An investigation is underway into the death of a burro that was found shot with an arrow in Riverside County, officials said Wednesday.
On April 30, California Highway Patrol and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department both received numerous calls about a wounded burro in Reche Canyon, between Keissel Road and Mercadante Lane.
Indeed - what did that burro do to that individual who merited such an action ? Probably just some dick head who has no moral compass about hurting innocent life.
Although, as a burro owner (helping us manage pasture growth that our cows won't touch), some of the neighbors had made comments on how loud and far a bray can carry. Like a rooster crowing, some don't appreciate that.
Oh, have you never shot at an animal, or even thrown a rock, just because? It's not far fetched to think some little rug rat wanted to test his skill and aiming at a rock wasn't satisfying enough. Or, maybe just me was a little terror.
I used to throw home-made boomerangs at birds on the wing. I stopped when I actually hit a Blue Jay.
Oh shit, I forgot about that one. Looks like I'm busted. I can justify it somewhat though - ground squirrels are pests. And I gotta tell you, my hearing was shot before that.
However, if the bow required a pull beyond the strength of a kid, thereby suggesting, say a teenager or older, then they should be whipped. For they knew better yet did the deed anyway.
Maybe I'm an ass, but I've shot many hundreds, probably thousands of critters 'just because'. Ground squirrels, jack rabbits, rock chucks, etc. Never big game, or something like the burro, only a miserable prick would do something like that. You want to get dialed in, shoot small, moving game at range with a .22. Between NRA position and years of small game, for years, the drill sergeants let me shoot the way I wanted after the first trip to the range. Running jack at 150yds? Silhouettes were easy as pissing on the ground. Even with a rattling Vietnam era m-16, with a shit trigger. That was then, but yesterday, I drew blood on my first prairie dog, with a Browning Buckmark .22 @ 75yds in the wind. Call me shaky, anymore..
They are actually considered a nuisance critter in many parts of Arizona. You can't go camping without tripping over piles of droppings everywhere, and the trees having all their lower branches stripped. Hell, up at Pleasant lake I was nearly tripping over the bastards after dark. Just another side-effect of the *State* giving protection to a species without doing their homework.
About eight years ago in Duncan Oklahoma some roving thugs shot a donkey and the police were called they couldn’t figure out why anyone would shoot a donkey either well about two hours later those same roving thugs shot a runner and Australian boy who is visiting his girlfriend in Duncan Oklahoma and killed him. It’s not about the borough it’s about what kind of people they are and they need to be punished
Indeed - what did that burro do to that individual who merited such an action ? Probably just some dick head who has no moral compass about hurting innocent life.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, as a burro owner (helping us manage pasture growth that our cows won't touch), some of the neighbors had made comments on how loud and far a bray can carry. Like a rooster crowing, some don't appreciate that.
Oh, have you never shot at an animal, or even thrown a rock, just because? It's not far fetched to think some little rug rat wanted to test his skill and aiming at a rock wasn't satisfying enough. Or, maybe just me was a little terror.
ReplyDeleteI used to throw home-made boomerangs at birds on the wing. I stopped when I actually hit a Blue Jay.
No, I've never shot at an animal 'just because' and there's a big difference between throwing a rock and shooting an arrow.
DeleteHow’s your hearing, Wirecutter? I’ll bet a 41 Mag from inside a truck cab isn’t something you forget…..:)
DeleteOh shit, I forgot about that one. Looks like I'm busted. I can justify it somewhat though - ground squirrels are pests.
DeleteAnd I gotta tell you, my hearing was shot before that.
However, if the bow required a pull beyond the strength of a kid, thereby suggesting, say a teenager or older, then they should be whipped. For they knew better yet did the deed anyway.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm an ass, but I've shot many hundreds, probably thousands of critters 'just because'. Ground squirrels, jack rabbits, rock chucks, etc. Never big game, or something like the burro, only a miserable prick would do something like that. You want to get dialed in, shoot small, moving game at range with a .22. Between NRA position and years of small game, for years, the drill sergeants let me shoot the way I wanted after the first trip to the range. Running jack at 150yds? Silhouettes were easy as pissing on the ground. Even with a rattling Vietnam era m-16, with a shit trigger. That was then, but yesterday, I drew blood on my first prairie dog, with a Browning Buckmark .22 @ 75yds in the wind. Call me shaky, anymore..
ReplyDeleteThey are actually considered a nuisance critter in many parts of Arizona. You can't go camping without tripping over piles of droppings everywhere, and the trees having all their lower branches stripped. Hell, up at Pleasant lake I was nearly tripping over the bastards after dark. Just another side-effect of the *State* giving protection to a species without doing their homework.
ReplyDeleteAbout eight years ago in Duncan Oklahoma some roving thugs shot a donkey and the police were called they couldn’t figure out why anyone would shoot a donkey either well about two hours later those same roving thugs shot a runner and Australian boy who is visiting his girlfriend in Duncan Oklahoma and killed him. It’s not about the borough it’s about what kind of people they are and they need to be punished
ReplyDeleteThere are those who don't know a burro from a hole in the ground.
ReplyDeleteI heard Johhny Cash sing "I Hung My Head". Its a harrowing tale of what results from taking shots at a flicker on the horizon.