Golfer Faces Charges in Hawk Killing

Breitbart ^ | 6 march 2008 | TRAVIS REED

[oblomov]

I agree it’s a bit silly to have law enforcement getting involved in this sort of issue. But for someone to kill an animal for no other reason than humor brings to mind Burke’s sad dictum, “when men forget the laws of the heart, the laws go on the books.”

[indcons]

Great idea

[Pharmboy]

Well, I thought about that also, but telephotography often makes it look like some things are in the same plane when they're not. I thought those evergreen branches were a bit slim for his weight, and thus thought he was hunting.

But, you may well be right. I liked the shot of that raptor, though. The golfer was an idiot. As a hunter, I only kill what I eat...maybe he should have been made to eat the hawk.

[keat]

The bird ... fell to the ground bleeding from both nostrils.

Birds have no septum, this statement is redundant. Just saying.

[SengirV]

Damn, if he could hit a bird with a golf shot from 75 yards, then maybe I will buy his “Shoot like a pro” golf video.

[Abathar]

The bird is endangered, it is sitting in the same category as the Bald eagle was just recently moved to.

Personally I think he is an stupid, sadistic SOB who deserves to pay every penny he is fined for. Now had it been a Canadian Goose I would have given him a high-five for that, but any bird in the raptor family way is too cool to do that to IMHO.

[longhorn too]

That’s an amazing shot, I have trouble hitting the fairway!

[MeanWestTexan]

NO JOKE.

Go kill some terrorists, instead. How stupid.

[org.whodat]

PGA Tour golfer Tripp Isenhour

The man is an idiot, needs to be an ex PGA golfer.

[doug from upland]

Gay Wired really blew it.

[Mercat]

I love hawks. There are two nesting on top of my building. Watch Palemale if you can get it from Netflix - story of a hawk in Central Park.

[Doomonyou]

then maybe I will buy his “Shoot like a pro” golf video.

Save your money, He's on the Nationwide Tour, not the PGA.

[Abathar]

Ummmm.... Just curious Doug, but is this a normal news venue for you? (not that there is anything wrong with that of course...)

[pierrem15]

Not to mention asking when did hawks become migratory waterfowl?

And if this constitutes animal cruelty, what about hunters and slaughterhouses? Or is it only not cruelty when you eat it or wear it?

[DoughtyOne]

And it’s a good dictum. I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy remembers this and feels guilty over it in the late night moments of his life. Mose of us reflect back on our more stupid moments in life, wish we had done differently.

[Minnesoootan]

That’s a beautiful picture! i was sitting in a tree stand bow hunting a few years back and had a Redtail hawk land on a branch 5’ away and spend 15min hunting with me...until it finally zeroed in on my eye movement! same with a Grey Owl(huge bird),not more than 10’ away for a full 30min.....these birds are awesome up close!

[FoxInSocks]

Save your money, He's on the Nationwide Tour, not the PGA.

"ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - PGA Tour golfer Tripp Isenhour was charged"

[Moose4]

Hit him with a fine, and make him spend a bunch of hours of community service cleaning the hawk crap out of the cages at a raptor center.

}:-)4

[calex59]

Both of you guys need to get a life, it was a hawk for gosh sakes. So he killed it on purose, so what. It isn't as if we don't have millions of hawks flying around the US today. A hawk, not a child, not an adult human, a hawk. You guys can get all bent out of shape about it if you want, I won't. As far as reading the whole story, I see words written by someone who talked to someone but don't see anything by the person who is supposed to have deliberatley killed this hawk.

I cannot get worked up over this, nor will I fall prey to hysteria that seems to grip some members of FR, obviously not Americans but some form of green party believers, when ever any animal is killed on purpose or accidently.

Get a life and please don't respond to this post because I don't care to read your sloppy sentimental crap about the death of a hawk. Get real.

[Doogle]

...it's all about intent. I find it amusing he worried about the hawk making noise and having to redo a “take”...he didn't seem to have any worries about wasting time driving golf balls intentionally into the woods...the same amount of time could have been taken to send one of the 15 crew down to where the hawk was ....the hawk would have left