Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 USFWS Offering Reward In Bald Eagle Shooting WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is offering a reward for information about the illegal shooting of a bald eagle in St. Lawrence County near Rossie, New York. The USFWS says an individual found the dead eagle in late March in a field at the intersection of County Route 10 and County Route 3 near the St. Lawrence-Jefferson county line. The eagle was seen alive in the same area several times in November. The USFWS and New York Department of Environmental Conservation are investigating the shooting and are asking for the public’s assistance. “We need assistance from anyone who might have seen or heard about what happened,” said USFWS Special Agent Bob Garabedian. “We’re offering a reward of up to $2,500 under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act for information leading to the conviction of the individual or individuals involved.” Anyone with information on this shooting should contact the USFWS’ Office of Law Enforcement at (518) 431-4341. Who would do such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyhorn Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... thats sad...it is people like that that give everyone else a bad name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... [ QUOTE ] Who would do such a thing? [/ QUOTE ] A criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... that is so bad, i cant believe someone or someones would go out and kill a bald eagle, endangered species and one of the coolest birds to watch soar and fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... I think that restitution for wildlife offences should be much stiffer than they are now.Maybe it would stop the majority of this kind of stupidity unfortunately it will never put an end to it completety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... That is sick! I hope they catch whoever did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... Did you all know it's a crime to even own an eagle's feather. I think it has to be presented to you from a Native American Chief or something with a signed verification to even own one. A lady sent a tapestry to Hillary Clinton one time that had eagle feathers sewn into it that she had picked up on her property and Hillary turned her in for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... This person has no respect for the U S A to shot our NATIONS Bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... Bow Joe, I think you have to have a certain amount of Native American blood in you to own eagle feathers. I think it goes for any type of bird of prey, but who know's really? Some hawk feathers look like turkey feathers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyt_hunter Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... that is just awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... ya... we had 2 shot in north dakota a few weeks ago i think too... its horrible... and i dont think they caught the people either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... That is terrible. Hope they catch those responsible for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... [ QUOTE ] Bow Joe, I think you have to have a certain amount of Native American blood in you to own eagle feathers. I think it goes for any type of bird of prey, but who know's really? Some hawk feathers look like turkey feathers.. [/ QUOTE ] Close. There's a National Eagle Repository where dead eagles are collected by State and Federal Wildlife Agencies and then distributed to registered members of recoginzed Native American tribes. Tribal members can request individual feathers or whole birds. That is the ONLY legal way to obtain eagle parts and the ONLY people who can legally posses them are Native Americans. So the moral of the story is - If you find an eagle feather on the ground, Leave It There! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nature_Boy Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: This makes me sick.... Really sad that someone would do that. The Eagle is such a symbol of our American heritage and freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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