyone want to shoot one?

Since I live on a big lake I have several nesting here, had one flying over my house recently.

And, a few years ago I was striper fishing after a cold weather shad killoff. The dead/dying shad were floating all over the surface of the water. I had more fun watching a pair of eagles feeding on them than fishing (we couldn’t get a bite that day, there was too much food easily available).

They are beautiful creatures.

Flycatcher, don’t know where you live, but if you ever get a chance to do some birdwatching at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee, you’ll love it.

[patton]

Nah, more like california condor.

[null and void]

*sigh* Right.

[MplsSteve]

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[mtnjimmi]

Both the California condor and bald eagle are scavengers, and in many instances becoming pests when they live near inhabited areas.

[patton]

We have a mating pair of red-tailed hawks in our yard.

[Flycatcher]

Hi girlangler! Thanks for the ping. I actually live in Vegas but have a little second-home getaway in a remote area near the east end of Lake Mead (Meadview). If you can believe it, Lake Mead actually gets a handful or two of bald eagles in winter.

It's been a good year here. On my two acres of desert heaven, I have families of Gambel's quail, roadrunners, ash-throated flycatchers, verdins, black-tailed gnatcatchers, cactus wrens, Scott's orioles, and two gilded flickers — all successfully breeding!

Thanks again for the bird ping! As for Reelfoot, I've heard about it. I understand it's near the Mississippi River and it's great for waterfowl. I participate annually in the Christmas Bird Count and receive a booklet for my troubles. I remember reading the Reelfoot NWR produces Tennessee's highest number of species for the CBC. It must be a great place to bird.

[oh8eleven]

... some areas there are so many eagles that they're becoming dangerous pests.
Where is that?

Also, large groups of eagles go out on raids and literally kill for fun.
Gang banger eagles? Kill for fun? Puleeeeease. Your source for this is ... ?

[xcamel]

Just one example of many... feel free to read all of it

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Eagle/population/chtofprs.html

http://www.ecoinfo.org/env_ind/region/baldeagle/eagle_e.cfm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3648817.ece

[oh8eleven]

Sorry, but I couldn't find anything related to eagles banding together and then going off to kill for fun.
Additionally, the one comment I could find says the birds are pests because of humans feeding them, not over breeding as you indicated ...
"But so many birds ended up arriving at the town in search of a free lunch that residents complained that they were just as much of a pest as the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London."

[xc1427]

Alright, are you suggesting crossbreeding? The spotted chicken? What would that taste like? :)

[null and void]