Free Crane

[Slipknot]

That's just the thing I am wondering Patrick, the greens why is it that the freakin bird counters are allowed to drive out to places like race point but they can't escort a crane off the beach???? doesn't smell right to me

the fine for driving it off the beach can't be more than the cost of leaving it there at 30 g's a week, I would have just drove off, what are they gonna do. pull pistols on him

[Plum Crazy]

This whole bird thing is beyond what I think is rediculous.
It's almost like the town is using them for every excuse every chance they get.
When someone's home or someone's livelyhood is at stake the birds should be a NON issue.
Good! Keep pissing off more and more people and maybe us fishermen will get a larger group of people to help fight the bird brains.

[Raven]

i've said it before and i'll say it again

we could hire a company in New Zealand or Australia
[some where like that]
to raise these birds by the thousands and import them....

Instead of letting the bird maniacs.... run the show.... here

what are these birds doing for the US economy ?

Absolutely Nothing!

[Plum Crazy]

Raven they are hatching and raising them in Canada.
Canada has finally figured out that barrier beaches are not a good place to "HOPE" these birds recover.
They are using these birds to keep people off the beaches. Though I can't figure out WHY?
It is getting very close to costing the State more money than the stupid birds are worth.
Maybe when they start losing triple the money they will re-think the rediculous regulations.

[Raven]

that figures

Canada Rocks.... way ahead of the curve -eh?

[Plum Crazy]

LOL Ya.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Raven

what are these birds doing for the US economy ?

Absolutely Nothing!

They are actually hurting the economy. I'm sure Nelson's and other tackle shops on the Cape have been getting killed by these closures. Not to mention the breakfast shops, gas stations and liquor stores that have developed a business plan supported by smelly fishermen showing up at all hours to refill their stocks.

Originally Posted by Plum Crazy

Raven they are hatching and raising them in Canada.
Canada has finally figured out that barrier beaches are not a good place to "HOPE" these birds recover.
They are using these birds to keep people off the beaches. Though I can't figure out WHY?
It is getting very close to costing the State more money than the stupid birds are worth.
Maybe when they start losing triple the money they will re-think the rediculous regulations.

From what I heard, the number of nesting pairs went from 9 pairs 10 years ago, to 11 pairs this year. Considering the huge impact on everyone in the surrounding communities, that's hardly progress.

[Plum Crazy]

Don't forget the thousands of cottages and motels that didn't get rented out.
This is one subject that makes my blood boil.
Plum Island closes April 1st no matter what to be ready for the would be nesting birds.
NO WALKING ON NO DRIVING ON Completely closed and they can't bring the bird numbers up.
That tells me that mother nature and predators have more to do with their demise than humans.
They have been trying for 23 years (with the beaches closed) and the progress is slow.
We should be complaining about too many freaking plovers and terns by now.
Grrrrrrrr! stupid.

[2na]

OK, two things:

1st, it is not the fault of the birds that there is a problem, it is our fault for allowing/tolerating the eco terrorists to be able to pull this stuff under the guise of protecting the birds. We all know the truth is that they just want us off of the beach, and not just trucks off the beach, but all of us off the beach - 'it's for the wildlife!'

2nd, I live next door to Winkler in Truro - the guy is a complete d bag. I'm going through a serious bout of schadenfreude right now. When I saw this turd's crane on the news last night I almost wet myself laughing. As a matter of fact, HAHAHAHAHA