Re: First Drive in my new "Pack-Rat"

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2010/8/5 18:03:06

Packard V8, I appreciate where you are coming from. In Ontario a landowner can kill any animal other than a deer or moose or endangered species in protection of property so shooting the squirrels which are eating the apples you want for yourself is justifiable. On the other hand chasing wildlife with a car, boat, airplane or snowmobile, ATV etc. is just plain inhumane and it is sick behaviour!. As a game warden I never had a bit of remorse for throwing the book at people, city folk or redneck, who kill or maim wildlife or any animal for "fun" in fact it gave me great satisfaction taking them to court! As for the pheasant that was hit; my read on it is that since it was together with a group of birds it was probably a juvenile bird that was learning to fly but that really isn't the point is it since the driver wasn't really interested in wildlife management (killing diseased birds) or killing the bird so that he could protect his property (like with your squirrel problem) or because he needed something to eat? He did it as a "joke" which to me isn't very funny! 'nuff said.