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Man who shot sea lion to spend 30 days in jail
- Thread starter Coded-Dude
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Flintlock
Regular Member
I am by no means justifying this shooting at all, but this article is totally scant on details. It doesn't say anything about why the shooting took place - was he under attack or was it just to harm the animal? Did the man provoke it? Sea Lions can be very aggressive and there are numerous documented attacks.. Below is one example from a month ago...
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...-lion-attack-boy/story-e6freuzi-1225914033716
I went to an Alaska Fish and Game office once and saw a skull of a large, male Sea Lion on display. It looked like it could have been mistaken for a Sabre Tooth Tiger - it was ridiculous.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...-lion-attack-boy/story-e6freuzi-1225914033716
I went to an Alaska Fish and Game office once and saw a skull of a large, male Sea Lion on display. It looked like it could have been mistaken for a Sabre Tooth Tiger - it was ridiculous.
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sultan62
Regular Member
Looks like he had no legitimate cause to shoot.
http://www.sacbee.com/2009/12/29/24...ion.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles
ETA: Check out the photo here. Was this really necessary?
http://www.sacbee.com/2009/11/22/2340526/suspect-arrested-in-sea-lion-shooting.html
http://www.sacbee.com/2009/12/29/24...ion.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles
ETA: Check out the photo here. Was this really necessary?
http://www.sacbee.com/2009/11/22/2340526/suspect-arrested-in-sea-lion-shooting.html
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Coded-Dude
Regular Member
correct this story just covers the penalty for the man's actions.. He reportedly shot the animal because he was "tired of sea lions taking his fish." There was no attack against the fisherman, he was just jealous i guess. Getting angry and shooting a protected species with a shotgun on the river.
if you google sea lion shot, you'll come up with several different articles on the original incident.
if you google sea lion shot, you'll come up with several different articles on the original incident.
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Flintlock
Regular Member
Yeah, it appears as if he didn't have any justification at all and he deserves to answer for his crime. However, you were right to paste the link to that photo... What is the law enforcement raid all about? Seems a little over-the-top to me..
Coded-Dude
Regular Member
lol.....dpt of F&G is serious business, especially when it comes to protected animals. /sarcasm
From initial reports the guy may have been off his rocker. They knew he was armed and that he was able and willing to shoot a defenseless creature, so what would he do to armed cops? [its a stretch, but thats all i can think of]
From initial reports the guy may have been off his rocker. They knew he was armed and that he was able and willing to shoot a defenseless creature, so what would he do to armed cops? [its a stretch, but thats all i can think of]
Jack House
Regular Member
You sure the sea lion wasn't stealing his fish that he caught?
Coded-Dude
Regular Member
lol, you mean the sea lion was grabbing his fish off the hook while he was reeling them in? I'm sure that has happened plenty of times on the river. Is that any reason to put some shotgun shells into the head of an innocent "protected" animal? If so I am going fishing(cough *bear hunting* cough) in Yosemite very soon! :banana:
Jack House
Regular Member
I mean out of the boat. And yeah, if I were trying to fish and everytime I caught one, this animal, whether 'protected' or not, kept stealing it whether on the line or in the boat, I'd be mighty tempted to shoot it too.
carracer
Regular Member
Seals are as bad as wolves, imho.
1245A Defender
Regular Member
Cavalryman
Campaign Veteran
Well, they certainly aren't endangered in Alaska. The Natives shoot and eat them all the time. I tried it, but to me they taste nasty.
HankT
State Researcher
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
I was surfing West Port a few years ago, and one that seemed the size of a VW bug, popped up right next to me checked me out a few minutes before disappearing.
Over the years of surfing I have seen many sharks of various sorts but that about made me *&^% my wet suit. Some of the seals and sea mammals get very aggressive and territorial.
Over the years of surfing I have seen many sharks of various sorts but that about made me *&^% my wet suit. Some of the seals and sea mammals get very aggressive and territorial.
since9
Campaign Veteran
It was a sea lion, not a seal. This particularly animal was a California sea lion: "Their numbers are abundant (188,000 U.S. stock 1995 est.), and the population continues to expand at a rate of approximately 5.0% annually." - Source
This particular seal is recovering well, and eating 40 lbs of fish a day, so I can well imagine the fisherman was getting a bit ticked off by the seal's taking fish from his nets.
The fisherman's actions remain wrong, however, as he was in no personal danger from the animal, and the animal is not on any approved hunting list.
They can certainly be dangerous, however. I've encountered a few while kayaking, as I have dolphins and porpoises, and while I have no trepidation of the latter, sea lions are a bit more "playful," meaning they bumped my kayak twice.
This particular seal is recovering well, and eating 40 lbs of fish a day, so I can well imagine the fisherman was getting a bit ticked off by the seal's taking fish from his nets.
The fisherman's actions remain wrong, however, as he was in no personal danger from the animal, and the animal is not on any approved hunting list.
They can certainly be dangerous, however. I've encountered a few while kayaking, as I have dolphins and porpoises, and while I have no trepidation of the latter, sea lions are a bit more "playful," meaning they bumped my kayak twice.
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Coded-Dude
Regular Member
[video=youtube;oxHJucAOwLs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHJucAOwLs[/video]
AaronS
Regular Member
Very well put.