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Condor Chick born in wild!

estebanis - 6-3-2011 at 12:41 PM

Though they have caused non-lead hunting in California they are still sooooo cute.
Born in San Pedro Martir Range CLICK HERE

woody with a view - 6-3-2011 at 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by estebanis
Though they have caused non-lead hunting in California they are still sooooo cute.
Born in San Pedro Martir Range CLICK HERE

what does that mean? if steel shot doesn't work for you, and you need the soft lead to kill a bird, then i'm glad "they" forced you to stop pulling the trigger on everything that moves. :fire:

goldhuntress - 6-3-2011 at 01:13 PM

I think it because of the lead poisoning the environment.

Cypress - 6-3-2011 at 01:59 PM

Steel shot will ruin the barrel/choke on a shotgun. I quit shooting ducks because of it. And have you ever bitten down on a piece of steel shot?

norte - 6-3-2011 at 02:20 PM

Drive over them with a Toyota. Thats what others would do.

Sorry, just couldn't help it.

estebanis - 6-3-2011 at 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by Cypress
And have you ever bitten down on a piece of steel shot?

Man I lost a molar that way a couple of years ago! With the Redneck genetics I have few teeth to spare!
Esteban

Bless you folks that don't care for hunting. I understand, I'll only be a problem to you for another decade or two. Besides the way I shoot the game has a huge advantage and it really peees off Simon the Wonderdog when I miss... :cool:

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Skeet/Loreto - 6-3-2011 at 03:06 PM

Would some of you "Hunters' Come back to Texas and help us get rid of all these Deer!!

RichBaja - 6-3-2011 at 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by woody with a view

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Originally posted by estebanis
Though they have caused non-lead hunting in California they are still sooooo cute.
Born in San Pedro Martir Range CLICK HERE

what does that mean? if steel shot doesn't work for you, and you need the soft lead to kill a bird, then i'm glad "they" forced you to stop pulling the trigger on everything that moves. :fire:

Woodrow, you are smart as a box of rocks. Steel shot actually kills more birds. After being hit, they are much more likely to "sail" and not drop. They just sail further and then die without being retrieved. So the hunter goes on killing more to get his limit.

woody with a view - 6-3-2011 at 06:43 PM

i guess it takes the inside of an a-hole to know what passes for the right stuff, huh richie boy.

why don't you eat the corn from my crap....... and start trolling the TJ river for your family tree, bro.

countdown to deletion starts now.

RichBaja - 6-3-2011 at 06:47 PM

One, I am not your "bro".
Two, You are as smart as a box of rocks.

woody with a view - 6-3-2011 at 06:50 PM

i know you are but what am i?

REALLY?

how about posting some more links to places you wish you would have been to before you retired, and could still get it up.....

RichBaja - 6-3-2011 at 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by woody with a view
i guess it takes the inside of an a-hole to know what passes for the right stuff, huh richie boy.

why don't you eat the corn from my crap....... and start trolling the TJ river for your family tree, bro.

countdown to deletion starts now.

This poor fat man. When confronted with the truth, he just lowers himself deeper then the leach lines. Angry much? :lol:

woody with a view - 6-3-2011 at 07:46 PM

then? i think it's "than", but what do i know?

am i angry?

not too much. only when it's flat, kinda like your privates. i guess you'd rather use lead to kill and kill and kill after the first bird went down. if and when you find that bird (use dogs much?) i hope you choke on it. don't ask me why, it wouldn't register.

i know nothing about shooting live animals. i know about stretching fish lips.

i'm going places this weekend where you would wilt. i may have a good sized mid section, but hey, those things cost ALOT to install and maintain over the years. the one thing i noticed from day one rich, is you are hideously ugly rich, and i can diet...... :barf:

redhilltown - 6-3-2011 at 11:54 PM

Funny how a post about a condor chick born in the wild turned ugly...and I don't mean "ha ha" funny.

But it is interesting in that this very subject turned into a pretty heated argument amongst my friends and I around a campfire not long ago. Two mocking the attempts to save "stupid vultures" too dumb to save themselves and two of us thinking why not try to save the largest bird in the Americas?

I was lucky to see one that had gone astray a bit in the Inyo mountains near Cerro Gordo (out of Lone Pine, CA). It WAS indeed huge and you knew right away it was no hawk or turkey vulture. Beautiful. I would gladly have my tax dollars go for saving something like this as opposed to so much of the crap they are spent on.

And I say this as a non tree hugging gun owner who hangs out with my hunter friends who are indeed, dumb as rocks.

Oh...get over it...was a joke!

astrobaja - 6-4-2011 at 08:29 AM

Yup Redhilltown, its quite a cesspool this board sometimes isn't it? I really wish Doug would give the permanent boot to rude idiots like Woody, it must really be off-putting to newbies on the board!

This nest is very close to our property line, and theres no hunters allowed here!! Too bad the non lead bullets are not yet used by hunters here (although its pricier I've heard). Is non lead ammunition not superior ballistically speaking?

another Bucket List item

Mulegena - 6-4-2011 at 08:59 AM

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Originally posted by astrobaja
...This nest is very close to our property line...

