tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post3932411075989833547..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Felony Duck ShootingSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-30922925344748432032009-05-17T12:30:00.000-07:002009-05-17T12:30:00.000-07:00It would probably be good for me to add too, that ...It would probably be good for me to add too, that I wish more falconers would support DU. Although our policy work is primarily habitat/conservation focused, that work has done far more for us than most falconers realize. Not to mention what's done on the ground. There's more than 230 wetlands projects just in California. <br /><br />And of course, although I think it's obvious, I should state to be safe that my opinions on the proposed increased penalties on illegal migratory bird takes are my own, not necessarily that of Ducks Unlimited. I know that DU is fully behind the MBTA, which I certainly support. <br /><br />Still, even knowing that I'm covered by "leave it lay" if the falcons take something miscellaneous, having it be a felony scares the crap out of me. I imagine it would be dropped in court, but not before the damage to my finances, my job and my reputation were ruined.Rebecca K. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203358870369377876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-30658882862046235792009-05-17T12:10:00.000-07:002009-05-17T12:10:00.000-07:00Hmm...what's the penalty when the blade of your wi...Hmm...what's the penalty when the blade of your wind power turbine whacks a migratory bird?Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-10987862585388425762009-05-16T13:51:00.000-07:002009-05-16T13:51:00.000-07:00I think this bill was pushed by the rapidly increa...I think this bill was pushed by the rapidly increasing Canada Goose population, which now outnumber all other minorities in the U.S. They don't have the right to vote quite yet, but with the AR's agenda, they might soon enough, and savvy politicians are already starting to curry favor.....:)...L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-72983399499948789782009-05-15T11:45:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:45:00.000-07:00I have been duck hunting with a federal warden, wh...I have been duck hunting with a federal warden, when he misidentified a flock of ducks and attempted to take an illegal bird. I have had to correct another's bird id on a duck in hand. This is a scary thing when you realize how easy it is to violate when you are trying not to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-29780841852360197192009-05-14T20:37:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:37:00.000-07:00In 1962 Bob Scriver was confronted by a federal fi...In 1962 Bob Scriver was confronted by a federal fish and game warden and told that the songbirds he had mounted for his little museum meant that he'd broken the federal migratory bird law. Bob had an eye infection and couldn't see that summer. The warden threatened to padlock the museum, his only source of income. This warden also jumped a man whose cat had brought in a phalarope. Evidently his supervisors thought he was a little over-zealous, because nothing came of it. But it certainly hardened our attitude towards federal officials.<br /><br />We were told that if the museum had a "proper" permit, birds could be collected and mounted. (The birds in the museum to that point had been killed in a late spring storm. Kids brought them in for a fifty cent reward. The swan in the exhibit had been found dead in a field and given to Bob by the STATE warden.) When we applied for a "proper" museum permit, we were told we didn't qualify because we were not "public." They evidently meant "government owned."<br /><br />They say never to have a gun unless you intend to shoot it. Why have a draconian law like this except to punish anyone who steps out of line. In the hands of people with no judgment, badly considered felony laws can be deadly.<br /><br />Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.com