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31. Obviously, you've never hired an arborist

Reply to underahedgerow (Reply #30)

Sun Jul 3, 2016, 03:02 PM

Jul 2016

'Nuff said.

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Army vet rescues bald eagle dangling upside down from a rope tree by mowing down branches w rifle [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 OP

Fuck yeah. linuxman Jul 2016 #1

Poor traumatized creature. I know the man did what he had to to save the eagle, tblue37 Jul 2016 #2

Must have been a traumatizing experiance for the bird. But the end result was rescue. Nailzberg Jul 2016 #4

I have some wildlife rescue friends. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #5

My guess is that it was less stressful for the bird Fla_Democrat Jul 2016 #7

This is the most America you can fit into a single news story. I love it. Nailzberg Jul 2016 #3

Hell yeah! underpants Jul 2016 #6

hehee PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #10

Finally, laudable use of a gun. Good work. Hoyt Jul 2016 #8

That's impossible. pintobean Jul 2016 #9

Yes, this anecdote cancels out 30,000 annual gun deaths. Orrex Jul 2016 #13

Yeah, that was my point. pintobean Jul 2016 #16

I know. Orrex Jul 2016 #18

I wonder if the gun fit CA's new definition of "assault rifle" cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #36

What about the pain the tree suffered? I doubt it enjoyed being shot PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #11

Rooting for the tree? JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #53

They didn't think to call any of the at least half dozen tree trimmers in the Rush City, underahedgerow Jul 2016 #12

From the story: Just reading posts Jul 2016 #14

Yes, and? Like I said they, nor anyone else, thought to call proper tree trimmers underahedgerow Jul 2016 #17

Yeah, that was my first thought, too. MH1 Jul 2016 #23

So true. Baitball Blogger Jul 2016 #15

Tree trimmers kick ass XemaSab Jul 2016 #19

The gun worked. pintobean Jul 2016 #24

Where'd those bullets land? nt. druidity33 Jul 2016 #39

For any that didn't stick in the wood pintobean Jul 2016 #40

Well shoot... druidity33 Jul 2016 #43

In the tree. Straw Man Jul 2016 #48

That's pure speculation. druidity33 Jul 2016 #49

Bullets return to Earth with almost their same initial velocity rickford66 Jul 2016 #58

Have a lot of experience shooting a .22 rifle, do you? Straw Man Jul 2016 #61

The bird had been up there for two days, people had contacted agencies to no avail, LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #26

It's because a gun was involved, otherwise it's likely no vapors. Marengo Jul 2016 #59

I'd guess that if asked, some said no because they saw it as a wildlife mitigation issue, not a Brickbat Jul 2016 #28

Maybe he didn't have a spare $1K to pay an arborist? REP Jul 2016 #29

Cutting one limb off a tree out in the woods wouldn't run 1000 bucks. A couple hundred underahedgerow Jul 2016 #30

Obviously, you've never hired an arborist REP Jul 2016 #31

Doesn't matter how much it would've cost EL34x4 Jul 2016 #41

Yeah ok, underahedgerow Jul 2016 #57

150 22 LR bullets cost less than ten bucks Brother Buzz Jul 2016 #33

How many shots would it have taken you? pintobean Jul 2016 #34

Just one. underahedgerow Jul 2016 #44

In other words pintobean Jul 2016 #45

What else could he say? 'He was a lousy shot but eventually he got lucky!' underahedgerow Jul 2016 #47

You didn't watch the video, did you? pintobean Jul 2016 #55

Diplomacy. Straw Man Jul 2016 #62

It would have been at least $1000. Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2016 #37

Sorry but I just have to say you're wrong. I've been a certified arborist since the early 1990's underahedgerow Jul 2016 #46

Thank you and i agree! druidity33 Jul 2016 #50

Weekend = overtime JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #51

He was probably an excellent shot. NutmegYankee Jul 2016 #56

Ah, so you are familiar with the pricing of every tree trimming service in the USA? Marengo Jul 2016 #64

I can't decide which I like better... Brickbat Jul 2016 #20

There's people that do and people who talk. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #54

This is the definition of a good guy with a gun cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2016 #21

He had a gun sarisataka Jul 2016 #32

Apparently the definition has expanded. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #52

Wrong tool for the job. XRubicon Jul 2016 #22

OH WOW, Holy Crap, I LOVE THIS! underahedgerow Jul 2016 #25

Not anytime soon, those drones are thousands of dollars ansible Jul 2016 #65

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! Odin2005 Jul 2016 #27

Good job. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2016 #35

Am I the only person who wants to know how the eagle and the rope got there in the first place? Donald Ian Rankin Jul 2016 #38

Rock flag eagle... JanMichael Jul 2016 #42

A young bald eagle at that! Rex Jul 2016 #60

Awesome! Thanks for this OP. It made my day! jack_krass Jul 2016 #63