This is such Good News!!
Have you seen 'em, Astro?
I'd soooo love to...

astrobaja - 6-4-2011 at 09:41 AM

Hi Mulegena!

Yes we have!! I can't disclose the location for obvious reasons but shortly I'm expecting a pair of giant binoculars (20X90's) for both astronomy and bird -watching so it shoulld be cool for watching the activity around the nest!! You should come for a visit some time!

Huge credit goes to Juan Vargas, Catalina Porras and Mohamed Saad!
Juan and Caty have been working in the field often under very extreme conditions for 9 years now. Thats why the Mexican government gave them the honor of being named wildlife conservationists of the year. We are very proud to be their friends!

Mexitron - 6-4-2011 at 09:54 AM

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Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Would some of you "Hunters' Come back to Texas and help us get rid of all these Deer!!

That's the thing that gets me----Texas is overloaded with wild pigs (and apparently deer)----why don't the hunters go after them and do everybody a favor instead of hunting the Big Horns in Baja just so they can have another f--king trophy on their wall.

While the logic on saving the Condor is debatable ( remnant Pleistocene species on the way out which was given a temporary boost by the introduction of cattle into CA in the 1700s), we've invested so much this far I think we need to follow through---and they are magnificent to see flying in the wild!

DianaT - 6-4-2011 at 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by astrobaja
Hi Mulegena!

Huge credit goes to Juan Vargas, Catalina Porras and Mohamed Saad!
Juan and Caty have been working in the field often under very extreme conditions for 9 years now. Thats why the Mexican government gave them the honor of being named wildlife conservationists of the year. We are very proud to be their friends!

That is fantastic----sounds like they are some very special people!

woody with a view - 6-4-2011 at 12:11 PM

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Steel shot actually kills more birds. After being hit, they are much more likely to "sail" and not drop. They just sail further and then die without being retrieved. So the hunter goes on killing more to get his limit.

i thought steel killed more when hit? lead just kills the first bird when it spreads on contact. the shot(s) that miss are ingested by other birds.....you know, remember leaded gas? i'm just a wave rider. maybe your killing mentality is over my head-like the wave i hunt?

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Yup Redhilltown, its quite a cesspool this board sometimes isn't it? I really wish Doug would give the permanent boot to rude idiots like Woody, it must really be off-putting to newbies on the board!

funny thing is, you'd never know me if you bumped into me (fat ass and all!) so you would be better served listening to the drone of your own mentality? richbaja is a tool who keeps posting links to things he'll never know anything about.

a wise man told me to listen to the opposition, otherwise you will just follow the herd...... nothing personal Astro. it looks like you have a really cool spread up there.

this is about your buddy rich who wants to antagonize.... i turned over a new leaf, remember? luckily, our paths won't cross. if it does, i'd love for ritchie to introduce himself on the "road to nowhere....."

astrobaja - 6-4-2011 at 12:32 PM

OK Woody honestly I don't really care, I just get sooo tired of the name calling and insults on this board! It all too often devolves into this! I'm pretty sure 95% of the time the level of communication were it face to face instead of over this medium would be totally more civil! If he really bugs you that much take it to private insults or better yet ignore! Or dueling pistols at 10 paces!

woody with a view - 6-4-2011 at 02:08 PM

i guess when there are 100's of post daily you shouldn't be expected to read them all, nor should i.

that said, it looks like you just picked a horse to win that had no rights to run the race.....

with 40 something posts, what does your horse have to offer regarding all things baja?

i may not contribute stuff you want to read, but i don't really care how a few off roader's impose on the places you seem to claim as your own and have gone as far as to put signs up to that effect. nothing wrong with owning a piece of the dream..... just don't expect me to care about your problems, and like wise, SAVVY?

the places i go, i hope WILdCOAST owns it after i take my last breath. will you contribute funds to make it happen? i don't take, take, take. i spend enough weeks down there to qualify as someone who gives a F U @ K !!!!!

http://www.wildcoast.net/programs/1-valle-de-los-cirios

have a good life......

astrobaja - 6-4-2011 at 05:23 PM

Yeah Wildcoast does good work here in Baja, they also educate the kids here with loads of wildlife programs. We know a bunch of their volunteers and yes we have contributed towards them!

BTW I'm not backed the "other" horse either, jus sayin its not pleasent to always see the back and forth negativity!

but who am I to buck the general trend of mud slinging on this board, fire away to your hearts content

have fun!

woody with a view - 6-4-2011 at 05:31 PM

like i said, are you looking for yourself?

i'm just a guy with a dream......

redhilltown - 6-4-2011 at 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by Mexitron

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Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Would some of you "Hunters' Come back to Texas and help us get rid of all these Deer!!

Amen to that Mexitron as to the bighorns. There is plenty to shoot so why pick on something with your $2000.00 rifle from 200 yards that has such a tough existence to begin with and who TRIES to stay the f__ away from humans?

Cypress - 6-5-2011 at 12:29 PM

Yea, all you high-dollar canned hunters are good to go. Just lay the barrel across your checkbook/ credit card and cut loose. :lol: