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Man shoots goose. Will the judge cook his?
The Chicago Tribune ^ | 3/15/2006 | Ted Gregory

Posted on 03/15/2006 12:10:48 PM PST by RushCrush

Like a lot of homeowners, Larry Tomko has grown weary of geese. He's tired of scraping poop from his driveway with a snow shovel. He's fed up with boorish geese gobbling millet he leaves for chickadees. He feels overrun when dozens of the feathery transients loll in the pond a few steps from his yard.

When his frustration brims, Tomko has run out his front door waving his arms and shouting at the geese. Sometimes he launches bottle rockets at them. About 10 years ago, he started firing pellets from an old air rifle at the geese. They would squawk and flee.

Then on Feb. 26, he killed one, accidentally, sort of, with the pellet gun. Geese are federally protected, and neighbor Jack Casino saw it. Casino is a former hunter who said he has seen too many innocent animals suffer at the hands of man.

Now, Tomko has a date with the criminal justice system. And the incident has generated anxiety in the bucolic, unincorporated Winfield Township subdivision, transforming the place into a microcosm of the decades-long conflict known as man versus goose.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; US: Illinois
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To: Shalom Israel
Even better than 'my' solution:


61 posted on 03/15/2006 1:03:13 PM PST by proud_yank (Liberalism - The 'Culture of Ignorance'.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

"I sincerely hope that your acquaintance did not sustain serious damage to his Jeep Cherokee."

I was traveling up the interstate at 80 MPH when a full grown turkey hen crossed 2 lanes of traffic causing our paths to intersect. The result was a license plate shaped like a turkey but no other damage. I also learned the trajectory of a van launched turkey.


62 posted on 03/15/2006 1:03:50 PM PST by BadAndy (Islam is a religion of submission. YOUR submission.)
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To: proud_yank

Those are ducks, if I'm not mistaken.

63 posted on 03/15/2006 1:05:46 PM PST by Shalom Israel (There's a reason cows ain't extinct.)
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To: RushCrush
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ButMeNot is your friend. And if you use the Firefox browser with the BugMeNot extension it'll automatically try multiple username/passwords until it gets one that works.

64 posted on 03/15/2006 1:06:18 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: B4Ranch
Almost like a Cherry bomb tossed up at sea gulls while they are dropping clams on you house.. externally messy. Your's is a better idea...
65 posted on 03/15/2006 1:07:58 PM PST by primatreat (Alzheimer's in all its glory is knocking at my door. Driving into the sunset with my prius+ Nav.!)
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To: shelterguy

Goose is greesey. If it is prepared right, it is really good meat. Healthier than commercial farm fowl.

If not prepared right, it taste like shlitz.


66 posted on 03/15/2006 1:08:45 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Shalom Israel
OOps, wrong pic! Ducks are still tasty too though.


67 posted on 03/15/2006 1:17:01 PM PST by proud_yank (Liberalism - The 'Culture of Ignorance'.)
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To: Calpernia
Goose is greesey. If it is prepared right, it is really good meat.

How are you dressing them, skin on? Breasted, cut to steaks, wrap in bacon & grill = tasty dinner!
68 posted on 03/15/2006 1:18:49 PM PST by proud_yank (Liberalism - The 'Culture of Ignorance'.)
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To: proud_yank

I have a huge pot. I boil duck and goose first. That gets rid of a lot of greese.

Then stuff, season to taste and roast them.


69 posted on 03/15/2006 1:22:23 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: proud_yank

I've not had goose in about...6 years.

Last goose I had was in N.C.

I've not seen goose here in NJ.


70 posted on 03/15/2006 1:23:09 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: RushCrush

This is bogus. We now have these nasty critters here in Georgia. They are NOT migratory. They are feral. They stay year round. They fly in as late as midnight honking and skwalking. They poop everywhere, even while flying. The guy should get a medal for shooting the beast and the guy who told on him should mind his own business. I say kill as many as you can, whenever you can.


71 posted on 03/15/2006 1:24:11 PM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: Calpernia

I have dressed them whole, like a turkey, but the amount of work is insane. Geese I take the breast & thigh/legs (about the only meat on a wild goose) without the skin. With the skin removed, the meat itself is really lean.

Crockpot goose (legs & thighs) is a winner too! Man, I'm getting hungry all over again.


72 posted on 03/15/2006 1:27:09 PM PST by proud_yank (Liberalism - The 'Culture of Ignorance'.)
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To: proud_yank

I really need to buy a crockpot. I keep hearing stories on these forums about them.


73 posted on 03/15/2006 1:29:18 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: proud_yank
"I have dressed them whole, like a turkey, but the amount of work is insane."

Ever tried waxing them? Its easy as pealing an orange, and they will be pin-feather free if you have mature birds.
74 posted on 03/15/2006 1:31:18 PM PST by Beagle8U (An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
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To: RushCrush
Geese are federally protected

Huh? They are like rats up here.
75 posted on 03/15/2006 1:31:37 PM PST by Old_Mil (http://www.constitutionparty.org - Forging a Rebirth of Freedom.)
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To: B4Ranch

"Tabasco sauce isn't worth having in the kitchen. Use chopped habenero peppers for the full effect."

Possible urban legend? I have seen pet parrots and such eat dried chilies like they were candy.


76 posted on 03/15/2006 1:32:00 PM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: Beagle8U

That's why I have a "Migratory Bird Stamp" on my hunting license.


77 posted on 03/15/2006 1:33:52 PM PST by rock58seg (Republicans on ports,As funny as Democrats pretending to know about Natl Security and quail hunting.)
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To: shelterguy

A real benefit of "Global Warming". (whacko TM) Not all of them come South anymore.


78 posted on 03/15/2006 1:37:10 PM PST by rock58seg (Republicans on ports,As funny as Democrats pretending to know about Natl Security and quail hunting.)
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To: Calpernia

I remember a story sort of like that but the county sent the birds to a processing facility and got back hundreds of pounds of meat that they were going to distribute to welfare families. An interest group sued to prevent the distribution, saying the meat was filled with bacteria, feather parts, etc.
The judge ruled against the distribution and the meat was thrown away.


79 posted on 03/15/2006 1:41:28 PM PST by jjmcgo (Patriarch of the Occident since March 1, 2006)
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To: rock58seg
"That's why I have a "Migratory Bird Stamp" on my hunting license"

I know, and the reason was because of The Migratory Bird Treaty that was signed by the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Hunters are the ones responsible for getting that passed to regulate waterfowl hunting, go figure, it wasn't AR nutballs.
80 posted on 03/15/2006 1:41:45 PM PST by Beagle8U (An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
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