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Old January 23rd 04, 04:17 AM
Ned Pike
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:37 -0500, "Jim Carriere"
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"Kristan Roberge" wrote in message
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How often do you strike 4 pounds of bird? Other than ducks and
geese, I can't think of many 4 pound birds you might run a plane
into.


Um, there's lots... I've dodged plenty of hawks and buzzards- big
ones over 5 foot wingspan too. It depends what area you fly in I
guess.

Buzzards aren't God's smartest creatures either, they don't seem to
yield to anything no matter how big it is.
Even seag(ulls will give you right of wayif they see you in time.)


AND if they are not so gorged on roadkill that they can take off.
I lost a radiator grille and a headlamp to a severely overloaded
seagull on the road near Lossie - its rate of climb was inches/hour.
As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull that had been
smooshed on the road earlier, it never entered its greedy little brain
to wonder how that meal had gotten there.

Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix.


Given such gross stupidity, can anyone explain why all gulls are protected
under current US law?


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Old January 23rd 04, 09:59 AM
Howard Berkowitz
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In article , "Ned Pike"
wrote:

In ,
Glenfiddich spewed:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:37 -0500, "Jim Carriere"
wrote:

"Kristan Roberge" wrote in message
...
How often do you strike 4 pounds of bird? Other than ducks and
geese, I can't think of many 4 pound birds you might run a plane
into.

Um, there's lots... I've dodged plenty of hawks and buzzards- big
ones over 5 foot wingspan too. It depends what area you fly in I
guess.

Buzzards aren't God's smartest creatures either, they don't seem to
yield to anything no matter how big it is.
Even seag(ulls will give you right of wayif they see you in time.)


AND if they are not so gorged on roadkill that they can take off.
I lost a radiator grille and a headlamp to a severely overloaded
seagull on the road near Lossie - its rate of climb was inches/hour.
As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull that had been
smooshed on the road earlier, it never entered its greedy little brain
to wonder how that meal had gotten there.

Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix.


Given such gross stupidity, can anyone explain why all gulls are protected
under current US law?



Equality of protection with buoys
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Old January 23rd 04, 07:39 PM
Duke of URL
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In ,
Ned Pike radiated into the
WorldWideWait:
In ,
Glenfiddich spewed:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:37 -0500, "Jim Carriere"
wrote:
"Kristan Roberge" wrote in message
...


How often do you strike 4 pounds of bird? Other than ducks and
geese, I can't think of many 4 pound birds you might run a plane
into.

Um, there's lots... I've dodged plenty of hawks and buzzards- big
ones over 5 foot wingspan too. It depends what area you fly in I
guess.
Buzzards aren't God's smartest creatures either, they don't seem
to yield to anything no matter how big it is.
Even seag(ulls will give you right of wayif they see you in time.)


AND if they are not so gorged on roadkill that they can take off.
I lost a radiator grille and a headlamp to a severely overloaded
seagull on the road near Lossie - its rate of climb was
inches/hour. As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull
that had been smooshed on the road earlier, it never entered its
greedy little brain to wonder how that meal had gotten there.
Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix.


Given such gross stupidity, can anyone explain why all gulls are
protected under current US law?


??? They aren't. Who told you that? I can go out in a field and shoot
any of them I want to. I wouldn't, of course, because there's nothing
you can do with them.


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Old January 24th 04, 03:47 AM
Dale Farmer
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Duke of URL wrote:

In ,
Ned Pike radiated into the
WorldWideWait:
In ,
Glenfiddich spewed:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:37 -0500, "Jim Carriere"
wrote:
"Kristan Roberge" wrote in message
...


How often do you strike 4 pounds of bird? Other than ducks and
geese, I can't think of many 4 pound birds you might run a plane
into.

Um, there's lots... I've dodged plenty of hawks and buzzards- big
ones over 5 foot wingspan too. It depends what area you fly in I
guess.
Buzzards aren't God's smartest creatures either, they don't seem
to yield to anything no matter how big it is.
Even seag(ulls will give you right of wayif they see you in time.)

AND if they are not so gorged on roadkill that they can take off.
I lost a radiator grille and a headlamp to a severely overloaded
seagull on the road near Lossie - its rate of climb was
inches/hour. As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull
that had been smooshed on the road earlier, it never entered its
greedy little brain to wonder how that meal had gotten there.
Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix.


Given such gross stupidity, can anyone explain why all gulls are
protected under current US law?


??? They aren't. Who told you that? I can go out in a field and shoot
any of them I want to. I wouldn't, of course, because there's nothing
you can do with them.


I don't know about you, but the last time I went skeet shooting, the
range master warned me repeatedly that shooting them was illegal and
I would be fined heavily if I did. G(*$*$#am flying rats.

--Dale


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Old January 24th 04, 07:54 AM
Duke of URL
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In ,
Dale Farmer radiated into the WorldWideWait:

Duke of URL wrote:

In ,
Ned Pike radiated into the
WorldWideWait:
In ,
Glenfiddich spewed:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:37 -0500, "Jim Carriere"
wrote:
"Kristan Roberge" wrote in message
...


How often do you strike 4 pounds of bird? Other than ducks and
geese, I can't think of many 4 pound birds you might run a
plane into.

Um, there's lots... I've dodged plenty of hawks and buzzards-
big ones over 5 foot wingspan too. It depends what area you
fly in I guess.
Buzzards aren't God's smartest creatures either, they don't seem
to yield to anything no matter how big it is.
Even seag(ulls will give you right of wayif they see you in
time.)

AND if they are not so gorged on roadkill that they can take off.
I lost a radiator grille and a headlamp to a severely overloaded
seagull on the road near Lossie - its rate of climb was
inches/hour. As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull
that had been smooshed on the road earlier, it never entered its
greedy little brain to wonder how that meal had gotten there.
Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix.

Given such gross stupidity, can anyone explain why all gulls are
protected under current US law?


??? They aren't. Who told you that? I can go out in a field and
shoot any of them I want to. I wouldn't, of course, because
there's nothing you can do with them.


I don't know about you, but the last time I went skeet
shooting, the range master warned me repeatedly that shooting them
was illegal and I would be fined heavily if I did. G(*$*$#am
flying rats.


Gotta be a state regulation. I can see Utah getting really upset
about shooting gulls!



 




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