Posted on 01/24/2009 12:57:17 PM PST by decimon
BILLINGS - A New York hunter may be feeling a bit sheepish after mistaking a feral llama in Paradise Valley for a Rocky Mountain elk, but he apparently did not violate any laws.
Rusty Saunders, of Fort Edward, N.Y., called a Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden in Livingston in November to turn himself in after shooting the llama, according to Mel Frost, FWP information officer in Bozeman.
(Excerpt) Read more at missoulian.com ...
Under a subject heading of “hunting llamas in Big Sky Country,” the e-mail parodied MasterCard’s “priceless” advertising campaign.
“.30-06 rifle with Leupold Scope - $650.
“Out of state license - $600.
“Gas to drive from New York - $700.
“Taking a trophy Montana llama - priceless.”
Does he still get to mount the head?
Sharp Shooter of the month Award over here...
Reminds me of those that go whitetail hunting and shoot a Hereford “spike”.
woops, sorry. wrong season...
woops, sorry. wrong season...
(A Spanish guitarist and a dancer in traditional Spanish costume, followed by a caption on the screen : 'LIVE FROM GOLDERS GREEN'. Man enters and walks up to a life-size photo of a llama. He delivers the following lecture in Spanish, with help from the guitarist and dancer, and superimposed subtitles.')
Man: (but in Spanish with subtitles in English) The llama is a quadruped which lives in big rivers like the Amazon. It has two ears, a heart, a forehead, and a beak for eating honey. But it is provided with fins for swimming.
Guitarist & Dancer: Llamas are larger than frogs.
Man: Llamas are dangerous, so if you see one where people are swimming, you shout:
Guitarist & Dancer: Look out, there are llamas!
(A Spanish Lady dressed in a Spanish frock, enters on a moped she blows up a paper bag and bursts it. They bow. Cut to exterior Ada's Snack Bar (a small cafe). Hand-held camera moves round the back to where an announcer is seated at desk with an old-fashioned BBC microphone.)
Announcer: And now for something completely different - a man with a tape recorder up his nose.
What a Blamma-Llama-Ding-Dong.
They make great rugs. I have one made of llama fur.
Last time I went to the cattle auction, they sold a llama. It brought ~$70. Wonder what llama tastes like. That’s cheap eating!
Maybe part of the hunter safety courses should be a mandatory section on identification of all four legged animals.
Sheesh....
I guess they’re pretty all purpose beasts of burden in the Andes and they do get et, I hear.
Considering that you can use the fur, it would be worth it to spend $70 for one. Heck, if the meat isn’t that tasty for you, I’m sure your dog or cat wouldn’t complain.
Sounds like a win/win situation.
Just try to watch out for when they spit.
Are llama’s good eating?
I don't know, but they aren't always bad when they're not eating.
Target identification FAIL.
I don’t know. Probably taste like chicken.
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